BMW SEDAN 3 Series 2023 Owner's Manual page 257

grass, gas, gasoline, oil or other combustible
objects.
Functional requirements
▷ The vehicle is in idle state or standby state
and not in drive-ready state.
▷ Battery is sufficiently charged.
▷ The fuel tank capacity is sufficient.
▷ Hood is closed.
▷ Make sure that the vehicle's date and time
are set correctly.
▷ Air vents are opened.
Enabling the automatic engine start
function
The automatic engine start must be enabled
before using the system. Otherwise, the en-
gine cannot switch on automatically to clima-
tize the car's interior.
Via iDrive:
1. "CLIMATE MENU"
2. "Settings"
3. "Pre-conditioning"
4. "Remote Engine Start"
5. "Start engine for climate cont."
6. Confirm the disclaimer.
Turning on/turning off the pre-
conditioning
General information
The system switches off automatically after
max. 15 minutes for safety reasons.
The system can be switched on a maximum of
two times in a row.
The system will be available again as soon
as the drive-ready state is activated and deac-
tivated again.
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Climate control
Switching on via iDrive
1. "CLIMATE MENU"
2. "Settings"
3. "Pre-conditioning"
4. "Start now"
Switching on/off via vehicle key
The system can be switched on and off using
the vehicle key.
Press the button on the vehicle key
three times within 1 second.
After operating the vehicle key, it will
take approximately 3 seconds until the engine
is switched on.
To switch off the system, press the button
again three times.
Switching off with the Start/Stop
button
The system can be switched off directly as fol-
lows: pressing the Start/Stop button, without
operating the brake pedal.
Climate control for departure time
General information
Scheduled departure times can be set up in
the system to ensure a comfortable interior
temperature in the vehicle at the time of depar-
ture.
▷ One-time departure time: the time of the
scheduled departure can be set.
The system is switched on once.
▷ Departure time with weekday: time and day
of the week of the scheduled departure can
be set.
The departure time is preselected in two steps:
▷ Set departure times.
▷ Activate departure times.
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