At a glance

Brief overview of operating principles

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The operating principles of the systems using iDrive are described below.

The individual steps are shown using the example of Control display settings, Control display brightness.

1 Выбор пункта меню:

1 Selecting a menu item:

► Turn the controller. The highlight marker on the screen moves with it.
► Menu items printed in white can be selected by moving the highlight marker onto them.

2 Confirming a menu item:

► Press the controller.
► New menu items appear or the corresponding function is executed.

3 Select the menu item: see 1 4 Moving to another field:

► Move the controller left, right, forward or back.
► Release the controller.
► The active field is highlighted with a lighter background.

5 Making settings:

► Turn the controller.
► The setting (shown as a graph, figures or text) changes.
► Confirm the setting by moving to another field.

Test yourself

A quick BMW X3 quiz: every answer comes with an explanation and a link to the manual page.