BMW 7 Series: iDrive
- Operating concept
- Status information
- Control Display and Controller
- Operating via the Controller
- Operation via touchpad
- Voice activation system
- Voice activation system- Possible commands
- Voice activation system- Adjusting
- Voice activation system- Amazon Alexa Car Integration
- BMW Intelligent Personal Assistant
- BMW Intelligent Personal Assistant- Functions
- BMW Gesture Control
- BMW Touch Command
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Operating concept
Vehicle features and
options
This chapter describes all standard, country-specific
and optional features offered with the series.
It also describes features and functions that are
not necessarily ava
Status information
General information
The status field can be found in the upper area of
the Control Display. Status information is displayed
in the form of symbols.
Radio symbols
Symbol /Meaning
HD Radio station is be
Control Display and Controller
Concept
The iDrive functions are displayed on the Control
Display. The Control Display can be operated using
the Controller, touchpad, and touch screen.
Overview
Control Display with touchscreen
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Automatic deactivation of
the front-seat passenger
airbags
Concept
The system reads if the front passenger seat is
occupied by measuring the human body's resistance.
Front, knee, and side airbag on the front passenger's
side are activated or deactivated.
General information
Before transporting a child on the front passenger
seat, refer to the safety inform
Vertical Dynamics Control
General Information
When driven vigorously or on an uneven road surface, a vehicle tends to
respond with undesirable body
movements. BMW first developed Vertical Dynamics Control for the E70 and was
able to effectively reduce
such body motion as a result.
VDC improves the following driver-percept
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