BMW 7 Series: General information
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 available in your vehicle, e.g., due to the selected options or country versions. This also applies to safety-related functions and systems.
When using these functions and systems, the applicable laws and regulations must be observed.
General information
Depending on the situation, the vehicle is in one of the three states:
- Idle state.
- Standby state.
- Drive-ready state.
Idle state
Concept
When the vehicle is in idle state, it is switched off. All power consumers are deactivated.
General information
The vehicle is in idle state prior to opening from the outside and after exiting and locking.
Safety information
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Warning
An unsecured vehicle can begin to move and possibly roll away. There is a risk of accident.
Before exiting, secure the vehicle against rolling.
In order to ensure that the vehicle is secured against rolling away, follow the following:
- Set the parking brake.
- On uphill grades or on a downhill slope, turn the front wheels in the direction of the curb.
- On uphill grades or on a downhill slope, also secure the vehicle, for instance with a wheel chock.
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Warning
Unattended children or animals in the vehicle can cause the vehicle to move and endanger themselves and traffic, for instance due to the following actions:
- Pressing the Start/Stop button.
- Releasing the parking brake.
- Opening and closing the doors or windows.
- Engaging selector lever position N.
- Using vehicle equipment.
There is a risk of accidents or injuries. Do not leave children or animals unattended in the vehicle.
Take the vehicle key with you when exiting and lock the vehicle.
Automatic idle state
The idle state is automatically established under the following conditions:
- After several minutes, if no operation takes place on the vehicle.
- If the charge state of the vehicle battery is low.
- Depending on the setting via iDrive, if one of the front doors is opened when exiting the vehicle.
The idle state is not automatically established while a phone call is active.
Establishing idle state when opening the front doors
Via iDrive:
- "CAR"
- "Settings"
- "Doors/Access"
- "Turn off vehicle after opening door"
Manual idle state
To establish idle state in the vehicle after end of trip:
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Press and hold the button until
the OFF indicator on the instrument
cluster goes out.
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Standby state
Concept
When standby state is switched on, most functions
can be used while the vehicle is stationary.
Desired settings can be adjusted.
General information
The vehicle is in the standby state after
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
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Notes
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The timing may be misinterpreted if it is checked without special tool 11 9 900.
Cylinders 5-8:
Necessary preliminary work
Remove left CYLINDER HEAD COVER
Remove FAN COWL with electric fan
Remove BELT PULLEY for air con
Measuring Vehicle Ride Height
Determine actual ride height (A) _ to do so, attach tape measure to rim
flange (2) at bottom middle and measure
to wheel arch lower edge (1).
Fig. 28: Identifying Actual Ride Height From Rim Flange To Wheel Arch Lower
Edge
MOVING VEHICLE INTO DESIGN POSITION
Necessary preliminary work
Move VEHI
