BMW X5: Data protection
Data transmission
Principle
The vehicle offers different services, whose use requires a data transfer to BMW or a service provider.
The data transmission can be deactivated for some services.
General information
When the data transmission is deactivated, the respective service cannot be used.
Only make these settings while stationary.
Settings
The data transfer can be configured in different stages or individually for separate services.
1. "CAR".
2. "Settings".
3. "General settings".
4. "Data privacy".
5. Select the desired setting.
Deleting personal data in the vehicle
Principle
Depending on the usage, the vehicle stores personal data, such as stored radio stations. This personal data can be permanently deleted using iDrive.
General information
Depending on the equipment, the following data is deleted:
- Driver profile settings.
- Stored radio stations.
- Stored programmable memory buttons.
- Travel and trip computer information.
- Navigation, for instance stored destinations.
- Phone book.
- Online data, for instance Favorites, cookies.
- Office data, for instance voice memos.
- Login accounts.
- Linking vehicle and ConnectedDrive account.
Altogether, the deletion of the data can take up to 15 minutes.
Functional requirement
Data can only be deleted while stationary.
Deleting data
The personal data in the vehicle will be deleted when the vehicle is reset to the factory settings.
Additional information: Reset vehicle data.
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Principle - Driver profiles
Principle
Driver profiles can be created to store personal
vehicle settings. If the vehicle is used by multiple
drivers, each driver can create his personal driver
profile. When a driver profile is se
Guest profile - Driver profiles
Guest profile
The guest profile can be activated by any driver.
Vehicle settings that are entered when the guest
profile is active will be stored in the guest profile.
In the following cases the gues
Setting up a PIN - Driver profiles
Setting up a PIN
A driver profile with recognition cannot be activated
without vehicle key and without digital key.
In this case, a PIN can be set up to activate the
driver profile.
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Control Display
Brightness
1. "CAR".
2. "Settings".
3. "Displays".
4. "Control display".
5. "Brightness at night".
6. Press the Controller.
7. Turn the Controller until the desired brightness
is set.
8. Press the Controller.
Depending on the light conditions, the brightness
settings may not be clearly visib
Parking lights, low beams
and roadside parking lights
General information
If the driver's door is opened when the drive-ready
state is switched off, the exterior lighting is
automatically switched off after a period of time.
Parking lights
General information
The parking lights can only be switched on in the
low speed range.
Switching on
Press the butt
