This issue is the first long-term review in April 2024, presented by BMW long-term test writer Kang, and the unveiled model is the BMW i3 eDrive35L.
2022款i3 eDrive35L
Owner: Kang Location: Shanxi Taiyuan
Hello, friends, I'm here again. In this long-term test article, I would like to share with you the commonly used functions in the BMW i3, as well as some practical vehicle operation tips.
First of all, let's look at the steering wheel, the silver T-shaped steering wheel with leather looks sporty and stylish, and the favorite is the small M mark below. In order to make it easier and faster for us to control the car, BMW provides us with the right and left control areas.
First of all, let's talk about the buttons on the left side of the steering wheel, the upper "RESUME" means to resume the cruise control, "CANCEL" means to cancel the cruise control, and the circular long paddle in the middle indicates the adjustment of the cruise speed at the fixed speed, dial the speed +1 upward, toggle the speed down to -1, toggle the speed up for a long time +10, and toggle the speed downward for a long time -10.
The lower "SET" button indicates that the speed is set when the cruise control is turned on, the circular speed icon in the middle indicates that the cruise control is turned on or off, and the "LIM" button on the right side means that the speed limit is turned on or off, when we set the speed limit, if the power pedal is pressed, as long as the set speed is reached, the vehicle will no longer provide power, this situation is generally in the speed limit section, but it is not suitable for the road use of the speed limit cruise.
Come to the right side of the steering wheel, I believe you are more familiar with it, the upper "+, -" indicates the high and low adjustment of the volume, the arrows on the left and right sides of the middle indicate the previous song, the next song, the circular scroll wheel is pressed or slid up and down, and it will enter the music player menu. The lower left side is the Bluetooth phone, the middle is the menu option, the right side is the voice control, you can also set the long press this button in the car machine settings menu to open "SIRI" or "open WeChat". I set it to "open WeChat", so I won't miss important messages in WeChat when driving. "Hello, BMW" wakes up BMW's intelligent voice interaction, and "Hey, SiRi" can wake up the mobile phone connected to "CARPLAY" for operation.
Let's talk about the gear knob control area, above the blue one-button start button is "ESP on/off", "reversing radar, image", ESP "body electronic stability system" is turned on by default, it is usually not recommended that you turn it off, play in a closed and safe road section, or need to turn off this control button when drifting, below "SPORT", "COMFORT", "ECO PRO" are three driving modes, due to the strong power of the tram, I usually choose "ECO PRO" mode. "AUTO H" stands for Auto Park, this function is very useful when stuck in traffic or waiting for a red light, it can free our feet.
BMW's new paddle shift, there was a lot of controversy when it was first listed, such as the "orchid finger", "women's shift" and so on, but I have used it for so long, it has always been 2 or 3 fingers down to hang "D", "B" gear, thumb up to hang "R" gear, I tried the so-called "orchid finger" shift, I feel very uncomfortable, I didn't think there was any problem with replacing BMW's classic chicken leg gear with this shift method, the "P" gear is the same as the original, but it is placed under the paddle from the gear knob.
Come to the car machine operation area, the "HOME" button can enter the main interface, "MEDIA" means the multimedia button, "MAP", "NAV" respectively means to open the map and navigation system, the lower "BACK" is the return button, "OPTION" is the function key; the car machine rotation control button is as easy to use as always, the handwriting above is also very smooth, turn this knob to select the menu information, toggle to the four vertical directions can also make the cursor move quickly, press this button to confirm, select.
The above are some of the buttons in the sharing car, and I will share with you more convenient car control tips.
Our family or friends have sent address location information on WeChat, usually need to click on it, and then select the navigation, and then select the route before you can open the navigation, is it more troublesome? Today I will teach you a shortcut method, only two steps, you can open the navigation to the address sent by WeChat.
First of all, open the "My BMW" App with your mobile phone, click "My" in the lower right corner, click "Settings" in the upper right corner, swipe down to see "Maps & Travel" and open it, "Automatically send to vehicle" in it is opened, "WeChat sent to vehicle" and click "Jump to WeChat" to authorize, so that the mobile phone is set up.
Open WeChat, find the address location information sent, long press will pop up the menu, click the last "Open", click "Select Device" menu and click "Other Equipment", so that our vehicle will come out, click to open the prompt to send the location to "My BMW", click "Send";
Another tip is to lock/unlock our car with our phone SiRi voice.
Open the "My BMW" App, click "Vehicle" at the bottom, slide to the bottom and we can see the "Quick Action Center", click to open and continue to slide to the bottom and select "SIRI Quick Actions" and select "Create SIRI Quick Actions", you can see two options "Lock the vehicle" and "Unlock the vehicle", click Create, select "Change Voice Command", enter the content we want to speak when the voice control opens/closes the car door and click Done, you can successfully create the shortcut.
The next time we get to the front of the car, we take out our mobile phones and say, "Hey SiRi, open the door" or "Hey SiRi, close the door", and we will automatically jump to the "My BMW" app for quick actions. Have you unlocked a new way to open a BMW car?
This issue will share it here, and more ways to open the BMW i3 will be sorted out later. Regarding the tips and shortcuts for using the vehicle, we are also welcome to share them in the comment area.
April 2024 vehicle information
Mileage this month in km: 3069
Total mileage (km): 42080
本月平均电耗(kWh/100km):15
Cost this month: 300 yuan for charging
Original tyres: Bridgestone, front: 225/50 R18, rear: 245/45 R18
Car purchase dealer: Taiyuan Baoshunxing BMW 4S store
Editor's Comments:
Although BMW's digitalization and intelligence in human-machine interaction are constantly improving, the operational feedback brought by traditional physical buttons is still indispensable, reliable and reassuring. So, do you like to use a sentence of "hello, BMW" to wake up BMW's intelligent personal assistant, or do everything with your fingers? The premise is that you must be familiar enough with the corresponding operation functions and know it well, so that "blind operation" can become a relaxing human-computer interaction routine.
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