BMW Driver's Guide
* Owner's Manual for selected BMW models**.
When using this system for the first time, you require an Internet connection. After you enter the vehicle identification number (VIN), the Owner's Manual for your vehicle is downloaded and is subsequently available without an Internet connection. Multiple vehicles can be managed within the Driver’s Guide.
You can acquaint yourself with the features of your vehicle by reading the full Owner's Manual, searching by picture, or viewing the explanatory videos. The more familiar you are with your vehicle, the better control you will have on the road.
Depending on the vehicle, either all of the following content or a selection thereof will be available:
- The full Owner's Manual.
- Quick Reference.
- A search by topic.
- A search by picture to find features.
- Explanatory animations.
- Solutions to particular situations based on Quicklinks.
- Explanations of the warning and indicator lamps.
- Answers to frequently asked questions (FAQ).
*Depending on the model and model year.**The Driver’s Guide is available for:
- BMW 1 Series, partially as of model year 2012, fully as of 2015
- BMW 2 Series models
- BMW 3 Series, partially as of model year 2012, fully as of 2014
- BMW 4 Series models
- BMW 5 Series, partially as of model year 2010, fully as of 2011
- BMW 6 Series, partially as of model year 2012, fully as of 2013
- BMW 7 Series as of model year 2009
- BMW X models, partially as of model year 2011, fully as of 2014
- BMW Z4 as of model year 2009
- BMW M models, partially as of model year 2013, fully as of 2014
More information can be found in the additional brochures of the onboard literature.
BMW wishes you a safe and enjoyable drive.
Category : Books & Reference
Reviews (27)
First it was giving me owner's manual for wrong vehicle, which they finally fixed but can't search or navigate through links in pdf. It would be much more useful if they allowed me to download pdf and use with a real pdf reader so I can search content
App seems a bit difficult... won't let me dowoad my manual (which i would assume would be the easiest and first hurdle), it's based on my VIN, and hangs during every attempt to download... and of course, no option to download a generic version for my specific model... I was hoping to browse through a few features in the manual over a coffee to better understand how to get the most out of them, and cannot get past first step, so I'm not overly excited to dig into much more of the app right now...
Can't find car wash auto mode that raises chassis to avoid damaging wheels. Salesman showed us, not user friendly
Must have for BMW owners - so much better than flipping back and forth and back and forth in a physical book
there are indicators on the dash, between the odometer and tachometer which are NEVER described in any BMW documentation. Specifically, the one that looks like a sedan car, another is 3 people close together. and I cannot get either turned off! frustrating.
Works almost flawlessly. The only thing that isn't great is the videos in the app. They don't run smoothly at all. Rest all is great. Provides the info you will ever need about your car
I have been renting the latest X5, 6, and 7 series for years. I can't use your app. Your App could at least allow access to the Car Manual without registration. Why not? Also, the App should allow Rental users access, in general, since we are BMW DRIVERS!!. Can't think of a reason why not... I will change my rating once the fixes are made.
this is a great way to learn more about your BMW. Without having to sit there and thumb through the thick manual you can clearly see it in the company or you're allowed to and click on whatever subject matter you choose to learn more about. it has the option of watching videos just as it does in your car. I highly recommend this app.
Fails right off the bat! Asks for an email/ username, but only accepts an email address, so you cannot use your username to log in. I proceeded with my email and bmw connected password. Fails again! Tells me the entry is invalid. So how is it that I can log in to my account using my pc with these exact same credentials? Amateur hour at BMW.
The are 2 coolant reservoirs on my 2018 BMW X3 30i. The manual indicates there are 2, but doesn't show the second one or even indicate how to check it's coolant. I recently had a problem that indicated a low coolant level but checking reservoir 1 showed no problem. Reservoir 2 was very low. Please update the manual.
Samsung Galaxy S10e, 2019 BMW 530e and 2012 X5 35d. This is an update to my previous 1-star review. The app works great now for both vehicles. The "copy VIN" and ability to download PDF are very nice touches. Pretty great free app.
I can never seem to find what I'm looking for in their search/ index systems. The app performs better than the website so if I can stumble across what I'm looking for the format matches my phone.
A great resource enabling you to interact and get to know your BMW!
Most of the material works after the new update, but the manual for the X5M doesn't load at all. The FAQ, videos and PDF version of the manual works fine, and I'd rather use this app than get the manual out.
Hard to use. Not intutive. Iown an X1 but was not able to locate guidance on the controls on right had of steering that include a mode +- and dial buttons
Another password to access a driver's guide? Really? Since the app is accessed through the BMW Connect app doesn't seem like it would be difficult to avoid the necessity of yet another password.
VIN is required all long 17 digits lol. And you can't copy it from the bmw connect app or the new app lol. If you enter in a few digits of the VIN then switch to get a few more digits from the connect app, this app deletes everything you had entered lol. Great job bmw!!
Limited and incorrect information included. BMW requires customers to buy a complete manual as an extra if you want to know about Navigation, Entertainment, Communications.
Just started driving a BMW X5 and there are so many buttons I don't know what to do with but downloading this handy app made it so much easier for me to understand what I was dealing with and which way to go and what to do thank you
Just bought a Mazdz CX5 for my wife. Had an excellent manual. There is no paper manual in the BMW. BMW app is hard to use. Manual in the car computer is also hard to use. I guess you don't get what you pay for.
Works great. Perfect when buying a new car and learning all of the features.
All my questions are answered with swipe. DIY video support works, still searching for a maintenance schedule download.
I can't seem save the pdf owner's manual to open in another app. That seems like a pretty core "this at belongs to me" kind of issue.
Update says new content must be loaded, but then says there's no manual for my VIN (entered in previous version). Stuck in a loop of update/no manual/update required
Everything that I was looking for from the guide about my BMW was there. I needed information and I found it in the manual that the app was able to give me.
I've been driving my used BMW without knowing that some features exist. The guide is very helpful.
No way to search pdf file of manual making the app essentially useless if that's the only thing provided for your year. No way to access the file outside the app either.