[veejayy]

Hello- for some reason it is not allowing me to search.

I have 2023 M240x.

How do I shut down the i8 when I turn the car off?
Sometimes I just want to sit in the car and not have any distractions.
I know I can turn the sound down but I don’t want it draining the battery.

Thanks.

[vicbmw]

I have a 2022 M240i, and to shut down idrive 7 I press the volume button and hold until the system starts to shut down. That's all there is to it...

[viperx100]

Open and close your driver's door.

[BlueLEDz]

Originally Posted by vicbmw

I have a 2022 M240i, and to shut down idrive 7 I press the volume button and hold until the system starts to shut down. That's all there is to it...

It’s the same in ID8. Or you could wait a few minutes and the car will do it for you.

More then once I’ve been playing on my phone before I return to work after lunch and everything just turns off.

I think after 10 minutes everything turns off, even the little light in the center glove box.

[Coconut]

The thing is the car is always on even when you exit and lock the vehicle. ID8 doesn’t really shut down. It go into a lower power state I guess but it’s always on to connect with data for the connected services. The battery and alternator are pretty beefy so it should be fine. Haven’t tried myself but I think the car should be able to sit for at least 3 weeks without an issue.

[PP3121]

Originally Posted by BlueLEDz

It’s the same in ID8. Or you could wait a few minutes and the car will do it for you.

More then once I’ve been playing on my phone before I return to work after lunch and everything just turns off.

I think after 10 minutes everything turns off, even the little light in the center glove box.

I've sat in the car many times when arriving for an appointment early. I timed it at 15 minutes of inactivity.

Rather sit in the car than in a waiting room!

[BlueLEDz]

Originally Posted by PP3121

I've sat in the car many times when arriving for an appointment early. I timed it at 15 minutes of inactivity.

Rather sit in the car than in a waiting room!

15 minutes ???
There have been times when mine has shut off after 3 minutes, with audio playing from my phone.
These computers just do whatever they want

[veejayy]

Thanks. The only thing that worked was pressing the volume button and holding it.

Interesting that the i8 genius at dealership said that I can’t shut it off but I was on my phone in my car for 30 minutes yesterday after pressing volume button and i8 never came back up.

Thanks again.