Edit and protect driver profile

You can save personal settings specific to you in a driver profile by protecting the profile. The settings currently active at the time of locking are then saved. You can also name or rename a profile whenever you wish.

Edit driver profile and save settings

You can name and rename your driver profiles. Setting selections, e.g. climate or mirror settings, that are set while a driver profile is active are saved automatically. If you do not want temporary changes to settings to be saved, you can protect a profile. The settings currently active at the time of locking are then saved. This means that even if temporary changes are made, the protected settings will be restored the next time the profile is used.

16w26 - P5 - Support site - Driver profile settings menu - Edit profile
You can save and protect settings for a driver profile. The appearance of the driver profile view may vary depending on software version.

Protect and save settings for a driver profile

When you save settings in the car, these will be automatically saved in the driver profile used. If you do not want changes to settings to be saved automatically, you can protect the driver profile. The settings currently active at the time of locking will then be the profile's default settings:

Open Settings in the center display.
Select SystemDriver Profiles.
Select Edit Profile.
A menu for editing the profile will appear.
Select Protect Profile to protect the profile.
If you want to manually save the changes when the profile is locked, press Save current settings to the profile.

Change name for the driver profile

You can change the name of the driver profile at any time:

Open Settings in the center display.
Select SystemDriver Profiles.
Press Edit Profile.
Press in the Profile Name box and change the name using the keyboard.
Save by pressing Back/Close.

Connecting a driver profile to a key

You can connect a driver profile to a key. When the key is used, the car will use the settings of the associated driver profile. For further information, see Associate driver profile to key.

General information about driver profiles

For general information about driver profiles and an instructional video, please see Driver profiles.

 Note

We recommend that you consult the Owner's Manual for your vehicle model for more information and any important warnings.

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