[TechDr]

To use Plug & Charge (in Europe at least) is has to be activated in your BMW Charging Contract. Its all very simple:

Setting up:
1. Log in to BMW Charging Portal (I prefer to do that on a PC)

2. Choose your charging contract, Under "Services" and "Plug & Charge" Press "Activate" (See screenshot, in Swedish but understandable)
Input your VIN and the BMW Charging portal will automatically generate the PCID (Provisioning Certificate ID) number. Dont mind about that, once activated the contract is automatically downloaded to your car.

3. Next time in the car: Go to Charging Menu, enable the Plug & Charge by simply pressing a button and if applicable choose the contract you want to use. All your charging contracts automatically come up in a table (max 5).

Using Plug & Charge:
4. When stopping at a charger that can use P&C, the car will inform/remind that Plug and Charge is available here. See photo.
(I did have the Ionity Charger as target in the Nav so far, but I guess the reminder uses GPS position)

5. Plug & Go for a coffee (no buttons to press on the Charger)

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This just started to work in Sweden a couple of weeks ago. Before that, the Charging portal failed to activate Plug & Charge with just the VIN. Have now tried at several Ionity chargers - Works flawless.

(i7, 10/2022 build with iDrive 8.5, currently on 07/2023 software version)
- Would be interesting to know if Plug & Charge also works with iDrive 8 (still on our older iX)?
- And, other Europeans: Inform if you find other Chargers than Ionity where Plug & Charge can be used.