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Contents

A - Z

Owner's Manual for Vehicle

The Ultimate

Driving Machine

THE BMW 1 SERIES.

OWNER'S MANUAL.

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1 Series Owner's Manual for Vehicle

Congratulations, and thank you for choosing a BMW.

Thorough familiarity with your vehicle will provide you with enhanced control and security when you drive it. We therefore have this request:

Please take the time to read this Owner's Manual and familiarize yourself with the information that we have compiled for you before starting off in your new vehicle. It contains important data and instructions intended to assist you in gaining maximum use and satisfaction from your BMW's unique range of technical features. The manual also contains information on maintenance designed to enhance operating safety and contribute to maintaining the value of your BMW throughout an extended service life.

This manual is supplemented by a Service and Warranty Information Booklet for US models or a Warranty and Service Guide Booklet for Canadian models.

We wish you an enjoyable driving experience. BMW AG

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Contents

The quickest way to find special topics is to consult the index, refer to page 268.

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Notes

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Reporting safety defects

At a glance

12 Dashboard

20 iDrive

27 Voice activation system

Controls

32 Opening and closing

49 Adjustments

58 Transporting children safely

61 Driving

75 Controls overview

88Technology for driving comfort and safety

100

Lamps

106

Climate

111

Practical interior accessories

Driving tips

124 Things to remember when driving

Navigation

132 Navigation system

134 Destination entry

143 Destination guidance

151 What to do if …

Entertainment

154 On/off and tone

157 Radio

161 Satellite radio

166 CD/DVD player

172 Music collection

177 External devices

Communications

188 Telephone

201 Office

210 Contacts

212 ConnectedDrive

Mobility

220

Refueling

223

Wheels and tires

232

Engine compartment

237

Maintenance

239

Care

243

Replacing components

250

Giving and receiving assistance

Reference

258 Technical data

260Short commands for the voice activation system

268 Everything from A to Z

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Notes

Notes

Using this Owner's Manual

We have tried to make all the information in this Owner's Manual easy to find. The fastest way to find specific topics is to refer to the detailed index at the back of the manual. If you wish to gain an initial overview of your vehicle, you will find this in the first chapter.

Should you sell your BMW some day, please remember to hand over the Owner's Manual as well; it is an important component of your vehicle.

Updates after press date

Updates after press date for the Owner's Manuals, when necessary, are issued as appendices to the printed Quick Reference Guide for the vehicle.

Additional sources of information

Should you have any other questions, your BMW center will be glad to advise you at any time.

Information on BMW, e.g. on technical aspects, can also be found on the Internet at www.bmwusa.com.

Symbols used

Indicates precautions that must be followed precisely in order to avoid the pos-

sibility of personal injury and serious damage to the vehicle.

Indicates information that will assist you in gaining the optimum benefit from your vehicle and enable you to care more effectively

for your vehicle.

Refers to measures that can be taken to help protect the environment.

< Marks the end of a specific item of information.

"..." Identifies Control Display texts used to select individual functions.

{...} Verbal instructions to use with the voice activation system.

{{...}} Identifies the answers generated by the voice activation system.

Symbols on vehicle components

Indicates that you should consult the relevant section of this Owner's Manual for

information on a particular part or assembly.

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Notes

 

 

 

 

Vehicle equipment

ating conditions and permit requirements. If

This Owner's Manual describes all models and

your vehicle does not comply with the homolo-

gation requirements in a certain country you

all series-specific equipment, country-specific

cannot lodge warranty claims for your vehicle

equipment, and optional equipment that is

there.

offered in the series. For this reason, this

Further information can be obtained from your

Owner's Manual also describes and illustrates

service center.

some equipment that may not be available in

 

 

your vehicle, for example due to the special

Maintenance and repair

options or national-market version selected.

Advanced technology, e.g. the use of

This also applies to safety related functions and

modern materials and powerful electron-

systems.

ics, requires specially adapted maintenance

If equipment and models are not described in

and repair methods. You should therefore have

this Owner's Manual, please consult the

the corresponding work on your vehicle per-

accompanying Supplementary Owner's

formed only by your BMW center or at a work-

Handbooks.

shop that works according to BMW repair

 

procedures with correspondingly trained per-

StatusofthisOwner'sManual

sonnel. If this work is not carried out properly,

there is a danger of subsequent damage and

at time of printing

related safety hazards.<

BMW pursues a policy of continuous, ongoing

Parts and accessories

development that is conceived to ensure that

For your own safety, use genuine parts

our vehicles continue to embody the highest

and accessories approved by BMW.

quality and safety standards combined with

When you purchase accessories tested and

advanced, state-of-the-art technology. For this

reason, it is possible in exceptional cases that

approved by BMW and Original BMW Parts, you

features described in this Owner's Manual

simultaneously acquire the assurance that they

could differ from those on your vehicle.

have been thoroughly tested by BMW to ensure

 

optimum performance when installed on your

Updates after press date

vehicle.

Updates after press date for the Owner's Man-

BMW warrants these parts to be free from

uals, when necessary, are issued as appendices

defects in material and workmanship.

to the printed Quick Reference Guide for the

BMW will not accept any liability for damage

vehicle.

resulting from installation of parts and accesso-

 

ries not approved by BMW.

Your own safety

Warranty

Your vehicle is technically configured for the operating conditions and registration requirements applying in the country of first delivery – homologation. If your vehicle is to be operated in a different country it might be necessary to adapt your vehicle to potentially differing oper-

BMW cannot test every product made by other manufacturers to verify if it can be used on a BMW safely and without risk to either the vehicle, its operation, or its occupants.

Original BMW Parts, BMW Accessories and other products approved by BMW, together with professional advice on using these items, are available from all BMW centers.

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Notes

Installation and operation of accessories not

Service and warranty

approved by BMW, such as alarms, radios,

We recommend that you read this publication

amplifiers, radar detectors, wheels, suspension

components, brake dust shields, telephones,

thoroughly.

including operation of any mobile phone from

Your BMW is covered by the following

within the vehicle without using an externally

warranties:

mounted antenna, or transceiver equipment, for

> New Vehicle Limited Warranty

instance, CBs, walkie-talkies, ham radio or sim-

> Rust Perforation Limited Warranty

ilar accessories, may cause extensive damage

> Federal Emissions System Defect Warranty

to the vehicle, compromise its safety, interfere

with the vehicle's electrical system or affect the

> Federal Emissions Performance Warranty

validity of the BMW Limited Warranty. See your

> California Emission Control System Limited

BMW center for additional information.<

Warranty

Maintenance, replacement, or repair of

Detailed information about these warranties is

the emission control devices and sys-

listed in the Service and Warranty Information

tems may be performed by any automotive

Booklet for US models or in the Warranty and

repair establishment or individual using any

Service Guide Booklet for Canadian models.

certified automotive part.<

Your vehicle has been specifically adapted and

 

California Proposition 65 warning

designed to meet the particular operating con-

ditions and registration requirements in your

California law requires us to issue the following

country and continental region in order to

warning:

deliver the full driving pleasure while the vehicle

Engine exhaust and a wide variety of

is operated under those conditions. If you wish

automobile components and parts,

to operate your vehicle in another country or

including components found in the interior fur-

region, you may be required to adapt your vehi-

nishings in a vehicle, contain or emit chemicals

cle to meet different prevailing operating condi-

known to the State of California to cause cancer

tions and registration requirements. You should

and birth defects and reproductive harm. In

also be aware of any applicable warranty limita-

addition, certain fluids contained in vehicles and

tions or exclusions for such country or region. In

certain products of component wear contain or

such case, please contact Customer Relations

emit chemicals known to the State of California

for further information.

to cause cancer and birth defects or other

 

reproductive harm.

Maintenance

Battery posts, terminals and related accesso-

Maintain the vehicle regularly to sustain the

ries contain lead and lead compounds. Wash

road safety, operational reliability and the New

your hands after handling.

Vehicle Limited Warranty.

Used engine oil contains chemicals that have

Specifications for required maintenance

caused cancer in laboratory animals. Always

measures:

protect your skin by washing thoroughly with

> BMW Maintenance system

soap and water.<

> Service and Warranty Information Booklet

 

 

for US models

 

> Service and Warranty Information Booklet

 

for US models

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Notes

If the vehicle is not maintained according to these specifications, this could result in serious damage to the vehicle. Such damage is not covered by the BMW New Vehicle Limited Warranty.

Data memory

A variety of electronic components in your vehicle include data storage devices, which store technical information on the condition of your vehicle, events and errors, either temporarily or permanently. In general, this technical information documents the condition of a component, a module, a system or the surroundings:

>Operating conditions of system components, e.g., fill levels.

>Status messages regarding the vehicle and of its individual components, such as wheel rpm/vehicle speed, response delay, lateral acceleration.

>Malfunctions and defects in the major system components, such as the lights and brakes.

>Responses of the vehicle in special driving situations, such as the deployment of an airbag, the utilization of stability control systems.

>Environmental conditions, such as temperature.

These data are exclusively of a technical nature and are used for the detection and correction of errors, as well as the optimization of vehicle functions. Motion profiles of traveled routes can not be deduced from these data. If services are required, such as repair services, service processes, warranty claims and quality assurance, then this technical information can be read out by employees of service departments, including the manufacturer, from the event and error data storage devices by using special diagnostic equipment. There, if necessary, you will

receive further information. After remedying an error, the information in the error memory is deleted or progressively overwritten.

When using the vehicle, situations are conceivable in which this technical data, in conjunction with other information, such as accident reports, vehicle damage, witness statements, etc. - possibly with the assistance of an expert - could be traced to particular individuals.

Additional functions that are agreed upon contractually with the customer, such as vehicle tracking in case of emergency, permit the transmission of certain vehicle data from the vehicle.

Reporting safety defects

For US customers

The following only applies to vehicles owned and operated in the US.

If you believe that your vehicle has a defect which could cause a crash or could cause injury or death, you should immediately inform the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, NHTSA, in addition to notifying BMW of North America, LLC, P.O. Box 1227, Westwood, New Jersey 07675-1227, Telephone 1-800-831- 1117.

If NHTSA receives similar complaints, it may open an investigation, and if it finds that a safety defect exists in a group of vehicles, it may order a recall and remedy campaign. However, NHTSA cannot become involved in individual problems between you, your center, or BMW of North America, LLC.

To contact NHTSA, you may call the Vehicle Safety Hotline toll-free at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY: 1-800-424-9153); go to http://www.safercar.gov; or write to: Administrator, NHTSA, 400 Seventh Street, SW., Washington, DC 20590. You can also obtain other information about motor vehicle safety from http://www.safercar.gov

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For Canadian customers

Canadian customers who wish to report a safety-related defect to Transport Canada, Defect Investigations and Recalls, may telephone the toll-free hotline 1-800-333-0510. You can also obtain other information about motor vehicle safety from http://www.tc.gc.ca/ roadsafety

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At a glance

This overview of buttons, switches and displays is intended to familiarize you with your vehicle's operating environment. The section will also assist you in becoming acquainted with the control concepts and options available for operating the various systems.

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At a glance Dashboard

Dashboard

Vehicle equipment

In this chapter, all production, country, and optional equipment that is offered in the model range is described. For this reason, descrip-

tions will be given of some equipment that may not be available in a vehicle, for example due to the special options or national-market version selected. This also applies to safety related functions and systems.

Around the steering wheel: controls and displays

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Dashboard

At a glance

 

 

 

 

 

1

Convertible: opening and closing

11

Switching the ignition on/off and

 

windows jointly 42

 

starting/stopping the engine 61

2

Convertible: opening and closing

12

Ignition lock 61

 

rear windows 42

 

 

 

3Opening and closing front windows 42

4 Exterior mirrors folding in and out 55

5Adjusting exterior mirrors, automatic curb monitor 55

6Parking lamps 100 Low beams 101

Automatic headlamp control 100 Adaptive Light Control 101 High-beam Assistant 102

7Fog lamps 103

8Turn signals 71

High beams, headlamp flasher 102

High-beam Assistant 102 Roadside parking lamps 102 Computer 77

Settings and information about the vehicle 79

9Instrument cluster 14

10Windshield wipers 71 Rain sensor 72

13 Buttons on the steering wheel Telephone:

Accepting and ending a call; dialing the selected phone number; redialing if no phone number is selected

Convertible: microphone on steering column

Volume

Activating/deactivating the voice activation system 27

Convertible: microphone on steering column

Changing the radio station Interrupting a traffic bulletin Selecting a music track Scrolling through the redial list

Next entertainment source

Recirculated air mode 108

14 Steering wheel heating 57

15Horn, entire surface

16Adjusting the steering wheel 57

17 Cruise control 73

18Releasing the hood 233

19Opening the trunk lid 37

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At a glance Dashboard

Instrument cluster

1 Speedometer

7

135i: with fuel gauge

 

2Indicator lamps for turn signals

3Indicator and warning lamps 15

4Tachometer 76

5Fuel gauge 76

135i: engine oil temperature 76

6Display for

>Clock 75

>Outside temperature 75

>Indicator and warning lamps 84

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Display for

>Position of automatic transmission 64

>Gear indicator of 7-gear Sport automatic transmission with double clutch 66

>Computer 77

>Date of next scheduled service, and remaining distance to be driven 80

>Odometer and trip odometer 75

>High-beam Assistant 102

>Checking the oil level 233

>Settings and information 79 Resetting the trip odometer 75

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Dashboard

At a glance

 

 

 

Indicator and warning lamps

Supplementary text messages

The concept

 

 

Indicator and warning lamps can light up in a variety of combinations and colors.

Several of the lamps are checked for proper functioning and light up temporarily when the engine is started or the ignition is switched on.

Text messages

Text messages at the upper edge of the Control Display explain the meaning of the displayed indicator and warning lamps.

You can call up more information on the Control Display, e.g. on the cause of a malfunction and on how to respond, via Check Control, refer to page 84.

In urgent cases, this information will be shown as soon as the corresponding lamp comes on.

Indicator lamps without text messages

The following indicator lamps notify you that certain functions are active:

High beams/headlamp flasher 102

Fog lamps 103

Lamp flashes:

DSC or DTC is regulating the propulsive forces in order to maintain driving stability 90

Canada: parking brake applied 63

Parking brake applied 63

Canada: engine malfunction with adverse effect on emissions 238

Engine malfunction with adverse effect on emissions 238

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At a glance Dashboard

Around the center console: controls and displays

1

Control Display 20

 

5 Automatic climate control

2

Driving stability control systems

 

Air distribution to the

 

> Dynamic Stability Control DSC

89

windshield 107

 

 

 

> Dynamic Traction Control DTC

90

Air distribution to the upper body

 

area 107

3

Hazard warning flashers

 

 

 

4

Central locking system 37

 

Air distribution to the footwell 107

Automatic air distribution and flow rate 107

Air conditioning 109

Automatic recirculated air control AUC and recirculated air

mode 108

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Dashboard At a glance

Maximum cooling 107

ALL program 108

Air volume 108

Defrosting windows 109

Rear window defroster 109

Seat heating 54

6CD/DVD drive 166

7Programmable memory keys 25

8Changing

>Radio station 157

>Track 166

9Controller 20

Can be turned, pressed, or moved in four directions

10Buttons on the controller 21 Selecting menus directly

11Switching entertainment audio sources on/ off and adjusting volume 154

12Ejecting a CD/DVD 166

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Around the roofliner

Coupe

1Microphone for voice activation system and for telephone in hands-free mode

2SOS: sending an Emergency Request 250

3Reading lamps 105

4Glass roof, electric 43

5Interior lamps 104

6Passenger airbag status lamp 98

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Dashboard At a glance

Convertible

1SOS: sending an Emergency Request 250

2Reading lamps 105

3Interior lamps 104

4Passenger airbag status lamp 98

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At a glance iDrive

iDrive

Vehicle equipment

In this chapter, all production, country, and optional equipment that is offered in the model range is described. For this reason, descriptions will be given of some equipment that may not be available in a vehicle, for example due to the special options or national-market version selected. This also applies to safety related functions and systems.

The concept

iDrive integrates the functions of a large number of switches. This allows these functions to be operated from a single central position.

Make entries only when traffic and road conditions permit; otherwise, you may

endanger vehicle occupants and other road users by being distracted.<

Controls at a glance

Controls

1Control Display

2Controller with buttons

You can use the buttons to open the menus

directly. The controller can be used to select the menu items and create settings.

>Move in four directions, arrows 3

>Turn, arrow 4

>Push, arrow 5

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iDrive At a glance

Control Display

Notes

>Follow care instructions when cleaning the Control Display.

>Do not store items in the region in front of the Control Display; doing so may damage the Control Display.

Switching off

1. Press the button.

2."Switch off control display"

Switching on

Press the controller to switch on.

Buttons on the controller

Symbol

Function

MENU

Open the main menu

 

 

RADIO

Open the Radio menu

 

 

MEDIA

Open the CD/Multimedia menu

 

 

NAV

Start navigation in map view

 

 

TEL

Open the Telephone menu

 

 

BACK

Show previous panel

 

 

OPTION

Open the Options menu

 

 

Operating principle

With the ignition at radio readiness or beyond, refer to page 61, the following message is displayed on the Control Display:

To hide the message: Press the controller.

The main menu is displayed.

The message is automatically hidden after approx. 10 seconds.

Opening the main menu

Press the button.

The main menu is displayed.

All iDrive functions can be called up via the main menu.

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Selecting a menu item

The menu items shown in white can be selected.

1.Turn the controller until the desired menu item is highlighted.

2. Press the controller.

Menu items in the Owner's Manual

In the Owner's Manual, the menu items that should be selected are depicted in quotation marks, e.g. "Settings".

Changing between panels

After a menu item is selected, e.g. "Radio", a new panel is displayed. Panels can overlap.

>Move the controller to the left.

The current panel is closed and the previous panel is displayed.

Pressing the BACK button reopens the previous panel. This does not close the current panel.

>Move the controller to the right.

A new panel is opened and laid over it.

White arrows pointing to the left or right indicate that additional panels can be opened.

View of an opened menu

When you open a menu, generally the panel last selected in this menu is displayed. To display the first panel of the menu:

>Move the controller to the left repeatedly until the first panel is displayed.

>Press the menu's button twice on the controller.

Open the Options menu

Press the button.

The "Options" menu is displayed.

Another possibility: move the controller to the right repeatedly until the "Options" menu appears.

Options menu

The "Options" menu is composed of different areas:

>Screen settings, e.g. "Split screen". The region remains unchanged.

>Control options for the selected main menu, e.g. "Radio".

>Other control options for the selected menu, e.g. "Store station".

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iDrive

At a glance

 

 

 

Adjusting settings

4. Turn the controller until "Time/Date" is

1. Select a field.

highlighted, and then press the controller.

 

 

2.Turn the controller until the desired setting is displayed.

5. Turn the controller until "Time:" is highlighted, and then press the controller.

3. Press the controller to confirm the setting.

Activating/deactivating functions

Some menu items are preceded by a check box. It indicates whether the function is activated or deactivated. Selecting the menu item activates or deactivates the function.

The function is activated. The function is deactivated.

6.Turn the controller to set the hours and press the controller.

Example: setting the clock

1. Press the button.

The main menu is displayed.

2.Turn the controller until "Settings" is highlighted, and then press the controller.

3.If necessary, move the controller to the left to display "Time/Date".

7.Turn the controller to set the minutes and press the controller.

Status information

Status box

The status box at the top right displays the following information:

>Time

>Current entertainment source

>Sound output ON/OFF

>Mobile phone network with strongest reception

>Telephone status

>Traffic reports reception

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Status box symbols Other

The symbols are divided into separate groups.

Radio symbols

Symbol Meaning

Traffic bulletins switched on

HD radio switched on

Satellite radio switched on

Symbol Meaning

Voice instructions are switched off

Querying current vehicle position

With the Professional navigation system: Split screen

Telephone symbols

Symbol Meaning

Incoming or outgoing call

Missed call

Reception strength of mobile phone network

Symbol flashing: network search

No mobile phone network available

Bluetooth switched on

Roaming active

Receiving text message, email

Checking SIM card

SIM card blocked

SIM card missing

Entering PIN

Entertainment symbols

Symbol Meaning

CD/DVD player

Music collection

Gracenote® database

AUX-IN port

USB audio interface

Music interface for smartphones

General information

Additional information, e.g. from the computer, can be displayed on the right side of the split screen.

This information remains visible on the split screen even when you change to another menu.

Switching the split screen on and off

1. Press the button.

2."Split screen"

Selecting display

1. Press the button.

2."Split screen"

3.Move the controller until the split screen is selected.

4.Press the controller or select "Split screen content".

5.Select the desired menu item.

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iDrive At a glance

Programmable memory keys

General information

iDrive functions can be stored on the programmable memory keys and called up directly, e.g. radio stations, navigation destinations, phone numbers and entry points into the menu.

The settings are stored for the remote control currently in use.

Storing functions

1. Highlight the function via the iDrive.

2.

...

Press the desired button

 

for longer than two seconds.

Entering letters and numbers

1.Turn the controller: select the letters or numbers.

2.Select additional letters or numbers if needed.

3."OK": confirm entry.

Symbol Function

Press the controller: delete one letter or number

Press the controller for an extended period: delete all letters or numbers

Enter a blank space

Executing a function

... Press the button.

The function is executed immediately. This means, for example, that the number is dialed when a phone number is selected.

Displaying memory key assignments

Touch the button with a finger. Do not wear gloves or use objects.

The key assignment is displayed at the top edge of the screen.

>Displaying brief information: press the button.

>Displaying detailed information: press and hold the button.

Switching between letters and numbers

Depending on the menu, you can switch between entering letters and numbers:

Symbol Function

Entering letters

Entering numbers

Switching between uppercase and lowercase letters

Depending on the menu, you can switch between entering uppercase letters and lowercase letters:

Symbol Function

Move the controller toward the front: to switch from uppercase letters to lowercase letters

Move the controller toward the front: to switch from lowercase letters to uppercase letters

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At a glance iDrive

Entry comparison

Entry of names and addresses: the selection is narrowed down every time a letter is entered and letters may be added automatically.

The entries are continuously compared to the data stored in the vehicle.

>During entry, only letters for which there are data are offered.

>Destination search: town/city names can be entered with the spelling used in any of the languages available on the Control Display.

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Voice activation system At a glance

Voice activation system

Vehicle equipment

In this chapter, all production, country, and optional equipment that is offered in the model range is described. For this reason, descriptions will be given of some equipment that may not be available in a vehicle, for example due to the special options or national-market version selected. This also applies to safety related functions and systems.

Saying commands

Activating voice activation system

1.Press the button on the steering wheel.

2.Wait for the acoustic signal.

3.Say the command.

This symbol on the Control Display and an acoustic signal notify you that the voice activation system is activated.

The concept

>The voice activation system can be used to control most functions by spoken commands.

>Functions that can only used when the vehicle is stopped cannot be operated using the voice activation system.

>The system includes a special microphone on the driver's side.

>In the Owner's Manual, {...} indicates commands for the voice activation system.

>In the Owner's Manual, {{...}} indicates the answers from the voice activation system.

Prerequisite

On the Control Display, set a language that is also supported by the voice activation system to permit identification of the commands to be spoken.

Setting the language, refer to page 87.

If no additional commands are possible, continue by operating the function via iDrive.

Finishing voice input

Press the button on the steering wheel or

{Cancel}

Possible commands

Most menu items on the Control Display can be spoken as commands.

The available commands depend on which menu is currently selected on the Control Display.

There are short commands for functions of the main menu.

Some list entries such as phone book entries can also be selected using the voice activation system. Make sure to say list entries the same way as they appear in the respective list.

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At a glance Voice activation system

Having the possible commands read aloud

To have the available commands read aloud: {Voice commands}

For example, if the "Settings" menu is displayed, the commands relating to settings are read aloud.

Performing functions using short commands

Functions from the main menu can be performed directly by means of short commands, essentially regardless of which menu item is selected, e.g. {Vehicle status}.

List of short command of the voice activation system, refer to page 260.

Example: playing back a CD

Via the main menu

1.If necessary, switch on entertainment audio output.

2.Press the button on the steering wheel.

3. {C D and multimedia}

The system plays the last media played.

4.{C D}

5.{C D drive}

The CD is played.

6.Press the button on the steering wheel again in order to select the particular track.

7.{Track …} e.g. CD track 4.

Help dialog for voice activation system

Accessing help: {Help}

Other commands for the help dialog:

>{Help with examples}: information about the current control options and the most important commands relating to them are read aloud.

>{Help with voice activation}: information about the principle operation of the voice activation system is read aloud.

Via short commands

The CD playback can also be started via a short command.

1.If necessary, switch on entertainment audio output.

2.Press the button on the steering wheel.

3. {C D drive Track …} e.g. CD track 4.

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Voice activation system At a glance

Setting the voice dialog

You can set whether the system uses the standard dialog or a short version.

In the short version of the voice dialog, the responses from the system are given in abbreviated form.

On the Control Display:

1."Settings"

2."Language/Units"

3."Speech mode:"

4.Select a setting.

Ambient conditions

>Say the commands, numbers and letters smoothly and with normal volume, emphasis and speed.

>Always speak the commands in the language of the voice activation system.

>When selecting a radio station, use the standard pronunciation of the station name: {Station …} e.g. National Public Radio

>Keep the doors, windows, glass roof/panoramic glass roof closed to prevent interference from ambient noise.

>Avoid ambient noise in the vehicle while speaking.

Adjusting volume

Turn the volume knob during the spoken instruction to select the desired volume.

>The volume remains the same, even if the volume of other audio sources is changed.

>The volume is stored for the remote control currently in use.

Notes on Emergency

Requests

Do not use the voice activation system to initiate an Emergency Request. In stressful situations, the voice and vocal pitch can change. This can unnecessarily delay the establishment of a telephone connection.

Instead, use the SOS button, refer to page 250, in the vicinity of the interior rearview mirror.

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