BMW 335i xDrive Gran Turismo 2014 Owner's Manual

Contents

Owner's Manual for Vehicle

A-Z

The Ultimate Driving

Machine

THE BMW 3 SERIES GRAN TURISMO.

OWNER'S MANUAL.

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3 Series

Gran Turismo

Owner's Manual for Vehicle

Thank you for choosing a BMW.

The more familiar you are with your vehicle, the better control you will have on the road. We therefore strongly suggest:

Read this Owner's Manual before starting off in your new BMW. Also use the Integrated Owner's Manual in your vehicle. It con‐ tains important information on vehicle operation that will help you make full use of the technical features available in your BMW. The manual also contains information designed to en‐ hance operating reliability and road safety, and to contribute to maintaining the value of your BMW.

Any updates made after the editorial deadline for the printed or Integrated Owner's Manual are located in the appendix of the printed quick reference for the vehicle.

Supplementary information can be found in the additional bro‐ chures in the onboard literature.

We wish you a safe and enjoyable drive.

BMW AG

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Contents

The fastest way to find information on a partic‐ ular topic or item is by using the index, refer to page 230.

6 Notes

At a glance

12 Cockpit 16 iDrive 24 Voice activation system 27 Integrated Owner's Manual in the vehicle

Controls

32 Opening and closing 48 Adjusting 58 Transporting children safely 62 Driving 74 Displays 90 Lamps 95 Safety 117 Driving stability control systems 123 Driving comfort 146 Climate control 153 Interior equipment 162 Storage compartments

Mobility

182 Refueling 184 Fuel 185 Wheels and tires 195 Engine compartment 197 Engine oil 200 Coolant 201 Maintenance 203 Replacing components 214 Breakdown assistance 220 Care

Reference

226 Technical data 230 Everything from A to Z

Driving tips

168 Things to remember when driving 171 Loading 174 Saving fuel

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Using this Owner's Manual

The fastest way to find information on a partic‐ ular topic is by using the index.

An initial overview of the vehicle is provided in the first chapter.

Updates made after the editorial deadline

Any updates made after the editorial deadline for the Owner's Manuals are located in the ap‐ pendix of the printed quick reference for the vehicle.

User's manual for Navigation, Entertainment, Communication

The topics of Navigation, Entertainment, Com‐ munication and the short commands of the voice activation system are described in a sep‐ arate user's manual, which is also included with the onboard literature.

Additional sources of information

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

Information on BMW, e.g., on technology, is available on the Internet: bmwusa.com.

Symbols

Indicates precautions that must be followed precisely in order to avoid the possibility of personal injury and serious damage to the ve‐ hicle.

◄ Marks the end of a specific item of informa‐ tion.

"..." Identifies Control Display texts used to se‐ lect individual functions.

›...‹ Verbal instructions to use with the voice ac‐ tivation system.

››...‹‹ Identifies the answers generated by the voice activation system.

Refers to measures that can be taken to

help protect the environment.

Symbols on vehicle components

Indicates that you should consult the rele‐ vant section of this Owner's Manual for infor‐ mation on a particular part or assembly.

Vehicle equipment

This Owner's Manual describes all models and all standard, country-specific and optional equipment that is offered in the model series. Therefore, in this Owner's Manual, equipment is also described and illustrated that is not available in your vehicle, e.g., because of the selected optional equipment or the countryspecific variants.

This also applies for safety-related functions and systems.

For options and equipment not described in this Owner's Manual, please refer to the Sup‐ plementary Owner's Manuals.

On right-hand drive vehicles, some controls are arranged differently than shown in the illus‐ trations.

Status of the Owner's Manual

The manufacturer of your vehicle pursues a policy of constant development that is con‐ ceived to ensure that our vehicles continue to embody the highest quality and safety stan‐ dards. In rare cases, therefore, the features de‐ scribed in this Owner's Manual may differ from those in your vehicle.

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Updates made after the editorial deadline

Any updates made after the editorial deadline for the Owner's Manuals are located in the ap‐ pendix of the printed quick reference for the vehicle.

For your own safety

Maintenance and repairs

Advanced technology, e.g., the use of modern materials and high-performance electronics, requires suitable maintenance and repair methods.

Therefore, have this work performed only by a BMW center or a workshop that works accord‐ ing to BMW repair procedures with appropri‐ ately trained personnel.

If this work is not carried out properly, there is the danger of subsequent damage and related safety hazards.

Parts and Accessories

For your own safety, use genuine parts and ac‐ cessories approved by BMW. When you pur‐ chase accessories tested and approved by BMW and Genuine BMW Parts, you simultane‐ ously acquire the assurance that they have been thoroughly tested by BMW to ensure op‐ timum performance when installed on your ve‐ hicle. BMW warrants these parts to be free from defects in material and workmanship. BMW will not accept any liability for damage resulting from installation of parts and acces‐ sories not approved by BMW. BMW cannot test every product made by other manufactur‐ ers to verify if it can be used on a BMW safely and without risk to either the vehicle, its opera‐ tion, or its occupants. Genuine BMW Parts, BMW Accessories and other products ap‐ proved by BMW, together with professional advice on using these items, are available from all BMW centers. Installation and operation of non-BMW approved accessories such as

alarms, radios, amplifiers, radar detectors, wheels, suspension components, brake dust shields, telephones, including operation of any mobile phone from within the vehicle without using an externally mounted antenna, or trans‐ ceiver equipment, for instance, CBs, walkietalkies, ham radios or similar accessories, may cause extensive damage to the vehicle, com‐ promise its safety, interfere with the vehicle's electrical system or affect the validity of the BMW Limited Warranty. See your BMW center for additional information. Maintenance, re‐ placement, or repair of the emission control devices and systems may be performed by any automotive repair establishment or individual using any certified automotive part.

California Proposition 65 Warning

California laws require us to state the following warning:

Engine exhaust and a wide variety of automo‐ bile components and parts, including compo‐ nents found in the interior furnishings in a vehi‐ cle, contain or emit chemicals known to the State of California to cause cancer and birth defects and reproductive harm. In addition, certain fluids contained in vehicles and certain products of component wear contain or emit chemicals known to the State of California to cause cancer and birth defects or other repro‐ ductive harm. Battery posts, terminals and re‐ lated accessories contain lead and lead com‐ pounds. Wash your hands after handling. Used engine oil contains chemicals that have caused cancer in laboratory animals. Always protect your skin by washing thoroughly with soap and water.

Service and warranty

We recommend that you read this publication thoroughly. Your vehicle is covered by the fol‐ lowing warranties:

▷ New Vehicle Limited Warranty.

▷ Rust Perforation Limited Warranty.

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▷ Federal Emissions System Defect War‐

ranty.

▷ Federal Emissions Performance Warranty.

▷ California Emission Control System Lim‐

ited Warranty.

Detailed information about these warranties is listed in the Service and Warranty Information Booklet for US models or in the Warranty and Service Guide Booklet for Canadian models.

Your vehicle has been specifically adapted and designed to meet the particular operating con‐ ditions and homologation requirements in your country and continental region in order to de‐ liver the full driving pleasure while the vehicle is operated under those conditions. If you wish to operate your vehicle in another country or region, you may be required to adapt your ve‐ hicle to meet different prevailing operating conditions and homologation requirements. You should also be aware of any applicable warranty limitations or exclusions for such country or region. In such case, please contact Customer Relations for further information.

Maintenance

Maintain the vehicle regularly to sustain the road safety, operational reliability and the New Vehicle Limited Warranty.

Specifications for required maintenance meas‐ ures:

▷ BMW Maintenance system

▷ Service and Warranty Information Booklet

for US models

▷ Warranty and Service Guide Booklet for

Canadian models

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

Data memory

Many electronic components on your vehicle are equipped with data memories that tempo‐ rarily or permanently store technical informa‐ tion about the condition of the vehicle, events and faults. This technical information generally documents the state of a component, a mod‐ ule, a system or the environment:

▷ Operating states of system components,

fill levels for instance.

▷ Status messages for the vehicle and from

its individual components, e.g., wheel rota‐ tion speed/ vehicle speed, deceleration, transverse acceleration.

▷ Malfunctions and faults in important sys‐

tem components, e.g., lights and brakes.

▷ Responses by the vehicle to special situa‐

tions, e.g., deployment of an airbag, en‐ gagement of stability control systems.

▷ Ambient conditions, such as temperature.

This data is purely technical in nature and is used to detect and correct faults and to opti‐ mize vehicle functions. Motion profiles over routes traveled cannot be created from this data. When service offerings are used, e.g., re‐ pair services, service processes, warranty claims, quality assurance, this technical infor‐ mation can be read out from the event and fault memories by the service personnel, in‐ cluding the manufacturer, using special diag‐ nostic tools. You can obtain further information there if it is needed. After a fault is corrected, the information in the fault memory is deleted or overwritten on a continuous basis.

When the vehicle is in use, situations are con‐ ceivable in which it might be possible to asso‐ ciate this technical data with individuals if it is combined with other information, e.g., an acci‐ dent report, damage to the vehicle, eye wit‐ ness accounts — possibly with the assistance of an expert.

Additional functions that are contractually agreed with the customer, such as vehicle lo‐

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cating in an emergency, enable certain vehicle data to be transmitted from the vehicle.

Event Data Recorder EDR

This vehicle is equipped with an event data re‐ corder EDR. The main purpose of an EDR is to record, in certain crash or near crash-like situa‐ tions, such as an air bag deployment or hitting a road obstacle, data that will assist in under‐ standing how a vehicle’s systems performed. The EDR is designed to record data related to vehicle dynamics and safety systems for a short period of time, typically 30 seconds or less.

The EDR in this vehicle is designed to record such data as:

▷ How various systems in your vehicle were

operating.

▷ Whether or not the driver and passenger

safety belts were fastened.

▷ How far, if at all, the driver was depressing

the accelerator and/or brake pedal.

▷ How fast the vehicle was traveling.

These data can help provide a better under‐ standing of the circumstances in which crashes and injuries occur.

EDR data are recorded by your vehicle only if a nontrivial crash situation occurs; no data are recorded by the EDR under normal driving conditions and no personal data, e.g., name, gender, age, and crash location, are recorded.

However, other parties, such as law enforce‐ ment, could combine the EDR data with the type of personally identifying data routinely ac‐ quired during a crash investigation.

To read data recorded by an EDR, special equipment is required, and access to the vehi‐ cle or the EDR is needed. In addition to the ve‐ hicle manufacturer, other parties, such as law enforcement, that have the special equipment, can read the information if they have access to the vehicle or the EDR.

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 in‐ jury or death, you should immediately inform the National Highway Traffic Safety Adminis‐ tration NHTSA, in addition to notifying BMW of North America, LLC, P.O. Box 1227, West‐ wood, 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 dealer, 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., Washing‐ ton, DC 20590. You can also obtain other in‐ formation about motor vehicle safety from http://www.safercar.gov

For Canadian customers

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

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At a glance

These overviews of buttons, switches and displays are intended to familiarize you with your vehicle. You will also become quickly acquainted

with the available control concepts and options.

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At a glance Cockpit

Cockpit

Vehicle equipment

All standard, country-specific and optional equipment that is offered in the model series is described in this chapter. Therefore, equip‐

All around the steering wheel

ment is also described that is not available in a vehicle, e. g., because of the selected optional equipment or country variant. This also applies for safety-related functions and systems.

1 Active rear spoiler 119

2 Rear window safety switch 45

3 Power windows 44

4 Exterior mirror operation 55

5 Glove compartment on the driver's

side 162

Driver assistance systems

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Active Blind Spot Detec‐ tion 113

Intelligent Safety 104

Collision warning with City Brak‐ ing function 105.

Lane departure warning 111

6 Lamps

Cockpit At a glance

Front fog lamps 93

Parking lamps 90

Low beams 90

Automatic headlamp con‐ trol 91

Daytime running lights 91

Adaptive Light Control 91

High-beam Assistant 92

Instrument lighting 93

7 Steering column stalk, left

Turn signal 67

High beams, head‐ lamp flasher 67

High-beam Assistant 92

Reduce distance 125

Increase distance 125

Cruise control rocker switch 130, 124

9 Instrument cluster 74

10 Steering wheel buttons, right

Entertainment source

Volume

Voice activation 24

Telephone, see user's manual for Navigation, Entertainment and Communication

Thumbwheel for selection lists 85

11 Steering column stalk, right

Windshield wipers 67

Roadside parking lamps 91

Computer 85

8 Steering wheel buttons, left

Store speed 129

Resume speed 131

Cruise control on/off, interrupt‐ ing 130

Active Cruise Control on/off, in‐ terrupting 123

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Rain sensor 68

Clean the windshields and head‐ lamps 69

12 Start/stop the engine and switch

the ignition on/off 63

Auto Start/Stop function 64

13 Horn

14 Steering wheel heating 57

15 Adjust steering wheel 57

16 Open the tailgate 38

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17 Unlock hood 196

All around the center console

1 Headliner 15

2 Control Display 16

3 Ventilation 151

4 Hazard warning system 214

Central locking system 35

5 Glove compartment 162

6 Radio/CD/Multimedia, see user's manual

for Navigation, Entertainment and Commu‐ nication

7 Climate control 146

8 Controller with buttons 16

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9 Parking brake 66

10 PDC Park Distance Control 131

Rearview camera 134

Parking assistant 140

Surround View 134

11 Driving Dynamics Control 120

DSC Dynamic Stability Con‐ trol 117

12 Automatic transmission selector

lever 70

Manual transmission selector lever 70

All around the headliner

Cockpit At a glance

1 Intelligent Emergency Re‐

quest 214

2 Panoramic glass sunroof 45

3 Indicator lamp, front passenger

airbag 97

4 Reading lamps 93

5 Interior lamps 93

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At a glance iDrive

iDrive

Vehicle equipment

All standard, country-specific and optional equipment that is offered in the model series is described in this chapter. Therefore, equip‐ ment is also described that is not available in a vehicle, e. g., because of the selected optional equipment or country variant. This also applies for safety-related functions and systems.

The concept

The iDrive combines the functions of a multi‐ tude of switches. Thus, these functions can be operated from a central location.

Using the iDrive during a trip

To avoid becoming distracted and pos‐ ing an unnecessary hazard to your vehicle's occupants and to other road users, never at‐ tempt to use the controls or enter information unless traffic and road conditions allow this.◀

Controls at a glance

Controls

Control Display

Hints

▷ To clean the Control Display, follow the

care instructions.

▷ Do not place objects close to the Control

Display; otherwise, the Control Display can be damaged.

Switching off

2. "Switch off control display"

Press the button.

Switching on

Press the controller again to switch the screen back on.

1 Control Display

2 Controller with buttons and touchpad

The buttons can be used to open the me‐ nus directly. The controller can be used to select menu items and create the settings.

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Controller with navigation system

Select menu items and create settings.

Turn.

iDrive At a glance

2. Press.

3. Move in four directions.

Buttons on controller

Press the but‐ ton

Function

Turn.

2. Press.

3. Move in two directions.

MENU Open the main menu.

RADIO Opens the Radio menu.

MEDIA Opens the CD/Multimedia

menu.

NAV Opens the Navigation menu.

TEL Opens the Telephone menu.

BACK Displays the previous panel.

OPTION Opens the Options menu.

Controller without navigation system

Select menu items and create settings.

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Buttons on controller

Press the but‐ ton

MENU Open the main menu.

Audio Open audio menu last lis‐

TEL Opens the Telephone menu.

Function

tened to, switch between au‐ dio menus.

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Press the but‐ ton

BACK Open previous panel.

OPTION Opens the Options menu.

Function

Operating concept

Opening the main menu

Press the button.

The main menu is displayed.

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

Menu items in the Owner's Manual

In the Owner's Manual, menu items that can be selected are set 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 previ‐ ous panel is displayed.

The previous panel is opened again by pressing the BACK button. In this case, the current panel is not closed.

▷ Move the controller to the right.

A new panel is opened on top of the previ‐ ous display.

Selecting menu items

Menu items shown in white can be selected.

Turn the controller until the desired menu

item is highlighted.

2. Press the controller.

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White arrows pointing to the left or right indi‐ cate that additional panels can be opened.

View of an opened menu

When a menu is opened, it generally opens with the panel that was last selected in that menu. To display the first panel of a menu:

▷ Move the controller to the left repeatedly

until the first panel is displayed.

▷ Press the menu button on the controller

twice.

Opening the Options menu

Press the button.

The "Options" menu is displayed.

Additional options: move the controller to the right repeatedly until the "Options" menu is displayed.

Options menu

The "Options" menu consists of various areas:

▷ Screen settings, e.g., "Split screen".

This area remains unchanged.

▷ Control options for the selected main

menu, e.g., for "Radio".

▷ If applicable, further operating options for

the selected menu, e.g., "Store station".

Changing settings

Select a field.

2. Turn the controller until the desired setting

is displayed.

iDrive At a glance

The function is deactivated.

Touchpad

Some iDrive functions can be operated using the touchpad on the controller:

Selecting functions

1. "Settings"

2. "Touchpad"

3. Select the desired function.

▷ "Speller": letters and numbers, enter‐

ing.

▷ "Map": operating the interactive map.

▷ "Browser": enter Internet addresses.

▷ "Audio feedback": the entered letters

and numbers are announced.

Entering letters and numbers

The entry of the letters requires some practice at the beginning. In the entry, pay attention to the following:

▷ For the entry of large/small letters and

numbers, first convert via iDrive to the cor‐ responding Input mode, refer to page 22.

▷ Enter characters as they are displayed on

the Control Display.

▷ Always enter accompanying signs, such as

accents or periods so that the letter can be clearly recognized.

▷ To delete a character, slide to the left on

the touchpad.

3. Press the controller.

Activating/deactivating the functions

Several menu items are preceded by a check‐ box. It indicates whether the function is acti‐ vated or deactivated. Selecting the menu item activates or deactivates the function.

The function is activated.

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Operating the interactive map

The interactive map in the navigation system can be moved via the touchpad.

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Function Controls

Interactive map. Slide in the correspond‐

ing direction.

Enlarge/shrink in‐ teractive map.

Display menu. Tap once.

Drag the display inwards or outwards with the fin‐ gers.

Changing settings

Settings on the control display, such as the volume, can be made via the touchpad. To do this slide to the left or right accordingly.

Example: setting the clock

Setting the clock

1. Press the button. The main menu is

displayed.

2. Turn the controller until "Settings" is high‐

lighted, and then press the controller.

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

highlighted, and then press the controller.

5. Turn the controller until "Time:" is high‐

lighted, and then press the controller.

6. Turn the controller to set the hours and

press the controller.

7. Turn the controller to set the minutes and

press the controller.

3. If necessary, move the controller to the left

to display "Time/Date".

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Status information

Status field

The following information is displayed in the status field at the top right:

▷ Time.

▷ Current entertainment source.

▷ Sound output, on/off.

▷ Wireless network reception strength.

▷ Telephone status.

▷ Traffic bulletin reception.

Status field symbols

The symbols are grouped as follows.

iDrive At a glance

Radio symbols

Symbol Meaning

Satellite radio is switched on.

Telephone symbols

Symbol Meaning

Incoming or outgoing call.

Missed call.

Wireless network reception

strength.

Symbol flashes: network search.

Wireless network is not available.

Bluetooth is switched on.

Roaming is active.

Text message was received.

Check the SIM card.

SIM card is blocked.

SIM card is missing.

Enter the PIN.

Entertainment symbols

Symbol Meaning

CD/DVD player.

Additional symbols

Symbol Meaning

Spoken instructions are switched

off.

Split screen

General information

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

In the divided screen view, the so-called split screen, this information remains visible even when you change to another menu.

Switching the split screen on and off

1. Press the button.

2. "Split screen"

Selecting the 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.

Music collection.

Gracenote® database.

AUX-IN port.

USB audio interface/mobile phone

audio interface.

USB audio interface.

Mobile phone audio interface.

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At a glance iDrive

Programmable memory buttons

General information

The iDrive functions can be stored on the pro‐ grammable memory buttons and called up di‐ rectly, e.g., radio stations, navigation destina‐ tions, phone numbers and entry points into the menu.

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

Without navigation system and telephone

Only radio stations can be stored on the but‐ tons, refer to user's manual for Navigation, En‐ tertainment, Communication.

Saving a function

Highlight the function via the iDrive.

Running a function

means, for example, that the number is dialed when a phone number is selected.

Displaying the button assignment

Use a finger to touch the buttons. Do not wear gloves or use objects.

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

Press the desired button for more

than 2 seconds.

Press the button.

The function will run immediately. This

▷ To display short information: touch the

button.

▷ To display detailed information: touch the

button for an extended period.

Deleting the button assignments

Press buttons 1 and 8 simultaneously for

approx. five seconds.

2. "OK"

Entering letters and numbers

General information

Turn the controller: select letters or num‐

bers.

2. Select additional letters or numbers if

needed.

3. "OK": confirm the entry.

Depending on the menu, you can switch be‐ tween entering upper and lower case, letters and numbers:

Symbol Function

Press the controller: delete the let‐

ter or number.

Press the controller for an extended

period: delete all letters or numbers.

Switching between cases, letters and numbers

Depending on the menu, you can switch be‐ tween entering upper and lower case, letters and numbers:

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Symbol Function

Enter the letters.

Enter the numbers.

or Move the controller up.

Without navigation system

Select the symbol.

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.

▷ Only those letters are offered during the

entry for which data is available.

▷ Destination search: town/city names can

be entered using the spelling of language available on the Control Display.

iDrive At a glance

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At a glance Voice activation system

Voice activation system

Vehicle equipment

The concept

▷ Most functions that are displayed on the

Control Display can be operated by spoken commands via the voice activation system. The system prompts you to make your en‐ tries.

▷ Functions that can only be used when the

vehicle is stationary cannot be operated using the voice activation system.

▷ The system uses a special microphone on

the driver's side.

▷ ›...‹ Verbal instructions in the Owner's

Manual to use with the voice activation system.

Requirements

Via the Control Display, set a language that is also supported by the voice activation system so that the spoken commands can be identi‐ fied.

Set the language, refer to page 88.

Using voice activation

Activating the voice activation system

2. Wait for the signal.

3. Say the command.

This symbol in the instrument cluster indi‐

cates that the voice activation system is active.

If no other commands are available, operate the function in this case via iDrive.

Press the button on the steering

wheel.

The command is displayed in the instru‐ ment cluster.

Terminating the voice activation system

Briefly press the button on the steer‐ ing wheel or ›Cancel‹.

Possible commands

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

The available commands depend on which menu is currently displayed on the Control Dis‐ play.

Short commands exist for many functions.

Some list entries, e.g., Phone book entries, can also be selected via the voice activation sys‐ tem. Speak these list entries exactly as they are displayed in the respective list.

Having possible commands read aloud

You can have the available commands read out loud for you: ›Voice commands‹

For example, if the "Settings" menu is dis‐ played, the commands for the settings are read out loud.

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Voice activation system At a glance

Executing functions using short commands

Functions on the main menu can be performed directly by means of short commands, nearly irrespective of which menu item is currently selected, e.g., ›Vehicle status‹.

List of short commands of the voice activation system, see Navigation, Entertainment, Com‐ munication Owner's Manual.

Help dialog for the voice activation system

Calling up help dialog: ›Help‹

Additional commands for the help dialog:

▷ ›Help with examples‹: information about the

current operating options and the most im‐ portant commands for them are an‐ nounced.

▷ ›Help with voice activation‹: information

about the principle of operation for the voice activation system is announced.

Example: playing back a CD

Via short command

Playback of the CD can also be started via a short command.

1. Switch on the Entertainment sound output

if necessary.

3. ›C D drive track ...‹, e.g., CD track 4.

Press the button on the steering

wheel.

Setting the voice dialog

You can set whether the system should use the standard dialog or a shorter version.

In the shorter variant of the voice dialog, the announcements from the system are issued in an abbreviated form.

On the Control Display:

"Settings"

2. "Language/Units"

3. "Speech mode:"

4. Select the setting.

Via the main menu

The commands of the menu items are spoken just as they are selected via the controller.

Switch on the Entertainment sound output

if necessary.

3. ›Multimedia‹

4. ›C D‹

5. ›C D drive‹

6. ›Track ...‹, e.g., CD track 4.

Press the button on the steering

wheel.

The medium last played is played back.

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Adjusting the volume

Turn the volume button while giving an in‐ struction until the desired volume is set.

▷ The volume remains constant even if the

volume of other audio sources is changed.

▷ The volume is stored for the remote con‐

trol currently in use.

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Notes on Emergency Requests

Do not use the voice activation system to ini‐ tiate an Emergency Request. In stressful situa‐ tions, the voice and vocal pitch can change. This can unnecessarily delay the establish‐ ment of a telephone connection.

Instead, use the SOS button, refer to page 214, in the vicinity of the interior mirror.

Environmental conditions

▷ Say the commands, numbers, and letters

smoothly and with normal volume, empha‐ sis, and speed.

▷ Always say commands in the language of

the voice activation system.

▷ Keep the doors, windows, and glass sun‐

roof closed to prevent noise interference.

▷ Avoid making other noise in the vehicle

while speaking.

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Vehicle equipment

Integrated Owner's Manual in the vehicle

The Integrated Owner's Manual can be dis‐ played on the Control Display. The equipment and functions that are in the vehicle are descri‐ bed therein.

Components of the integrated Owner's Manual

The integrated Owner's Manual consists of three parts, which offer various levels of infor‐ mation or access possibilities.

Quick Reference Guide

Located in the Quick Reference is important information for the operation of the vehicle, the operation of basic vehicle functions or for what to do in the event of a flat tire. This information can also be displayed during driving.

Search by pictures

Information and descriptions based on illustra‐ tions can be searched via search by pictures. This is helpful, for example, if the description of an outfitting package that cannot be named is needed.

Select components

2. Turn the controller: open "Vehicle Info".

3. Press the controller.

4. Selecting desired range:

Press the button.

▷ "Quick reference"

▷ "Search by pictures"

▷ "Owner's Manual"

Leafing through the Owner's Manual

Page by page with link access

Turn the controller until the next or previous page is displayed.

Page by page without link access

Leaf through the pages directly while skipping the links.

Highlight the symbol once. Now simply press the controller to leaf from page to page.

Leaf back.

Leaf forward.

Owner's Manual

Information and descriptions can be searched by direct entry of a search term via the index.

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Context help - Owner's Manual to the temporarily selected function

The relevant information can be opened di‐ rectly.

Opening via the iDrive

To move directly from the application on the Control Display to the options menu:

2. "Display Owner's Manual"

Press the button or move the control‐ ler to the right repeatedly until the "Options" menu is displayed.

Opening when a Check Control message is displayed

Directly from the Check Control message on the Control Display:

"Display Owner's Manual"

Changing between a function and the Owner's Manual

To change from a function, e.g., radio, to the Owner's Manual on the Control Display and to switch between the two displays:

Programmable memory buttons

General information

The Owner's Manual can be stored on the pro‐ grammable memory buttons and called up di‐ rectly.

Storing

1. "Owner's Manual" Select via the iDrive.

Press the desired button for more

than 2 seconds.

Executing

Press the button.

The Owner's Manual is displayed im‐

mediately.

1. Press the button or move the control‐

ler to the right repeatedly until the "Options" menu is displayed.

2. "Display Owner's Manual"

3. Select the desired page in the Owner's

Manual.

To switch back and forth repeatedly between the function displayed last and the page of the Owner's Manual displayed last, repeat steps 4 and 5. This opens a new panel every time.

Press the button again to return to

the function displayed last.

Press the button to return to the page

of the Owner's Manual displayed last.

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