Owner's Manual for Vehicle
The Ultimate
Driving Machine
Contents
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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 fastest way to find specific topics is to use the index, refer to page 224.
Using this Owner's Manual
4 Notes
At a glance
10 Cockpit
16 iDrive
23 Voice command system
Controls
30 Opening and closing
43 Adjusting
54 Transporting children safely
57 Driving
75 Everything under control
86Technology for comfort, convenience and safety
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Lamps |
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Climate |
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Practical interior accessories |
Driving tips
122 Things to remember when driving
Navigation
130Starting navigation system
131Destination input
143 Route guidance
148 What to do if …
Entertainment
152 On/off and settings
155 Radio
162 CD player
164 CD changer
168 DVD changer
Communications
176 Telephone overview
179 Getting started
182 Using the phone
186 BMW Assist
Mobility
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Refueling |
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Wheels and tires |
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Under the hood |
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Maintenance |
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Replacing components |
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Giving and receiving assistance |
Reference
218 Technical data
222Short commands of the voice command system
224 Everything from A to Z
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Notes
Using this Owner's Manual
In compiling this Owner's Manual we have made every effort to furnish you with a convenient reference source affording quick access to all the essentials. The fastest way to find detailed information on any specific subject is to turn to the comprehensive index at the back of the manual. For a brief initial overview, please refer to the first chapter.
Should the day come when you decide to sell your BMW, please remember to make certain that the new owner receives this Owner's Manual; it is an important part of the vehicle.
Additional sources of information
If you have any additional questions, your BMW center will be glad to advise you.
You can find information on BMW, e.g. on technology, 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.
* Indicates special equipment, country-spe- cific equipment and optional extras, as well as equipment and functions not yet available at the time of printing.
"..." Identifies Control Display texts used to select individual functions.
These sections contain information on using the voice command system.
{...} Verbal instructions to use with the voice command system.
{{...}} Identifies the answers generated by the voice command 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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Your individual vehicle
In purchasing your BMW, you have decided in favor of a model with individualized equipment and features. This Owner's Manual describes the entire array of options and equipment available with a specific BMW model.
Please bear in mind that the manual may contain information on accessories and equipment that you have not specified for your own vehicle. Sections describing options and special equipment are marked by asterisks * to assist you in identifying possible differences between the descriptions in this manual and your own vehicle's equipment.
If equipment in your BMW is not described in this Owner's Manual, please refer to the accompanying Supplementary Owner's Manuals.
Editorial notice
BMW pursues a policy of continuous, ongoing development that is conceived to ensure that our vehicles continue to embody the highest quality and safety standards combined with advanced, state-of-the-art technology. For this reason, the features described in this Owner's Manual may in rare cases differ from those on your vehicle.
For your own safety
Maintenance and repairs
Advanced technology, e.g. the use of modern materials and high-performance
electronics, requires specially adapted maintenance and repair methods. Therefore, have corresponding work on your BMW performed only by your BMW center or a workshop that works according to BMW repair procedures with correspondingly trained personnel. If this work is not carried out properly, there is a danger of subsequent damage and related safety hazards.<
California Proposition 65 Warning
California laws require us to issue the following warning:
Engine exhaust and a wide variety of automobile components and parts,
including components found in the interior furnishings in a vehicle, 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 reproductive harm.
Battery posts, terminals and related accessories contain lead and lead compounds. 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.<
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Parts and accessories
For your own safety, use genuine parts and accessories approved by BMW.
When you purchase accessories tested and approved by BMW and Genuine BMW Parts, you simultaneously acquire the assurance that they have been thoroughly tested by BMW to ensure optimum performance when installed on your vehicle.
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 accessories not approved by BMW.
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.
Genuine BMW Parts, BMW Accessories and other products approved 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 transceiver equipment, for instance, CBs, walkie-talkies, ham radios or similar accessories, may cause extensive damage to the vehicle, compromise 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, replacement, or repair of the emission control devices and sys-
tems may be performed by any automotive repair establishment or individual using any certified automotive part.<
Service and warranty
We recommend that you read this publication thoroughly.
Your BMW is covered by the following warranties:
>New Vehicle Limited Warranty
>Rust Perforation Limited Warranty
>Federal Emissions System Defect Warranty
>Federal Emissions Performance Warranty
>California Emission Control System Limited 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.
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 and your dealer or BMW of North America, LLC.
To contact NHTSA, you may call the Vehicle Safety Hotline toll-free at 1-800-327-4236 (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, or contact Transport Canada by mail at: Transport Canada, ASFAD, Place de Ville Tower C, 330 Sparks Street, Ottawa ON K1A 0N5.
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At a glance
This overview of buttons, switches and displays is intended to orient you in your vehicle's operating environment. It will also assist you in becoming acquainted with the control concepts and options available for operating the various systems.
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Cockpit
Cockpit
All around the steering wheel: controls and displays
1 Roller sun blind for rear window* 112
2Rear window safety switch 40
3Power windows 40
4Exterior mirrors 50
5Parking brake 58
6Parking lamps 99 Low beams 99
Automatic headlamp control 99 Adaptive Head Light* 100 High-beam assistant* 100
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7Instrument lighting 101
8BMW Night Vision* 96
9Steptronic: upshifting 63
10Steptronic: downshifting 63
11Turn signals 65
High beams, headlamp flasher 100
High-beam assistant* 100 Roadside parking lamps 100
Computer 76
Check Control 80
Computer 76
12 Buttons on steering wheel
Voice command system* activation/deactivation 23
Volume
Mobile phone:
Press button.
Make call, accept call, or end call.
Press briefly to proceed through a selection sequence consisting of the automatic program, the Sport program, and the manual mode 63
Selecting radio station Selecting music track Skipping chapter*
Programmable button 52
13 Info Display 12
14 Automatic transmission 62
15 Ignition lock 57
16Switching ignition on/off 57 and Starting/stopping engine 57
17Windshield wipers 65 Rain sensor 65
18PDC Park Distance Control* 86
19Horn: the entire surface
20Steering wheel heater* 52 Steering wheel adjustment 52
21Unlocking luggage compartment lid 36
22Programmable cruise control 67
Active cruise control* 69
23 Fog lamps 101
Front fog lamps
24 Unlocking hood 201
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>Remaining driving distance for service requirements 78
>Text messages in Check Control 80
>Computer 76
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When the engine is started or the ignition is switched on, some lamps are checked for proper operation and light up briefly in the process.
Explanatory text messages
Text messages on Info Display explain the meaning of the indicating and warning lamps shown.
Indicator lamps without text messages
The following indicator lamps in the display area 1 indicate that certain functions are active:
Turn signals 65
With parking brake released 59
With parking brake set 59
Warning lamp on Canadian models
Front fog lamps 101
DTC Dynamic Traction Control 88
High beams/headlamp flasher 100
High-beam assistant*
DSC Dynamic Stability Control, flashes 88
You can view additional information, e.g. regarding the cause of a malfunction and the corresponding action to take, in the Check Control, refer to page 80.
When the situation is urgent, this information is displayed immediately when the associated lamps light up.
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1Glass sunroof, electric* 41
2Memory buttons for integrated universal remote control* 111
3Reading lamps 102
4Interior lamps 102
5Passenger airbag status lamp 95
6Initiating an emergency call 178
7Control Display 16
8Temperature, left side of passenger compartment: turn,
maximum cooling: press 106
9Air volume, left side of passenger compartment: turn 106
Defrosting windows and removing condensation: press 106
10Hazard warning flashers
11Air volume, right side of passenger compartment 106
12Temperature, right side of passenger compartment: rotate,
residual heat: press 106
13Rear window defroster
14Air conditioner mode 107
15Opening the glove compartment
16Automatic air distribution and airflow as well as intensity of the AUTO program, right side of passenger compartment 104
17Starting scan
>for stations 152
>for tracks 152
18Central locking system 34
19Selecting AM or FM waveband
20Selecting radio, CD player, and CD changer
21Controller 16
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23Snap-in adapter 179
24 Seat adjustment 44
Heated seats* 49
Active seat ventilation* 50
Active seat for driver* 50
Seat, mirror and steering wheel memory 46
25 Glasses compartment 115
26 Storage compartments 115
27Switching audio sources on/off and adjusting volume 153
28Retracting telephone keypad 177
29Automatic air distribution and airflow as well as intensity of the AUTO program, left side of passenger compartment 104
30Outside air/AUC Automatic recirculated-air control/recirculated air 105
31Switching off automatic climate control 105
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iDrive
iDrive combines the functions of a multitude of switches. This allows these functions to be operated from a central position. The following introduction illustrates how easy iDrive is to
Controls
use. The control of individual functions is described in connection with the relevant equipment.
1Control Display
2Programmable button 52
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button Opening start menu
4Controller
With the controller you can select menu items and make settings:
>move in four directions, arrows 5
>turn, arrow 6
>press, arrow 7
Switching Control Display off/on
1.Press the 
button to open the start menu.
2.Press the controller.
Press the controller again to switch the screen back on.
To avoid becoming distracted and posing an unnecessary hazard, both to your own
vehicle's occupants and to other road users: never attempt to use the controls or make entries unless traffic and road conditions allow.<
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5Help
>Brief help text displays 20
>Menu name for menu change 19
6Entertainment
>Radio 155
>CD player* 162
>CD changer* 164
>DVD changer* 168
It is only possible to play a DVD on the rear seat screen, refer to Rear seat
screen* on page 21.<
7Settings
>Parking brake 58
>PDC Park Distance Control 86
>EDC Electronic Damping Control 89
>Programmable buttons 52
>FTM Flat Tire Monitor* 90
>TPM Tire Pressure Monitor* 91
>Time and date 84
>Language 84
> Units of measure and display format 84
>Brightness 85
>Rear seat screen* 21 8 Climate
>Intensity of AUTO program 104
>Air volume 106
>Heated seats* 49
>Parked car ventilation 109
>Extra, e.g. rear air conditioner 108
Basic operation
Once the radio ready position is reached, the following message appears on the Control Display:
To clear the message: Press the controller.
This displays the start menu.
The message automatically disappears after approx. 25 seconds.
Start menu
You can access all functions of iDrive via eight menu items.
Opening start menu
Press the 
button.
Opening the start menu from a menu:
>Move the controller toward the currently active menu.
>Move the controller twice in one direction.
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From the start menu, eight menus can be accessed by moving the controller in the appropriate directions.
In a menu, you can change directly into a new menu by moving in the corresponding direction, without having to open the start
menu first.
Moving in the direction that corresponds to the last menu used brings you back to the last item used in this menu.<
Selecting menu items
To edit a function, you must select the corresponding menu item. Menu items shown in white can be selected.
Turn the controller
The highlight moves.
To change between the menu items on the left and right side of
the Control Display, continue to turn the controller at the beginning or end of a list. The highlight moves to the other side of the Control Display.
1.Turn the controller to change the setting.
2.Press the controller to adopt the setting.
Displaying and hiding menu name
You can program the system to display the menu name each time you proceed to a new menu.
1.Press the 
button to open the start menu.
2.Move the controller toward "Help".
3.Select "Menu name" and press the controller.
The 
symbol indicates the menu that is currently activated. The menu name is displayed.
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Symbols
Some functions and information are displayed in the form of symbols:
The function is switched on
Back.
The function is switched on
"Split": to show the current display in the assistance window.
Assistance window
Additional information can be displayed in the assistance window:
>Short help and supplementary information texts about selected menu items.
>A function selected from the "Car Data" menu, refer to page 83.
>The route with a navigation system, refer to page 130.
Showing/hiding help texts
You can display help texts and supplementary information on selected menu items in the assistance window.
1.Press the 
button to open the start menu.
2.Move the controller toward "Help".
3. Select "Help text" and press the controller.
The 
symbol indicates the menu that is currently activated. The help texts are displayed in the assistance window.
Top and bottom status lines
1Hands-free mode active
2Display field for missed calls
3Reception strength of mobile phone network
4Display field
>name of mobile phone logged on
>of the entered/dialed phone number
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5Telephone status
>Green, yellow and red flashing: Linking of a mobile phone.
>Green:
Incoming or outgoing call.
>Red:
No network available.
>Yellow:
The network of another provider is being used, partner network.
>Flashing yellow:
The network of another provider is being used, external network.
Roaming in a partner or external network incurs higher call charges than
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>You can use the "Car Data" menu to display the message on the Control Display.
Status service requirement display 78
>Red:
At least one service interval has been exceeded.
7Display of temperature selection and intensity of the AUTO program, right side of passenger compartment
8Air volume, right side of passenger compartment
9Entertainment
Display for radio, CD, and DVD
With compressed audio files, the information about the track is displayed 166
10Air volume, left side of passenger compartment
11Display of temperature selection and intensity of the AUTO program, left side of passenger compartment
>Time
>Date
Rear seat screen*
Some of the functions of iDrive can also be operated via the rear seat screen. Certain functions are only available via iDrive. These functions can only be operated to a limited degree on the rear screen, e.g. the speed limit can only be displayed. The settings are made via iDrive.
Deploying rear seat screen
1.Swing pivoting arm upward until it engages.
2.Fold rear seat screen upward.
The rear seat screen is ready for operation.
Stowing rear seat screen
1.Align rear seat screen so that it is straight.
2.Fold rear seat screen downward until pivoting arm unlocks.
Pivoting arm swings downward.
The rear seat screen is switched off.
Pivot the rear seat screen completely downward when the ski bag is being
used; otherwise, it could be damaged.
Do not pivot the rear seat screen up or down with the cup holders open; otherwise, it could be damaged.<
Assistance window*
The status lines in the assistance window show the following:
>Outside temperature
>Navigation system destination
Switching off rear seat screen
1.Press the 
button to open the start menu.
2.Press the controller.
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Press the controller again to switch the screen back on.
Controller/buttons
The controller and buttons are located on the center armrest.
Rear lock
The available functions are operated with the respective controller.
Via iDrive you can limit the operation in the rear or switch off the rear seat screen.
iDrive, for principle details, refer to page 16.
1.Press the 
button to open the start menu.
2.Move the controller toward "Settings".
3.Select "Rear" and press the controller.
4.Select "Unlock" and press the controller repeatedly until the desired enabling of the rear iDrive is set.
>"menu"
You can switch the offered menus on or off by turning and pressing the controller.
The 
symbol indicates the menus that are currently activated.
>"None"
Switches the rear screen off.
>"Full"
Releases all function locks.
>"Limited"
You disable the functions that are used on the front Control Display.
Headphones
1Headphone jack
2Adjusting volume
3Station scan/track search
>Station scan
>Search track for CD, search chapter for DVD changer
With headphones connected, the sound output for the Control Display and the rear
seat screen are played back separately. For example, a radio station can be listened to while a DVD is being played in the rear.<
Headphones are only intended for passengers in the rear seats. Please check with local regulations regarding use of headphones.
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Voice command system*
The concept
The voice command system allows you to control operation of various vehicle systems without ever removing your hands from the steering wheel. The system operates on the basis of voice commands that you will learn easily after using them a few times. In many cases, the voice command system assists you with announcements or questions while you are making your entries.
The voice command system transforms your oral commands and dialog answers into control signals for the selected systems.
Please take the time to acquaint yourself with how a particular system operates
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The Info Display, refer to page 24, will display either the equipment that you are now operating or any current error messages.
Voice commands
Voice command system activation
Briefly press the 
button on the steering wheel.
An acoustic signal and the display "SVS active" on the Info Display, refer to page 24, indicate that the system is ready for operation. The system automatically starts in the main menu.
From here, you can call up all the equipment that can be operated.
Canceling voice command
Note
Use iDrive to set the language that will be used for the voice command system in order to be able to identify the commands to be spoken. Setting the language of iDrive, refer to page 84.
Symbols used
These sections contain information on using the voice command system.
{...} Verbal instructions to use with the voice command system.
{{...}} Identifies the answers generated by the voice command system.
Systems available for use with voice command
>{Navigation}, refer to page 130
>{Radio}, refer to page 155
>{Telephone}, refer to page 182
>{CD}, refer to page 162
>{CD changer}, refer to page 164
>{Notepad}, refer to page 25
>{DVD}, refer to page 168
Briefly press the 
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{Cancel}.
In dialogs in which any text can be spoken, e.g. names, notes, canceling is only possible using the 
button.
The system automatically switches over to its telephone mode if you receive a call during voice input. "SVS active" appears on the
Info Display, refer to page 24.<
Voice commands
The voice command system operates on the basis of specific, predefined commands; these commands should be spoken precisely as indicated. You can have the possible commands read back at any stage. To do so, say the command {Options}.
In addition to the commands described, there are often other commands that run the same function. Instead of {Options}, you can, for example, also say {What now}. In addition,
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numerous options are often available, such as {Scale 100 miles} instead of {Scale}.
Short commands
In the {Main menu} level, you can run certain functions directly with brief commands, refer to page 222, without having to open an equipment level first.
For example, if you want to dial a phone number, you do not have to say
{Telephone} instead, you can just say 
1. {Dial number}.
2. Enter the phone number.
Representation in Owner's Manual
Special commands are available for specific systems. In this Owner's Manual you will find these commands in the sections describing the individual systems.
Operation with the voice command system is always indicated with this symbol.
Displays on Info Display
The Info Display shows you what the voice command system has understood in line 2, while also indicating which voice command or question is currently active in line 1.
In addition, any error messages are also displayed.
Changing map scale for navigation: an example
Starting the dialog
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Volume adjustment
You can adjust the volume for the instructions from the voice command system:
Turn the knob during an instruction/announcement to select the desired volume.
Instructions/announcements from the voice command system will continue at this volume level, even if the other audio sources are set to minimum volume.
The volume setting is stored for the remote control currently in use.
Notes
Do not use the voice command system to make emergency calls. Your voice and
habitual tone could be affected by stressful situations, as a result of which the process of establishing the telephone connection could be unnecessarily delayed. Instead, use the emergency call button near the interior rearview mirror, refer to page 178.<
>Keep the doors, windows and glass sunroof closed to prevent interference from ambient noise.
>Avoid other sources of noise in the vehicle while speaking, and ask other vehicle occupants to refrain from talking while you are using the system.
>The hands-free microphone is aimed toward the driver. This means that the system might not be able to register the voices of other vehicle occupants properly.
The notepad
Recording a note
{Record note}.
You can store roughly ten minutes of spoken text, either as a single entry or as multiple entries of any desired length.
To stop recording:
Maintain pressure on the 
button for several seconds.
When recording a note, the voice command system does not hear the com-
mand {Cancel} or {Exit}. The text checking function for command words is deactivated in this case so that you can speak any desired text for your notes. This feature saves you from having to concentrate on avoiding any command words.<
Environmental conditions
The voice command system uses a special hands-free microphone located in the front of your vehicle's headliner. Although the system is designed to filter out ambient noise, you can help ensure that your commands will be understood by observing the following instructions:
>Speak smoothly and clearly, at a normal volume. Avoid excessive emphasis and pauses.
>Do not speak while the voice command system is itself speaking.
Listening to a notepad entry
To listen to recorded notepad entries:
1. {Read out}.
Approximately the first 3 seconds of the first note are read aloud.
2.After the request {{Record note, read out note, delete note.}} select the desired function.
>To listen to the entire note: {Read out}.
>To listen to the next note: {Next}.
>To listen to the note again: {Back} or {Repeat}.
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Deleting notes
1. {Edit}. 2. {Delete}.
Clearing notepad
To delete all contents from the notepad: 
1. {Notepad}.
2. {Delete}.
Standard commands
The standard commands available for use with all controlled systems are the same.
On delivery, the {Standard dialog} is set so as to simplify familiarization with the
voice command system.<
Function |
Command |
To repeat last message issued by the voice com- |
{Repeat} |
mand system |
|
To switch off the voice command system |
{Cancel} |
To set comprehensive instructions and error |
{Standard dialog} |
reports |
|
To set brief instructions and error reports |
{Short dialog} |
To call up information on individual items of equip- {Help} |
|
ment |
|
To have the system read aloud a list of the com- |
{Options} |
mands available for the selected system. This list |
|
simultaneously appears on the Info Display, refer |
|
to page 24 |
|
To open the main menu |
{Main menu} |
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