BMW M3 2012 User Manual

Owner's Manual

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Contents

A - Z

for Vehicle

The Ultimate

Driving Machine

THE BMW 3 SERIES.

OWNER'S MANUAL.

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328i xDrive

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335i xDrive

335is

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.

Please also read the other booklets of vehicle literature, e.g. the Supplementary Owner's Handbook for the BMW M3.

We wish you an enjoyable driving experience.

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The quickest way to find special topics is to consult the index, refer to page 298.

4 Notes 7 Reporting safety defects

At a glance

10 Dashboard 18 iDrive 25 Voice activation system

Controls

30 Opening and closing 47 Adjustments 57 Transporting children safely 61 Driving 82 Controls overview 96 Technology for driving comfort and

safety

110 Lamps 116 Climate 122 Practical interior accessories

Driving tips

138 Things to remember when driving

Communications

204 Telephone 217 Office 226 Contacts 228 ConnectedDrive

Mobility

236 Refueling 239 Wheels and tires 259 Engine compartment 264 Maintenance 266 Care 270 Replacing components 276 Giving and receiving assistance

Reference

284 Technical data 290 Short commands for the voice activation

system

298 Everything from A to Z

Navigation

148 Navigation system 150 Destination entry 159 Destination guidance 167 What to do if …

Entertainment

170 On/off and tone 173 Radio 176 Satellite radio 181 CD/DVD player and CD changer 188 Music collection 194 External devices

Notes

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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 informa-

tion.

"..." 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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Vehicle equipment

This Owner's Manual describes all models and all series-specific equipment, country-specific equipment, and optional equipment that is offered in the series. For this reason, this Owner's Manual also describes and illustrates some equipment that may not be available in your vehicle, for example due to the special options or national-market version selected.

This also applies to safety related functions and systems.

If equipment and models are not described in this Owner's Manual, please consult the accompanying Supplementary Owner's Handbooks.

Status of this Owner's Manual at time of printing

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, it is possible in exceptional cases that features described in this Owner's Manual could differ from those on 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.

For your own safety

Maintenance and repair

Advanced technology, e.g. the use of

modern materials and powerful electronics, requires specially adapted maintenance and repair methods. You should therefore have the corresponding work on your vehicle performed only by your BMW center or at a work-

shop 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.<

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 Original 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.

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.

Installation and operation of accessories not approved by BMW, 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 radio 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.<

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Maintenance, replacement, 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 law requires 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.<

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.

Your vehicle has been specifically adapted and designed to meet the particular operating conditions and registration requirements in your country and continental region in order to deliver 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 vehicle to meet different prevailing operating conditions and registration 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 measures:

> BMW Maintenance system

> Service and Warranty Information Booklet

> Warranty and Service Guide Booklet for

for US models

Canadian models

If the vehicle is not maintained according to

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these specifications, this could result in serious damage to th e veh icle . Suc h dam age is n ot co vered by the BMW New Vehicle Limited Warranty.

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

Notes

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

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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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Dashboard

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

Around the steering wheel: controls and displays

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.

Dashboard

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At a glance

Convertible: opening and closing windows jointly 40

Convertible: opening and closing rear windows 40

Opening and closing front windows 40

4 Exterior mirrors folding in and out 55

5 Adjusting exterior mirrors, automatic curb

monitor 55

Parking lamps 110

Low beams 110

Automatic headlamp control 110 Adaptive Light Control 112 High-beam Assistant 113

Fog lamps 114

Turn signals 71

High beams, headlamp flasher 112

Switching the ignition on/off and starting/stopping the engine 61

12 Ignition lock 61

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 25

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 118

High-beam Assistant 113

Roadside parking lamps 112

Computer 84

Settings and information about the vehicle 86

9 Instrument cluster 12

Windshield wipers 71

Rain sensor 72

Steering wheel heating 56

15 Horn, entire surface

16 Adjusting the steering wheel 56

Cruise control 75

Active Cruise Control 75

18 Releasing the hood 260

19 OBD socket 265

20 Opening the trunk lid 35

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Instrument cluster

1 Speedometer

2 Indicator lamps for turn signals

3 Indicator and warning lamps 13

4 Displays for Active Cruise Control 75

5 Tachometer 83

6 Engine oil temperature 83

7 Display for

> Clock 82

> Outside temperature 82

> Indicator and warning lamps 92

8 Display for

> Position of automatic transmission 64

> Gear indicator of 7-gear Sport automatic

transmission with double clutch 66

> Computer 84

> Date of next scheduled service, and

remaining distance to be driven 87

> Odometer and trip odometer 82

> High-beam Assistant 113

> Checking the oil level 260

> Settings and information 86

> There is a Check Control

message 92

9 Fuel gauge 83

10 Resetting the trip odometer 82

Dashboard

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At a glance

Indicator and warning lamps

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 top edge of the Control Display describe the meanings of the indicator and warning lamps.

Supplementary text messages

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 92.

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 112

Fog lamps 114

Lamp flashes: DSC or DTC is regulating the propulsive forces in order to maintain driving stability 98

Parking brake applied 63

Canada: parking brake applied 63

Engine malfunction with adverse effect on emissions 265

Canada: engine malfunction with adverse effect on emissions 265

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Around the center console: controls and displays

1 Control Display 18

2 Hazard warning flashers

3 Driving stability control systems

> Dynamic Stability Control DSC 97

> Dynamic Traction Control DTC 98

4 Central locking system 35

5 Automatic climate control

Air distribution to the windshield 117

Air distribution to the upper body area 117

Air distribution to the footwell 117

Automatic air distribution and flow rate 118

Cooling function 119

Automatic recirculated air control

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AUC and recirculated air mode 118

Maximum cooling 117

ALL program 119

Air volume 118

Defrosting windows 119

Rear window defroster 119

Seat heating 53

6 CD/DVD drive 181

7 Changing

> Radio station 173

> Track 182

Dashboard

At a glance

Park Distance Control PDC 96

Coupe: Roller sunblinds 126

Coupe: Hill Descent Control HDC 99

9 Controller 18

Can be turned, pressed, or moved in four directions

10 Buttons on the controller 18

Selecting menus directly

Convertible: Opening and closing retractable hardtop 43

12 Programmable memory keys 23

13 Switching entertainment audio sources on/

off and adjusting volume 170

14 Ejecting a CD/DVD 181

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Around the roofliner

Coupe

1 Microphone for voice activation system and

for telephone in hands-free mode

SOS: sending an Emergency Request 276

Reading lamps 115

Glass sunroof 41

Interior lamps 114

Passenger airbag status lamp 108

Convertible

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Dashboard

At a glance

SOS: sending an Emergency Request 276

Reading lamps 115

Interior lamps 114

Passenger airbag status lamp 108

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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.

Controls at a glance

Controls

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; otherSwise, you may

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

1 Control Display

2 Controller 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

iDrive

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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.

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.

Buttons on the controller

Symbol Function

MENU Open the main menu

RADIO Open the Radio menu

CD 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

The main menu is displayed.

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

Selecting a menu item

The menu items shown in white can be selected.

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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.

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 con-

troller.

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, for example "Store station".

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

iDrive

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Adjusting settings

1. Select a field.

2. Turn the controller until the desired setting

is displayed.

3. Press the controller.

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.

Example: setting the clock

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.

1. Press the button.

The main menu is displayed.

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

lighted, and then press the controller.

3. If necessary, move the controller to the left

to display "Time/Date".

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

The symbols are divided into separate groups.

Radio symbols

Symbol Meaning

Traffic bulletins switched on

HD radio switched on

Satellite radio switched on

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

Mobile phone audio interface

Other

Symbol Meaning

Voice instructions are switched off

Querying current vehicle position

With the Professional navigation system: Split screen

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.

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.

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.

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

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:

> Displaying brief information:

Press the button.

> Displaying detailed information:

Press and hold the button

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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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.

Voice activation system

At a glance

Vehicle equipment

The concept

> The voice activation system can be used to

control most functions by spoken commands.

> Functions that can only used when the vehi-

cle 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 com-

mands 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 94.

Saying commands

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

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.

Activating voice activation system

1. Press the button on the steering wheel.

2. Wait for the acoustic signal.

3. Say the command.

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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 290.

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.

Example: playing back a CD

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. Press the button on the steering wheel.

5. {C D track …} e.g. CD track 4.

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.

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 276, in the vicinity of the interior rearview mirror.

Ambient conditions

> Say the commands, numbers and letters

smoothly and with normal volume, emphasis and speed.

> Always speak the commands in the lan-

guage 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/pan-

oramic glass roof closed to prevent interference from ambient noise.

> Avoid ambient noise in the vehicle while

speaking.

Voice activation system

At a glance

Controls

This chapter is intended to provide you with

information for complete control of your vehicle.

All features and accessories that are useful for

driving and your safety, comfort and

convenience, are described here.

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