BMW M3 2013 User Manual

Contents

A - Z

Owner's Manual for Vehicle

The Ultimate

Driving Machine

THE BMW M3.

OWNER'S MANUAL.

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3 Series

M3

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. BMW AG

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Contents

The quickest way to find special topics is to consult the index, refer to page 290.

4	Notes
7	Reporting safety defects

At a glance

12 Dashboard

20 iDrive

27 Voice activation system

Controls

32 Opening and closing

48 Adjustments

58 Transporting children safely

62 Driving

83 Controls overview

96Technology for driving comfort and safety

110	Lamps
115	Climate
120	Practical interior accessories

Driving tips

136 Things to remember when driving

Navigation

144 Navigation system

146 Destination entry

155 Destination guidance

163 What to do if …

Entertainment

166 On/off and tone

169 Radio

173 Satellite radio

178 CD/DVD player

184 Music collection

189 External devices

Communications

200 Telephone

213 Office

222 Contacts

224 ConnectedDrive

Mobility

232	Refueling
235	Wheels and tires
255	Engine compartment
260	Maintenance
262	Care
262	Washing the vehicle
266	Replacing components
272	Giving and receiving assistance

Reference

280 Technical data

283Short commands for the voice activation system

290 Everything from A to Z

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Notes

Notes

Using this Owner's Manual

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

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

Updates after press date

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

Additional sources of information

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

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

Symbols used

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

sibility of personal injury and serious damage to the vehicle.<

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

for your vehicle.<

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

< Marks the end of a specific item of information.

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

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

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

Symbols on vehicle components

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

information on a particular part or assembly.

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		Notes
	Vehicle equipment	ating conditions and permit requirements. If
	This Owner's Manual describes all models and	your vehicle does not comply with the homolo-
		gation requirements in a certain country you
	all series-specific equipment, country-specific	cannot lodge warranty claims for your vehicle
	equipment, and optional equipment that is	there.
	offered in the series. For this reason, this	Further information can be obtained from your
	Owner's Manual also describes and illustrates
		service center.
	some equipment that may not be available in
	your vehicle, for example due to the special	Maintenance and repair
	options or national-market version selected.
		Advanced technology, e.g. the use of
	This also applies to safety related functions and
		modern materials and powerful electron-
	systems.
		ics, requires specially adapted maintenance
	If equipment and models are not described in
		and repair methods. You should therefore have
	this Owner's Manual, please consult the	the corresponding work on your vehicle
	accompanying Supplementary Owner's	performed only by your BMW center or at a
	Handbooks.	workshop that works according to BMW repair
		procedures with correspondingly trained per-
	StatusofthisOwner'sManual	sonnel. If this work is not carried out properly,
		there is a danger of subsequent damage and
	at time of printing	related safety hazards.<
	BMW pursues a policy of continuous, ongoing	Parts and accessories
	development that is conceived to ensure that
		For your own safety, use genuine parts
	our vehicles continue to embody the highest
		and accessories approved by BMW.
	quality and safety standards combined with
		When you purchase accessories tested and
	advanced, state-of-the-art technology. For this
	reason, it is possible in exceptional cases that	approved by BMW and Original BMW Parts, you
	features described in this Owner's Manual	simultaneously acquire the assurance that they
	could differ from those on your vehicle.	have been thoroughly tested by BMW to ensure
		optimum performance when installed on your
	Updates after press date	vehicle.
	Updates after press date for the Owner's Man-	BMW warrants these parts to be free from
	uals, when necessary, are issued as appendices	defects in material and workmanship.
	to the printed Quick Reference Guide for the	BMW will not accept any liability for damage
	vehicle.	resulting from installation of parts and accesso-
		ries not approved by BMW.

Your own safety

Warranty

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

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

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

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Notes

	Installation and operation of accessories not	Service and warranty
	approved by BMW, such as alarms, radios,	We recommend that you read this publication
	amplifiers, radar detectors, wheels, suspension
	components, brake dust shields, telephones,	thoroughly.
	including operation of any mobile phone from	Your BMW is covered by the following
	within the vehicle without using an externally	warranties:
	mounted antenna, or transceiver equipment, for	> New Vehicle Limited Warranty
	instance, CBs, walkie-talkies, ham radio or sim-	> Rust Perforation Limited Warranty
	ilar accessories, may cause extensive damage	> Federal Emissions System Defect Warranty
	to the vehicle, compromise its safety, interfere
	with the vehicle's electrical system or affect the	> Federal Emissions Performance Warranty
	validity of the BMW Limited Warranty. See your	> California Emission Control System Limited
	BMW center for additional information.<	Warranty
	Maintenance, replacement, or repair of
		Detailed information about these warranties is
	the emission control devices and sys-
		listed in the Service and Warranty Information
	tems may be performed by any automotive
		Booklet for US models or in the Warranty and
	repair establishment or individual using any
		Service Guide Booklet for Canadian models.
	certified automotive part.<
		Your vehicle has been specifically adapted and
	California Proposition 65 warning	designed to meet the particular operating con-
		ditions and registration requirements in your
	California law requires us to issue the following
		country and continental region in order to
	warning:
		deliver the full driving pleasure while the vehicle
	Engine exhaust and a wide variety of
		is operated under those conditions. If you wish
	automobile components and parts,	to operate your vehicle in another country or
	including components found in the interior fur-	region, you may be required to adapt your vehi-
	nishings in a vehicle, contain or emit chemicals	cle to meet different prevailing operating condi-
	known to the State of California to cause cancer	tions and registration requirements. You should
	and birth defects and reproductive harm. In	also be aware of any applicable warranty limita-
	addition, certain fluids contained in vehicles and	tions or exclusions for such country or region. In
	certain products of component wear contain or	such case, please contact Customer Relations
	emit chemicals known to the State of California	for further information.
	to cause cancer and birth defects or other
	reproductive harm.	Maintenance
	Battery posts, terminals and related accesso-	Maintain the vehicle regularly to sustain the
	ries contain lead and lead compounds. Wash	road safety, operational reliability and the New
	your hands after handling.	Vehicle Limited Warranty.
	Used engine oil contains chemicals that have	Specifications for required maintenance
	caused cancer in laboratory animals. Always	measures:
	protect your skin by washing thoroughly with	> BMW Maintenance system
	soap and water.<
		> Service and Warranty Information Booklet
		for US models
		> Warranty and Service Guide Booklet for
		Canadian models

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Notes

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

Data memory

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

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

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

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

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

>Environmental conditions, such as temperature.

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

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

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

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

Reporting safety defects

For US customers

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

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

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

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

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For Canadian customers

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

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At a glance

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

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At a glance Dashboard

Dashboard

Vehicle equipment

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

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

Around the steering wheel: controls and displays

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				Dashboard	At a glance
1	Convertible: opening and closing		11	Switching the ignition on/off and
	windows jointly 41			starting/stopping the engine 62
2	Convertible: opening and closing		12 Ignition lock 62
	rear windows 41
3	Opening and closing front		13 Buttons on the steering wheel
	windows 41			Telephone: accepting and ending
				a call; dialing the selected phone
4	Exterior mirrors folding in and out 55			number; redialing if no phone
5	Adjusting exterior mirrors, automatic curb			number is selected
	monitor 55			Convertible: microphone on
				steering column
6	Parking lamps 110
				Volume
	Low beams 110
	Automatic headlamp control 110			Activating/deactivating the voice
	Adaptive Light Control	111		activation system 27
	High-beam Assistant	112		Convertible: microphone on

steering column

7	Fog lamps 113

8Turn signals 72

High beams, headlamp flasher 112

High-beam Assistant 112

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

Next entertainment source

Recirculated air mode 117

Roadside parking lamps 112

Computer 85

Settings and information about the vehicle 87

9Instrument cluster 14

10Windshield wipers 72 Rain sensor 73

14 Steering wheel heating 57

15Horn, entire surface

16Adjusting the steering wheel 56

17Cruise control 76 Active Cruise Control 76

18Releasing the hood 256

19OBD socket 261

20Opening the trunk lid 37

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At a glance Dashboard

Instrument cluster

1	Speedometer	8	Display for
2	Indicator lamps for turn signals		> Position of automatic transmission 65
3	Indicator and warning lamps 15		> Gear indicator of 7-gear Sport automatic
4	Displays for Active Cruise Control 76			transmission with double clutch			67
5	Tachometer 84		> Computer 85
6	Engine oil temperature	84	> Date of next scheduled service, and
				remaining distance to be driven			88
7	Display for
			> Odometer and trip odometer 83
	> Clock 83
			> High-beam Assistant			112
	> Outside temperature	83
			> Checking the oil level			256
	> Indicator and warning lamps 92
			> Settings and information 87
			>	There is a Check Control
				message	92
		9	Fuel gauge		84
		10	Resetting the trip odometer 83

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	Dashboard	At a glance
Indicator and warning lamps	Supplementary text messages
The concept

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

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

Text messages

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

You can call up more information on the Control Display, e.g. on the cause of a malfunction and on how to respond, via Check Control, refer to page 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 113

Lamp flashes:

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

Parking brake applied 64

Canada: parking brake applied 64

Engine malfunction with adverse effect on emissions 261

Canada: engine malfunction with adverse effect on emissions 261

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At a glance Dashboard

Around the center console: controls and displays

1	Control Display 20	5	Automatic climate control
2	Hazard warning flashers		Air distribution to the
3	Driving stability control systems
			windshield 116
	> Dynamic Stability Control DSC	97
			Air distribution to the upper body
	> Dynamic Traction Control DTC	98
			area 116
4	Central locking system 36		Air distribution to the footwell 116

Automatic air distribution and flow rate 116

Air conditioning 118

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Dashboard At a glance

6

7

8

Automatic recirculated air control AUC and recirculated air

mode 117

Maximum cooling 116

ALL program 117

Air volume 117

Defrosting windows 118

Rear window defroster 118

Seat heating 53

CD/DVD drive 178

Changing

>Radio station 169

>Track 178

Park Distance Control PDC 96

Coupe:

Roller sunblinds 124

Coupe:

Hill Descent Control HDC 99

9Controller 20

Can be turned, pressed, or moved in four directions

10Buttons on the controller 20 Selecting menus directly

11Convertible:

Opening and closing retractable hardtop 44

12Programmable memory keys 25

13Switching entertainment audio sources on/ off and adjusting volume 166

14Ejecting a CD/DVD 178

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At a glance Dashboard

Around the roofliner

Coupe

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

2SOS: sending an Emergency Request 272

3Reading lamps 114

4Glass sunroof 43

5Interior lamps 114

6Passenger airbag status lamp 108

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Dashboard At a glance

Convertible

1SOS: sending an Emergency Request 272

2Reading lamps 114

3Interior lamps 114

4Passenger airbag status lamp 108

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At a glance iDrive

iDrive

Vehicle equipment

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

The concept

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

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

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

Controls at a glance

Controls

1Control Display

2Controller with buttons

You can use the buttons to open the menus

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

>Move in four directions, arrows 3

>Turn, arrow 4

>Push, arrow 5

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iDrive At a glance

Control Display

Notes

>Follow care instructions when cleaning the Control Display.

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

Switching off

1. Press the button.

2."Switch off control display"

Switching on

Press the controller to switch on.

Buttons on the controller

Symbol	Function
MENU	Open the main menu
RADIO	Open the Radio menu
MEDIA	Open the CD/Multimedia menu
NAV	Start navigation in map view
TEL	Open the Telephone menu
BACK	Show previous panel
OPTION	Open the Options menu

Operating principle

With the ignition at radio readiness or beyond, refer to page 62, the following message is displayed on the Control Display:

To hide the message: Press the controller.

The main menu is displayed.

The message is automatically hidden after approx. 10 seconds.

Opening the main menu

Press the button.

The main menu is displayed.

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

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At a glance iDrive

Selecting a menu item

The menu items shown in white can be selected.

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

2. Press the controller.

Menu items in the Owner's Manual

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

Changing between panels

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

>Move the controller to the left.

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

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

>Move the controller to the right.

A new panel is opened and laid over it.

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

View of an opened menu

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

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

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

Open the Options menu

Press the button.

The "Options" menu is displayed.

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

Options menu

The "Options" menu is composed of different areas:

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

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

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

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	iDrive	At a glance
Adjusting settings	4. Turn the controller until "Time/Date" is
1. Select a field.	highlighted, and then press the controller.

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

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

3. Press the controller.

Activating/deactivating functions

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

The function is activated. The function is deactivated.

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

Example: setting the clock

1. Press the button.

The main menu is displayed.

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

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

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

Status information

Status box

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

>Time

>Current entertainment source

>Sound output ON/OFF

>Mobile phone network with strongest reception

>Telephone status

>Traffic reports reception

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At a glance iDrive

Status box symbols Other

The symbols are divided into separate groups.

Radio symbols

Symbol Meaning

Traffic bulletins switched on

HD radio switched on

Satellite radio switched on

Symbol Meaning

Voice instructions are switched off

Querying current vehicle position

With the Professional navigation system: Split screen

Telephone symbols

Symbol Meaning

Incoming or outgoing call

Missed call

Reception strength of mobile phone network symbol flashing: Network search

No mobile phone network available

Bluetooth switched on

Roaming active

Receiving text message, email

Checking SIM card

SIM card blocked

SIM card missing

Entering PIN

Entertainment symbols

Symbol Meaning

CD/DVD player

Music collection

Gracenote® database

AUX-IN port

USB audio interface

Music interface for smartphones

General information

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

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

Switching the split screen on and off

1. Press the button.

2."Split screen"

Selecting display

1. Press the button.

2."Split screen"

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

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

5.Select the desired menu item.

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iDrive At a glance

Programmable memory keys

General information

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

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

Storing functions

1.Highlight the function via the iDrive.

2.Press the desired button

... for longer than two seconds.

Entering letters and numbers

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

2.Select additional letters or numbers if needed.

3."OK": confirm entry.

Symbol Function

Press the controller: delete one letter or number

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

Enter a blank space

Executing a function

... Press the button.

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

Displaying memory key assignments

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

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

>Displaying brief information: Press the button.

>Displaying detailed information: Press and hold the button

Switching between letters and numbers

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

Symbol Function

Entering letters

Entering numbers

Switching between uppercase and lowercase letters

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

Symbol Function

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

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

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At a glance iDrive

Entry comparison

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

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

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

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

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Voice activation system At a glance

Voice activation system

Vehicle equipment

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

The concept

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

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

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

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

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

Prerequisite

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

Setting the language, refer to page 95.

Saying commands

Activating voice activation system

1.Press the button on the steering wheel.

2.Wait for the acoustic signal.

3.Say the command.

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

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.

Having the possible commands read aloud

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

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At a glance Voice activation system

	For example, if the "Settings" menu is dis-		Via short commands
	played, the commands relating to settings are		The CD playback can also be started via a short
	read aloud.
			command.
	Performing functions using short		1.	If necessary, switch on entertainment audio
				output.
	commands
			2.	Press the	button on the steering wheel.
	Functions from the main menu can be per-
				3. {C D drive Track …} e.g. CD track 4.
	formed directly by means of short commands,
	essentially regardless of which menu item is
	selected, e.g. {Vehicle status}.		Setting the voice dialog
	List of short command of the voice activation
	system, refer to page 283.		You can set whether the system uses the
	Help dialog for voice activation system		standard dialog or a short version.
			In the short version of the voice dialog, the
	Accessing help:
			responses from the system are given in
		{Help}	abbreviated form.
	Other commands for the help dialog:		On the Control Display:
	> {Help with examples}: information about		1.	"Settings"
		the current control options and the most	2.	"Language/Units"
		important commands relating to them are	3.	"Speech mode:"
		read aloud.
			4.	Select a setting.
	> {Help with voice activation}: information

about the principle operation of the voice activation system is read aloud.

Example: playing back a CD

Via the main menu

1.If necessary, switch on entertainment audio output.

2.Press the button on the steering wheel.

3. {C D and multimedia}

The system plays the last media played.

4.{C D}

5.{C D drive}

The CD is played.

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

7.{Track …} e.g. CD track 4.

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.

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Voice activation system At a glance

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 272, 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 language of the voice activation system.

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

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

>Avoid ambient noise in the vehicle while speaking.

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