BMW X5 M 2013, X6 M 2013 Owner's Manual

Contents

Owner's Manual for Vehicle

A-Z

The Ultimate Driving

Machine

THE BMW X5 M AND THE BMW X6 M.

OWNER'S MANUAL.

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X5 M

X6 M

Owner's Manual for Vehicle

Thank you for choosing a BMW.

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

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

Please also note the additional items of onboard literature, for instance the BMW X5 M / BMW X6 M Supplementary Owner's Manual.

We wish you a safe and enjoyable drive.

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Contents

The fastest way to find information on a partic‐ ular topic or item is by using the index, refer to page 330.

6 Notes

At a glance

12 Cockpit 18 iDrive 25 Voice activation system

Controls

30 Opening and closing 49 Adjusting 61 Transporting children safely 67 Driving 79 Displays 90 Lamps 95 Safety 105 Driving stability control systems 111 Driving comfort 130 Climate 139 Interior equipment 147 Storage compartments

Driving tips

156 Things to remember when driving 160 Loading 164 Saving fuel

Entertainment

190 Tone 192 Radio 200 CD/multimedia 220 DVD system in rear

Communication

236 Telephone 249 Office 258 Contacts 261 ConnectedDrive

Mobility

268 Refueling 270 Fuel 275 Wheels and tires 288 Engine compartment 293 Maintenance 295 Replacing components 307 Breakdown assistance 312 Care

Reference

318 Technical data 322 Short commands for voice activation

system

330 Everything from A to Z

Navigation

168 Navigation system 170 Destination entry 179 Destination guidance 187 What to do if...

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Notes

Using this Owner's Manual

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

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

Additional sources of information

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

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

Symbols

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

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

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

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

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

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

Symbols on vehicle components

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

Vehicle equipment

This Owner's Manual describes all models, all series equipment, as well as country-specific and special equipment offered in the model

series.Therefore, this Owner's Manual also de‐ scribes and depicts equipment that may not be contained in your vehicle because of the se‐ lected special equipment or country version, for example.

This also applies to safety-related functions and systems.

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

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

Status of this Owner's Manual at time of printing

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

Updates made after the editorial deadline

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

For your own safety

Maintenance and repairs

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

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Notes

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

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

Parts and accessories

For your own safety, use genuine parts and ac‐ cessories approved by BMW. When you pur‐ chase accessories tested and approved by BMW and Genuine BMW Parts, you simultane‐ ously acquire the assurance that they have been thoroughly tested by BMW to ensure op‐ timum performance when installed on your ve‐ hicle. BMW warrants these parts to be free from defects in material and workmanship. BMW will not accept any liability for damage resulting from installation of parts and acces‐ sories not approved by BMW. BMW cannot test every product made by other manufactur‐ ers to verify if it can be used on a BMW safely and without risk to either the vehicle, its opera‐ tion, or its occupants. Genuine BMW Parts, BMW Accessories and other products ap‐ proved by BMW, together with professional advice on using these items, are available from all BMW centers. Installation and operation of non-BMW approved accessories such as alarms, radios, amplifiers, radar detectors, wheels, suspension components, brake dust shields, telephones, including operation of any mobile phone from within the vehicle without using an externally mounted antenna, or trans‐ ceiver equipment, for instance, CBs, walkietalkies, ham radios or similar accessories, may cause extensive damage to the vehicle, com‐ promise its safety, interfere with the vehicle's electrical system or affect the validity of the BMW Limited Warranty. See your BMW center for additional information. Maintenance, re‐ placement, or repair of the emission control devices and systems may be performed by any automotive repair establishment or individual using any certified automotive part.

California Proposition 65 Warning

California laws require us to state the following warning:

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

Service and warranty

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

▷ New Vehicle Limited Warranty

▷ Rust Perforation Limited Warranty

▷ Federal Emissions System Defect War‐

ranty

▷ Federal Emissions Performance Warranty

▷ California Emission Control System Lim‐

ited Warranty

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

Your vehicle has been specifically adapted and designed to meet the particular operating con‐ ditions and homologation requirements in your country and continental region in order to de‐ liver the full driving pleasure while the vehicle is operated under those conditions. If you wish to operate your vehicle in another country or region, you may be required to adapt your ve‐

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Notes

hicle to meet different prevailing operating conditions and homologation requirements. You should also be aware of any applicable warranty limitations or exclusions for such country or region. In such case, please contact Customer Relations for further information.

Maintenance

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

Specifications for required maintenance meas‐ ures:

▷ BMW Maintenance system

▷ Service and Warranty Information Booklet

for US models

▷ Warranty and Service Guide Booklet for

Canadian models

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

Data memory

Numerous electronic components in your vehi‐ cle contain data memories that store technical information on the vehicle condition, events and faults, either temporarily or permanently. This technical information generally docu‐ ments the state of a component, a module, a system or the environment.

▷ Operating conditions of system compo‐

nents, such as filling levels.

▷ Status messages from the vehicle and its

individual components, such as wheel rpm/ speed, motion delay, transverse accelera‐ tion.

▷ Malfunctions and defects in important sys‐

tem components, such as lights and brakes.

▷ Vehicle responses to special driving situa‐

tions, such as airbag deployment, use of the stability control systems.

▷ Ambient conditions, such as the tempera‐

ture.

These data are of a technical nature only and are used to detect and eliminate faults and to optimize vehicle functions. Travel profiles of routes driven with the vehicle cannot be cre‐ ated from these data. If services are used, for instance in the event of repairs, service proc‐ esses, warranty cases, quality assurance, etc., this technical information can be read out from the event and fault data memories by service personnel, including the manufacturer, using special diagnosis tools. This service personnel can provide you with more information if needed. After troubleshooting, the information in the fault memory is cleared or overwritten continuously.

Situations are conceivable during the use of the vehicle in which these technical data could become associated with a specific person in combination with other information, such as an accident report, damage to the vehicle, wit‐ ness accounts, etc., possibly with the involve‐ ment of an authorized expert.

Additional functions that are contractually agreed with the customer, such as vehicle lo‐ calization in the event of an emergency, permit the transfer of certain vehicle data out of 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 in‐ jury or death, you should immediately inform the National Highway Traffic Safety Adminis‐ tration NHTSA, in addition to notifying BMW of North America, LLC, P.O. Box 1227, West‐

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wood, New Jersey 07675-1227, Telephone 1-800-831-1117.

If NHTSA receives similar complaints, it may open an investigation, and if it finds that a safety defect exists in a group of vehicles, it may order a recall and remedy campaign.

However, NHTSA cannot become involved in individual problems between you, your dealer, or BMW of North America, LLC.

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

For Canadian customers

Canadian customers who wish to report a safety- related defect to Transport Canada, Defect Investigations and Recalls, may tele‐ phone 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.

Notes

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At a glance

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

with the available control concepts and options.

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At a glance Cockpit

Cockpit

Vehicle equipment

This chapter describes all series equipment as well as country-specific and special equipment offered for this model series.Therefore, it also

All around the steering wheel

describes equipment that may not be found in your vehicle, for instance due to the selected special equipment or the country version. This also applies to safety-related functions and systems.

1 Rear window safety switch 44

2 Power windows 43

3 Exterior mirror operation 58

4 Lamps

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Instrument lighting 94

Front fog lamps 93

Cockpit At a glance

Parking lamps 90

Low beams 90

Automatic headlamp con‐ trol 91

Adaptive light control 91

High-beam Assistant 92

5 Head-up Display 127

6 Steering column stalk, left

Turn signal 72

High beams, head‐ lamp flasher 92

High-beam Assistant 92

Roadside parking lamps 92

Computer 81

Windshield wipers 73

Rain sensor 74

BMW X5: rear window wip‐ ers 74

10 Start/stop the engine and switch

the ignition on/off 67

11 Ignition lock 67

12 Steering wheel buttons, right

Change the radio station

Stopping a traffic announcement

Select a music track

Scrolling through the redial list

Next entertainment source

Recirculated-air mode 133

Steering wheel heating 60

Settings and information about the vehicle 79

7 BMW X6: shifting up or down with auto‐

matic transmission 75

8 Instrument cluster 14

9 Steering column stalk, right

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Lane departure warning 102

13 Horn, the entire surface

15 Cruise control lever

Cruise control 118

Active cruise control 111

16 Steering wheel buttons, left

At a glance Cockpit

Telephone 236

Volume

Activate/deactivate the voice acti‐ vation system 25

Instrument cluster

17 Releasing the hood 289

1 Turn signal indicator lamp

2 Speedometer

3 Indicator/warning lamps 15

4 Active Cruise Control 111

5 Tachometer 80

6 BMW X5: current fuel consumption 80

BMW X6: engine oil temperature 80 or current fuel consumption 80

7 Display for

▷ Clock 79

▷ External temperature 79

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▷ Indicator/warning lamps 15

▷ Cruise control 118

▷ Active Cruise Control 111

▷ BMW X5: reserve display for diesel ex‐

haust fluid 271

8 Display for

▷ Automatic transmission position 75

▷ HDC Hill Descent Control 108

▷ Computer 81

▷ Date of next scheduled service, and re‐

maining distance to be driven 83

Cockpit At a glance

▷ Odometer and trip odometer 79

▷ High-beam Assistant 92

▷

Check Control message

present 85

Indicator/warning lamps

The concept

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

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

Text messages

Text messages at the upper edge of the Con‐ trol Display explain the meaning of the dis‐ played indicator and warning lamps.

Supplementary text messages

You can call up more information, e.g., on the cause of a malfunction and on how to respond, via Check Control, refer to page 85.

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

▷ Adaptive Drive: sport chassis and sus‐

pension tuning 109

9 Fuel gauge 81

10 Resetting the trip odometer 79

Viewing service requirement display 80

Indicator lamps without text messages

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

Symbol Function or system

Parking brake set, refer to page 69

Canada: parking brake set, refer to page 69.

High beams/headlamp flasher, refer to page 92

Front fog lamps, refer to page 93

Lamp flashes:

DSC or DTC controls the drive and braking forces for maintaining vehi‐ cle stability, refer to page 105

Engine malfunction with adverse ef‐ fect on emissions, refer to page 294

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At a glance Cockpit

All around the center console

1 Headliner 17

2 Control Display 19

3 Hazard warning system 307

Central locking system 35

4 Opening glove compartment 147

5 Automatic climate control with 2-zone con‐

trol 131

Automatic climate control with 4-zone con‐ trol 135

6 Radio and CD/DVD drive 192

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7 Open the tailgate 38 38

Active seat 54

Park Distance Control PDC 120

Top View 124

Backup camera 122

HDC Hill Descent Control 106

Cockpit At a glance

DSC Dynamic Stability Con‐ trol 105

DTC Dynamic Traction Con‐ trol 106

Side View 126

8 Controller with buttons 18

9 Automatic Hold 70

All around the headliner

10 Parking brake 69

11 Adaptive Drive 109

12 Selector lever for automatic transmis‐

sion 76

1 Emergency Request 307

2 Glass sunroof 45 46

3 Indicator lamp for the front pas‐

senger airbags 97

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4 Reading lamps 94

5 Interior lamps 94

At a glance iDrive

iDrive

Vehicle equipment

This chapter describes all series equipment as well as country-specific and special equipment offered for this model series.Therefore, it also describes equipment that may not be found in your vehicle, for instance due to the selected special equipment or the country version. This also applies to safety-related functions and systems.

The concept

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

Controls at a glance

Controls

Using the iDrive during a trip

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

1 Control Display 2 Controller with buttons

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iDrive At a glance

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

Buttons on controller

Press the but‐ ton

MENU Opens the main menu.

RADIO Opens the Radio menu.

MEDIA Opens the CD/Multimedia

NAV Opens the Navigation menu.

TEL Opens the Telephone menu.

BACK Displays the previous panel.

OPTION Opens the Options menu.

Function

menu.

Control Display

Notes

▷ To clean the Control Display, follow the

care instructions, refer to page 315.

▷ Do not place objects close to the Control

Display; otherwise, the Control Display can be damaged.

▷ Move in four directions, arrow 3

▷ Turn, arrow 4

▷ Push, arrow 5

2. "Switch off control display"

Switching on

Press the controller again to switch the screen back on.

Operating concept

Opening the main menu

Press the button.

Switching off

1. Press the button.

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The main menu is displayed.

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

At a glance iDrive

Selecting menu items

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, menu items that can be selected are set in quotation marks, e.g., "Settings".

Changing between panels

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

▷ Move the controller to the left.

The current panel is closed and the previ‐ ous panel is displayed.

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

▷ Move the controller to the right.

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

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

View of an opened menu

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

▷ Move the controller to the left repeatedly

until the first panel is displayed.

▷ Press the menu button on the controller

twice.

Opening the Options menu

Press the button.

The "Options" menu is displayed.

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

Options menu

The "Options" menu consists of various areas:

▷ Screen settings, e.g., "Switch off control

display".

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iDrive At a glance

▷ Control options for the selected main

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

▷ If applicable, further operating options for

the selected menu, for instance "Store station".

Changing settings

1. Select a field.

2. Turn the controller until the desired setting

is displayed.

3. Press the controller.

Activating/deactivating the functions

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

The function is activated.

The function is deactivated.

Example: setting the clock

Setting the clock

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

3. If necessary, move the controller to the left

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

Press the button. The main menu is

displayed.

lighted, and then press the controller.

to display "Time/Date".

highlighted, and then press the controller.

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

lighted, and then press the controller.

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At a glance iDrive

6. Turn the controller to set the hours and

press the controller.

7. Turn the controller to set the minutes and

press the controller.

Status information

Status field

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

▷ Time.

▷ Current entertainment source.

▷ Sound output, on/off.

▷ Wireless network reception strength.

▷ Telephone status.

▷ Traffic bulletin reception.

Status field symbols

The symbols are grouped into various catego‐ ries.

Radio symbols

Symbol Meaning

Roaming is active.

Text message, e-mail was received.

Check the SIM card.

SIM card is blocked.

SIM card is missing.

Enter the PIN.

Entertainment symbols

Symbol Meaning

CD/DVD player.

Music collection.

Gracenote® database.

AUX-IN port.

USB audio interface.

Music interface for smartphones.

Additional symbols

HD Radio™ is switched on.

Satellite radio is switched on.

Telephone symbols

Symbol Meaning

Incoming or outgoing call.

Missed call.

Wireless network reception

strength Symbol flashes: searching for network.

Wireless network is not available.

Bluetooth is switched on.

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Symbol Meaning

Spoken instructions are switched

off.

Request of the current vehicle posi‐

tion.

Split screen

General information

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

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

iDrive At a glance

Switching the split screen on and off

2. "Split screen"

Press the button.

Selecting the display

2. "Split screen"

3. Move the controller until the split screen is

4. Press the controller or select "Split screen

5. Select the desired menu item.

Press the button.

selected.

content".

Programmable memory buttons

General information

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

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

Saving a function

Highlight the function via the iDrive.

Press the desired button for more

than two seconds.

Running a function

Press the button.

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

Displaying the button assignment

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

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

▷ To display short information: touch the

button.

▷ To display detailed information: touch the

button for an extended period.

Entering letters and numbers

Turn the controller: select letters or num‐

bers.

2. Select additional letters or numbers if

needed.

3. "OK": confirm the entry.

Symbol Function

Press the controller: delete the let‐

ter or number.

Press the controller for an extended

period: delete all letters or numbers.

Enter a blank space.

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Switching between letters and numbers

Depending on the menu, you can switch be‐ tween entering letters and numbers.

Symbol Function

Enter the letters.

Enter the numbers.

Switching between upper and lower case letters

Depending on the menu, you can switch be‐ tween entering uppercase and lowercase let‐ ters.

Symbol Function

Move the controller forward:

switch from upper to lower case letters.

Move the controller forward:

switch from lower to upper case letters.

Entry comparison

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

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

▷ Only those letters are offered during the

entry for which data is available.

▷ Destination search: town/city names can

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

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Voice activation system At a glance

Voice activation system

Vehicle equipment

The concept

▷ Most functions that are displayed on the

Control Display can be operated with the voice activation system using spoken com‐ mands. The system prompts you to make your entries.

▷ Functions that can only be used when the

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

▷ The system uses a special microphone lo‐

cated in the area of the interior rearview mirror.

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

Manual to use with the voice activation system.

Requirements

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

Set the language, refer to page 88.

Using voice activation

Activating the voice activation system

2. Wait for the signal.

3. Say the command.

The symbol on the Control Display indi‐

cates that the voice activation system is active.

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

Press the button on the steering

wheel.

The command appears on the Control Dis‐ play.

Terminating the voice activation system

Briefly press the button on the steer‐

ing wheel or ›Cancel‹.

Possible commands

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

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

The functions of the main menu have short commands.

Some list items, such as the phone book en‐ tries, can also be selected via the voice activa‐ tion system. Say the list items exactly as they are displayed on the list.

Having possible commands read aloud

You can have the system read possible com‐ mands aloud: ›Voice commands‹.

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At a glance Voice activation system

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

Executing functions using short commands

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

List of short commands of the voice activation system, refer to page 322.

Help dialog for the voice activation system

Calling up help dialog: ›Help‹

Additional commands for the help dialog:

▷ ›Help with examples‹: information about the

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

▷ ›Help with voice activation‹: information

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

Example: playing back a CD

Via the main menu

The commands of the menu items are spoken out loud, in the same way as they are selected via the controller.

Switch on the Entertainment sound output

if necessary.

7. ›Track ...‹ e.g., CD track 4.

Press the button on the steering

wheel again to select a specific track.

Via short commands

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

1. Switch on the Entertainment sound output

if necessary.

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

Press the button on the steering

wheel.

Setting the voice dialog

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

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

On the Control Display:

"Settings"

2. "Language/Units"

3. "Speech mode:"

4. Select the setting.

3. ›C D and multimedia‹

4. ›C D‹

5. ›C D drive‹

Press the button on the steering

wheel.

The medium last played is played back.

The CD is played back.

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Adjusting the volume

Turn the volume knob while giving an instruc‐ tion until the desired volume is set.

▷ The volume remains constant even if the

volume of other audio sources is changed.

▷ The volume is stored for the remote con‐

trol currently in use.

Notes on Emergency Requests

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

Instead, use the SOS button, refer to page 307, in the vicinity of the interior mirror.

Environmental conditions

▷ Say the commands, numbers, and letters

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

▷ Always say commands in the language of

the voice activation system.

▷ Keep doors, windows and /panoramic

glass sunroof closed to prevent noise in‐ terference.

▷ Avoid making other noise in the vehicle

while speaking.

Voice activation system At a glance

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Controls

This chapter is intended to provide you with

information that will give you 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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Controls Opening and closing

Opening and closing

Vehicle equipment

Remote control/key

Buttons on the remote control

1 Unlocking

2 Locking

3 Opening tailgate

General information

The vehicle is supplied with two remote con‐ trols with keys.

Each remote control contains a rechargeable battery that is automatically recharged when it is in the ignition lock while the car is being driven. Use each remote control at least twice a year for longer road trips in order to maintain the batteries' charge status.

In vehicles equipped with Comfort Access, the remote control contains a replaceable battery, refer to page 42.

The settings called up and implemented when the vehicle is unlocked depend on which re‐ mote control is used to unlock the vehicle, re‐ fer to Personal Profile.

In addition, information about service require‐ ments is stored in the remote control, Service data in the remote control, refer to page 293.

Integrated key

Press button 1 and pull out the key.

The integrated key fits the following locks:

▷ Driver's door, refer to page 34.

▷ Cargo floor cover in cargo area, refer to

page 150.

New remote controls

You can obtain new remote controls from your service center.

Loss of the remote controls

Lost remote controls can be blocked by your service center.

Personal Profile

The concept

You can set several of your vehicle's functions to suit your personal needs and preferences.

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