BMW X6 xDrive50i 2014, X6 xDrive35i 2014 Owner's Manual

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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 X6 M Supplementary Owner's Manual.

We wish you a safe and enjoyable drive. BMW AG

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Contents

The fastest way to find information on a partic ular topic or item is by using the index, refer to page 308.

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At a glance

12 Cockpit

18 iDrive

25 Voice activation system

Controls

30	Opening and closing
44	Adjusting
54	Transporting children safely
59	Driving
70	Displays
81	Lamps
86	Safety
96	Driving stability control systems
102	Driving comfort
121	Climate
129	Interior equipment
137	Storage compartments

Driving tips

146 Things to remember when driving

150 Loading

153 Saving fuel

Navigation

158 Navigation system

160 Destination entry

169 Destination guidance

177 What to do if...

Entertainment

180	Tone
182	Radio
190	CD/multimedia
210	DVD system in rear

Communication

226 Telephone

239 Office

248 Contacts

251 ConnectedDrive

Mobility

258	Refueling
260	Fuel
262	Wheels and tires
270	Engine compartment
274	Maintenance
276	Replacing components
286	Breakdown assistance
291	Care

Reference

298 Technical data

300Short commands for voice activation system

308 Everything from A to Z

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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

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.

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

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

Warranty

Your vehicle is technically configured for the operating conditions and registration require ments applying in the country of first delivery

— homologation. If your vehicle is to be oper ated in a different country it might be neces

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sary to adapt your vehicle to potentially differ ing operating conditions and permit requirements. If your vehicle does not comply with the homologation requirements in a cer tain country you cannot lodge warranty claims for your vehicle there. Further information can be obtained from your Service Centre.

Maintenance and repairs

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

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

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

Parts and accessories

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

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

California Proposition 65 Warning

California laws require us to state the following warning:

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

Service and warranty

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

New Vehicle Limited Warranty

Rust Perforation Limited Warranty

Federal Emissions System Defect War ranty

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Federal Emissions Performance Warranty

California Emission Control System Lim ited Warranty

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

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

Maintenance

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

Specifications for required maintenance meas ures:

BMW Maintenance system

Service and Warranty Information Booklet for US models

Warranty and Service Guide Booklet for Canadian models

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

Data memory

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

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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 wood, 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 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 safetyrelated defect to Transport Canada, Defect Investigations and Recalls, may tele phone 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

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

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.

All around the steering wheel

1	Rear window safety switch  42			Instrument lighting  85
2	Power windows  41
3	Exterior mirror operation  51			Front fog lamps  84
4	Lamps
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	Parking lamps  81
	Low beams  81
	Automatic headlamp con
	trol  82
	Adaptive Light Control  82
	High-beam Assistant  83
5	Head-up Display  118

6Steering column stalk, left

Turn signal  64

High beams, head lamp flasher  83

High-beam Assistant  83

Roadside parking lamps  83

Computer  72

Settings and information about the vehicle  70

7Upshifting or downshifting with an auto matic transmission  67

8Instrument cluster  14

9Steering column stalk, right

Windshield wipers  65

Rain sensor  66

10Start/stop the engine and switch the ignition on/off  59

11Ignition lock  59

12Steering wheel buttons, right Change the radio station

Stopping a traffic announcement Select a music track

Scroll through the redial list

Next entertainment source

Recirculated-air mode  124

Steering wheel heating  53

Lane departure warning  93

13Horn, the entire surface

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15Cruise control lever

Cruise control  109

Active cruise control  102

16Steering wheel buttons, left Telephone  226 Volume

Activate/deactivate the voice acti vation system  25

17 Releasing the hood  270

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Instrument cluster

1	Turn signal indicator lamp		8	Display for
2	Speedometer				Automatic transmission position  67
3	Indicator/warning lamps  15			HDC Hill Descent Control  99
4	Active Cruise Control  102				Computer  72
5	Tachometer  71			Date of next scheduled service, and re
6	Engine oil temperature  71 or current				maining distance to be driven  74
	consumption  71			Odometer and trip odometer  70
7	Display for				High-beam Assistant  83
		Clock  70			Check Control message
		External temperature  70			present  76
		Indicator/warning lamps  15		Adaptive Drive: sport chassis and sus
		Cruise control  109			pension tuning  100
			9	Fuel gauge  72
		Active Cruise Control  102
			10	Resetting the trip odometer  70

Viewing service requirement display  71

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	Cockpit	At a glance
Indicator/warning lamps	Indicator lamps without text
The concept	messages
	The following indicator lamps notify you that
	certain functions are active:
	Symbol Function or system
	Parking brake set, refer to
	page 61
	Canada: parking brake set, refer to
	page 61.

High beams/headlamp flasher, refer The indicator and warning lamps can light up in to page 83

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 76.

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

Front fog lamps, refer to page 84

Lamp flashes:

DSC or DTC controls the drive and braking forces for maintaining vehi cle stability, refer to page 96

Engine malfunction with adverse ef fect on emissions, refer to

page 275

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All around the center console

1 Headliner  17

7

Opening tailgate  36

2Control Display  19

3

Hazard warning system  286

Active seat  47

Central locking system  35

4Opening glove compartment  137

5Automatic climate control with 2-zone con trol  122

Automatic climate control with 4-zone con trol  126

6Radio and CD/DVD drive  182

Park Distance Control PDC  111 Top View  115

rearview camera  113

HDC Hill Descent Control  97

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DSC Dynamic Stability Con	10	Parking brake  61
trol  96
DTC Dynamic Traction Con	11	Adaptive Drive  100
trol  97
Side View  117	12	Selector lever for automatic transmis
		sion  67

8Controller with buttons  18

9	Automatic Hold  62

All around the headliner

1	Emergency Request  286	4	Reading lamps  85
2	Glass sunroof  42	5	Interior lamps  85

3Indicator lamp for the front pas senger airbags  88

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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.

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.

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

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.

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

Move in four directions, arrow 3

Turn, arrow 4

Push, arrow 5

Buttons on controller

Press the but	Function
ton
MENU	Opens the main menu.
RADIO	Opens the Radio menu.
MEDIA	Opens the CD/Multimedia
	menu.
NAV	Opens the Navigation menu.
TEL	Opens the Telephone menu.
BACK	Displays the previous panel.
OPTION	Opens the Options menu.

Control Display

Notes

To clean the Control Display, follow the care instructions, refer to page 294.

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.

Do not place objects close to the Control Display; otherwise, the Control Display can be damaged.

Switching off

1. Press the button.

The main menu is displayed.

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

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Selecting menu items

Menu items shown in white can be selected.

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

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

View of an opened menu

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.

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.

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.

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	Example: setting the clock
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.

Setting the clock

1. Press the button. The main menu is displayed.

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

	3.	If necessary, move the controller to the left
		to display "Time/Date".
3. Press the controller.	4.	Turn the controller until "Time/Date" is
		highlighted, and then 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.

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
				Symbol	Meaning
		press the controller.
					Roaming is active.
	7.	Turn the controller to set the minutes and
		press the controller.			Text message, e-mail was received.
	Status information				Check the SIM card.
					SIM card is blocked.
	Status field				SIM card is missing.
	The following information is displayed in the				Enter the PIN.
	status field at the top right:
		Time.		Entertainment symbols
		Current entertainment source.
				Symbol	Meaning
		Sound output, on/off.
		Wireless network reception strength.			CD/DVD player.
		Telephone status.
					Music collection.
		Traffic bulletin reception.
					Gracenote® database.
	Status field symbols
					AUX-IN port.
	The symbols are grouped into various catego

ries.	USB audio interface.
Radio symbols	Music interface for smartphones.

Symbol Meaning

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.

Additional symbols

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.

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Switching the split screen on and off

Running a function

1. Press the button.

2."Split screen"

Selecting the display

Press the button.

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

	1.	Press the button.	Displaying the button assignment
	2.	"Split screen"	Use a finger to touch the buttons. Do not wear
	3.	Move the controller until the split screen is	gloves or use objects.
			The key assignment is displayed at the top
		selected.
	4.	Press the controller or select "Split screen	edge of the screen.
		content".
	5.	Select the desired menu item.

To display short information: touch the

	button.
	To display detailed information: touch the
Programmable memory	button for an extended period.
buttons	Entering letters and numbers

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

1.Highlight the function via the iDrive.

2. Press the desired button for more than two seconds.

1.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

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

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 79.

Using voice activation

Activating the voice activation system

1. Press the button on the steering wheel.

2.Wait for the signal.

3.Say the command.

The command appears on the Control Dis play.

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.

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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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 300.

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.

6. Press the button on the steering wheel again to select a specific track.

7.›Track ...‹ e.g., CD track 4.

Via short commands

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

1.Switch on the Entertainment sound output if necessary.

2. Press the button on the steering wheel.

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

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:

1. "Settings"

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.

1.Switch on the Entertainment sound output if necessary.

2. Press the button on the steering wheel.

3.›C D and multimedia‹

The medium last played is played back.

4.›C D‹

5.›C D drive‹

The CD is played back.

2."Language/Units"

3."Speech mode:"

4.Select the setting.

Adjusting the volume

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

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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 286, in the vicinity of the interior mirror.

Environmental conditions

Say the commands, numbers, and letters smoothly and with normal volume, empha sis, and speed.

Always say commands in the language of the voice activation system.

Keep the doors, windows, and glass sun roof closed to prevent noise interference.

Avoid making other noise in the vehicle while speaking.

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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

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 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 274.

Integrated key

Remote control/key

Buttons on the remote control

1 Unlocking

2Locking

3Opening 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 39.

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 140.

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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