Entering destination via voice – BMW M5 Sedan 2008 User Manual

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Starting destination guidance with
manual destination entry

Select "Start guidance" and press the con-
troller.
Destination guidance starts immediately.

If the destination guidance does not need to
be started immediately:
Select "Add to destination list" and press
the controller.
The destination is stored in the destination
list, refer to page

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Entering destination via

voice*

You can enter a desired destination via the
voice command system. When entering the
destination, it is possible to change between
voice command and iDrive at any time. Reacti-
vate the voice command function for this pur-
pose if necessary.

With

{Options} you can have the possible

commands read aloud.

Press the

button on the steering wheel.

Selecting country

Wait for the system to ask for the country of
destination.

Say the name of the country of destination in
the language of the voice command system.

Entering destination

The destination can be spelled or entered as an
entire word.

Spelling destination

To enter the destination, spell it using the
orthography of the country of destination.
Pronounce the letters smoothly and at normal
volume, avoiding excessive emphasis and
pauses.

The system can suggest up to 20 destina-
tions that match your entries. Up to
6 entries are displayed at once on the Con-
trol Display.

{Enter address}

Say the name of the country of destina-
tion.

Spell town/city name:
Say at least the first three letters of the
destination. The more letters you say,
the more exactly the system recognizes
the town/city.

A destination is suggested by the system.

Select town/city:

Select highlighted town/city:

{Yes}

Select other town/city:

{No}

Select entry, e.g.

{Entry 3}

To show other entries in the list:
{Next page}

To respell the town/city:

{Repeat}