Operation by voice – BMW M5 Sedan 2006 User Manual

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Act according to what is shown on the
mobile phone display, refer to the operating
instructions of your mobile phone.

Press the

button above the storage

compartment. Switching over may take
several seconds.

From handsfree system to mobile

phone

When you telephone via the handsfree system,
you can also continue the call via the mobile
phone if necessary, depending on the mobile
phone model. Act according to what is shown
on the mobile phone display, refer to the oper-
ating instructions of your mobile phone.

Operation by voice*

The concept

You can operate your mobile phone without
having to remove your hands from the steering
wheel. When making your entries, you will be
supported by announcements and questions in
many cases.
The same prerequisites as for operation via
iDrive apply, refer to page

158

Symbols in Owner's Manual

Voice commands

Activating system

Press the

button on the steering wheel.

An acoustic signal indicates that you can
say commands.

Say the command.
The text or numbers that the voice com-
mand system has registered will appear on
the Control Display.

Ending/canceling operation by voice

Press the

button on the steering wheel

In dialogs where text is spoken, not a command,
e.g. a name, canceling is only possible using the
button on the steering wheel.

Having possible commands read aloud

The system understands default commands
that must be spoken word for word.
You can have the possible commands spoken
by the system at any point:

Using alternative commands

There are often a number of commands to run a
function, e.g.:

The system recognizes digits from zero to nine.
You can say each digit individually or group
them into a sequence to accelerate the input.

{...}Say the specified commands word for
word.
{{...}} Indicates responses of the system.

{Cancel}.

{Help}

{Dial name} or {Name}.