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 Display.
The symbol on the Control
Display indicates
that the voice activation system is active.
If no other commands are available, continue operating the function via iDrive.
Terminating the voice activation system
Briefly press the button on the steering wheel or ›Cancel‹.
See also:
Status field symbols
The symbols are grouped as follows.
Radio symbols
Telephone symbols
Entertainment symbols
Additional symbols
...
Entering a phone number
Dialing a number
When entering phone numbers, you can switch
between entering letters and numbers.
Service numbers can be entered more easily,
e. g. 1-888-BMW-CARD.
1. "Telephone".
2 ...
Text messages
Text messages in combination with a symbol in
the instrument cluster explain a Check Control message and the meaning of the
indicator and
warning lamps. ...