Pairing and connecting
Pairing the mobile phone
To avoid becoming distracted and posing
an unnecessary hazard both to your own vehicle's
occupants and to other road users, only
pair the mobile phone while the vehicle is stationary.◄
1. "Telephone"
2. "Bluetooth® (phone)"
3. "Add new phone"
The Bluetooth name of the vehicle is displayed.
4. To perform additional steps on the mobile phone, refer to the mobile phone operating instructions: e.g. search for or connect the Bluetooth device or a new device.
The Bluetooth name of the vehicle appears on the mobile phone display.
5. Select the Bluetooth name of the vehicle on
the mobile phone display.
6. You are prompted by the iDrive or mobile
phone to enter the same Bluetooth passkey.
Enter the passkey and confirm.
Or
Compare the control number in the display
of the vehicle to the control number in the
display of the mobile phone. Confirm the
control number in the mobile phone and in
the vehicle.
"OK"
7. Select the functions for which the mobile
phone is to be used.
8. "OK"
If the pairing was successful, the mobile phone
appears at the top of the list of mobile phones.
The functions supported by the mobile phone and audio device are displayed as symbols when paired.
White symbol: the function is active.
Gray symbol: the function is inactive.

Four mobile phones can be paired with the vehicle at once. Up to three mobile phones can be connected with the vehicle at once.
If pairing was unsuccessful: What to do if..., refer to page 207.
See also:
Before driving into a car wash
In order for the vehicle to be able to roll into a car
wash, heed the information regarding Washing
in automatic car washes. ...
General information
Instructions for voice activation system.
To have the available spoken instructions read
out loud: ›Voice commands‹
The following short commands apply to vehicles
equipped with a voice activatio ...
General information
Contacts, appointments, tasks, notes, text messages,
and e-mails from the mobile phone can
be displayed on the Control Display if the mobile
phone provides compatible support of these
function ...
