Enabling
Enabling operation in the rear
Only possible via the iDrive in the front.
1. "Settings"
2. "Allow rear control"
3. Select the desired priority.
Priority options
The driver has priority
▷ The source selected via iDrive in the front is output on the vehicle loudspeakers and can be selected but not operated from the rear.
Other audio or video sources can be operated.
▷ Sound can only be output in the rear via
headphones.
▷ The source that is to be displayed in the rear
can be set via the iDrive in the front.
To set the source in the rear via the iDrive in the front:
1. "CD/Multimedia" or"Radio"
2. Open "Options".
3. "Select rear source"
4. Select the desired audio or video source.
Same priority
▷ All audio and video sources can be operated
via the iDrive in the front and rear.
▷ Sound is output in the rear via headphones:
the source selected via the iDrive in the front
is output on the vehicle loudspeakers.
▷ Sound is output via loudspeakers: the
source selected last via the iDrive in the front
or rear is output via the vehicle loudspeakers.
The rear has priority
▷ When the source selected in the rear is
played on headphones, it can be selected
but not operated via iDrive in the front. Other
audio or video sources can be operated.
▷ Sound is output in the rear via headphones:
the source selected via the iDrive in the front
is output on the vehicle loudspeakers.
▷ Sound is output via loudspeakers: the
source selected in the rear is output on the
vehicle loudspeakers. Audio or video sources
cannot be selected via the iDrive in the
front.
Switching off the rear DVD
▷ Rear entertainment is switched off.
▷ To switch rear entertainment back on: select
a different priority via the iDrive in the front
and switch on the system
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Programming
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Reading out loud
Text messages, e-mails, appointment entries,
tasks, and notes can be read out loud.
1. Select the desired message, appointment,
task, or note.
2. Select the symbol.
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