BMW 5 Series: 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 is displayed in the instrument cluster.
This symbol in the instrument cluster indicates that the voice activation system is active.
If no other commands are available, operate the function in this case via iDrive.
Terminating the voice activation system
Briefly press the button on the steering wheel or ›Cancel‹.
Requirements
Via the Control Display, set a language that is also supported by the voice activation system so that the spoken commands can be identified. Set the language ...Possible commands
Most menu items on the Control Display can be voiced as commands. The available commands depend on which menu is currently displayed on the Control Display. There are short commands for function ...See also:
Examples of the types of accidents in which deployment of the driver’s/driver’s
and front passenger’s SRS frontal airbag(s) is unlikely to occur.
1) The vehicle strikes an object, such as a telephone pole or sign pole.
2) The vehicle slides under the load bed of a truck.
3) The vehicle sustains an oblique offset frontal impact.
4) The vehi ...
Operating from the inside
Operating from the inside
Via the button for the central locking system.
If the vehicle has been locked from inside, the
fuel filler flap remains unlocked.
If an accident of a certain severity ...
Time and Date Settings
From the Time & Date Settings
screen button, press to display the
Time & Date Settings menu.
Set Time: Press the up or down
arrows to increase or decrease the
Hours and Minutes displa ...