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Ifactivationissuccessful,aconfirmationapj
pearsontheControlDisplay.
Voiceassistantsfromthird-party
providers
Principle Variousdigitalvoiceassistantsareavailablefrom
third-partyproviders.Supportedvoiceassistants canbeusedinthevehicle.
General Somefunctionsmayonlyworktoalimitedextentinthevehicletoensuretheydonotcreatea safetyriskwhendriving.
Operatingrequirements
'xConnectedVoiceServicesacquiredviatheConnectedDriveStore.'xThesameConnectedDriveaccountisusedinthevehicleandintheBMWConnected
app.'xVehicleaddedintheBMWConnectedapp.'xThird-partyprovideraccountandBMWacj
countlinkedintheBMWConnectedapp.'xSmartphoneconnectedtothevehiclevia Bluetooth.
ActivationintheBMWConnected
app
Systemsfromthird-partyprovidersaresetupin
theBMWConnectedapp.
Followtheinstructionsintheapp.
Activationinthevehicle Authorisationtousethevoiceassistantisrejquiredbeforethestartofeachjourney.
1.Toauthorisevoiceassistantsfromthird-party
providers:'xConnectthesmartphonetothevehicle viaBluetooth.'xSelecttheappropriatedriverprofile.Driverprofiles,seepage 72.2.Pressthebuttononthesteering
wheelandwaitfortheacousticsignal.3.Saythespecificactivationwordfromthe third-partyproviderandtherequiredcomj
mand.
Informationabouttheactivefunctionappears
onthecontroldisplay.
Activating/deactivatingthespecific
activationword
Thespecificactivationwordofthethird-party
providercanbeactivatedordeactivatedinaddij tiontotheactivationwordofthevoicecontrol
system.
1.APPS2.Installedapps3.Personalassistant4.Voicecontrol5.Activationword6.Activationbyspeech7.Selectthedesiredsetting.
Malfunction
Intheeventofamalfunction,switchdrive-ready stateoffandonagain.
Systemlimits
'xCertainnoisesmaybedetectedandcouldrejsultinproblems.Keepdoors,windowsand
theconvertibletopclosed.'xNoisefrompassengersortherearbench
mayinterferewiththesystem.Avoidbackj groundnoiseinthevehiclewhileyouarespeaking.'xStrongdialectsmaypreventvoicerecognition
fromworkingproperly.Speakloudlyand
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BMWIntelligentPersonalAssistant
Principle
BMWIntelligentPersonalAssistantexpandsthe voicecontrolsystemtoincludeintelligentfuncj tionsandimprovesinteractioninthevehicle.
General
BMWIntelligentPersonalAssistantisavailable
dependingonthenational-marketversion.The PersonalAssistantisoperatedusingspokencommands.Voicecontrolissupplementedwith
personalisedrecommendationsandmessages,
aswellasautomatedhabits.
ThePersonalAssistantisconnectedtoother
digitalservicessuchastheConciergeService
andiscontinuallybeingdeveloped.Anactive
driverprofileisrequiredtoaccessthefullscope
offunctions.
TherearetwoversionsofBMWIntelligentPerj sonalAssistant:
'xIntheguestprofile:thisversionislinkedtoa
singlevehicleandcannotbepersonalised. Notallthefunctionsdescribedareavailablein
full.'xWithactivedriverprofile:thisversioncanbe usedinvariousvehiclesandcanbepersonaljised.Allthefunctionsdescribedareavailable
infull.
Operatingrequirements
Makethefollowingsettingsforthefullrangeof
functions:
'xThedriverprofileisactivated.'xCorrespondingConnectedDriveServices
havebeenpurchasedviatheConnectedDrive
Store.'xRegisteredintheConnectedDriveStore.'xOnlinespeechprocessingisactivated.'xSynchronisedriverprofileisactivatedunder
Personalisation.
Dataprotection,seepage 71.'xAllsettingsareactivatedunderBMW
ConnectedDrive.
Dataprotection,seepage 71.
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ingonceacertainoutsidetemperatureis
reached.Thisinvolvescreatingrulesthatcanbe activatedanddeactivatedatanytime.
Creatingrules1.APPS2.Installedapps3.Personalassistant4.Automatehabits5.Selectthedesiredsetting.
Functions
ExperienceModes General
ExperienceModescombinearangeofvehicle
functionsintheinteriorintoanoverallexperij ence.Selectingamodeharmonisestheambient
lightandseatclimatecontrolwithoneanother,
forexample.
Operatingrequirements
'xTheExperienceModesappisinstalledinthe
vehicle.'xThedrive-readystateisswitchedon.
Selectingamode
1.CAR2.ExperienceModes3.Selecttherequiredmode.
Deactivating
1.CAR2.ExperienceModes3.End
Adaptingthemode
1.CAR2.ExperienceModes3.Selecttherequiredmode.4.Settings5.Confirmthedesiredsetting.
CaringCar
General
Ashortprogramharmonisesvariousvehicle functionsintheinteriorwithoneanotherforthedriver.Aprogramlastsfor3minutes.
Activating/deactivating
1.CAR2.CaringCar3.Selectthedesiredchannel.
Theprogramcanbeendedprematurely:
Endprogramme
Owner'sHandbookbyvoicecontrol Principle
Itispossibletoasksimplequestionsaboutthe vehiclefunctionsandaboutoperatingthevehij cle.
General
Thevoicecontrolsystemandthefeedbackit providesarenotasubstitutefortheprintedorintegratedOwner'sHandbook.Thevoicerecogj
nitionfunctionandthequalityofthefeedback
mayvary.
Thesystemsupportquestionsstartingwith
HoworWhat.
Functionalexample
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BMWRemoteSoftwareUpgradeVehicleequipment
Thischapterdescribesallstandard,country-spejcificandoptionalequipmentavailableforthe
modelseries.Itmaythereforedescribeequipj
mentandfunctionswhicharenotinstalledin yourvehicle,forexampleonaccountofthespejcialequipmentselectedorthecountryspecificaj
tion.Thisalsoappliestosafety-relevantfuncj
tionsandsystems.Pleasecomplywiththe
relevantlawsandregulationswhenusingthe
correspondingfunctionsandsystems.
BMWRemoteSoftwareUpgrade
Principle
TheRemoteSoftwareUpgradecanbeusedto
updatethevehiclesoftware.TheRemoteSoftj wareUpgradeprovidesnewfunctions,functionalenhancementsorqualityimprovements.
General BMWrecommendscarryingouttheRemoteSoftwareUpgradeassoonasitbecomesavailj
able.
ThedatafortheRemoteSoftwareUpgradeis
automaticallydownloadedtothevehiclewhen available.
Forsafetyreasons,itisonlypossibletoinstall thedownloadedupgradewhileatastandstill.
Theinstallationwillnotbeginuntilithasbeen
confirmedatthevehicle.
'xInstallationcantakearound20minutes.'xInstallationcannotbeinterrupted.'xThevehiclecannotbeusedduringinstallaj
tion.'xYoumayleavethevehicleduringinstallation.Safetynote
WARNING
Unsupervisedchildrenorpetsinthevehicle
cansetthevehicleinmotionandendanger
themselvesorotherroadusers,forexampleby
thefollowingactions:
'xPressingthestart/stopbutton.'xReleasingtheparkingbrake.'xOpeningandclosingdoorsorwindows.'xEngagingselectorleverpositionN.'xOperatingvehicleequipment.
Thereisariskofaccidentorinjury.Donot
leavechildrenorpetsunsupervisedinthevehij cle.Whenleavingthevehicle,takethevehiclekeywithyouandlockthevehicle.
ValidityofOwner'sHandbook
Vehicleproduction Atthetimeofproductioninthefactory,theprinjtedOwner'sHandbookprovidesup-to-dateinjformation.
Afterasoftwareupdateinthe
vehicle
Afteravehiclesoftwareupdatemforexample,a
RemoteSoftwareUpgrademtheintegrated Owner'sHandbookforthevehiclewillcontainupdatedinformation.
Operatingrequirements AnactiveConnectedDrivecontractisrequiredin
ordertousetheRemoteSoftwareUpgrade.
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VersioninformationGeneralTheversioninformationdescribestheupdates
containedintheRemoteSoftwareUpgrade.The versioninformationcanbeshownontheControlDisplayduringthedownloadandfollowingsucj
cessfulcompletionoftheinstallation.Theinforj
mationisavailableatalltimesintheConnectedj Drivecustomerportal.
Displayingtheversioninformation1.CAR2.Settings3.Generalsettings4.RemoteSoftwareUpgrade5.Installedversion:
RegisterwiththeConnectedDrivecustomerporjtalontheInternetat:
www.bmw-connecteddrive.com.
Searchingforanddownloadinganupgrade
General Therearevariouswaysofsearchingforanddownloadinganupgrade:
'xAutomatically.'xViaiDrive.'xViaBMWConnectedapp.
Automaticdownload
ThedatafortheRemoteSoftwareUpgradeis automaticallydownloadedtothevehiclewhenavailable.Thereisnoneedtoapprovethedownj
load.
ViaiDrive
1.CAR2.Settings3.Generalsettings4.RemoteSoftwareUpgrade5.Searchforupgrades6.FollowtheinstructionsontheControlDisj
play.
ViaBMWConnectedapp
1.Downloadtheupgradetoyoursmartphonein
theBMWConnectedappwhenavailable.2.FollowtheinstructionsintheBMWConnecj tedapp.3.Establishtheconnectiontothevehicle.'xiOS:BluetoothaudioandWLAN.'xAndroid:WLANinthevehicle.
Theupgradedatawillonlytransferfromthe
smartphonetothevehiclewhiledriving.
4.FollowtheinstructionsontheControlDisj
play.
Forfurtherinformation:
Connectingmobiledevicestothevehicle,see
page 76.
Installingtheupgrade
immediately
General Iftheupgradehasdownloadedsuccessfully,itcanbeinstalledoncethevehiclehasbeenparked.Theinstallationcanbecarriedoutimmej
diatelyafterdownload.
Followtheinstructionsonthecontroldisplay. Followingasuccessfulupgrade,bookedservicesmforexampleRTTImareautomaticallyactivatedagainwhiledriving.
Operatingrequirements
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'xSteptronictransmission:selectorleverposijtionPisengaged.'xEngineissufficientlycooled.'xAutomaticenginestartforstationaryairconj
ditioningisnotactivatedviaiDrive.
Preparingthevehicle
'xParkthevehicleinasafeplaceoffthepublic roads.'xMobilephonereceptionmustbeguaranteedsothatanerrormessagecanbesentifthe
installationiscancelled,forexample.'xCloseconvertibletop.'xClosethewindows.'xClosethebootlid.'xRemovedevicesthatconsumeenergy,for examplemobiletelephone.'xThevehiclekeyisinthevehicletostartthe
installation.'xSwitchofftheexteriorlights.
Othervehicle-dependentoperatingrequirements
areshownontheControlDisplay.
Installinganupgradelater Theupgradecanbeinstalledlateron.
1.CAR2.Settings3.Generalsettings4.RemoteSoftwareUpgrade5.Startupgradenow
Followtheinstructionsonthecontroldisplay.
Functionallimitations
Duringtheupgrade,manyofthefunctionsare
temporarilyunavailable,forexample:
'xHazardwarninglights.'xCentrallockingsystem.'xSidelights.'xHorn.'xAlarmsystem.'xEmergencycall.'xPowerwindowswitches.'xLockingofthefuelfillerflap.
Thedriver'sdoorcanbeunlockedandlocked
fromoutsidewiththeintegratedkey.
Malfunction
Intheeventofamalfunction,followtheinstrucj
tionsontheControlDisplayorintheBMWConj
nectedapp.
Ifthemalfunctioncannotberectified,contacta ServicePartnerofthemanufactureroranother
qualifiedServicePartneroraspecialistworkj
shop.
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GeneralsettingsVehicleequipment
Thischapterdescribesallstandard,country-spejcificandoptionalequipmentavailableforthe
modelseries.Itmaythereforedescribeequipj
mentandfunctionswhicharenotinstalledin yourvehicle,forexampleonaccountofthespejcialequipmentselectedorthecountryspecificaj
tion.Thisalsoappliestosafety-relevantfuncj
tionsandsystems.Pleasecomplywiththe
relevantlawsandregulationswhenusingthe
correspondingfunctionsandsystems.
Time
Settingthetimezone
1.CAR2.Settings3.Generalsettings4.Dateandtime5.Timezone:6.Selectthedesiredsetting.
Thesettingissavedforthecurrentdriverprofile.
Settingthetime
1.CAR2.Settings3.Generalsettings4.Dateandtime5.Time:6.TurntheControlleruntilthedesiredhoursare displayed.7.PresstheController.8.TurntheControlleruntilthedesiredminutesaredisplayed.9.OKSettingthetimeformat1.CAR2.Settings3.Generalsettings4.Dateandtime5.Timeformat:6.Selectthedesiredsetting.
Thesettingissavedforthecurrentdriverprofile.
Automatictimesetting
Dependingontheequipment,thetime,dateand,
ifnecessary,timezoneareupdatedautomatij
cally.
1.CAR2.Settings3.Generalsettings4.Dateandtime5.Automatictimesetting
Thesettingissavedforthecurrentdriverprofile.
Date
Settingthedate
1.CAR2.Settings3.Generalsettings4.Dateandtime5.Date:6.TurntheControlleruntilthedesireddayis displayed.7.PresstheController.8.Selectthemonthandyear.9.OKSeite67GeneralsettingsCONTROLS67
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Settingthedateformat1.CAR2.Settings3.Generalsettings4.Dateandtime5.Dateformat:6.Selectthedesiredsetting.
Thesettingissavedforthecurrentdriverprofile.
Language
Selectingthelanguage
1.CAR2.Settings3.Generalsettings4.Language5.Selectthedesiredsetting.
Thesettingissavedforthecurrentdriverprofile.
Selectingtheunitsof measurement
Dependingonthecountryspecifications,itispossibletoselecttheunitsofmeasurementfor
variousvalues,forexampleconsumption,distanj
cesandtemperature.
1.CAR2.Settings3.Generalsettings4.Units5.Selectthedesiredmenuitem.6.Selectthedesiredsetting.
Thesettingissavedforthecurrentdriverprofile.
DriverAttentionCamera
Principle
Theinstrumentclustercontainsacamerawhich
monitorsthedriver'sactivity.Thecameraevaluj atestheheadpositionandopeningoftheeyesin
ordertoanalysetheattentivenessofthedriver. Thissystemsupportsvariousvehicleassistance
systems,forexample:
'xAttentivenessassistant.'xSteeringandlanecontrolassistantwithAsj
sistedDrivingPlus.
Activating/deactivating
1.CAR2.Settings3.Generalsettings4.DriverAttentionCamera5.Selectthedesiredsetting.
Systemlimits
TheDriverAttentionCameramayhavelimitedfunctionalityinthefollowingsituations,forexamj
ple:
'xIftheDriverAttentionCameraiscoveredby
thesteeringwheelrim.'xIfthedriveriswearingsunglassesthatblock
infraredlight.
Journeydatasettings
Principle
Theintervalsatwhichthejourneydataisreset canbeadjusted.
Resettingjourneydata
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4.Resetjourneydata5.Selectthedesiredsetting.
Speedwarning
Principle
Thesystemcanbeusedtosetaspeedlimit
whichtriggersawarningwhenitisexceeded.
General Thewarningisrepeatedifthevehiclespeedexj
ceedsthesetspeedlimitagain,afterithasdropj
pedbelow5km/h/3mph.
Adjusting
1.CAR2.Settings3.Generalsettings4.Speedwarning5.Warningat:6.TurntheControlleruntilthedesiredspeedis displayed.7.PresstheController.
Activating/deactivating
1.CAR2.Settings3.Generalsettings4.Speedwarning5.Speedwarning
Settingthecurrentspeedasthe
speedwarning
1.CAR2.Settings3.Generalsettings4.Speedwarning5.SelectcurrentspeedActivating/deactivating
informationwindows
InformationwindowsareautomaticallyshownontheControlDisplayforsomefunctions.Someof
theseinformationwindowscanbeactivatedor
deactivated.
1.CAR2.Settings3.Generalsettings4.Pop-ups5.Selectthedesiredsetting.
Thesettingissavedforthecurrentdriverprofile.
Controldisplay
Brightness
1.CAR2.Settings3.Displays4.Controldisplay5.Brightnessatnight6.PresstheController.7.TurntheControlleruntilthedesiredbrightj nessisobtained.8.PresstheController.
Thesettingissavedforthecurrentdriverprofile.
Dependingonthelightingconditions,thebrightj
nessadjustmentmaynotbeimmediatelyappaj
rent.
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Resettingthevehicleconfiguration
Allindividualsettingscanberesettothefactory
settingswhenthedrive-readystateisswitched
off.
1.CAR2.Settings3.Generalsettings4.Resetvehicledata5.Resetvehicledata
Ifthesettingssavedinadriverprofileare synchronisedwithaConnectedDriveaccount,
thesesettingswillberetainedintheConnectedj
Driveaccount.
Notifications
Principle
Themenushowsallmessagesreceivedbythe vehicle,centrallyintheformofalist.
General Thefollowingmessagescanbedisplayed:
'xTrafficmessages.'xCheckControlmessages.'xServicerequirementmessages.'xCommunicationmessages,forexamplee-
mail,SMSorreminders.'xMessagesfromtheConciergeServiceorthe
BMWConnectedapp,forexample.'xMessagesfromthevehiclemanufacturer.
Thenumberofnotificationsisalsodisplayedin thestatusfield.
TheNotificationsmenucanalsobecreatedasa
widget.
Callingupnotifications1.TilttheControllerup.2.Notifications3.Selecttherequirednotification.
Deletingnotifications
AllnotificationswhicharenotCheckControlmessagesormessagesfromthevehiclemanujfacturercanbedeletedfromthelist.
CheckControlmessagesormessagesfromthe vehiclemanufacturerremainforaslongasthey
arerelevant.
1.TilttheControllerup.2.Notifications3.Selectthedesirednotification;forexample, SMS.4.Pressthebutton.5.'xDeletethisnotification'xDeleteallnotifications
Settings
Thefollowingsettingscanbeperformed:
'xSelectionofapplicationsfromwhichmesj
sagesarepermitted.'xAllmessagesoralimitedperiodofreceived
messages.1.TilttheControllerup.2.Notifications3.TilttheControllertotheright.4.Settings5.Selectthedesiredsetting.Seite70CONTROLSGeneralsettings70
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