BMW 545I SEDAN 2004 E60 Owner's Manual

Communications
This chapter summarizes how you
operate your BMW portable phone
via the Control Center or voice
control and how you use
BMW Assist or TeleService.

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Safety notice
For your own safety
A car phone makes life more convenient in
many ways, and can even save lives in an
emergency. While you should consult your
portable phone's separate Owner's Manual
for a detailed description of safety precau-
tions and information, we request that you
direct your particular attention to the fol-
lowing:
Adjustments
To avoid posing a danger to yourself
and other road users, never adjust the
system settings unless your vehicle is com-
pletely stationary.<
Using the phone in your vehicle
Using a portable phone to make and
receive calls while driving is now ille-
gal in virtually every country in the world.
Always use your hands-free unit, or stop
your vehicle in an area where you will not
pose a safety hazard to other road users.<
Vehicles and portable phones
Do not use your phone from within a
garage, or near an open hood. The air
in these areas could contain fuel vapors,
and the portable phone might generate
sparks that could result in burns.
This same precaution applies to open lug-
gage compartment lids on vehicles
equipped for operation using natural gas or
hydrogen, and to all vehicles with luggage
compartment-mounted batteries.<
Antenna
When using the phone, ensure that all
persons in the area are at least 20 in/
50 cm from the antenna. Never use your
BMW portable phone if the antenna is dam-
aged. Contact between your skin and a
damaged antenna can result in minor burns.
If the antenna is damaged, have it replaced
immediately.<
Special environmental conditions
Always switch off your BMW portable
phone in areas where blasting work is
being conducted with explosives. The
phone signals could potentially act as a
high-frequency transmitter and set off
explosions.
Always switch off your BMW portable
phone in areas where an increased explo-
sion danger is present. This category
includes filling stations along with fuel and
chemical storage depots, etc., and all
areas in which the air can contain fuel,
chemicals or metal particles. Under these
conditions, your BMW portable phone
could conceivably generate sparks that
could lead to a fire or explosion. Always
observe all legal regulations governing the
use of portable phones in the vicinity of fill-
ing stations, chemical factories and other
areas where an explosion potential exists.
Never use the BMW portable phone in air-
craft; do not use this portable phone in hos-
pitals, care centers or at other locations
where medical equipment may be in oper-
ation, such as accident sites, etc.
Your service provider can furnish you with
more detailed information on legal regula-
tions governing the use of your phone.<
Medical equipment
Portable phones can generate inter-
ference capable of preventing hearing
aids and cardiac pacemakers from operat-
ing correctly. If you or any occupant of the
vehicle will be using such equipment, con-
sult a physician or the manufacturer of the
equipment to determine whether it is ade-
quately shielded against high-frequency
energy.<

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Batteries
Never attempt to disassemble your
BMW portable phone or its battery.
Use only approved battery types Ð the
wrong battery can destroy your portable
phone.
To avoid possible short circuits, after
removing a battery you should never allow
it to come into contact with metallic sur-
faces of any kind.<
Disposing of used batteries
Return used batteries to a recycling
collection point or to your BMW cen-
ter.<
Care instructions
You can find useful information on caring
for your portable phone in the separate
portable phone Owner's Manual and in the
separate Caring for your vehicle brochure.
Controls
You can operate the BMW portable phone*
using:
>The steering wheel, refer to page 11
>The Control Center, refer to page 152
>The voice control, refer to page 157.
You can use the car phone via the hands-
free unit for BMW Assist calls.
The Control Display indicates which tele-
phone you are using to establish a connec-
tion.
Telephoning with the
car phone: BMW Assist calls
You can use the car phone via the hands-
free unit for BMW Assist calls.
The car phone must have been
enabled prior to initial use. In this con-
nection, please contact your BMW cen-
ter.<
Starting the BMW portable phone*
Before starting off, place the BMW portable
phone in the cradle. If you are making a call
using the car phone, you can only use the
BMW portable phone once you have termi-
nated this call.
Inserting the portable phone
1.Press button 1
2.If necessary, remove the protective cap
from the antenna connector on the rear
of the portable phone
3.Insert the portable phone with the
antenna fully retracted
4.Press the cradle downwards.
Removing the portable phone
Press button 1.
For information on operating your
portable phone, please consult the
separate Owner's Manual.<
Hands-free unit
The hands-free microphones are located
on the headlining.

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you establish or receive a call using:
>The buttons on the steering wheel
>The Control Center
>Voice control.
To continue a call on the portable phone
using hands-free unit:
Insert the portable phone with the lid
opened in the cradle.
To continue a call on the hands-free unit
using the portable phone:
Take the portable phone with the lid
opened out of the cradle.
The call is ended as soon as you take the
phone from the cradle with a closed lid.
Volume adjustment
You can adjust the volume for the hands-
free unit for each individual key:
Turn the button during a call to select the
desired volume.
The hands-free unit will remain at this vol-
ume level, even if the other audio sources
are set to minimum volume.
Operation using the Control
Center
You can use the following functions via the
Control Center:
>Enter unlock code with portable phone
engaged
>Dial phone number
>Phone book with portable phone
engaged
>Top-8 with portable phone engaged>Repeat dialing
>Display accepted calls
>Display missed calls
>Text messages/SMS with portable
phone engaged.
Control Center, for principle details, refer to
page 16:
1.Turn the ignition key to position 2
2.Open the start menu by pressing the
button
3.Move the controller forwards to open
"Communication".
Entering unlock code
If, after placing the BMW portable phone in
the cradle, you are requested by a mes-
sage from the Control Display to enter the
unlock code:
1.Select "Phone" and press the controller
2.To enter the unlock code: select digits
individually and press the controller.
Each digit of the unlock code is dis-
played on the Control Display with an
asterisk.

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To delete the last digit:
Turn the controller to the right to select
and press the controller
3.Select "Confirm unlock code" and
press the controller.
Receiving calls
If you have the phone number of the caller
stored in the phone book and the phone
number is transmitted, the name of the
entry is displayed.
Accepting a call
Select "Accept" and press the controller.
Rejecting a call
Select "Reject" and press the controller.
The caller is diverted to your mailbox if this
has been activated.
Making a call
Dialing a phone number
1.Select "Phone" and press the controller
2.Select "Dial" and press the controller
3.To enter the phone number: select dig-
its individually and press the controller.
Always enter the complete phone num-
ber consisting of national dialing code,
area code, and phone number.
To delete the last digit:
Move the controller to the right to select
and press the controller
4.Select "Dial number" and press the
controller.

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Ending call
1.Select the phone number and press the
controller
2.Select "End call" and press the control-
ler.
Phone book
After placing the portable phone in the cra-
dle, the phone book is transferred from the
portable phone into the vehicle. Loading
the phone book can take several minutes.
The phone book is available as long as the
portable phone is engaged.
Dialing from the phone book
1.Select "Phone" and press the controller
2.Select "A - Z" and press the controller:
The entries of the phone book of the
portable phone are displayed on the
Control Display; they are sorted alpha-
betically.
To run a targeted search for an entry,
select the first letter of the entry and
press the controller.
The first entry that starts with this letter
is displayed3.Select the desired entry and press the
controller
4.Select "Call" and press the controller.
The system dials the number.
If different phone numbers are stored in the
portable phone under one name, e.g. office
and home, the name is shown once for
each phone number.
To display the phone numbers:
1.Select "Edit" and press the controller
2.Select and press the controller.
Adding digits to phone numbers
You can add other digits to a phone num-
ber stored in the phone book, e.g. to call a
specific extension:
1.Select "Phone" and press the controller
2.Select "A - Z" and press the controller
3.Select the desired entry and press the
controller
4.Select "Edit" and press the controller
5.To supplement the phone number:
Select digits individually and press the
controller
6.Select "Dial number" and press the
controller.
Lists
Your phone can store phone numbers you
have dialed and missed calls in lists. If the
caller is entered in the phone book, the
name of the entry is displayed instead of
the phone number.
You can select the desired subscriber from
the list and establish the connection.

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Four lists are available:
>"Top 8".
The eight numbers that you call most
frequently from the list "A - Z" are auto-
matically stored in the "Top 8" list. The
number called most often appears at
the top of the list
>"Redial".
The last eight phone numbers you have
dialed are automatically stored. The last
number dialed is at the top of the list
>"Received calls".
The phone numbers of the eight calls
last accepted are stored if the phone
number of the caller is transmitted
>"Missed calls".
The phone numbers of the last eight
calls not accepted are stored if the
phone number of the caller is transmit-
ted.
Dialing from a list
To select an entry and establish a connec-
tion:
1.Select "Phone" and press the controller
2.Select the list and press the controller:
>"Top 8", with the portable phone
engaged
>"Redial"
>"Received calls"
>"Missed calls"3.Select the desired entry and press the
controller
4.Select "Call" and press the controller.
The system dials the number.
Deleting individual entries
1.Select the desired entry from the list
and press the controller
2.Select "Delete" and press the control-
ler.
The entry is deleted.
Deleting the entire list
1.Select an entry from the list and press
the controller
2.Select "Delete all numbers" and press
the controller.
The list is deleted.

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Touch tone dialing
Touch tone numbers are required for
access to network services or to control
devices, e.g. remote querying on an
answering machine.
This function can only be used during an
existing connection.
1.To establish a connection
2.Press the controller
3.Select "Keypad" and press the control-
ler
4.Select the desired digits and press the
controller.
Each digit is sent immediately.
Text messages/SMS
Text messages/SMS are displayed as long
as the portable phone is engaged.
The symbol on the Control Display
shows that you have received a new text
message. It goes out as soon as there are
no longer any unread text messages.
The number of text messages that can be
stored depends on the memory capacity of
your BMW portable phone.
Displaying text messages/SMS
1.Select "SMS" and press the controller.
The list of received text messages is
displayed on the Control Display.
The symbol
indicates unread text
messages
2.Select the desired text message and
press the controller.
The text message is displayed.
To close the text message:
Move the controller forwards to select
and press the controller.
Calling the sender
1.Select the desired text message and
press the controller.
The text message is displayed
2.Select "Options" and press the control-
ler
3.Select "Call sender" and press the con-
troller.
The selected sender is called.
Deleting text messages/SMS
1.Select the desired text message and
press the controller.
The text message is displayed
2.Select "Options" and press the control-
ler
3.Select "Delete" and press the control-
ler.
The text message of the portable phone
is deleted.

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Operation by voice control*
The concept
You can operate your phone without having
to remove your hands from the steering
wheel. The system operates on the basis of
voice commands that you will learn easily
after using them a few times. In addition,
you are also supported by instructions or
questions.
Symbols used
Voice commands
In ignition key position 2:
1.Briefly press the button on the steer-
ing wheel.
A sound signal indicates operating
readiness
2.Speak voice commands.To have the system list the voice com-
mands possible in each case:
Canceling operation via voice
control
Briefly press the button on the steering
wheel or
In dialogs where text of any kind can be
spoken, e.g. a name, canceling is only pos-
sible using the button. This is automati-
cally interrupted when an incoming call is
received.
Voice commands
In addition to the commands described in
this Owner's Manual, alternative com-
mands are often possible for the same
functions, e.g.:
Digits from zero to nine are understood.
You can say each digit individually or group
them into a sequence of three to five digits
to accelerate the input.
Dialing a phone number Ð an example
Start the dialog:
Briefly press the button on the steering
wheel.{...} Identifies voice commands.
{{...}} Identifies instructions generated
by the voice command system.
{Help}.
{Cancel}.
{Dial name} or {Name}.
Voice commandResponse
{Dial number}{{Please say the number}}
e.g. {201 12 34 56 7}{{201 12 34 56 7. Continue?}}
{Dial}{{Dialing number}}

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Volume adjustment
You can adjust the volume for the instruc-
tions from the voice control for each spe-
cific key:
Turn the button during an instruction to
select the desired volume.
The voice control will continue to issue
instructions at this volume level, even if the
other audio sources are set to minimum
volume.
First steps
Switching on portable phone
Entering unlock code
You can protect your BMW portable phone
against misuse with a four-digit unlock
code.
Correcting unlock code
After the sequence of digits has been
repeated by the system, the unlock code
can be corrected.
Deleting unlock code
Canceling the operation
Making a call
Dialing a phone number
Correcting the phone number
After the last spoken sequence of digits
has been repeated by the system, you can
delete this sequence of digits.
The command {Correct number} can be
repeated as often as you like.
Deleting input
{Delete} is used to delete all the digits
entered so far.
Voice phone book
You can create a voice phone book with up
to 50 phone numbers and names. The
names and phone numbers in the voice
phone book are independent of the mem-
ory of your BMW portable phone. {Switch on phone}.
1.{Input Unlock Code}.
The dialog for entering the unlock
code is opened
2.Speak unlock code
3.{Send Unlock Code}.
1.{Correct number}.
The block of digits is deleted
2.Say the new unlock code on
request
3.{Send Unlock Code}.
{Delete number}.
{Cancel}.
1.{Dial number}.
The dialog for establishing a tele-
phone connection is opened
2.Say the phone number.
For telephone calls abroad, say
{Plus} and then the country code
3.{Dial}.
The connection to the desired sub-
scriber is established.
{Correct number}.
The digits are deleted.