BMW 760LI SEDAN 2003 Owners Manual

Communications
This chapter describes the extensive
array of options available for mobile
communications with family,
friends, business associates
and service providers.

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Using the phone in your vehicle
Safety notice
For your own safety
Your in-car phone makes life more conve-
nient in many ways, and can even save
lives in an emergency. While you should
consult your portable phone's separate
manual for a detailed description of safety
precautions and information, we request
that you direct your particular attention to
the following:
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 hand-held portable phone to
make and receive calls while driving is
now illegal in virtually every country in the
world. Always use your hands-free system,
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
luggage 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
filling 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 oper-
ating correctly. If you or any occupant of
the vehicle will be using such equipment,
consult a physician or the manufacturer
of the equipment to determine whether
it is adequately shielded against high-
frequency energy.<

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Batteries
Never attempt to open 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
center.<
Care instructions
You can find useful information on caring
for your portable phone in the separate
Portable phone manual and in the separate
Care manual.
Controls
You have the option of making phone calls
with the car phone or the BMW portable
phone.
If there is no BMW portable phone in the
cradle, Personal calling can be made with
the car phone.
Your car phone must be activated to
support his feature. Please see your
BMW center for further instructions to acti-
vate your car phone with the wireless car-
rier.<
The upper status line will indicate which
phone is currently active and connected to
the network.
For information on operating your
portable phone, please consult the
separate manual.<
The portable phone can be operated by
means of
>controls on the steering wheel, refer to
page 18
>Control Display
>the folding telephone keypad >and the voice command system, not for
incoming calls.
Control Display
In the "Communication" menu
>the telephone book, only with BMW
portable phone
>the Top 8 list, only with BMW portable
phone
>the redial list
can be called up.
After selection of the desired entry,
>the button in the steering wheel
>the folding telephone keypad
can be used to set up a connection; the
dialed number appears in the upper status
line, refer to page 24.
Missed calls are also shown in a list if this
service is supported by your network pro-
vider.
You can use and to switch
between the two pages of the "Communi-
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Telephone keypad, folding
The telephone keypad allows you to use all
of the basic telephone functions without
ever picking up the receiver.
Calls are automatically routed through the
hands-free system.The telephone keypad is available for
operation at the radio mode in the
ignition lock, refer to page 61.<
1Briefly press the telephone keypad, it
will extend automatically
When you are done using the tele-
phone keypad, press it back in, con-
tinuing until the detent engages.
It is not possible to remove the
telephone keypad.<
2Short press: end call
Long press: switch BMW por-
table phone on and off
3Short press: delete the last
digit entered
Long press: delete the entire
number4Short press: dial or accept call
5Enter digits 1 Ð 9
6Special character entry
7Enter the digit 0
8Short press: special character
entry
Long press: pause for dialing in
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Hands-free system
The hands-free microphone is located on
the front headliner.
The hands-free system is automatically
activated whenever you establish or
receive a call using the following:
>Button in the steering wheel
>Control Display
>Telephone keypad, folding
>Voice command system, only for out-
going calls.
Volume adjustment
You can adjust the volume for the hands-
free unit:
Turn the button during a call to select the
desired volume.
The hands-free unit will remain at this
volume level, even if the other audio
sources are set to minimum volume.
The system automatically selects
your individual volume setting each
time you unlock the vehicle using your per-
sonal remote control unit.<
Making an SOS call
1.To open the protective cover:
Press the protective cover, to reveal the
SOS button.
2.Press the SOS button for at least
1 second.
Conditions for an SOS call:
>The wireless communications network
is available
>The SOS call system is operable.
Once the button is pressed, the indicator
lamp on the switch will flash for the dura-
tion of the call.
If the vehicle is equipped with a navigation
system and BMW Assist, the phone system
will automatically establish contact with the
BMW Assist emergency call center. The
system also transmits the vehicle's current
location to the center at the same time.
If the navigation system fails, the cur-
rent position of the vehicle is not
transmitted.<
Following transmission of the data a confir-
mation report will appear in the Control
Display. The emergency call center can
initiate immediate action for emergency
assistance.
If it is repeatedly not possible to set up a
connection to the BMW Assist emergency
call center, a connection to the general
emergency call number 911 is set up.
If conditions allow, remain in the
vehicle until the connection has been
established. You will then be able to pro-
vide a detailed description of the situation.
Misuse of the SOS system is prohibited.<

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triggered automatically immediately after a
severe accident. The automatic SOS call is
not affected by the SOS call button being
pressed.
Telephoning with the
car phone
If the BMW portable phone is not in the
cradle, you can telephone using the car
phone via the hands-free unit.
The telephone that can be used to set up a
connection is shown in the upper status
line in the Control Display.
The car phone must be enabled prior
to initial use. To do so, please consult
your BMW center.<
Calls can be set up or accepted using the
following equipment:
>Button in the steering wheel
>Control Display
Calls can only be set up via redi-
aling or missed calls.<
>Telephone keypad, folding
>Voice command system, only for out-
going calls.
Using the BMW portable
phone
1.Fold back the cradle slightly
2.Insert the portable phone.
Before starting off, place the BMW
portable phone in the cradle. You can operate the portable phone using the
button in the steering wheel, the Control
Display, the telephone keypad or the voice
command system, but not if you are in the
middle of a call via the car phone.
If you are in the middle of a call using the
BMW portable phone, the connection will
be cut off as soon as you take it from the
cradle.<
Switching your BMW portable phone
on and off
You can switch your BMW portable
phone on and off by maintaining
extended pressure on the telephone
keypad.
Entering lock code
If, after switching on the BMW portable
phone, you are requested by a message
from the Control Display to enter the lock
code:
1.Enter the lock code, e.g. 1234
2.Press the button
Getting started
Making a call
1.Enter the desired phone number
2.Press the button
The phone number appears in the Control
Display's status line.
{Telephone on}.
1.{Dial number}
2.Enter the phone number
>Listen to the entered numerical
sequence:
{Read out}
>Delete the entire number:
{Delete}
3.{Dial}.

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Always remember to enter the com-
plete telephone number, including the
area code, even if you are currently in the
same area as the number that you wish to
contact.<
Ending call
Press the button
Telephone directory
You must enter your portable phone's tele-
phone directory in the voice command
system before it will be available for access
using voice commands. This creates a spe-
cial voice command telephone directory. If
changes are then made to the directory
using the voice command system, these
modifications will apply exclusively to the
voice directory, and not to the directory in
the portable phone.
Creating and updating voice
command telephone directory*
The entries in the portable phone's tele-
phone directory appear sequentially in the
Info Display.
You must assign a specific name to each
number that you wish to transfer to the
voice command telephone directory. These
numbers will no longer be requested during
updates.
Making a new entry in the voice
command directory
Dialing from telephone directory
1.Select "Communication"
>Select "A-Z"
An alphabetical listing of all the entries
in the telephone book appears on the
right side of the Control Display
>Select "1,2,3"
An listing of all the entries in the tele-
phone book appears on the right side of
the Control Display
2.After the desired entry has been
selected, can be used to set up a
connection; the number being called
appears in the upper status line, refer to
page 24.
The system dials the number.
The connection can also be set up
using the button in the steering wheel
or the telephone keypad. <
End call. 1.{Telephone}
2.{Update telephone book}.
1.{Save name}
2.Enter name and repeat entry upon
request
3.Enter phone numbers
4.{Save}.
1.{Select name}
2.Enter name.

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Viewing entries
Deleting individual entries
Deleting the entire telephone
directory
Selecting a number from
the Top 8 list
The eight numbers that you call most fre-
quently on the BMW portable phone are
automatically stored in the Top 8 list. The
number called most often appears at the
top of the list.
1.In the "Communication" menu, select
"TOP 8" and confirm
2.Select an entry from the list that now
appears in the display, and confirm
3.After the desired entry has been
selected, can be used to set up a
connection; the number being called
appears in the upper status line, refer to
page 24.
The connection can also be set up
using the button in the steering wheel
or the telephone keypad.<
End call.
Redialing
Both numbers that you reached on your
earlier attempt and numbers that were
unavailable are automatically stored in your
redialing list. The last number dialed is at
the top of the list.
1.Select "Communication"
2.Select "Last"
3.Select an entry from the list that now
appears in the display, and confirm
4.After the desired entry has been
selected, can be used to set up a
connection; the number being called
appears in the upper status line, refer to
page 24.
The connection can also be set up
using the button in the steering wheel
or the telephone keypad.<
You can use the voice command system to
redial the last number called:
End call.
Missed calls
If the phone number of the caller was trans-
ferred, you can have a list of all missed calls
displayed if this service is supported by
your network provider. {Read out}
>To scroll forward:
{Next}
>To scroll back:
{Previous}
>To repeat entry:
{Repeat}
>To call:
{Dial}.
1.{Telephone}
2.{Delete entry}
3.Enter name.
1.{Telephone}
2.{Delete telephone book}.
{Redial}.

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1.Select "Communication"
2.Select "Missed" and confirm
3.Select an entry from the list that now
appears in the display, and confirm
4.After the desired entry has been
selected, can be used to set up a
connection; the number being called
appears in the upper status line, refer to
page 24.
The connection can also be set up
using the button in the steering wheel
or the telephone keypad.<
End call.

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BMW Assist
To avoid posing an unnecessary
hazard, both to your own vehicle's
occupants and to other road users: never
attempt to use the controls or make adjust-
ments while operating the vehicle.<
Requirements
If the following requirements are met, you
can call up BMW Assist:
>Telephone is connected and switched
on
>The lock code has been entered
>The mobile communications network is
available
>GPS reception is assured.
The position of the vehicle can influ-
ence the mobile communications/
GPS reception. As a rule, mobile communi-
cations/GPS reception is only possible
under a clear sky.
When vehicle data is exchanged with the
BMW Service Center, a corresponding
message appears in the Control Display.<
Roadside Assistance of the
BMW Group
Here, you automatically dial the number of
the Roadside Assistance of the BMW
Group, your BMW center or BMW Cus-
tomer Relations.
To contact Roadside Assistance, for
example in the event of a breakdown:
1.Select "BMW Assist" and confirm
2.Select "BMW Services" and confirm3.Select "Roadside Assistance" and con-
firm.
The vehicle's current location is dis-
played
4.Select "ACTIVATE" and confirm.
The data of your vehicle is transmitted
to BMW center.
BMW center forwards the current vehicle
location and the customer profile, the
vehicle data, to the relevant Roadside
Assistance service. Voice communication
to the Roadside Assistance service is set
up.
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