phone BMW Z4 SDRIVE35I 2012 User Guide

TelephoneVehicle equipment
This chapter describes all series equipment as
well as country-specific and special equipment
offered for this model series.Therefore, it also
describes equipment that may not be found in
your vehicle, for instance due to the selected
special equipment or the country version. This
also applies to safety-related functions and sys‐
tems.
At a glance
Note
Equipment version with the full preparation
package mobile phone or a hands-free system.
The concept
Mobile phones can be connected with the vehi‐
cle via Bluetooth.
After these devices are paired once, they are
recognized automatically when the ignition is
switched on as soon as they are in the vehicle
and can then be operated via the radio, the but‐
tons on the steering wheel, and via voice acti‐
vation.
After a suitable mobile phone is paired with the
vehicle once, you can operate the mobile phone
via the radio, the buttons on the steering wheel,
and via voice activation.
Bluetooth® is a registered trademark of Blue‐
tooth® SIG, Inc.
Using the mobile phone while driving
Make entries only when traffic and road
conditions allow. Do not hold the mobile phone
in your hand while you are driving; use the
hands-free system instead. If you do not ob‐
serve this precaution, you can endanger the ve‐
hicle occupants and other road users.◀Snap-in adapter
The snap-in adapter is used to:▷Hold the mobile phone.▷Recharge the battery.▷Connect the mobile phone to an outside an‐
tenna of the vehicle.
This provides for better network reception
and consistent sound quality.
Avoid operating a mobile phone that has been
detected by the vehicle on the keypad of the
mobile phone, as this may lead to malfunctions.
Approved mobile phones
Details on which mobile phones and external
devices with a Bluetooth interface are sup‐
ported by the mobile phone preparation pack‐
age can be obtained at www.bmwusa.com/blue‐
tooth.
Notes
At high temperatures, the charging function of
the mobile phone may be limited and functions
may not be executed.
Playing music from the mobile phone
Depending on your mobile phone and the vehi‐
cle equipment, you can play the music data of
the mobile phone in the vehicle.
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Controls1On/off, volume control.2Display.3▷Turn: highlight the menu item on the
display or set the value.▷Press: select the highlighted menu item
or store the setting.4Opens the main menu.5Redial, accept a call, start dialing, terminate
a call and change to the Telephone menu.6Function buttons for selecting the menu
items shown directly above them on the dis‐
play.
Menu navigation
Selecting menu items
There are two ways to select a menu item on the
display.
Using the right knob
▷Highlight the menu item: turn the right knob.▷Select the menu item: press the right knob.
Using the function buttons Press the left or right side of the function
button under the menu item.
If only one menu item is displayed above the
function button, press the middle of the button.
Representation in the Owner's Manual
"..." Identifies radio display texts used to select
individual functions.
Symbols on the display
SymbolMeaning Function is selected. Leave the menu, one menu back. Display additional menu items. Scroll display. The list contains more
than two entries. Reception of the wireless network:
the display depends on the signal
strength. Using the hands-free system. Message not read. Message read.
Pairing/unpairing the mobile
phone
Requirements
▷The mobile phone is suitable, refer to
page 134.▷The mobile phone is ready for operation.▷Bluetooth is activated in the vehicle and on
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▷Bluetooth presettings may need to be made
on the mobile phone, e.g., for a connection
without confirmation or visibility, refer to the
mobile phone operating instructions.▷A number with at least four and a maximum
of 16 digits was defined as the Bluetooth
passkey. It is only required once for pairing.▷The ignition is switched on.
Activating/deactivating Bluetooth
Bluetooth is not permitted everywhere. Comply
with all safety guidelines and regulations.
To activate the connection:
1.Switch on the radio ready state or the igni‐
tion.2. Press the button.3."PHONE"4."BT-ON"
To deactivate the connection again:
1."BT"2."BT-OFF"3."YES"
Pairing and connecting
Pairing the mobile phone
To avoid becoming distracted and posing
an unnecessary hazard both to your own vehi‐
cle's occupants and to other road users, only
pair the mobile phone while the vehicle is sta‐
tionary.◀
1.Switch on the radio ready state or the igni‐
tion.2. Press the button.3."PHONE"4."BT"5."PAIR"
Turn the right knob to display the Bluetooth
name of your vehicle.6.To perform additional steps on the mobile
phone, refer to the mobile phone operating
instructions: for instance, search for or con‐
nect the Bluetooth device or a new device.
The Bluetooth name of the vehicle appears
on the mobile phone display.7.Select the Bluetooth name of the vehicle on
the mobile phone display.
You are prompted by the radio or mobile
phone to enter the same Bluetooth passkey.8.Enter the passkey on the mobile phone and
confirm it.9."ADD"10.Enter the same passkey on the radio using
the function buttons and confirm it.
To delete the last digit: "DELETE"11."OK"
Press twice if necessary.
If pairing was successful, the mobile phone ap‐
pears on the radio display.
Four mobile phones can be paired with the ve‐
hicle at once.
If pairing was unsuccessful: What to do if..., refer
to page 137.
Repeating the pairing procedure/help
If pairing failed:
1."REPEAT"2.Repeat steps 6 to 10.
To display the Customer Relations phone num‐
ber: "CALLS"
Turn the right knob to display the Customer Re‐
lations phone number and information needed
for pairing.
Following the initial pairing
▷The mobile phone is detected/connected in
the vehicle within a short period of time
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▷The phone book entries of the telephone
stored on the SIM card or mobile phone are
transmitted to the vehicle after detection,
depending on the mobile phone.▷Four mobile phones can be paired.▷Specific settings may be necessary in some
mobile phones, e.g., authorization or a se‐
cure connection; refer to the mobile phone
operating instructions.
Connecting a particular mobile phone
If more than one mobile phone is detected by the
vehicle, the first mobile phone on the list is con‐
nected. A different detected mobile phone may
be connected with the vehicle.
The mobile phone is connected with the ve‐
hicle.
A different mobile phone can be connected by
selecting it.
1.Switch on the radio ready state or the igni‐
tion.2. Press the button.3."PHONE"4."BT"5.Turn the right knob until the mobile phone
to be connected is displayed.6."PRIO"
Press the button repeatedly until the desired
position is reached.
Unpairing the mobile phone
1.Switch on the radio ready state or the igni‐
tion.2. Press the button.3."PHONE"4."BT"5.Turn the right knob until the mobile phone
to be unpaired is displayed.6."DELETE"7."YES"
What to do if...
Information on suitable mobile phones, refer to
page 134.
The mobile phone could not be paired or con‐
nected.
▷Is Bluetooth activated in the vehicle and on
the mobile phone? Activate Bluetooth on
the vehicle and on the mobile phone.▷Do the Bluetooth passkeys on the mobile
phone and the vehicle match? Enter the
same passkey on the mobile phone and on
the radio.▷Did it take longer than 30 seconds to enter
the passkey? Repeat the pairing procedure.▷Are too many Bluetooth devices connected
to the mobile phone or vehicle? Delete con‐
nections with other devices if necessary.▷Is the mobile phone in power-save mode or
does it have only a limited remaining battery
life? Charge the mobile phone in the snap-
in adapter or via the charging cable.▷Depending on the mobile phone, it is possi‐
ble that only one mobile phone can be con‐
nected to the vehicle. Unpair the connected
mobile phone from the vehicle and pair and
connect only one mobile phone.
The mobile phone no longer reacts?
▷Switch the mobile phone off and on again.▷Is the ambient temperature too high or low?
Do not expose the mobile phone to extreme
environmental conditions.
No phone book entries or only some phone book
entries are displayed, or they are incomplete.
▷Transmission of the phone book entries is
not yet complete.▷It is possible that only the phone book en‐
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▷It may not be possible to display phone book
entries with special characters.▷The number of phone book entries to be
stored is too high.▷Is the data volume of the contact too large,
e. g., due to stored information such as
notes? Reduce the data volume of the con‐
tact.
The phone connection quality is poor.
▷The strength of the Bluetooth signal on the
mobile phone can be adjusted, depending
on the mobile phone.▷Insert the mobile phone into the snap-in
adapter or place it in the area of the center
console.▷Adjust the volume of the microphone and
loudspeakers.
If all points in this list have been checked and the
required function is still not available, contact
Customer Relations or the service center.
Controls
The following functions can be operated on the
radio:
▷Accept/reject a call.▷Dial a phone number.▷Dial a phone number from the phone book.▷Dial a stored phone number, such as from
the list of accepted calls.▷In conjunction with the full preparation pack‐
age mobile phone: BMW Assist, refer to
page 145.
When the ignition and the radio ready state are
switched off, such as after the remote control is
removed, an existing call can be continued for
up to 25 minutes on the hands-free system.
Adjusting the volume
Turn the knob until the desired volume is se‐
lected. The setting is stored for the remote con‐
trol currently in use.
The vehicle automatically adjusts the volume of
the microphone on the telephone and the vol‐
ume of the called party. Depending on the mo‐
bile phone, the volumes may need to be ad‐
justed. The settings can only be created during
a call and must be adjusted separately for each
telephone. The settings are deleted when the
telephone is unpaired.
Incoming call
Receiving calls
If the number of the caller is stored in the phone
book and is transmitted by the network, the
name of the contact is displayed. Otherwise,
only the phone number is displayed.
Accepting a call Briefly press the button on the steering
wheel or radio.
or
"YES"
Rejecting a call
"NO"
Ending a call Briefly press the button on the steering
wheel or radio.
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or
"END"
Entering a phone number
Dialing a number1.Switch on the radio ready state or the igni‐
tion.2. Press the button.3."PHONE"4."#"5.Enter the desired phone number on the but‐
tons 0–9.
To delete the last digit: "DEL"6. Briefly press the button on the
steering wheel or radio.
or
Press the right knob to dial the phone num‐
ber.
Phone book
Dialed phone numbers, incoming calls and en‐
tries in the phone book are stored on lists if the
mobile phone is connected to the vehicle via
Bluetooth.
Five lists are available:
▷"A-Z"
Entries of the phone book of the SIM card or
of the mobile phone, which consist of a
name and phone number, are sorted in al‐
phabetical order.▷"TOP8"
The Top 8 list contains the eight phone
numbers that were dialed most frequently.▷"LAST8"
The last eight phone numbers that were di‐
aled are stored. The phone number dialed
last is at the top of the list.▷"CALLS"The phone numbers of the last eight ac‐
cepted calls are stored. For this to be pos‐
sible, it must be possible to transmit the
phone number of the caller.▷"MISSED"
The phone numbers of the last eight calls
that were not accepted are stored. For this
to be possible, it must be possible to trans‐
mit the phone number of the caller.
Dialing a phone number from the phone
book
The list A-Z is available for phone book entries.
If entries with different names but the same
phone number are transferred to the vehicle
from the mobile phone, only one entry is dis‐
played.
The display of the phone book entries on the
radio may differ from the display on the mobile
phone, such as the order of the first and last
names.
1.Switch on the radio ready state or the igni‐
tion.2. Press the button.3."PHONE"4."A-Z"5. The arrows indicate that additional
letters can be displayed.
Turn the right knob to display additional let‐
ters if necessary.6.Turn the right knob to select the first letter
of the entry.7.Select the entry with the function button.
The phone number is dialed.
To display all entries:
1.Turn the right knob to select the first letter
of the entry and press the knob.2.Turn the right knob to select the desired en‐
try and press the knob.
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Press the button on the steering
wheel or radio to dial the number.
The phone number is dialed.
Editing and dialing a phone number
from the phone book
You can edit the phone number of an entry be‐
fore making a call. This change is not stored in
the phone book.
1.Selecting an entry.2."EDIT"3.To delete a digit: "DEL"4.Enter additional digits on the buttons 0–9.5.Press the right knob to dial the phone num‐
ber.
Dialing a phone number from the phone
book using the buttons on the steering
wheel
1. Press and hold the button to display
the Telephone menu.2.Press the arrow buttons on the steering
wheel to leaf through the phone book.3. Press the button to dial the phone
number.
Dialing a phone number stored in a list
To select an entry and establish a connection:
1.Switch on the radio ready state or the igni‐
tion.2. Press the button.3."PHONE"4.Select a list, for instance "TOP8"5.Turn the right knob to select an entry and
press the knob to dial the phone number.
Deleting an individual entry
1.Select an entry from the list.2."DEL"
DTMF suffix dialing
DTMF suffix dialing can be used for gaining ac‐
cess to network services or for controlling devi‐
ces, e.g., to make a remote inquiry of an answer‐
ing machine. The DTMF code is needed for this
purpose.
This function is only available if a connection ex‐
ists and if the hands-free system is being used.
1."Keypad"2.Enter the DTMF code on the buttons 0–9.3.If necessary, press and hold the function
button on the right or left to enter special
characters.
Displaying the call duration
During a call:
"DURAT"
Hands-free system
General information
Calls that are being made on the hands-free
system can be continued on the mobile phone
and vice versa.
From the mobile phone to the hands-
free system
Calls that were begun outside of the Bluetooth
range of the vehicle can be continued on the
hands-free system with the ignition switched
on.
Depending on the mobile phone, the system au‐
tomatically switches to the hands-free system.
If the system does not switch over automatically,
follow the instructions on the mobile phone dis‐
play; refer also to the mobile phone operating
instructions.
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From the hands-free system to the
mobile phone
Calls that are made on the hands-free system
can in some cases be continued on the mobile
phone; this depends on the mobile phone.
Follow the instructions on the mobile phone dis‐
play; refer also to the mobile phone operating
instructions.
Voice operation
General information
Depending on the vehicle equipment, the mo‐
bile phone can be operated by means of voice
activation as described below.
The concept▷The mobile phone can be operated without
taking your hands from the steering wheel.▷In many cases, the entries are accompanied
by announcements or questions.▷›...‹ Verbal instructions for voice operation.
Using voice activation
Activating the voice activation system
1. Press the button on the steering
wheel.2.Say the command.
Terminating the voice activation
system
Press the button on the steering wheel
or ›Cancel‹.
Possible commands
Having possible commands read aloud Press the button on the steering wheel.
›Help‹.
Possible commands are announced.
The digits from zero to nine are recognized. The
digits can be spoken separately or combined in
a sequence to accelerate the entry.
Using alternative commands
The system often recognizes a number of dif‐
ferent commands to run a function; for instance:
›Dial name‹ or ›Name‹
Example: dialing a phone number1. Press the button on the steering
wheel.2.›Dial number‹
The system says: »Please say the number«.3.For instance, ›123 456 790‹
The system says: »123 456 790. Continue?
«.4.›Dial‹
The system says: »Dialing number«.
Calling
Dialing a phone number
1.›Dial number‹2.Say the phone number.3.›Dial‹
Correcting the phone number
The sequence of digits can be deleted after the
system has repeated the digits.
›Correct number‹
The command can be repeated as often as nec‐
essary.
Deleting a phone number
›Delete‹
All digits entered up to that point are deleted.
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Redialing
›Redial‹
Voice phone book
Depending on how your vehicle is equipped, it
may be necessary to create your own voice
phone book.
The entries must be entered using voice activa‐
tion and are separate from the memory in the
mobile phone. Up to 50 entries can be set up.
Saving an entry1.›Save name‹2.Say the name. Do not exceed the speaking
duration of approx. 2 seconds.3.Say the phone number after being prompted
to do so by the system.4.›Save‹
Deleting an entry
1.›Delete name‹2.Say the name after being prompted to do so.3.Confirm the prompt: ›Yes‹
Deleting all entries
1.›Delete phonebook‹2.Confirm the prompt: ›Yes‹3.Confirm the prompt again: ›Yes‹
Reading and selecting entries
1.›Read phonebook‹2.When the desired entry is read aloud:
say ›Dial number‹
Selecting an entry
1.›Dial name‹2.Say the name after being prompted to do so.3.Confirm the prompt: ›Yes‹Adjusting the volume
Turn the left knob during an announcement.
▷The volume remains constant even if the
volume of other audio sources is changed.▷The volume is stored for the remote control
currently in use.
Notes
Do not use voice operation to initiate an Emer‐
gency Request. In stressful situations, the voice
and vocal pitch can change. This can unneces‐
sarily delay the establishment of a telephone
connection.
Instead, use the SOS button, refer to
page 176, in the vicinity of the interior mirror.
Environmental conditions
▷Say the commands, numbers, and letters
smoothly and with normal volume, empha‐
sis, and speed.▷Keep the doors, windows, and retractable
hardtop closed to prevent noise interfer‐
ence.▷Avoid making other noise in the vehicle
while speaking.
BMW phone numbers
You can have several service phone numbers
displayed even if BMW Assist is not activated.
When you activate BMW Assist, the services of
BMW Assist become available, refer to
page 145.
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▷"Road Assist": BMW Roadside Assistance,
if you require help in the event of a break‐
down.▷"Serv. Appt.": BMW center, if you wish to
arrange a service appointment.▷"Cust Relat": Customer Relations, for infor‐
mation on all aspects of your vehicle.
Displaying the phone numbers
1.Switch on the radio ready state or the igni‐
tion.2. Press the button.3."BMW"4.Turn the right knob until the desired phone
number is displayed.
Snap-in adapter
General information
More information on compatible snap-in adapt‐
ers that support the functions of the mobile
phone is available at the service center.
Notes
At high temperatures, the charging function of
the mobile phone may be limited and functions
may not be executed.
When using the mobile phone via the vehicle,
note the operating instructions of the mobile
phone.
Installation position
In the center armrest.
Inserting/removing the snap-in adapter1.Press button 1 and remove the cover.2.Insert the snap-in adapter at the front, ar‐
row 1, and press down, arrow 2, until it en‐
gages.3.To remove the snap-in adapter: press but‐
ton 1.
Inserting the mobile phone
1.Depending on the mobile phone, remove
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