2007 BMW X5 Owner's Manual - Page 25
2007 BMW X5 Manual
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Voice command system* The concept The voice command system allows you to control operation of various vehicle systems without ever removing your hands from the steering wheel. Individual menu items on the Control Display can be spoken as commands. This frees you of having to use the controller. The voice command system transforms your oral commands into control signals for the selected systems and provides support in the form of instructions or questions. The voice command system uses a special microphone located in the area of the interior rearview mirror, refer to page 14. Voice commands Activating voice command system This symbol on the Control Display and an acoustic signal tell you that the voice command system can respond to commands. 1. Press the button on the steering wheel. Precondition Via iDrive, set the language that applies for the voice command system in order to enable identification of the spoken commands. To set the language of iDrive, refer to page 79. 2. Say the command. The command is displayed on the Control Display. Symbols in Owner's Manual {...} Say the specified commands word for word. {{...}} Indicates responses of the voice command system. This symbol is shown on the Control Display when you can input additional commands. If no other commands are possible, then operate the equipment via iDrive. Press the or {Cancel} button on the steering wheel 23 Online Edition for Part no. 01 41 0 012 501 - © 08/06 BMW AG Reference Mobility Terminating or canceling voice command system Communications Entertainment Navigation Driving tips Controls At a glance