2008 BMW M6 Owner's Manual - Page 184

Telephoning Adjusting volume speech quality during a call, we recommend that you: > Reduce background noises, e.g. by closing the windows, reducing the air volume of the automatic climate control or pointing the opened front vent outlets downward. > Reduce the volume of the hands-free system. Requirements Turn the knob during a call to select the desired volume. This volume for the hands-free system is maintained, even if the other audio sources are set to minimum volume. You can also adjust the volume with the buttons on the steering wheel, refer to page 11. The setting is stored for the remote control currently in use. > The pairing data of the mobile phone are stored in the vehicle and the mobile phone is ready to operate. > The engine is running or the ignition is switched on. > The mobile phone is detected by the vehicle. Opening Communication You operate many of the functions described in the following via the "Communication" menu. iDrive, for operating principle refer to page 16. 1. Press the menu. button to open the start Operation via iDrive You can operate the following functions via iDrive: > Accepting/rejecting a call > Dialing phone numbers > Dialing phone numbers from the phone book > Dialing stored phone numbers, e.g. from the list of accepted calls > Ending a call When the ignition and radio readiness are switched off, e.g. after removing the remote control from the ignition lock, you can continue an ongoing call via the hands-free system for no more than 25 minutes. 2. Move the controller forward to open "Communication". Receiving calls If you have the phone number of the caller stored in the phone book and the phone number has been transmitted, the name of the entry is displayed. Speech quality If the person you are talking to cannot understand you well, this may be due to excessively loud background noises. The full mobile phone preparation package can compensate for these noises to a certain degree. To optimize the Accepting a call Press the button on the steering wheel. 182 Online Edition for Part no. 01 41 0 014 244 - © 08/07 BMW AG