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Operating temperatures
The system is configured for operat-
ing temperatures of 57/Ð156 to
1407/+606. Outside this temperature
range, malfunctions can occur.<
Care instructions
You can find everything you need to know
on this topic by consulting the separate
Caring for your vehicle brochure.
Switching on/off
Press button 1, refer to page 130.
Adjusting the volume
Adjusting the volume for audio
sources
The setting is made in dependence on a
specific key.
Turn button 1 until the desired volume has
been reached.
Tone control
You can change the following tone settings
in dependence on a specific key:
>Treble
>Bass
>Balance:
Right/left volume balance
>Fader:
Front/rear volume balance
>Speed volume:
Raises the volume with increasing
speed
>LOGIC7 spatial sound
*:
Improvement in spatial acoustics in all
frequency ranges
>Equalizer
*:
Setting individual frequency ranges to
include spatial acoustics>Reset:
Resets the tone settings to their stan-
dard default settings.
Changing tone
Control Center, for principle details, refer to
page 16:
1.Open the start menu by pressing the
button
2.Open the menu by pressing the con-
troller
3.Select "Entertainment settings" and
press the controller
4.Select "Audio" and press the controller.
The tone settings can also be selected if
you have opened "Entertainment":
Select "Set" and then "Audio" and press
the controller each time.

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To switch between the different selection
criteria of stations:
1.Move the controller forwards to change
the field
2.Select the selection criterion and press
the controller.
Changing stations using buttons in
the center console
Press to the desired direction briefly.
The system switches to the next station.
Scanning and selecting stations
The scan search feature automatically
plays a brief sample from each station in
the selected waveband.
Control Center, for principle details, refer to
page 16:
1.Select "FM" or "AM" and press the con-
troller
2.Press the controller to display a list of
additional menu items
3.Select "Scan" and press the controller.
The scan search starts
4.Select a station:
Press the controller again, select "Scan" and press the controller.
This cancels the scan search, and the
radio remains on the current station.
Buttons in the center console:
1.To start scan:
Press for longer.
The scan search starts.
2.To select a station:
Press.
Manual station selection
You look for a certain frequency.
Control Center, for principle details, refer to
page 16:
1.Select "FM"or "AM" and press the con-
troller
2.Move the controller forwards to change
the field
3.Select "Manual" and press the control-
ler
4.Turn the controller until the desired fre-
quency is selected.
Updating the stations with the best
reception
If you are on a longer journey and leave the
transmission range of the stations originally
set, you can update the list of stations with
the best reception from the AM or FM
waveband.

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The number of the memory location
appears beside the name or frequency
of the station.
Press the controller to store the station.
The previous selection criterion is dis-
played again after a short time.
Radio Data System RDS
The Radio Data System RDS broadcasts
additional information in the FM waveband.
RDS stations have the following properties:
>In the case of broadcasting networks
that transmit over a number of frequen-
cies, there is an automatic switch to the
frequency with the best reception qual-
ity
>If the reception conditions are good, the
station names are shown on the Control
Display. If the reception is weak or dis-
rupted, it can take some time before the
station names appear.
Weather Band*
Weather Radio is a service of the National
Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Ð
NOAA Ð of the U.S. Department of Com-
merce. Weather messages are repeated
every four to six minutes and are routinely
revised every one to three hours, or more
frequently if needed. Most of the stations
operate 24 hours daily. During severe
weather, National Weather Service fore-
casters can interrupt the routine weather
broadcasts and substitute special warning
messages. If you have a question concern-
ing NOAA Weather Radio, please contact
your nearest National Weather Service
Office, or write to National Weather Service
Ð Attn: W/OM11Ð, National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration, 1325 East-
West Highway Silver Spring, MD. 20910.
Selecting Weather Band
Control Center, for principle details, refer to
page 16:
1.Select "WB" and press the controller
2.Select the Weather Band station and
press the controller.
The Weather Band station may not be
available in some regions.

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Malfunctions
The BMW CD player is a Class 1 laser
product. Do not operate the system if
the cover is damaged, otherwise severe
eye damage can result.
Always refer repair and maintenance oper-
ations to qualified technicians.
With self-recorded CDs, labels applied
later can become detached during play-
back due to the development of heat and
cause irreparable damage to the device.<
CDs with copy protection devices
cannot be played on your CD player
or only with certain restrictions. These CDs
differ from the CD Audio Standard Red
Book, on the basis of which all CD players
and changers are designed. In this case,
please contact the CD dealer or manufac-
turer.
You may experience playback problems,
such as skips, when using CDs that you
have copied at home.
If the display fails to detect a CD that you
have loaded in the drive, check to ensure
that the CD has been inserted correctly and
inspect it for signs of defects.
High levels of humidity inside the system
can condense on the laser's scan lens and
temporarily prevent it from reading the
CD.<

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5.Select the CD and press the controller.
The system will continue play at the point
on the CD at which play was interrupted. At
the end of the last track, the next CD will be
selected.
If new CDs have been placed in the CD
magazine, playback starts with the lowest
CD, e.g. CD 1, track 1.
Selecting a track
Buttons in the center console:
Select the direction:
Press the button repeatedly, continuing
until you reach the desired track on the cur-
rent CD.
The CD will start play at the track selected.
The track is displayed on the Control Dis-
play.
Control Center, for principle details, refer to
page 16:
Select a track by turning the controller.
Repeating a track
Control Center, for principle details, refer to
page 16:
1.Select "Set" and press the controller to
display a list of additional menu items
2.Select "Repeat" and press the control-
ler.
The current track on the CD is repeated.
To cancel the repetition:
>Press the controller, select "Repeat"
and press the controller
>Select another function using the Con-
trol Center.
Sampling and selecting
tracks, scan
The system automatically plays a brief
sample from each of the tracks on the cur-
rent CD, one after the other.
Control Center, for principle details, refer to
page 16:
1.Select "Set" and press the controller to
display a list of additional menu items
2.Select "Scan" and press the controller
3.Select track:
Press the controller again, select
"Scan" and press the controller.
The Scan function is interrupted and the
track continues playing from the point
at which it was interrupted.

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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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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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TeleService , BMW Assist
TeleService
TeleService opens up a new dimension for
communication with BMW Service. The car
phone can be used to transmit data on the
service status of your vehicle or on legally
prescribed inspections directly to your
BMW center. This is the same data that is
stored for CBS Condition Based Service in
the ignition key. Your BMW center can then
contact you, and you can make an appoint-
ment that suits you while you are still on the
road. Your advantage here is that your
BMW center can prepare in advance for the
required maintenance work. The TeleSer-
vice functions are country-specific. The
data on the service status of your vehicle or
on legally required inspections is transmit-
ted on a country-specific basis either auto-
matically before they fall due or simulta-
neously when you call any service partner
you have chosen. Your BMW center will be
glad to provide more detailed information.
BMW Assist
BMW Assist is available to you if you have
ordered this option at your BMW center or
BMW customer information. This provides
you with other services in addition to
TeleService.
Many functions of BMW Assist depend on
the individually agreed contract.
The subscriber agreement must be com-
pleted successfully before using the BMW
Assist services.
Requirements
The telephone is registered in a portable
phone network that can transmit the ser-
vices.
To transmit position data, the navigation
system must be able to determine the posi-
tion. In order to enable and update TeleServices or BMW Assist, a GPS signal
must be present.
To avoid posing an unnecessary haz-
ard, both to your own vehicle's occu-
pants and to other road users: never
attempt to make adjustments while operat-
ing the vehicle.<
Enabling TeleService or BMW Assist
For you to be able to use the services of
TeleService or BMW Assist, these must be
enabled:
Control Center, for principle details, refer to
page 16:
1.Open the start menu by pressing the
button
2.Open the menu by pressing the con-
troller
3.Select "Communication interface" and
press the controller
4.Select "BMW Service settings" and
press the controller
5.Move the controller forwards to change
the field
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