2004 BMW 545I SEDAN Owner's Manual

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15Reference
Controls
Driving tips
Communications
Navigation
Entertainment
Mobility
1Microphone for
>Telephone/portable phone151
>Voice command system20
2Reading lamps89
3Starting emergency call190
4Interior lamps89
5Glass roof, electric34
6Front passenger's airbag indicator
lamp84
7Control Display16
displays for menu guidance
8Hazard warning flashers
9Central locking system30
10Automatic climate control90
11Button for
>Station scan/track search130
>CD player141
>CD changer145 12Ejecting
>Navigation CD/DVD114
>Audio CD130
13Drive for navigation CD/DVD114
14Drive for audio CD130
15Switching audio sources on/off and
adjusting the volume130
16Center console switching center
17Controller16
Horizontal movement in four directions,
turn or press
18Activating voice command system20
19Open start menu17 Temperature setting,
left/right91
Automatic air distribution and
supply91
Cooling function91
Automatic recirculated-air
control AUC91
Maximum cooling91
Residual heat mode92
To switch off automatic climate
control92
Air volume91
Defrost windows91
Rear window defroster90
Heated seats 41
Active seat ventilation42
Active seat42
PDC Park Distance Control 76
DSC Dynamic Stability
Control78

Control Center
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Control Center
The Control Center groups the functions of
a large number of switches. This means
that these functions can be operated from
a central position. The following section
provides an introduction to the principle of
the menu guidance. How you control the
individual functions is described in the con-
text of the relevant equipment.
Controls
1Controller: you navigate through the
menus of the Control Center and make
adjustments by turning, pressing and
moving it to the left, right, forwards or
backwards
2Opening the start menu from any menu
item
3Control Display
When you turn the controller, you feel a
clicking. This helps you to select the
desired menu item.
To avoid posing an unnecessary haz-
ard due to inattention, both to your
own vehicle's occupants and to other road users: never attempt to use the controls or
make entries unless traffic and road condi-
tions allow.<
Menu overview
You can call up all the functions in the Con-
trol Center using five menu items.
Communication
>Portable phone*
>BMW Assist* or TeleService*.
Navigation or onboard information
>Navigation system*
>Onboard information, e.g. for display of
the average fuel consumption.
Entertainment
>Radio
>CD.
Climate
>Air distribution
>Seat air conditioning
*
>Independent ventilation
*.
Menu item
>Switching off the Control Display
>Traffic information
>Sound and display settings
>Settings for your vehicle, e.g. Key
Memory
>Display of the maintenance requirement
and dates for statutory emission and
vehicle inspections.

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Menu guidance
As of ignition key position 1, the following
message appears on the Control Display:
Confirm the message by pressing the con-
troller; the start menu is opened.
Start menu
In ignition key position 2:
Via the start menu, you can open four
menus by moving the controller to the left,
right, forwards or backwards. Pressing the
controller opens the menu.
Calling up the start menu:
Press button.
Opening the start menu from the menu:
Press the button twice.
Displays on the Control Display
A menu
1In menus, you can change fields to
select the menu items they contain or to
make adjustments. The active field is
brighter than the others
2Menu items are usually grouped in hor-
izontal or vertical lists
3Arrows indicates that other menu items
can be selected in lists, but these are
not visible at the moment
4Adjustments are displayed in diagrams
or as numbers
5A symbol indicates the last selected
menu item of the start menu
Communication
Navigation or
onboard information
Entertainment
Climate
menu

Control Center
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Status information
1Manual or automatic air distribution for
driver and passenger side
2Display for Entertainment:
Radio and CD or
Entertainment off
Display for telephone:
Name of network operator with display
for roaming:
Roaming active
3SMS received
4 Reception of portable phone network
and emergency call possible
SOS: emergency call possible
no display: emergency call not possible
5Current time
If information is issued by the Check Con-
trol or inputs are made using the voice
command system, a text message appears
here on the Control Display.
Assistance window*
While you are operating whatever functions
you like using the Control Center, you can
obtain the following additional information
in the assistance window:
>Short help and supplementary informa-
tion texts for selected menu entries >The computer or trip computer
>The travel route in vehicles with naviga-
tion system
>The current position.
To select the display in the assistance win-
dow:
1.Move the controller to the right to
switch to the assistance window and
press the controller
2.Select the menu item and press the
controller.
Switching Control Display on/off
To switch off the Control Display:
1.Open the start menu
2.Open the menu by pressing the con-
troller
3.Select "Display off" and press the con-
troller.
The status informations continue to be
displayed.
To switch on the Control Display:
Press the controller.

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Selecting menu items and making adjustments
1To select individual menu items: turn
the controller. The marking moves.
Menu items shown in white can be
selected
2To activate menu items selected with
the marking: press the controller. In the
current field, new menu items are dis-
played or a function is executed
3To change the current field: move the
controller to the left, right, forwards or
backwards and let go
If you hold the controller for longer
than approx. 2 seconds in one
position, the menu that lies in that
direction will be opened.< 4To select menu items, cf. 1: turn the
controller. The marking moves
5To make adjustments: turn the control-
ler. A graphical display, numerical val-
ues or text displays change. The adjust-
ment is adopted if you change the field
or switch into another menu

Voice command system
20
Voice command system
The concept
The voice command system allows you to
control operation of various vehicle sys-
tems without ever removing your hands
from the steering wheel.
The menu items on the Control Display
serve as voice commands for the equip-
ment that can be operated using the voice
command system. This means you can
open these menu items using the voice
command system instead of with the con-
troller.
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.
Precondition
If the language of the voice command and
Control Display do not match, change the
language of the Control Display, refer to
page 74.
Symbols used
Voice commands
Activating voice command system
Briefly press the button on the steering
wheel or in the center console.If voice command is to come from the pas-
senger side:
Press the button in the center console for a
longer period.
This symbol on the Control Display and
an acoustic message indicate that you can
enter voice commands.
The text or numbers that the voice com-
mand system has registered will appear at
this position on the Control Display.
This symbol appears on the Control Dis-
play when you can enter additional voice
commands.
If there are no other voice commands,
operate the equipment using the Control
Center.
Canceling voice command system
Press the button on the steering wheel or
in the center console
or
While notes are being recorded, canceling
is only possible using one of the buttons .
*
{...} Identifies voice commands.
{{...}} Identifies instructions generated
by the voice command system.
Entertainment{Cancel}.

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Driving tips
Communications
Navigation
Entertainment
Mobility
Voice commands
You can have the system list the possible
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.:
You can use short commands to make it
easier to run certain functions.
An example: selecting a radio station
1.Switch on radio
2.Press the button on the steering
wheel or in the center console{Options}.
{Radio on} or {Switch on radio}.
3.{Entertainment}.
The system issues:
{{Entertainment}}
4.{AM}.
The system issues:
{{AM}}
5.Select the station, e.g.:
>{Frequency 95 Point 5}.
The system issues:
{{95.5}}.

Voice command system
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Notes
Do not use the voice command sys-
tem in emergency situations. In stress
situations, voice and pitch can change.
Instead, use the emergency call button
near the interior rearview mirror.<
At the time of going to press, the
voice command system was available
in English. Other languages are currently
not available.
The telephone can also be operated using
voice control, refer to page 157.<
Important for voice commands
Issue the commands fluently and at normal
volume, avoiding excessing emphasis and
pauses.
The voice command system uses a special
hands-free microphone located in the front
of your vehicle's headliner. On vehicles
with telephone, two vehicle microphones
are fitted. Although the system is designed
to filter out ambient noise, you can help
ensure that your commands will be under-
stood by observing the following instruc-
tions:
>Keep the doors, windows and glass
roof closed to prevent interference from
ambient noise
>Avoid other sources of noise in the
vehicle while speaking, and ask other
vehicle occupants to refrain from talk-
ing while you are using the system
>Without a telephone, the vehicle micro-
phone is directed at the driver. This
means that the system might not be
able to register the voices of other vehi-
cle occupants properly.