2004 BMW 645CI COUPE Owner's Manual

At a glance
15Reference
Controls
Driving tips
Communications
Navigation
Entertainment
Mobility
1Coupe: glass roof, electric with raise
function35
2Microphone for portable phone146
Convertible: microphone on steering
column
*
3Reading lamps87
4Interior lamps87
5Microphone for voice command
system20
Convertible: microphone on steering
column
*
6Coupe: initiating an emergency
call183
7Convertible: initiating an emergency
call183
8Control Display16
Displays for menu guidance
9Hazard warning flashers
10Central locking system29
11Automatic climate control8812Button for
>Station scan126
>Track scan138
13Ejecting
>Navigation DVD108
>Audio CD126
14Drive for navigation DVD108
15Drive for audio CD126
16Switching sound output for Entertain-
ment on/off and adjusting the
volume126
18Bracket for cup holder97
19Controller16
Horizontal movement in four directions,
turn or press
20Activating voice command system20
21Opening the start menu on the
Control Display17
22Dynamic Driving Control59 Temperature setting,
left/right89
Automatic air distribution and
volume89
Cooling function89
AUC Automatic recirculated-air
control89
Maximum cooling89
Residual heat mode90
Switching off automatic climate
control90
Air volume89
Defrosting windows89
Rear window defroster88
17
Heated seats47
PDC Park Distance Control75
DSC Dynamic Stability
Control77
Convertible: opening the
convertible top38
Convertible: closing the
convertible top38

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
2The start menu can be opened from any
menu with this button
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
Control 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 player and CD changer.
Climate
>Air distribution
>Independent ventilation.
menu
>Switching off the Control Display
>Traffic information
>Tone and display settings
>Settings for your vehicle, e.g. for central
locking or settings for entertainment or
your portable phone
>Display of the maintenance requirement
and dates for statutory emission and
vehicle inspections.

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Controls
Driving tips
Communications
Navigation
Entertainment
Mobility
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
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.
Opening start menu
Press button.
To open the start menu from the menu:
Press the button twice.
Displays in 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 indicate 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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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.
To change the current menu: move the
controller to the left, right, forwards or
backwards and hold for longer than
approx. 2 seconds. The menu in the rel-
evant direction is opened4To 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 applied if you change to another
field or into another menu

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Controls
Driving tips
Communications
Navigation
Entertainment
Mobility
Status information
1Manual or automatic air distribution for
driver and passenger side
2Display for Entertainment:
Radio or CD,
sound output for Entertainment off.
Display for telephone:
"Car Phone", "Portable" or no network
3 new entries present in "Missed calls",
text message/SMS received,
roaming active
4 Telephoning and emergency call
possible
5Current time
Other displays:
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*
Additional information can be displayed in
the assistance window:
>The computer or the travel computer
>The travel route in vehicles with naviga-
tion system
>The current location.To select the display in the assistance win-
dow:
1.Move the controller to the right to
change to the assistance window and
press the controller
2.Select a menu item
3.Press the controller.
Switching Control Display on/off
To switch off the Control Display:
1.Open the start menu
2.Press the controller to open the menu
3.Select "Display off" and press the con-
troller.
The status information continues to be
displayed.
To switch on the Control Display:
Press the controller.

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.
Individual menu items on the Control Dis-
play can be spoken as commands. Opera-
tion via the controller is not required.
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 includes a
special microphone.
The microphone is located:
>On the Coupe near the interior rearview
mirror, refer to page 14
>On the Convertible near the interior
rearview mirror, refer to page 14, or on
the steering column.
Precondition
The set language of the Control Center and
of the voice command system should
match so that the commands to be spoken
can be identified more easily. Setting the
language of the Control Center, refer to
page 73.
Symbols used
Voice commands
Activating voice command system
Briefly press the button on the steering
wheel or in the center console.
This symbol on the Control Display and
an acoustic message indicate that you can
enter voice commands.
*
Indicates voice commands in this
Owner's Manual which are to be spo-
ken word for word.

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Driving tips
Communications
Navigation
Entertainment
Mobility
The text or numbers that the voice com-
mand system has registered will appear 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.
Terminating or canceling voice
command system
Press the button on the steering wheel or
in the center console
or
Voice commands
To open the start menu:
You can have a list of the respectively pos-
sible voice commands read off; this list is
dependent on the menu item selected on
the Control Display.
For example, if you have selected "CD", the
possible voice commands for operating the
CD player and the CD changer will be read
off:
There are often a number of commands to
run a function, e.g.:
With short commands you can carry out
certain functions directly, regardless of
which menu item is selected, refer to
page 194.
An example: selecting a track
1.If necessary, switch on sound output for
Entertainment
2.Press the button in the steering wheel
or in the center console.
{Cancel}.
{Main menu}.
{Options} or {Help}.
{Radio on} or {Switch on radio}.
3.{Entertainment}.
The system issues:
{{Entertainment}}
4.{CD}.
The system issues:
{{CD}}
5.Select a track, e.g.:
{Track 1}.
The system issues:
{{Track 1}}.

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.<
The portable phone can also be oper-
ated by voice control, refer to
page 151.<
For voice commands, bear the following in
mind:
>Issue the commands fluently and at
normal volume, avoiding excessive
emphasis and pauses
>Always speak commands with the pro-
nunciation of the voice command sys-
tem, as otherwise, for example, foreign
radio stations will not be understood
>For entries in the voice-activated phone
book, only use names in the language
of the voice command system and no
abbreviations
>Keep the doors, windows and glass
roof or convertible top closed to pre-
vent 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.