2004 BMW 745i phone

Using the phone in your vehicle
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Using the phone in your vehicle
Safety notes
A car phone can provide many services, in
an emergency even initiating a lifesaving
rescue. However, bear the following in
mind:
Adjustments
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.<
Using the phone in your vehicle
Using a portable phone to make and
receive calls while driving is now ille-
gal in virtually every country in the world.
Always use your hands-free system, or
stop your vehicle in an area where you will
not pose a safety hazard to other road
users and switch the engine off.<
Antenna
When using the phone, ensure that
all persons in the area are at least
20 in/50 cm from the antenna. Never use
your BMW portable phone if the antenna is
damaged. Contact between your skin and
a damaged antenna can result in minor
burns.
If the antenna is damaged, have it replaced
immediately.<
Special environmental conditions
Do not use your phone from within a
garage, or near an open hood. The air
in these areas could contain fuel vapors,
and the phone might generate sparks that
could result in burns.
This same precaution applies to opening
luggage compartment lids on vehicles
equipped for operation using natural gas or
hydrogen, and to all vehicles with luggage
compartment-mounted batteries.Always switch off your BMW portable
phone in areas where blasting work is
being conducted with explosives. The
phone signals could potentially act as a
high-frequency transmitter and set off
explosions.
Always switch off your BMW portable
phone in areas where an increased explo-
sion danger is present. This category
includes filling stations along with fuel and
chemical storage depots, etc., and all
areas in which the air can contain fuel,
chemicals or metal particles. Under these
conditions, your BMW portable phone
could conceivably generate sparks that
could lead to a fire or explosion. Always
observe all legal regulations governing the
use of portable phones in the vicinity of fill-
ing stations, chemical factories and other
areas where an explosion potential exists.
Never use the BMW portable phone in hos-
pitals, care centers or at other locations
where medical equipment may be in oper-
ation, such as accident sites, etc.
Your service provider can furnish you with
more detailed information on legal regula-
tions governing the use of your phone.<
Medical equipment
Portable phones can generate inter-
ference capable of preventing hearing
aids and cardiac pacemakers from operat-
ing correctly. If you or any occupant of the
vehicle will be using such equipment, con-
sult a physician or the manufacturer of the
equipment to determine whether it is ade-
quately shielded against high-frequency
energy.
Persons with cardiac pacemakers should
bear the following in mind:
Always hold the switched-on BMW porta-
ble phone more than 15 cm away from the
cardiac pacemaker.
Do not carry the BMW portable phone in
your breast pocket.
Use the ear on the opposite side of the car-
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influencing the cardiac pacemaker.
With the slightest sign of a cardiac pace-
maker malfunction, switch the BMW porta-
ble phone off immediately.<
Batteries
To avoid possible short circuits, after
removing a battery you should never
allow it to come into contact with metallic
surfaces of any kind. This is why you should
handle charged batteries with care, in par-
ticular if you place batteries, e.g. in jacket
or shirt pockets that contain metal objects.
If you are in an environment where there is
a risk of explosion, do not remove the bat-
tery from the device, as otherwise sparks
from your battery could cause explosions
or fire.<
Disposing of used batteries
Return used batteries to a recycling
collection point or to your BMW cen-
ter.<
Care instructions
You can find useful information on caring
for your portable phone in the separate
Caring for your vehicle brochure and in the
separate portable phone Owner's Manual.
Controls
You have the option of making phone calls
with the car phone
* or the BMW portable
phone.
If there is no BMW portable phone in the
cradle, the Personal Calling connection is
set up with the car phone.
The car phone must be enabled prior
to initial use. In this connection,
please consult your BMW center.<
The telephone used to set up a connection
appears in the upper status line.
For information on operating your
portable phone, please consult the
separate Owner's Manual. >The steering wheel, refer to page 16
>The Control Center
>The folding telephone keypad
>The voice command system Ð not for
incoming calls.
Control Center
You can use the following functions in the
Control Center:
>The phone book, only with BMW
portable phone
>The Top 8 list, only with BMW portable
phone
>The redial list.
After selecting the desired entry, a connec-
tion can be set up via:
>The button on the steering wheel
>The folding telephone keypad
>The Control Center.
Here, the dialed number appears in the
upper status line, refer to page 23.
Missed calls are also shown in a list if this
service is supported by your network pro-
vider.
You can use and to change
between the two pages of the "Communi-
cation" menu.

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Telephone keypad, folding
The telephone keypad allows you to use all
of the basic telephone functions without
ever picking up the receiver.
Calls are automatically routed through the
hands-free system.The telephone keypad is available for
operation at the radio mode in the
ignition lock, refer to page 60.<
1Briefly press the telephone keypad, it
will extend automatically.
When you are done using the tele-
phone keypad, press it back in, con-
tinuing until the detent engages
It is not possible to remove the
telephone keypad.<
2Press briefly: terminate call
Press longer: switches BMW
portable phone on and off
3Press briefly: delete the last
character entered
Press longer: delete the entire
number4Press briefly: dial or accept call
5Enter digits 1 Ð 9
6Special character entry
7Enter the digit 0
8Press briefly: enters the special
character
Press longer: pause for dialing
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Hands-free system
The hands-free microphone is located on
the front headliner.
The hands-free system is activated when-
ever you establish or receive a call using
the following:
>Control Center, page 175
>Voice command system, page 25,
not for incoming calls
>Buttons on the steering wheel, page 16
>Telephone keypad, folding, page 176.
Volume adjustment
You can adjust the volume for the hands-
free unit:
Turn the button during a call to select the
desired volume.
The hands-free unit will remain at this vol-
ume level, even if the other audio sources
are set to minimum volume.
The system automatically selects
your individual volume setting each
time you unlock the vehicle using your per-
sonal remote control.<
Starting an emergency call
1.Open the protective cover:
Briefly press the protective cover
2.Press the emergency call button for at
least 2 seconds.
Conditions for an emergency call:
>The wireless communications network
is available
>The emergency call system is operable.
Once the button is pressed, the indicator
LED on the switch will flash for the duration
of the call.
If the vehicle is equipped with a navigation
system and BMW Assist, the phone system
will automatically establish contact with the
BMW Assist emergency call center. The
system also transmits the vehicle's current
position to the center at the same time.
If the navigation system fails, the cur-
rent position of the vehicle is not
transmitted.<
Following transmission of the data a confir-
mation report will appear on the Control
Display. The emergency call center can ini-
tiate immediate action for emergency
assistance.
If it is repeatedly not possible to set up a
connection to the BMW Assist emergency
call center, a connection to the general
emergency call number 911 is set up.
If conditions allow, remain in the vehi-
cle until the connection has been
established. You will then be able to pro-
vide a detailed description of the situation.
Misuse of the emergency call system is for-
bidden under penalty of law.<

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call is started automatically immediately
after a severe accident. The automatic
emergency call is not affected by the emer-
gency call button being pressed.
Telephoning with the car
phone*
Currently not available
If the BMW portable phone is not in the
cradle, you can telephone using the car
phone via the hands-free unit.
The telephone that can be used to set up
a connection is shown in the upper status
line on the Control Display.
The car phone must be enabled prior
to initial use. In this case, please con-
sult your BMW center.<
Calls can be set up or accepted using the
following equipment:
>Control Center, page 175
>Voice command system, page 25,
not for incoming calls
>Buttons on the steering wheel, page 16
>Telephone keypad, folding, page 176.
Commissioning the
BMW portable phone
Precondition for portable phones with SIM
card:
>You might have to enter a Personal
Identification Number, PIN
>Release all keypad guards, refer to
separate Owner's Manual.1.Fold back the cradle slightly
2.Insert the portable phone.
Before starting off place the BMW
portable phone in the cradle. You can
then operate the portable phone using the
button on the steering wheel, the Control
Center, the telephone keypad or the voice
command system, but not if you are in the
middle of a call using the car phone.
If you are in the middle of a call using the
BMW portable phone, the connection will
be cut off as soon as you take it from the
cradle.<
Switching your BMW portable phone
on and off
You can switch your BMW portable
phone on and off by maintaining
extended pressure on the telephone key-
pad.
For portable phones with a SIM card, you
might have to enter the PIN after switching
on.
Entering lock code
If, after switching on the BMW portable
phone, you are requested by a message
from the Control Display to enter the lock
code:
1.Enter the lock code, e.g. 1234
2.Press the button
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Getting started
Making a call
1.Enter the desired phone number
2.Press the button
The phone number appears in the Control
Display's status line.
Always remember to enter the com-
plete telephone number, including the
area code, even if you are currently in the
same area as the number that you wish to
contact.<
Ending a call
Press the button
Phone book
You must enter your portable phone's
phone book in the voice command system
before it will be available for access using
voice commands. This creates a special
voice command phone book. If changes
are then made to the phone book using the
voice command system, these modifica-
tions will apply exclusively to the voice
command phone book, and not to the
phone book in the portable phone.
Creating and updating voice
command phone book*
The entries in the portable phone's phone
book appear sequentially in the Info Dis-
play.
You must assign a specific name to each
number that you wish to transfer to the
voice command phone book. These num-
bers will no longer be requested during
updates.
Making a new entry in the voice
command phone book
Dialing from the phone book
1.Select "Communication"
>Select "A-Z" and confirm.
A listing of all the entries in the phone
book appears on the right side of the
Control Display
>Select "1,2,3" and confirm.
An alphabetical listing of all the entries
in the phone book appears on the right
side of the Control Display
2.Establishing a connection after
selecting and confirming the desired
entry. Here, the dialed number appears
in the upper status line, refer to
page 23. 1.{Dial number}
2.Enter the phone number
>Listen to the entered numerical
sequence:
{Read out}
>Delete the entire number:
{Delete}
3.{Dial}.
1.{Telephone}
2.{Update telephone book}.
1.{Save name}
2.Enter name and repeat entry upon
request
3.Enter phone numbers
4.{Save}.

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180 The system dials the number.
The connection can also be set up
using the button on the steering
wheel or the telephone keypad.<
Ends a call
Viewing entries
Deleting individual entries
Deleting the entire phone book
Selecting a number from
the Top 8 list
The eight numbers that you call most fre-
quently on the BMW portable phone are
automatically stored in the Top 8 list. The
number called most often appears at the
top of the list.
1.In the "Communication" menu, select
"TOP 8" and confirm
2.Select an entry from the list that now
appears in the display and confirm
3.Establishing a connection. Here,
the dialed number appears in the upper
status line, refer to page 23.The connection can also be set up
using the button on the steering
wheel or the telephone keypad.<
Ends a call.
Redialing
Both numbers that you reached on your
earlier attempt and numbers that were
unavailable are automatically stored in your
redialing list. The last number dialed is at
the top of the list.
1.Select "Communication"
2.Select "Last" and confirm
3.Select an entry from the list that now
appears in the display, and confirm
4.Establishing a connection. Here,
the dialed number appears in the upper
status line, refer to page 23.
The connection can also be estab-
lished using the button on the
steering wheel or the telephone key-
pad.<
You can use the voice command system to
redial the last number called:
Ends a call. 1.{Select name}
2.Enter name.
{Read out}
>To scroll forward:
{Next}
>To scroll back:
{Previous}
>To repeat entry:
{Repeat}
>To call:
{Dial}.
1.{Telephone}
2.{Delete entry}
3.Enter name.
1.{Telephone}
2.{Delete telephone book}.
{Redial}.

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Missed calls
If the phone number of the caller was trans-
ferred, you can have a list of all missed calls
displayed if this service is supported by
your network provider.
1.Select "Communication"
2.Select "Missed" and confirm
3.Select an entry from the list that now
appears in the display, and confirm
4.Establishing a connection. Here,
the dialed number appears in the upper
status line, refer to page 23.
The connection can also be estab-
lished using the button on the
steering wheel or the telephone key-
pad.<
Ends a call.