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CD player and CD changer
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CD changer: starting CD
1.Fill the CD magazine and insert, refer to
page147.
Control Center, for principle details, refer to
page16.
2.Press button.
This opens the start menu.
3.Move the controller back to open "Enter-
tainment".
4.Select "CD" and press the controller.
5.Select the desired CD and press the con-
troller.
At the end of the last track, the next CD will be
selected.
If new CDs have been placed in the CD maga-
zine, playback starts with the lowest CD, e. g.
CD 1, track 1.
The CD magazine's load status is indicated on
the Control Display.
Selecting a track
Buttons next to CD player:
Press the button for the corresponding
direction repeatedly, continuing until you reach
the desired track on the current CD.The CD will start play at the start of the track.
The track is displayed on the Control Display.
You can also select the track on the steering
wheel.
Control Center, for principle details, refer to
page16.
Select a track by turning the controller.
Repeating a track
Control Center, for principle details, refer to
page16.
1.Select "Set" and press the controller.
Other menu items are displayed.
2.Select "Repeat" and press the controller.
The current music track on the CD is repeated.

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Stop repeating:
Press controller, select "Repeat" and press
controller again.
Sampling tracks, scan
The system automatically plays a brief sample
from each of the tracks on the current CD.
Control Center, for principle details, refer to
page16.
1.Select "Set" and press the controller.
Other menu items are displayed.
2.Select "Scan" and press the controller.
To stop the scan:
1.Press the controller.
2.Select "Scan" and press the controller.
This cancels the scan, and the selected track
remains.
Random play sequence
In this mode, the music tracks on the current CD
are played once in a random sequence.
Control Center, for principle details, refer to
page16.
1.Select "Set" and press the controller.
Other menu items are displayed.
2.Select "Random" and press the controller.
Stop random function:
Press controller, select "Random" and press
controller again.
Fast forward/reverse
Buttons next to CD player:
Press and hold the button for the corre-
sponding direction.
CD magazine
The BMW CD changer for six CDs is installed in
the glove compartment.
Remove CD magazine
To insert or remove CDs from the CD maga-
zine 1, you must first remove it from the CD
changer:
1.Press button 2.
The CD magazine 1 is ejected.
2.Remove CD magazine.
Inserting/removing CDs from
CD magazine
When inserting or removing CDs, remember to
hold them only by their edges, taking care to
avoid touching the data side with its reflective
CD memory surface.
Inserting CDs:
Insert the CD in its slot with the label side on
top.
Removing CDs:
Pull out the desired drawer, refer to arrow, and
remove the corresponding CD.

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your portable phone.
To avoid possible short circuits, after removing
a battery you should never allow it to come into
contact with metallic surfaces of any kind.<
Disposing of used batteries
Return used batteries to a recycling col-
lection point or to your BMW center.<
Care instructions
You can find what you need to know about car-
ing for your portable phone in the separate Car-
ing for your vehicle brochure and in the portable
phone Owner's Manual.
Operating options
You can operate the portable phone* with:
>The steering wheel, refer to page10
>The Control Center, refer to page153
>Voice commands, refer to page158
You can get information about activating the
portable phone in the separate Owner's Manual
for the Full Preparation Package Cellphone.
Making calls with the car phone:
BMW Assist calls
You can use the car phone via the hands-free
system for BMW Assist calls.
When the status information "Communication"
is displayed in "Car Phone", only BMW Assist
calls are possible.
Hands-free system
The hands-free microphone is located on the
headliner.
The hands-free system is activated whenever
you establish or receive a call using:
>The buttons on the steering wheel
>The Control Center
>Voice commands
Adjusting volume
Turn the knob during a call to select the desired
volume.
This volume for the hands-free system is main-
tained, even if the other audio sources are set to
minimum volume.
The setting for the remote control currently in
use is stored.
Operation using Control
Center
You can use the following functions through
the Control Center as soon as the portable
phone is inserted into the cradle or connected
to the vehicle via Bluetooth:

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>Phone book
>Top 8
>Redial
>Display accepted calls
>Display missed calls
>Text messages/SMS
Control Center, for principle details, refer to
page16.
1.Press button.
This opens the start menu.
2.Move the controller forward to open "Com-
munication".
Receiving calls
If you have the phone number of the caller
stored in the phone book and the phone num-
ber is transmitted, the name of the entry is dis-
played.
Accepting a call
Select "Accept" and press the controller.
Rejecting a call
Select "Reject" and press the controller.
The caller is diverted to your mailbox if it has
been activated.
Calling
Dialing phone numbers
1.Select "Phone" and press the controller.
2.Select "Dial" and press the controller.
3.To enter the phone number: select digits
individually and press the controller.
Always enter the complete phone number
consisting of national dialing code, area
code, and phone number.
To delete a wrong number:
Move controller toward the right to select
, and press controller.
4.Select "Dial number" and press the control-
ler.

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Ending call
1.If necessary, select the telephone number.
2.Press the controller.
Other menu items are displayed.
3.Select "End call" and press the controller.
Phone book
After the portable phone is inserted into the cra-
dle or is connected to the vehicle via Bluetooth,
the phone book is transmitted from the portable
phone to the vehicle. Loading the phone book
can take several minutes.
Dialing from phone book
1.Select "Phone" and press the controller.
2.Select "A - Z" and press the controller:
The entries in the phone book of the porta-ble phone are displayed on the Control Dis-
play; they are sorted alphabetically.
To run a targeted search for an entry, select
the first letter of the entry and press the
controller.
The first entry that starts with this letter is
displayed.
3.Select the desired entry.
4.Press the controller.
Other menu items are displayed.
5.Select "Call" and press the controller.
The system dials the number.
If different phone numbers are stored in the
portable phone under one name, e. g. office and
home, the name is shown once for each phone
number.
Adding digits to phone numbers
You can add other digits to a phone number
stored in the phone book, e. g. to call a specific
extension:
1.Select "Phone" and press the controller.
2.Select "A - Z" and press the controller.
3.Select the desired entry.
4.Press the controller.
Other menu items are displayed.
5.Select "Add digits" and press the controller.
6.To add to the phone number: select digits
individually and press the controller.
7.Select "Dial number" and press the control-
ler.

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Lists
Your phone can store phone numbers you have
dialed and missed calls in lists. If the caller is
entered in the phone book, the name of the
entry is displayed instead of the phone number.
You can select the desired subscriber from the
list and establish the connection.
Four lists are available:
>"Top 8"
The eight numbers called most frequently
via the list "A - Z" are automatically 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 last eight
accepted calls while the portable phone
was in the cradle or connected to the vehi-
cle via Bluetooth are stored. This requires
the telephone number of the caller to have
been sent.
>"Missed calls"
The phone numbers of the last eight calls
that were not accepted while the portable
phone was in the cradle or connected to the
vehicle via Bluetooth are stored. This
requires the telephone number of the caller
to have been sent.
Dialing from a list
To select an entry and establish a connection:
1.Select "Phone" and press the controller.
2.Select the list:
>"Top 8"
>"Redial"
>"Received calls"
>"Missed calls"
3.Press the controller.
4.Select desired entry.
5. Press the controller.
Other menu items are displayed.
6.Select "Call" and press the controller.
The system dials the number.
Deleting individual entries
1.Select the desired entry from the list.
2.Press the controller.
Other menu items are displayed.

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3.Select "Delete" and press the controller.
The entry is deleted.
Deleting the entire list
1.Select an entry from the list.
2.Press the controller.
Other menu items are displayed.
3.Select "Delete all numbers" and press the
controller.
The list is deleted.
Touch tone dialing
Touch tone numbers are required for access
network services or to control devices, e. g.
remote querying on an answering machine.
This function can only be used during an exist-
ing connection.
1.Establish connection.2.Press the controller.
Other menu items are displayed.
3.Select "Keypad" and press the controller.
4.Select the desired digits and press the con-
troller. Each digit is sent immediately.
Text messages/SMS*
The symbol on the Control Display shows
that you have received a new text message. It
goes out as soon as there are no longer any
unread text messages.
The number of text messages that can be
stored depends on the memory capacity of your
portable phone.
Displaying text messages/SMS
1.Select "SMS" and press the controller.
The list of received text messages is dis-
played on the Control Display.
The symbol indicates unread text mes-
sages.

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the controller.
The text message is displayed.
To close the text message:
Move controller toward the front to select ,
and press controller.
Calling sender
1.Select the desired text message and press
controller.
The text message is displayed.
2.Select "Options" and press the controller.
3.Select "Call sender" and press the control-
ler.
The selected sender is called.
Deleting text messages/SMS
1.Select the desired text message and press
the controller.
The text message is displayed.
2.Select "Options" and press the controller.
3.Select "Delete" and press the controller.
The text message of the portable phone is
deleted.
Operation by voice*
The concept
You can operate your portable 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.Press button on steering wheel.
A sound signal indicates operating readi-
ness.
2.Say voice commands.
To have the system list the voice com-
mands possible in each case:
Canceling operation via voice
Press button on steering wheel
or
In dialogs where text is spoken, not a command,
e.g. a name, canceling is only possible using the
button. The dialog is automatically inter-
rupted when an incoming call is received.
Voice commands
In addition to the commands described in this
Owner's Manual, alternative commands are
often possible for the same functions, e. g.:
The system recognizes digits from zero to nine.
You can say each digit individually or group
them into a sequence of three to five digits to
accelerate the input.
{...} Indicates voice commands.
{{...}} Indicates system announcements.
{Options}.
{Cancel}.
{Dial name} or {Name}.