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4.Select "Unlock rear menu" and press the
controller.
5.Select Rear seat and press the controller.
>In order to deactivate the remote control:
"Rear not enabled".
>In order to deactivate the control for the
speakers:
"Headphone operation only".
In order to set the headphones to the same
audio source as for the speakers:
1.Press the button to open the start
menu.
2.Move the controller back to open "Enter-
tainment".
3.Press the controller.
Other menu items are displayed.
4.Select "Headphones" and press the con-
troller.
The same audio source will be heard
over the speakers and headphones.Tone control
You can adjust the tone right and left for the
speakers or for the headphones.
1.Press one of the buttons1.
2.Select "Rear entertainment using speak-
ers" or "Rear entertainment via head-
phones" and press the controller.
3.Adjust the tone, refer to page133.

Radio
142 You may experience signal drops and
muting events related to this new tech-
nology.<
Enabling or disabling channels
Control Center, for principle details, refer to
page16.
1.Press button.
This opens the start menu.
2.Move the controller back to open "Enter-
tainment".
3.Select "SAT".
4.Press the controller.
The channels are displayed.
These channels are enabled.
Enabling
1.Select a channel that has not yet been
enabled and press the controller.
A telephone number and the electronic
serial number, ESN, are displayed.
The electronic serial number is
required to enable or disable.<
2.To enable the channels:
Dial the phone number.
Disabling
1.Select an enabled channel and press the
controller.
2.Select "ESN" and press the controller.
The electronic serial number, ESN, is dis-
played
The electronic serial number is
required to disable.<
3.To disable the channels:
Dial the phone number.
Selecting and storing channel
1.Select "SAT" and press the controller.
Channels are shown on the Control Display
sorted on the basis of selection criteria.

Communications
This chapter summarizes how to
operate your portable phone using the
Control Center or voice control and how
to use BMW Assist or TeleService.
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Safety notes
For your own safety
A car phone makes life more convenient in
many ways, and can even save lives in an emer-
gency. While you should consult your portable
phone's separate Owner's Manual for a detailed
description of safety precautions and informa-
tion, we request that you direct your particular
attention to the following:
Adjustments
To avoid posing a danger to yourself and
other road users, never adjust the system
settings unless your vehicle is stationary.<
Using the phone in your vehicle
Using a portable phone to make and
receive calls while driving is already illegal
in many countries 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.<
Vehicles and portable phones
Do not use your portable phone from
within a garage, or near an open hood.
The air in these areas could contain fuel vapors,
and the portable phone might generate sparks
that could cause fires.
This same precaution applies to open luggage
compartment lids on vehicles equipped for
operation using natural gas or hydrogen, and to
all vehicles with luggage compartment-
mounted batteries.<
Antenna
When using the portable phone, ensure
that all persons in the area are at least
20 in/50 cm from the antenna. Do not use the
portable phone when 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
Always switch off your portable phone in
areas where blasting work is being con-
ducted with explosives. The phone signals
could potentially act as a high-frequency trans-
mitter and set off explosions.
Always switch off your portable phone in areas
where an increased explosion danger is
present. This category includes service 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 portable phone could conceiv-
ably 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 service stations, chemical factories
and other areas where an explosion potential
exists. Never use your portable phone in air-
craft; do not use this portable phone in hospi-
tals, care centers or at other locations where
medical equipment may be in operation, such
as accident sites.
Your service provider can furnish you with more
detailed information on legal regulations gov-
erning the use of your phone.<
Medical equipment
Portable phones can generate interfer-
ence capable of preventing hearing aids
and cardiac pacemakers from operating cor-
rectly. If you or any occupant of the vehicle will
be using such equipment, consult a physician
or the manufacturer of the equipment to deter-
mine whether it is adequately shielded against
high-frequency energy.<
Batteries
Never attempt to dismantle your portable
phone or its battery. Use only approved
battery types – the wrong battery can destroy

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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.