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The following audio sources have shared
controls and setting options:
>Radio Business
>CD player
>CD changer
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Controls
The audio sources can be operated using:
>Buttons in the region of the CD player
>Control Center
>Remote control
*
>Buttons on the steering wheel, refer to
page10
Buttons in the region of the CD player
The layout of the buttons can vary depending
on your vehicle's equipment.
Equipment with single drive:Equipment with two drives:
1Sound output for entertainment on/off,
volume
>Press: switch on/off.
When you switch on, the last set radio
station or CD track is played.
>Turn: adjust volume.
2Drive for audio CDs
3 Eject CD
4Station scan/track search
>Change radio station.
>Select track for CD player and
CD changer.
5Drive for navigation DVDs

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Controls in the back seat*
You can also use a remote control to select
Business radio as the audio source and listen to
it through the headphones or speakers.
Remote control
1Buttons for menu navigation
2Volume
3Station scan/track search
>Change radio station.
>Select track for CD player and
CD changer.
4Headphones right/left
5Exit menu for rear seat entertainment
Use the buttons1 to navigate through the
menu. Pressing and move the controller left,
right, forward, and back is replaced by pressing
the corresponding button, refer to page16.
Attaching headphones
Connections for the headphones:
Jacks 3.5 mm.
Selecting speakers/headphones
1.Press one of the buttons1.
2.Select "Rear entertainment using speak-
ers" or "Rear entertainment via head-
phones".
3.Press button.
The last audio source selected is displayed:
> Headphones selected.
> Speakers selected.
To exit from the menu:
Select arrow and press button.
Settings for the remote control
You can limit control and set it so that the audio
source of the speakers is also heard through the
headphones.
Limiting control:
Control Center, for principle details, refer to
page16.
1.Press button.
This opens the start menu.
2.Press the controller to open the menu.
3.Select "Vehicle settings" and press the
controller.

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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.

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To change between these different selection
criteria of stations:
1.Move the controller forward to change the
field.
2.Select a selection criterion.
3.Press the controller.
You can also change the station on the steering
wheel.
Buttons next to CD player:
Press the button for the corresponding
direction.
The system switches to the next displayed sta-
tion.
Sampling stations, scan
The system automatically plays a brief sample
from each of the stations on the current wave-
band.
In "Manual", you can set stations that are
received in addition to those displayed.
Buttons next to CD player:
To start scan, hold down the correspond-
ing direction button.
To stop scanning, press button.
Control Center, for principle details, refer to
page16.
1.Select "FM" or "AM".
2.Press the controller.
3.Press the controller again.
Other menu items are displayed.4.Select "Scan" and press the controller.
Scan starts.
To stop the scan:
1.Press the controller.
2.Select "Scan" and press the controller.
This cancels the scan search, and the radio
remains on the current station.
Selecting frequency manually
Control Center, for principle details, refer to
page16.
1.Select "FM" or "AM".
2.Press the controller.
3.Move the controller forward to change the
field.
4.Select "Manual" and press the controller.
5.Turn the controller to set a certain fre-
quency.
Updating stations with best reception
If you are on a longer journey and leave the
transmission range of the stations originally set,
you can update the list of stations with the best
reception.

Radio
144 4.Turn the controller to select a memory loca-
tion and press the controller.
The channel is stored. The channels of the last
selection criterion are displayed once again
after a short time.
Changing channel with buttons next to
CD player
Press the button for the corresponding
direction.
The system switches to the next enabled chan-
nel.
Notes
When there is a signal blockage or the transmis-
sion is suspended momentarily for more than
4 seconds, a message appears on the Control
Display.
Service may be interrupted or unavailable
for specific reasons such as environmen-
tal or topographic conditions and others that
satellite radio cannot directly control.
Signal may not be available under tunnels, in
parking garages, next to tall buildings, nearby
trees with dense foliage, nearby mountains or
other possible strong sources of radio interfer-
ence.
Service should resume normally after the
source of signal unavailability has been
cleared.<

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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: