2007 BMW 750I service

Communications
This chapter describes the extensive array of
options available for mobile communications
with family, friends, business associates
and service providers.
Communications

Telephone overview
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Touch tone dialing
You can use the touch tone dialing to access
network services or to control devices, e.g. for
remotely checking the messages on a tele-
phone answering machine. This requires the
corresponding digits or number combination,
the touch tone code.
You can use the touch tone dialing during a
connection.
1.Enter the phone number.
2.Press the button to establish the con-
nection.
3.Press the button longer.
4.Enter the desired digits or number combi-
nations according to the touch tone code.
Each digit or number is transmitted immedi-
ately, which is indicated by a tone.
Sliding in
Slide telephone keypad in until it engages.
Emergency call*
Initiating an emergency call and prerequisites
for an emergency call, refer to page219. 5Entering digits 1 - 9.
6Entering special characters.
7Entering the digit 0.
8Press briefly: entering special
characters.
Press and hold
*: pause for touch
tone dialing.

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BMW Assist
BMW Assist offers you various services; for
example, the position data of your vehicle can
be transmitted to the BMW Assist Response
Center if an emergency call
* has been initiated.
Many BMW Assist services depend on the indi-
vidual contract.
After your contract has expired, the BMW
Assist system will be deactivated by the BMW
Assist Response Center without your visiting a
BMW center. After the BMW Assist system has
been deactivated, no BMW Assist service will
be available. The BMW Assist system can be
reactivated by a BMW center after a new con-
tract has been signed.
Requirements
You can use BMW Assist when the following
requirements are met:
>The installed BMW Assist system is logged
on to a mobile phone network. This network
must be capable of transmitting the ser-
vices.
>To transmit position data, the vehicle must
be able to determine the current position.
>A GPS signal must be available in order for
BMW Assist to be activated and updated.
>You have signed a BMW Assist subscriber
contract at the BMW center or the BMW
Assist Response Center. Activation must
be completed.
>BMW Assist is activated, refer to page193.
Services offered
The following services are available via
BMW Assist:
>Emergency call, refer to page219:
When you press the SOS button, a connec-
tion is established to the BMW Assist
Response Center. The BMW Assist
Response Center contacts you and takes
further steps to help you.
>Automatic emergency call:
Once the BMW Assist Response Center
has received your emergency call, the BMW
Assist Response Center contacts you and
takes further steps to help you. Even if you
are unable to reply, under certain condi-
tions, the BMW Assist Response Center
can still take additional steps to assist you.
>Roadside Assistance:
You can call the Roadside Assistance
* of
the BMW Group should you require help in
the event of a breakdown. If possible, the
vehicle data and position data are transmit-
ted during this time.
>BMW Hotline:
For information relating to your vehicle, you
can be connected to the BMW Hotline.
>TeleService:
Information about the service status of your
vehicle or required inspections is transmit-
ted to your BMW center either automati-
cally before a service due date or when you
request a BMW service appointment.
>Vehicle unlocking:
Contact the BMW Assist Response Center
if you have lost your remote control, for
example, and would like to have the vehicle
unlocked.
>Vehicle search:
After you have reported the theft of your
vehicle to the police, the BMW Assist
Response Center can determine its loca-
tion.
*

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190 In addition, other services can be provided to
you, such as the information service or route
planning, traffic conditions and weather.
Press the SOS button in order to contact the
BMW Assist Response Center, see below.
Special features of the services offered
The following special features apply to the ser-
vices:
>The services offered are country-specific.
>Voice contact is established or data are
transferred, depending on the equipment
and the country. In some countries, it is
possible to do both.
>The data transmitted can be vehicle data,
for example, your current position or the
data of the CBS Condition Based Service.
Using services
Contacting the BMW Assist Response
Center
You can establish contact with the BMW Assist
Response Center by pressing the SOS button.
1.Briefly press the cover flap to open.
2.Press the button for at least 2 seconds.
Contact will be established with the BMW
Assist Response Center.
Roadside Assistance
iDrive, for principle details, refer to page16.
1.Press the button to open the start
menu.
2.Move the controller toward "BMW Assist".3.Select "BMW center" and press the con-
troller.
4.Select "Roadside Assistance" and press
the controller.
If the current position can be determined,
the current vehicle location is displayed.
5.Select "START" and press the controller.
The BMW Assist Response Center connects
you to the BMW Group's Roadside Assistance.
TeleService
Automatic service notification*
Information about the service status of your
vehicle or required inspections is automatically
transmitted before the relevant deadline. You
can check when the BMW center was notified.
iDrive, for principle details, refer to page16.
1.Press the button to open the start
menu.
2.Move the controller toward "BMW Assist".
3.Select "BMW center" and press the con-
troller.

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4.Select "Service Status" and press the con-
troller.
5.Select "Status" and press the controller.
Your BMW dealer will be informed if neces-
sary.
6.Select the arrow and press the controller
to blank out the display.
Manual service notification
You can transmit information about your vehi-
cle's service status to your BMW center when
you wish to arrange a service appointment.
iDrive, for principle details, refer to page16.
1.Press the button to open the start
menu.
2.Move the controller toward "BMW Assist".3.Select "BMW center" and press the con-
troller.
4.Select "Your BMW center" and press the
controller.
The current vehicle position is displayed.
5.Select "START" and press the controller.
The service-relevant data is transmitted. Your
BMW center will contact you to arrange a ser-
vice appointment.
Contacting BMW Customer Relations
For information related to your vehicle, you can
call BMW Customer Relations.
iDrive, for principle details, refer to page16.
1.Press the button to open the start
menu.
2.Move the controller toward "BMW Assist".
3.Select "BMW center" and press the con-
troller.
4.Select "Customer Relations" and press the
controller.
The current vehicle position is displayed.
5.Select "START" and press the controller.
The BMW Assist Response Center will connect
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Info service*
When you call BMW Assist's info service, you
can obtain information, for example about cur-
rent events, gas stations or hotels, as well as
receive the relevant telephone numbers and
addresses. Many hotels can be reserved
directly from the BMW info service.
The info service must be enabled separately by
the BMW Assist Response Center.
Calling up information
iDrive, for principle details, refer to page16.
1.Press the button to open the start
menu.
2.Move the controller toward "BMW Assist".
3.Select "Concierge" and press the control-
ler.
4.Select "New information" and press the
controller.
The BMW Assist Response Center connects
you to the Info Service.
Displaying transmitted data
Select a received message, if appropriate, and
press the controller.
Selecting phone number or adopting
address into route guidance
>Use "CALL" to make a telephone call. A
prerequisite for this is that your Bluetooth
mobile phone is paired with the vehicle.
>With "AS DEST.", you can adopt the
address into the navigation system's route
guidance.
Customizing BMW Assist
Displaying services
iDrive, for principle details, refer to page16.
1.Press the button to open the start
menu.
2.Move the controller toward "BMW Assist".
3.Select "Status" and press the controller.
4.Select "Services" and press the controller.
The current services of BMW Assist are dis-
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Updating services
You will be notified of any changes in the ser-
vices offered by BMW Assist. If this occurs, you
should update the services.
iDrive, for principle details, refer to page16.
1.Press the button to open the start
menu.
2.Move the controller toward "BMW Assist".
3.Select "Status" and press the controller.
4.Select "BMW Assist" and press the control-
ler.
5.Select "UPDATE" and press the controller.
The updating process takes a few minutes.
Terminating services
When you terminate services, the connection to
BMW Assist is deactivated.
iDrive, for principle details, refer to page16.
1.Press the button to open the start
menu.
2.Move the controller toward "BMW Assist".
3.Select "Status" and press the controller.
4.Select "BMW Assist" and press the control-
ler.
5.Select "DEACTIV." and press the control-
ler.
BMW Assist is blocked from use, and your vehi-
cle's current position will not be transmitted
during an emergency call
*. To unblock the ser-
vice, reactivate BMW Assist, see below. The
contractual agreement is not affected by this.
Reactivate BMW Assist, if necessary, to log on
again.
Activating BMW Assist
BMW Assist services can only be used if BMW
Assist is activated.
Requirements
>Make sure that the vehicle can determine its
current position. Reception is best when
you have an unobstructed view of the sky.
>Leave ignition switched on while connect-
ing to the system.
Activating
iDrive, for principle details, refer to page16.
1.Press the button to open the start
menu.
2.Move the controller toward "BMW Assist".
3.Select "Status" and press the controller.
4.Select "BMW Assist" and press the control-
ler.

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194 5.Select "INITIALIZE" and press the control-
ler.
Activation takes a few minutes. The status
appears on the Control Display. If you open
another menu, the activation process continues
to run in the background.
During initialization, please do not turn off
the system, i.e. leave the ignition
switched on.
The services of BMW Assist can only be dialed
up after initialization.
In order to assure the transmission of data, the
initialization must be carried out while the vehi-
cle is stationary.<
Displaying vehicle data
When BMW Assist is activated, the license
plate and the vehicle identification number of
your vehicle can be displayed.
iDrive, for principle details, refer to page16.
1.Press the button to open the start
menu.
2.Move the controller toward "BMW Assist".
3.Select "Status" and press the controller.
4.Select "Profile" and press the controller.