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>Bluetooth has been activated in the vehicle, 
refer to page168, and on the mobile phone.
>Depending on the mobile phone, certain 
settings may be necessary on the mobile 
phone, e.g. via the following menu items:
>Bluetooth switched on
>Connection must be allowed without 
requiring further confirmation
>Reconnection
>Depending on the mobile phone type, the 
power-saving mode setting, for example, 
may result in a paired mobile phone not 
being detected by the vehicle.
>For pairing purposes, define any 4 to 16-
digit number as a Bluetooth passkey, 
e.g. 25081107. A long and complex number 
offers the best protection against unautho-
rized access. This Bluetooth passkey is no 
longer required after pairing is successful.
>The ignition is switched on.
Pair the mobile phone with the vehicle 
only when the car is stationary, to avoid 
endangering the car's occupants and other 
road users by being distracted.<
Switch on ignition
1.Insert remote control all the way into the 
ignition lock.
2.Switch on ignition without operating the 
brake or clutch or pressing the start/stop 
button.
Preparation via iDrive
3."Telephone"
4."Bluetooth"
5."Add new phone"The Bluetooth name of the vehicle is dis-
played.
Preparation via the mobile phone
6.Further steps must be carried out with the 
mobile phone and vary depending on the 
model. Please refer to your mobile phone's 
operating instructions, e.g. under the topics 
of Searching for a Bluetooth device, Linking 
or Pairing. 
The Bluetooth name of the vehicle appears 
on the mobile phone display.
7.Select the Bluetooth name of the vehicle on 
the mobile phone display.
Pairing
Depending on your mobile phone, you will see 
messages, first on the mobile phone display or 
on the iDrive, requesting you to enter the same 
Bluetooth passkey previously determined by 
you.
8.Enter the Bluetooth passkey.
Depending on the mobile phone, you will 
have approx. 30 seconds to enter your 
Bluetooth passkey on the mobile phone 
and the Control Display.
If the pairing was successful, the mobile phone 
appears at the top of the list of mobile phones.
Following the initial pairing
>The mobile phone is detected/connected in 
the vehicle within 2 minutes if the engine is 
running or the ignition is switched on.
>As soon as a mobile phone is detected by 
the vehicle, the phone book entries stored 
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can be used in combination with the mobile 
phone, e.g. a laptop.<
To temporarily deactivate the Bluetooth link 
between the vehicle and your mobile phone:
1."Telephone"
2.Open "Options".
3."Bluetooth"
Adjusting the 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 is stored for the remote control cur-
rently in use.
Operation via iDrive
You can operate the following functions using 
iDrive:
>Accepting/rejecting calls
>Dialing phone numbers
>Selecting phone numbers from the phone 
book>Selecting stored phone numbers, e.g. from 
the list of received calls
>Ending a call
When the ignition is switched off or in radio 
readiness, e.g. after taking the remote control 
out of the ignition lock, you can continue an 
ongoing call via the hands-free system for sev-
eral minutes.
Voice quality
If the person you are talking to is having difficul-
ties understanding you, this may be due to 
excessive background noise. The full prepara-
tion package mobile phone can compensate for 
these noises to a certain extent. To optimize 
voice quality during a call, we recommend that 
you:
>Reduce background noise, e.g. by closing 
the windows, reducing air flow from the 
automatic climate control or pointing the 
open front air vents downward.
>Reduce the volume of the hands-free sys-
tem.
Requirements
>The mobile phone's pairing data are stored 
by the vehicle and the mobile phone is oper-
ational.
>The engine is running or the ignition is 
switched on.
>The mobile phone is recognized by the 
vehicle.
Receiving calls
If you have the phone number of the caller 
stored in the phone book and the phone num-
ber has been transmitted, the name of the entry 
is displayed.
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3."Hold"
The existing call is put on hold.
4.Dial the new phone number or select it from 
a list.
Switching between two calls, toggling
>Active call: indicated by a red handset
>Call on hold: indicated by a green handset
To switch to the call on hold, select this hand-
set.
Establishing a conference call
Two calls can be connected to a single tele-
phone conference call.
1.Establish two calls.
2."Conference call"
When terminating a conference call, both calls 
are ended.
Phone book
The phone book accesses the contacts* and 
shows all contacts for which a phone number 
has been stored. The entries can be selected to 
make a call.
1."Telephone"
2."Phone book"All contacts with a phone number are displayed. 
A symbol indicates the storage location of the 
contacts.
Calling a contact
1.Select the desired contact.
A connection is established immediately if 
calling contacts with one phone number.
For contacts with several phone numbers:
2.Select the desired phone number.
The connection is established.
Editing a contact
The entries in the contacts can be changed. 
When a contact from the mobile phone is 
changed, the changes are not stored on the 
mobile phone. A copy of the entry is stored in 
the vehicle.
1.Highlight the contact.
2.Open "Options".
3."Edit entry"
The contact can be edited.
Redialing
The eight phone numbers dialed last are stored.
SymbolStorage location
No symbol In the vehicle; the address 
has not been checked as a 
destination.
In the vehicle; the address 
has been checked as a des-
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My Info
To start destination guidance:
1.Select the message that contains the 
desired destination.
2. "Start guidance" or "Add as another 
dest.".
To dial the number in the message:
1.Select the message that contains the 
desired number.
2. "Call"
Messages from the concierge service
To use the address in destination guidance*:
1.Select the message.
2. "Start guidance" or "Add as another 
dest.".
3.Start destination guidance, if necessary.
To dial a phone number:
1.Select the message.
2. "Call"
To save an address:
1.Select the message.
2.Open "Options".
3."Store contact in vehicle"
Deleting messages
1.Select the message to be deleted.
2.Open "Options".
3."Delete message"
Switching between mobile 
phone and hands-free system
From mobile phone to hands-free 
system*
You can continue ongoing calls outside of the 
vehicle's Bluetooth range via the hands-free 
system as long as the engine is running or the 
ignition is switched on. Depending on your 
mobile phone, the system automatically 
switches to hands-free mode.
With mobile phones that do not automatically 
switch to hands-free mode:
Depending on the type of mobile phone you are 
using, it may be possible to continue the con-
versation via the hands-free system. Refer to 
the display on your mobile phone and/or your 
mobile phone's operating instructions.
From hands-free system to mobile 
phone
If you are making a call via the hands-free sys-
tem, it may be possible to continue the call via 
the mobile phone, depending on your mobile 
phone model. Refer to the display on your 
mobile phone and/or your mobile phone's oper-
ating instructions.
Alternatively, you can deactivate the Bluetooth 
link, refer to page168.
Depending on the type of mobile phone you are 
using, it may occur that calls are switched from 
the hands-free system to the mobile phone if 
reception of the wireless network is poor.
Operation by voice 
commands*
The concept
>You can operate your mobile phone without 
having to take a hand off the steering wheel.
>Most menu items on the Control Display 
can be voiced as commands. The voice 
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Calling
Dialing phone numbers
The connection to the desired subscriber is 
established.
Correcting phone numbers
After the last spoken sequence of digits has 
been repeated by the system, you can delete 
this sequence of digits. 
The command {Correct number} can be 
repeated as often as you like.
Deleting phone numbers
All digits entered up to this point are deleted.
Redialing
To redial the phone number dialed last:
Voice phone book
A separate voice phone book is needed for 
operation using voice commands.
The entries must be entered using voice com-
mands and are separate from the memory in the 
mobile phone. In this case, phone numbers 
stored on the mobile phone cannot be called up 
or saved there using voice commands. Up to 50 
entries can be set up. An entry always consists 
of a name and a phone number.
Creating and editing a voice phone 
book
To store an entry:An entry always consists of a name and a phone 
number.
To delete an entry:
You can delete any entry from the voice phone 
book.
To delete all entries:
{Delete phone book} deletes all entries in the 
phone book.
To listen to and select the entries:
You can have all entries in your voice phone 
book read aloud in the order in which they were 
entered and select a specific entry to establish a 
connection: 1.{Dial number}.
2.Say the phone number.
For telephone calls abroad, say {Plus} 
and then the country code.
3.{Dial}.
{Correct number}.
The digits are deleted.
{Delete}
{Redial}
1.{Save name}.
2.Say the name.
Saying the name for the voice phone 
book should not take longer than 
approx. 2 seconds.
3.Say the phone number after being 
prompted to do so by the system.
4.To save the phone number:
{Save}.
1.{Delete name}.
The dialog for deleting an entry opens.
2.Say the name when prompted.
3.Confirm the query with {Yes}.
1.{Delete phone book}.
The dialog for deleting the phone book 
opens.
2.Confirm the query with {Yes}.
3.Confirm the query again with {Yes}.
1.{Read phonebook}.
The dialog for reading the phone book 
opens.
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tact points and press it downward until it 
engages.
The mobile phone's battery is charged as soon 
as the vehicle is in radio readiness or the steer-
ing is unlocked.
To conserve vehicle battery power, you 
should avoid using the mobile phone 
when the ignition is switched off.<
Removing mobile phone
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Contacts
You can create and edit contacts. The contacts 
from the mobile phone
* are displayed as well if 
this function is supported by the mobile phone. 
The addresses can be used as destinations for 
navigation and the phone numbers can be 
dialed.
New contact
1."Contacts"
2."New contact"
3.If the entry fields are still filled with the pre-
vious entries, select "Delete input fields".
4.To fill in the entry fields:
Select the symbol next to the entry field.
5.Enter the text.
If the vehicle is equipped with a navi-
gation system, it is only possible to 
enter addresses that are contained in the 
navigation data in the vehicle. This ensures 
that destination guidance is possible for all 
addresses.<
6.If applicable, "Store"
7."Store contact in vehicle"
Specifying a contact as the home 
address
A contact can be stored as a home address. It is 
placed at the top of "My contacts".
1.Create a new contact.
2.Open "Options".
3."Store as home address"
When the home address is deleted, only the 
content of the home address entry is deleted 
and not the entry itself.
My contacts
A list of all contacts in the vehicle and on the 
mobile phone
*.
Displaying contacts
"My contacts"
All contacts are listed in alphabetical order. 
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search is offered. A symbol indicates the stor-
age location of the contacts:
Displaying the detailed view*
Select the desired contact. 
All fields that have been filled in for that contact 
are displayed.
Selecting a contact as the navigation 
destination
1."My contacts"
2.Select the desired contact.
3.Select the desired address.
Contacts from the mobile phone
* may contain 
addresses that do not match the navigation 
data contained in the vehicle and thus cannot 
be used for destination guidance. In this case:
Manually correct the address.
Checking the address as a destination*
An address that is to be used for destination 
guidance must match the navigation data con-
tained in the vehicle. An address that is stored 
on the mobile phone can be matched to the 
navigation data.
1.Select the desired contact and highlight the 
address.
2.Open "Options".
3."Check as destination"
4.Correct and store the address, if necessary.
After an address has been corrected, the con-
tact can be stored in the vehicle. The address is 
not changed on the mobile phone.
Dialing a phone number*
1."My contacts"
2.Select the desired contact.
3.Select the desired phone number.
The connection is established.
Editing a contact
1."My contacts"
2.Select the desired contact.
3."Edit contact"
4.Change the entries.
5.Move the controller to the left.
6."Yes"
If a contact from the mobile phone
* is edited, 
the changes are not stored on the mobile 
phone. A copy of the entry is stored in the vehi-
cle, and only this copy is displayed.
Deleting contacts
Only contacts that are stored in the vehicle are 
deleted. The contacts on the mobile phone
* 
cannot be deleted.
1."My contacts"
2.Highlight the contact.
3.Open "Options".
4."Delete contact" or "Delete all contacts".
SymbolStorage location
No symbol In the vehicle; the address 
has not been checked as a 
destination.
In the vehicle; the address 
has been checked as a desti-
nation.
Mobile phone
*