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ceived calls are displayed on the Control Dis‐
play.
Audio source
A mobile phone can be used as an audio
source.
Pairing and connecting a mobile
phone
Pairing the mobile phone
To avoid becoming distracted and pos‐
ing an unnecessary hazard both to your own
vehicle's occupants and to other road users,
only pair the mobile phone while the vehicle is
stationary.◀1."Telephone"2."Bluetooth® (phone)"3."Add new phone"
The Bluetooth name of the vehicle is dis‐
played.4.To perform additional steps on the mobile
phone, refer to the mobile phone operating
instructions: for instance, search for or
connect the Bluetooth device or a new de‐
vice.
The Bluetooth name of the vehicle appears
on the mobile phone display.5.Select the Bluetooth name of the vehicle
on the mobile phone display.6.You are prompted by the iDrive or mobile
phone to enter the same Bluetooth pass‐
key. Enter the passkey and confirm.
or
Compare the control number on the vehi‐
cle display with the control number on the
mobile phone display. Confirm the control
number on the mobile phone and in the ve‐
hicle.
"OK"7.Select the functions for which the mobile
phone is to be used.8."OK"If the pairing was successful, the mobile phone
appears at the top of the list of mobile phones.
The functions supported by the mobile phone
and audio device are displayed as symbols
when paired.
White symbol: the function is active.
Gray symbol: the function is inactive.SymbolFunction Telephone. Additional telephone. Audio source.
Four mobile phones can be paired with the ve‐
hicle at once. Three mobile phones can be
connected with the vehicle at once.
If pairing was unsuccessful: What to do if..., re‐
fer to page 197.
Following the initial pairing
▷The mobile phone is detected/connected
in the vehicle within a short period of time
when the engine is running or the ignition
is switched on.▷The phone book entries of the telephone
stored on the SIM card or mobile phone
are transmitted to the vehicle after detec‐
tion, depending on the mobile phone.▷Four mobile phones can be paired.▷Specific settings may be necessary in
some mobile phones, e.g., authorization or
a secure connection; refer to the mobile
phone operating instructions.
Connecting a particular mobile phone
1."Telephone"2."Bluetooth® (phone)"3.Select the mobile phone that is to be con‐
nected.
The functions assigned to the mobile phone
before unpairing are assigned to the mobile
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phone when it is reconnected. These functions
are deactivated in a mobile phone that is al‐
ready connected.
Configuring the mobile phone Additional functions can be activated or deacti‐
vated for paired and connected mobile phones.1."Telephone"2."Bluetooth® (phone)"3.Highlight the mobile phone to be config‐
ured.4.Open "Options".5."Configure phone"6.At least one function must be selected.▷"Telephone"▷"Additional telephone"▷"Audio"7."OK"
If a function has already been assigned to an‐
other connected mobile phone, the function is
deactivated in that mobile phone and the mo‐
bile phone is unpaired when the function is as‐
signed to a new mobile phone.
Swapping the telephone and
additional telephone
The function of the telephone and additional
telephone can be swapped automatically.
1."Telephone"2."Bluetooth® (phone)"3."Swap phone/addit. phone"
Unpairing the mobile phone
1."Telephone"2."Bluetooth® (phone)"3.Highlight the mobile phone that is to be
unpaired.4.Open "Options".5."Remove phone from list"
What to do if...
Information on suitable mobile phones, refer to
page 194.
The mobile phone could not be paired or con‐
nected.
▷Is Bluetooth activated in the vehicle and on
the mobile phone? Activate Bluetooth in
the vehicle and on the mobile phone.▷Do the Bluetooth passkeys on the mobile
phone and the vehicle match? Enter the
same passkey on the mobile phone and via
iDrive.▷Did it take longer than 30 seconds to enter
the passkey? Repeat the pairing proce‐
dure.▷Are too many Bluetooth devices con‐
nected to the mobile phone or vehicle? De‐
lete connections with other devices if nec‐
essary.▷Is the audio connection activated? Deacti‐
vate the audio connection.▷Is the mobile phone in power-save mode or
does it have only a limited remaining bat‐
tery life? Charge the mobile phone in the
snap-in adapter or via the charging cable.▷Depending on the mobile phone, it is pos‐
sible that only one mobile phone can be
connected to the vehicle. Unpair the con‐
nected mobile phone from the vehicle and
pair and connect only one mobile phone.
The mobile phone no longer reacts.
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OfficeVehicle equipment
This chapter describes all series equipment as
well as country-specific and special equipment
offered for this model series. Therefore, it also
describes equipment that may not be found in
your vehicle, for instance due to the selected
special equipment or the country version. This
also applies to safety-related functions and
systems.
When using the features and systems descri‐
bed here, adhere to local regulations.
At a glance General information
Contacts, appointments, tasks, notes, text
messages, and e-mails from the mobile phone
can be displayed on the Control Display if the
mobile phone provides compatible support of
these functions and the necessary Bluetooth
standards.
Information about which mobile phones sup‐
port Office functions can be found at
www.bmwusa.com/bluetooth. A limited num‐
ber of compatible mobile phones is available
for Office.
Contents are only displayed in full length when
the vehicle is stationary.
The mobile phone has read-access only.
Do not use Office while driving
To avoid becoming distracted and pos‐
ing an unnecessary hazard to your vehicle's
occupants and to other road users, never at‐
tempt to use the controls or enter information
unless traffic and road conditions allow this.◀
Requirements▷A suitable mobile phone is paired with the
vehicle and connected. In some mobilephones, data access must be confirmed on
the mobile phone.▷The time, time zone, and date, refer to
page 78, are correctly set on the Control
Display and on the mobile phone, for in‐
stance to correctly display appointments.▷Office is activated, refer to page 195.
Updating
Data are updated every time the mobile phone
is connected to the vehicle. Appointment en‐
tries, tasks, notes and reminders can be up‐
dated separately.
1."Office"2."Current office", "Calendar", "Tasks",
"Notes" or "Reminders"3.Open "Options".4."Update data"
Mobile phone data are transmitted again to
the vehicle.
Office information
The number of unread messages and active
tasks as well as the upcoming appointments
are displayed.
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ContactsNote
Equipment version with the mobile phone
preparation package.
At a glance
Contacts can be created and edited. The con‐
tacts from the mobile phone are displayed as
well if this function is supported by the mobile
phone. The addresses can be adopted as des‐
tinations for navigation and the phone num‐
bers can be dialed.
Displaying contacts
General information1."Office"2."Contacts"
All contacts are listed in alphabetical order.
Depending on the number of contacts, an A-Z
search is offered, refer to page 25.
A symbol indicates the storage location of the
contacts.
SymbolStorage locationNo sym‐
bolIn the vehicle; the address has not
been checked as a destination. In the vehicle; the address has
been checked as a destination. Mobile phone.Dialing phone numbers1.Select the desired contact.2.Select the phone number.
The connection is established.
Editing a contact
1.Select the desired contact.2."Edit contact"3.Change the entries.4."Store contact in vehicle"
When a contact is edited, the changes are not
stored on the mobile phone. A copy of the en‐
try is stored in the vehicle.
Selecting the contact as a navigation
destination
1.Select the desired contact.2.Select the address.
When contacts from the mobile phone are
used, the address may need to be matched
to the navigation data contained in the ve‐
hicle. In this case:
Correct the address.3."Start guidance" or "Add as another
destination"
Checking the address as a destination
An address that is to be used for destination
guidance must match the navigation data con‐
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Deleting messages
Messages from the Concierge service and
My Info can be deleted.
Delete a message:1."Office"2."Messages"3.Select the desired message.4.Open "Options".5."Delete message"
Delete all messages:
1."Office"2."Messages"3.Open "Options".4."Delete all messages" or "Delete service
messages"
Text messages
Calling the sender of a text message
1.Select the desired message.2. Select the symbol.
Saving the sender in the contacts
1.Highlight the desired message.2.Open "Options".3."Store as new contact" or "Add to existing
contact"
Using contact data
Contact data from appointments, tasks, text
messages, e-mails, and notes can be saved or
selected, refer to page 212.
Reading the text message out loud Read the text message out loud, refer to
page 212.
My Info
Selecting additional functions Additional functions are available when a mes‐
sage is selected.Sym‐
bolFunction "Start guidance" or "Add as another
destination" "Call"
If the message contains a number,
the connection is established. "Select phone number"
If the message contains more than
one number, select the desired
number from the list. The connec‐
tion is established.
Message from the Concierge service
Storing an address
1.Select the desired message.2.Open "Options".3."Store contact in vehicle"
Selecting additional functions Additional functions are available when a mes‐
sage is selected:
Sym‐
bolFunction "Start guidance" or "Add as another
destination" "Call"
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Sym‐
bolFunction "Select phone number"
If the message contains more than
one number, select the desired
number from the list. The connec‐
tion is established. "Further information"
Display additional information.
E-mail
Displaying e-mails
1."Office"2."Messages"3.Select the desired e-mail.
Displaying e-mail contacts
If the sender and recipient of an e-mail are
transmitted by the mobile phone, this informa‐
tion is displayed in the e-mail.
"Sender/Recipient"
If the e-mail addresses are stored in the con‐
tacts, the contact is displayed. Select the con‐
tact to display details.
If the e-mail addresses are not stored in the
contacts, only the e-mail address is displayed.
Using contact data Contact data from appointments, tasks, text
messages, e-mails, and notes can be saved or
selected, refer to page 212.
Deactivating the full display
When an e-mail is opened in the vehicle, the e-
mail is fully transmitted to the vehicle. This
may result in charges.
1."Office"2."Messages"3.Open "Options".4."Fully download e-mails"
Only a part of the e-mail from the mobile
phone is loaded into the vehicle.
Reading the e-mail out loud
Read the e-mail out loud, refer to page 212.
Calendar
Display the calendar Appointments during the last 20 days and the
next 50 days can be displayed.
1."Office"2."Calendar"
The appointments on the current day are
displayed.
Selecting the calendar day
1.Select the date.2.Select the desired day or date.▷"Next day"▷"Date:"▷"Previous day"▷"Today"
Display the appointment
1.Select the desired appointment.2.Scroll through the appointment if neces‐
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▷ Select the symbol.
Using contact data
Contact data from appointments, tasks, text
messages, e-mails, and notes can be saved or
selected, refer to page 212.
Reading the appointment out loud Read the appointment out loud, refer to
page 212.
Tasks Displaying the task list
Display tasks that are due within the next
90 days.
1."Office"2."Tasks"
Sorting the task list
1.Select the header in the task list.2.Select the sorting criterion:▷"Priority (!)"▷"Subject"▷"Due date"
Displaying the task
1.Select the desired task.2.Scroll in the task if necessary:▷Turn the controller.▷ Select the symbol.Using contact data
Contact data from appointments, tasks, text
messages, e-mails, and notes can be saved or
selected, refer to page 212.
Reading the task out loud Read the task out loud, refer to page 212.
Notes
Displaying notes1."Office"2."Notes"
All notes are displayed.
Displaying the note
1.Select the desired note.2.Scroll in the note if necessary:▷Turn the controller.▷ Select the symbol.
Using contact data
Contact data from appointments, tasks, text
messages, e-mails, and notes can be saved or
selected, refer to page 212.
Reading the note out loud Read the note out loud, refer to page 212.
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Reminders
Displaying reminders
Reminders of pending appointments and tasks
are displayed. After an appointment or after a
task is due, the reminder is no longer dis‐
played.1."Office"2."Reminders"3.Select the desired reminder.
The corresponding appointment or the task
are displayed.
Using contact data
At a glance Contact data from appointments, tasks, text
messages, emails, and notes can be stored or
selected.
Displaying contact or selecting phone number
1. "Use contact data"2.Display the contact or select the phone
number:▷Select the contact to display contact
details.▷Select the phone number to establish a
connection directly.
Storing contact data
1. "Use contact data"2.Highlight the phone number or e-mail ad‐
dress.3.Open "Options".4."Add to existing contact" or "Store as new
contact"Reading out loud
Text messages, e-mails, appointment entries,
tasks, and notes can be read out loud.1.Select the desired message, appointment,
task, or note.2. Select the symbol.
The following options are available during
reading:
▷ "Pause"
Interrupt reading. Select again to restart
reading.▷ "Back to beginning"
Start reading the message again from the
beginning.▷ Select the symbol.
Go back one paragraph.▷ Select the symbol.
Skip a paragraph.▷To end reading, turn the controller to the
left.
What to do if...
Information on suitable mobile phones, refer to
page 194.
Appointments, tasks, notes, text messages, or
e-mails from the mobile phone are not dis‐
played.
▷The mobile phone is not capable of the
missing function or is not connected cor‐
rectly.▷The Office function is deactivated.▷The mobile phone is connected as an addi‐
tional phone.▷Appointments are older than 20 days or
are more than 50 days in the future.▷The tasks have been marked as completed
or have a due date that lies more than
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