BMW 8 Series 2022 Owner's Manual page 52

CONTROLS
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BMW Intelligent Personal
Assistant
Principle
The BMW Intelligent Personal Assistant is a per‐
sonal assistant that enables natural voice opera‐
tion of various vehicle functions. The Personal
Assistant simplifies the operation of the vehicle
with the automation of processes and habits.
General information
▷ BMW Intelligent Personal Assistant is availa‐
ble depending on the national-market ver‐
sion.
▷ The system includes special microphones on
the driver side and the front passenger side.
▷ Say commands at a normal volume. Speaking
directly into the microphone does not im‐
prove the speech recognition.
▷ Say the commands and numbers fluently as
well as with normal volume, emphasis, and
speed.
▷ ›...‹ identifies commands that can be spoken.
Functional requirements
▷ A language that is supported by the Personal
Assistant must be set via iDrive.
Setting the system language, refer to
page 62.
▷ Always say commands in the configured sys‐
tem language.
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Enter the following settings to access the full
range of functions:
▷ "Online speech processing" is activated.
▷ All settings under "BMW ConnectedDrive"
activated.
▷ Activation word is activated.
▷ The Driver profile is activated.
▷ "Synchronize driver profile" under
"Personalization" is activated.
▷ Relevant ConnectedDrive Services pur‐
chased from the ConnectedDrive Store.
Activating the voice control
system
General information
There are various methods for activating the
voice control feature:
▷ Press the button on the steering
wheel.
The microphone on the driver's side is active.
▷ Say the wake word ›Hello BMW‹ or a personal
wake word.
The microphones on the driver's or front pas‐
senger's side are active with the following
voice control, depending on where the activa‐
tion word was spoken.
Then say the command. The activation word and
the command can be spoken without pause in
one sentence. No other commands may be avail‐
able. In this case, operate the function via iDrive.
Button on the steering wheel
1. Press the button on the steering
wheel briefly.
2. Say the command.