BMW 2 GRAN COUPE 2021 Series Owner's Manual page 52

CONTROLS
Button on the steering wheel
1. Press the button on the steering
wheel briefly.
2. Say the command.
Wake word
General information
Speaking the wake word ›Hello BMW‹ or the per‐
sonal wake word will start the system.
Preset wake word
The preset wake word ›Hello BMW‹ can be acti‐
vated and deactivated.
1. "CAR"
2. "Settings"
3. "General settings"
4. If necessary, "Personal assistant"
5. "Voice control"
6. "Wake word"
7. "Wake word"
Personal wake word
In addition to a preset activation word ›Hello
BMW‹, a personal activation word can be set up
in the active driver profile. The personal activa‐
tion word can also be changed or deleted.
The activation word should consist of multiple
syllables to ensure good recognition. An addition,
such as ›Hello‹ is not necessary.
1. "CAR"
2. "Settings"
3. "General settings"
4. If necessary, "Personal assistant"
5. "Voice control"
6. "Wake word"
7. "Personal wake word"
8. "Set wake word"
9. Select the desired setting.
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Activation word from third-party providers
Depending on the national-market version, some
third-party providers provide digital voice assis‐
tants, e.g., Siri, Amazon Alexa or Google Assis‐
tant.
Supported voice assistants can be used with a
connected smartphone in the vehicle. In addition
to the preset or personal activation word, the ac‐
tivation word from connected third-party provid‐
ers can be used.
1. "CAR"
2. "Settings"
3. "General settings"
4. If necessary, "Personal assistant"
5. "Voice control"
6. "Third-party providers"
7. Select the desired setting.
Ending voice control
▷ Press the button on the steering
wheel again.
▷ ›Cancel‹
▷ Tilt the Controller to the right or left.
▷ Press the Controller.
Possible commands
General information
Most contents on the Control Display can be
spoken as commands, e.g. menu items or list en‐
tries. Say list entries as shown.
Instructions can be issued or questions can be
asked where the Personal Assistant provides
support.