Voice Activation System - BMW X1 Owner's Manual

AT A GLANCE

Voice activation system

Vehicle features and
options
This chapter describes all standard, country-spe‐
cific and optional features offered with the series.
It also describes features that are not necessarily
available in your vehicle, for instance, due to the
selected options or country versions. This also
applies to safety-related functions and systems.
When using these functions and systems, the
applicable laws and regulations must be ob‐
served.
Concept
Most functions displayed on the Control Display
can be operated by voice commands via the
voice activation system. The system supports
you with announcements during input.
General information
▷ Functions that can only be used when the ve‐
hicle is stationary can only be operated via
the voice activation system to a limited ex‐
tent.
▷ The system uses a special microphone on
the driver's side.
▷ ›...‹ in the Owner's Manual denotes verbal in‐
structions to use with the voice activation
system.
Functional requirements
▷ A language must be set via iDrive that is sup‐
ported by the voice activation system. To set
the language, refer to page 46.
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▷ Always say commands in the language of the
voice activation system.
Using the voice activation
system
Activating the voice activation
system
1. Press the button on the steering
wheel.
2. Wait for the signal.
3. Say the command.
This symbol indicates that the voice acti‐
vation system is active.
No other commands may be available. In this
case, operate the function via iDrive.
Terminating the voice activation
system
Press the button on the steering wheel
or ›Cancel‹.
Possible commands
General information
Most menu items on the Control Display can be
spoken as commands.
Commands from other menus can also be spo‐
ken.
You can also select list entries such as phone list
entries via voice activation. Read these list en‐
tries out loud exactly as they are shown in the re‐
spective list.