BMW M3 SEDAN Owner's Manual page 53

Climate control
Most climate control functions can be used via
voice.
▷ ›Activate climate control‹
▷ ›Deactivate air recirculation‹
▷ ›Temperature [...] at ...‹
Help on the voice activation system
▷ ›Voice commands‹: to have the available spo‐
ken commands announced.
▷ ›General information on voice control‹: have
information on the operating principle of the
voice activation system read out loud.
▷ ›Help‹: have help for the current menu read
out loud.
Information for Emergency
Requests
Do not use the voice activation system to initiate
an Emergency Request. In stressful situations,
the voice and vocal pitch can change. This can
unnecessarily delay the establishment of a tele‐
phone connection.
Instead, use the SOS button close to the interior
mirror.
Additional information:
Emergency Request, refer to page 358.
Settings
Setting the voice control
You can set the system to use standard dialog or
a short version.
The short version of the voice control plays back
short messages in abbreviated form.
1. "CAR"
2. "Settings"
3. "General settings"
4. If necessary, "Personal assistant"
5. "Voice control"
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6. "Response length"
7. Select the desired setting.
Speaking during voice output
It is possible to answer during inquiries of the
voice activation system. The function can be de‐
activated if inquiries are often undesirably inter‐
rupted, for instance due to background noise or
conversations in the vehicle.
1. "CAR"
2. "Settings"
3. "General settings"
4. If necessary, "Personal assistant"
5. "Voice control"
6. "Speaking during voice output"
Online speech processing
Online speech processing provides a dictation
function, a natural method of destinations input
and improves the quality of voice recognition. To
use the functions, data is transmitted to a service
provider via an encrypted connection and stored
locally there.
1. "CAR"
2. "Settings"
3. "General settings"
4. If necessary, "Personal assistant"
5. "Voice control"
6. "Online speech processing"
Adjusting the volume
Turn the volume button during the spoken in‐
structions until the desired volume is set.
▷ The volume remains constant even if the vol‐
ume of other audio sources is changed.
▷ The volume is stored for the driver profile
currently used.
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