BMW 5 Series Owner's Manual page 31

Possible gestures
Gesture Operation
Move index finger forward and backward in the di‐
rection of the screen.
Swipe with the hand across the width of the Con‐
trol Display in the direction of the front-passenger
side.
Slowly move forearm clockwise in a circular pat‐
tern with the index finger stretched out forward.
Gesture is detected after one circular motion.
Slowly move forearm counterclockwise in a circu‐
lar pattern with the index finger stretched out for‐
ward.
Gesture is detected after one circular motion.
Pinch with thumb and index finger and move hand
horizontally to the right or left.
Move stretched out index and middle finger for‐
ward.
Perform gestures underneath the interior mir‐
ror and next to the steering wheel.
Execute gestures clearly.
The gestures can also be executed from the
front-passenger side.
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BMW Gesture Control
Function
Accept call.
Confirm Check Control mes‐
sage.
Select a highlighted entry in a
list during voice activation.
Reject call.
Close popup.
Terminate voice activation.
Increase the volume.
Reduce the volume.
Surround View: turn camera
view.
This gesture can only be exe‐
cuted while the vehicle is sta‐
tionary.
Individually assignable ges‐
ture.
Assigning gesture individually
Via iDrive:
1. "My Vehicle"
2. "iDrive settings"
3. "Gestures"
At a glance
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