BMW 5 Series 2023 Owner's Manual page 61

Gesture
Assigning gesture individually
General information
Two gestures can be assigned individually and
can be configured as shortcut for certain func-
tions such as:
▷ Destination guidance to home address.
▷ Mute/Playback
▷ Control display on/off
Gesture shortcuts can only be created with an
active BMW ID or a driver profile.
Configure gesture shortcut
The desired function can be selected directly in
every menu and configured as shortcut.
1. Press and hold the desired menu item.
2. "Add to gesture shortcuts"
3. Select the desired gesture.
Select function
Some defined functions can be selected di-
rectly in the menu for gesture control.
1. Apps menu
2. "Vehicle"
3. "System settings"
4. "Gesture control"
Operation
With the index and middle fingers ex-
tended, point into the direction of the
control display.
Stretch out five fingers, form a fist and
stretch five fingers out again.
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Perform individually assigna-
ble gesture.
Perform individually assigna-
ble gesture.
5. "Point two fingers at display" or "Show five-
o-five fingers"
6. Select the desired setting.
System limits
Gesture recognition by the camera in the
headliner can be disturbed by the following cir-
cumstances:
▷ The camera lens is covered.
▷ Objects are located on the interior mirror.
▷ The camera lens is dirty, clean camera
lens.
Sensors and camera lenses, refer to
page 366.
▷ The gesture is executed outside of the de-
tection range.
▷ Wearing of gloves or jewelry.
▷ Smoking in the car's interior.
Connecting mobile devices
to the vehicle
Principle
Various connection types are available for us-
ing mobile devices in the vehicle. The connec-
tion type to select depends on the mobile de-
vice and the desired function.
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