Reference -> Short commands for the voice activation system for your BMW 3 Series 2006-2013

Short commands for the voice activation  
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system  
With short commands you can carry out certain  
functions directly, regardless of which menu  
item is selected. Here are the important short  
commands for the voice activation system.  
Useful short commands  
Function  
Command  
Opening a music collection  
Opening the tone control  
Opening the settings  
{Music collection}  
{Tone}  
{Settings}  
Opening the computer  
Opening the contacts*  
Displaying the phone book*  
Opening services*  
{Onboard info}  
{Contacts}  
{Phonebook}  
{Assist}  
Opening BMW Assist*  
Opening the home address*  
Opening destination entry*  
Opening destination guidance*  
{B M W Assist}  
{Home address}  
{Enter address}  
{Guidance}  
CD/Multimedia  
CD/DVD drive  
Function  
Command  
Playing back a CD  
Selecting a CD  
{C D on}  
{Select C D}  
Selecting a CD and track  
Selecting a track  
{C D ... track ...} e.g. CD 3 track 5  
{C D track ...} e.g. track 5  
{C D and multimedia}  
{C D and D V D}  
Opening the CD and Multimedia menu  
CD and DVD*  
Displaying entertainment details on the split  
{Entertainment details}  
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Music collection  
Function  
Command  
Calling up the current playback  
Opening a music collection  
{Current playback}  
{Music collection}  
{Music collection on}  
{Music search}  
{Top fifty}  
Playing back a music collection  
Searching for music; opening the menu  
Playing back the most frequently played tracks  
External devices  
Function  
Command  
Opening external devices  
{External devices}  
Tone control  
Function  
Command  
Opening the tone control  
{Tone}  
Radio  
FM  
Function  
Command  
Calling up the radio  
Calling up an FM station  
Opening manual search  
Selecting the frequency range  
Calling up a station  
{Radio}  
{F M}  
{Manual search}  
{Select frequency}  
{Select station} e.g. W-PLJ  
AM  
Function  
Command  
Calling up an AM station  
Opening manual search  
{A M}  
{Manual search}  
Satellite radio  
Function  
Command  
Calling up the satellite radio  
Switching on the satellite radio  
Selecting a satellite radio channel  
{Satellite radio}  
{Satellite radio on}  
{Satellite radio channel ...} e.g. channel 2  
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Presets  
Function  
Command  
Opening the stored stations  
Choosing a stored station  
Selecting a stored station  
{Presets}  
{Select preset}  
{Preset ...} e.g. stored station 2  
Telephone  
Function  
Command  
Opening the Telephone menu  
Displaying the phone book  
Redialing  
{Telephone}  
{Phonebook}  
{Redial}  
Displaying accepted calls  
Dialing a phone number  
Displaying the list of messages  
Displaying Bluetooth devices  
{Received calls}  
{Dial number}  
{Messages}  
{Bluetooth}  
Navigation  
General information  
Function  
Command  
Navigation menu  
{Navigation}  
Opening destination entry  
Entering an address  
{Enter address}  
{Enter address}  
Opening destination guidance  
Starting destination guidance  
Ending destination guidance  
Opening the home address  
Opening the route criteria  
Opening the route  
{Guidance}  
{Start guidance}  
{Stop guidance}  
{Home address}  
{Route preference}  
{Route information}  
{Switch on voice instructions}  
{Repeat voice instructions}  
{Switch off voice instructions}  
{Address book}  
Switching on the voice instructions  
Repeating a voice instruction  
Switching off the voice instructions  
Displaying the address book  
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Function  
Command  
Displaying the last destinations  
Opening the traffic bulletins  
Special destinations  
{Last destinations}  
{Traffic Info}  
{Points of interest}  
Map  
Function  
Command  
Displaying the map  
Map facing north  
{Map}  
{Map facing north}  
{Map in direction of travel}  
{Map perspective view}  
{Map with automatic scaling}  
{Map scale}  
Map in the direction of travel  
Perspective map  
Automatic map scaling*  
Changing the scale  
Split screen* settings  
Function  
Command  
Split screen  
{Switch on splitscreen}  
{Turn off split screen}  
Switching off the split screen  
Adapting the split screen  
Split screen, current position  
Split screen, map facing north  
Split screen, direction of travel  
Split screen, perspective  
{Split screen content}  
{Split screen current position}  
{Split screen map facing north}  
{Split screen map in direction of travel}  
{Split screen perspective}  
Expanded intersection zoom on the split screen {Splitscreen Exit ramp view}  
Split screen scale ... meters*  
{Split screen scale ... meters} e.g. split screen  
scale of 100 meters  
Split screen scale ... kilometers*  
{Split screen scale ... kilometers} e.g. split  
screen scale of 5 kilometers  
Split screen, highlighting traffic bulletins  
Split screen, computer  
{Split screen, Traffic Info map}  
{Split screen on board info}  
{Splitscreen trip computer}  
{Split screen automatic scaling}  
Split screen, trip computer  
Automatically scaling the split screen  
Destination guidance with intermediate destinations  
Function  
Command  
Entering a new destination  
Trip list  
{Enter address}  
{Stored trips}  
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Contacts  
Function  
Command  
Opening the contacts  
My contacts  
{Contacts}  
{My contacts}  
{New contact}  
New contact  
BMW Assist  
Function  
Command  
Opening BMW Assist*  
Opening BMW Search*  
{B M W Assist}  
{B M W Search}  
Vehicle information  
Function  
Command  
Opening the computer  
Opening the trip computer  
Opening the vehicle information  
Opening the vehicle status  
{Onboard info}  
{Trip computer}  
{Vehicle info}  
{Vehicle status}  
Settings  
Vehicle  
Function  
Command  
Opening the main menu  
{Main menu}  
{Settings}  
Opening the settings  
Opening the options  
{Options}  
Settings on the Control Display  
Opening the time and date settings  
Opening the language and unit settings  
Opening the speed limit settings  
Opening the light settings  
Opening the door lock settings  
{Control display}  
{Time and date}  
{Language and units}  
{Speed}  
{Lighting}  
{Door locks}  
Equipment  
Function  
Command  
Opening the air conditioning settings  
{Climate}  
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