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