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EnglishBMW iDrive -> BMW Intelligent Personal Assistant for your BMW i5 2023-2025
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Deleting an entry
General information
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BMW Intelligent Personal Assistant is avail-
able depending on national-market version.
Icon Function
Tap icon: delete a letter or a number.
The system includes special microphones
on the driver side and front passenger side.
Press and hold the icon: delete all let-
ters or numbers.
Say the commands and numbers fluently
as well as with normal volume, emphasis,
and speed.
Using the map
The navigation map can be moved on the con-
trol display.
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›...‹ identifies commands that can be spo-
ken.
Functional requirements
Function
Operation
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A language that is supported by the Per-
sonal Assistant must be set via iDrive.
Move map.
Swipe in the appropriate
direction.
Setting the system language, refer to
page 60.
Enlarge/shrink
map.
Drag in or out with the fin-
gers.
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Always say commands in the configured
system language.
Display menu.
Tap once.
For the full range of functions, you must acti-
vate, configure, or purchase the following func-
tions:
Using alphabetical lists
For alphabetical lists with more than 30 en-
tries, the letters for which an entry exists can
be displayed in a text box.
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Online speech processing, refer to
page 61.
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For all settings under
1. Tap the letter in front of the list.
A letter box is displayed.
Data protection, refer to page 72.
Activation word, refer to page 59.
BMW ID or a driver profile.
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2. Tap the first letter of the desired entry.
The first entry of the selected letter is dis-
played in the list.
Relevant ConnectedDrive services from the
ConnectedDrive Store.
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Suggestions, refer to page 61.
BMW Intelligent Personal
Assistant
Activating the voice control system
General information
There are various methods for activating the
voice control feature:
Principle
The BMW Intelligent Personal Assistant is a
personal assistant that enables natural voice
operation of various vehicle functions. The
Personal Assistant makes it easier to operate
the vehicle by providing proactive suggestions
and automating habits.
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Press the button on the steering
wheel briefly.
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The microphone on the driver's side is ac-
tive.
The activation word should consist of multiple
syllables to ensure good recognition.
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Speaking the activation word.
›Hello‹: The additional phrase is not necessary
for the activation word and does not need to
be spoken.
The microphones on the driver's or front
passenger's side are active with the follow-
ing voice control, depending on where the
activation word was spoken.
1.
Apps menu
2. "Vehicle"
Then say the command. The activation word
and the command can be spoken without
pause in one sentence.
3. "System settings"
4. "Voice control"
5. "Personal Assistant (BMW)"
6. "Wake word"
Microphone button on steering wheel
7. "Personal wake word"
8. "Set"
1.
Press button briefly.
2. Say the command.
Activation word
General information
9. "Start recording"
Activation word from third-party providers
Depending on the national-market version,
some third-party providers provide digital voice
assistants such as Siri or Amazon Alexa.
Saying the activation word will start the Per-
sonal Assistant. The Personal Assistant lis-
tens.
To use Siri, the smartphone must be con-
nected via Apple CarPlay.
The activation word from connected third-
party providers can be used in addition to your
preset or personal activation word from BMW.
Preset activation word
›Hello BMW‹: The default activation word can
be activated and deactivated.
1.
Apps menu
1.
Apps menu
2. "Vehicle"
2. "Vehicle"
3. "System settings"
4. "Voice control"
3. "System settings"
4. "Voice control"
5. "Personal Assistant (BMW)"
6. "Wake word"
5. "Additional speech assistants"
6. Select the desired setting.
7. ""Hello BMW""
Canceling voice control
Personal activation word
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Press the button on the steering
wheel again.
In addition to the preset activation word, a
personal activation word can be set up with
an active BMW ID or a driver profile. The per-
sonal activation word can also be changed or
deleted.
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›Cancel‹
Slide the Controller to the right or left.
Press the Controller.
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4. "Help"
Possible commands
5. "Example commands"
General information
Commands can be used to give instructions
or ask questions, with the Personal Assistant
providing assistance.
Sample commands for the current context are
displayed in the BMW Intelligent Personal As-
sistant widget.
Additional information:
For example, you can call contacts, navigate
to an address, apply settings, or ask questions
about a vehicle function. Most vehicle functions
can be operated via voice commands, e.g., the
Automatic Parking Assistant.
Adjust widgets, refer to page 57.
Menu items
The Personal Assistant can bring up menu
items directly. Say the menu items as they are
displayed on the control display. You do not
have to follow the order of the menu items
when speaking them out loud.
Most content on the control display can be
spoken as commands, e.g., menu items or list
entries.
1. Activate the voice control system.
2. ›Media‹
Help for voice control
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›Voice commands‹: have possible example
commands suggested.
3. ›Presets‹
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›General information on voice control‹: have
information on the operating principle of the
voice control announced.
The stored stations are displayed on the
control display.
Owner's Manual via voice operation
You can ask simple questions about vehicle
functions and the operation of the vehicle.
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›Help‹: have tips and example commands
for voice control announced.
Additional example commands for the cur-
rent context are displayed in the widget of
the BMW Intelligent Personal Assistant.
The voice activation system and the feed-
back it provides do not replace the printed
or Integrated Owner's Manual. The function
is available depending on the national-market
version. The speech recognition and quality of
the feedback may vary.
Sample commands
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›Call John Smith‹
›Drive me to JFK airport‹
›Play a classical music station‹
›Is my tire pressure still OK?‹
›Activate the climate control‹
›Increase the ACC distance‹
›Sport mode‹
Example command: ›How can the passenger
airbag be deactivated?‹
The Personal Assistant returns feedback.
When stationary, the section of the integrated
Owner's Manual is displayed on the control
display.
Additional example commands can be dis-
played on the control display.
Settings
1.
Apps menu
Setting the system language
2. "All apps"
1.
Apps menu
3. "Personal Assistant"
2. "Vehicle"
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3. "System settings"
4. "Language"
3. "System settings"
4. "Voice control"
5. Select the desired setting.
5. "Personal Assistant (BMW)"
6. "Receive suggestions"
Setting the response length
Adapting suggestions
You can set the Personal Assistant to use
standard dialog or a short version. In case of
the short version, the announcements by the
Personal Assistant are played back in an ab-
breviated version.
Suggestions can be adapted, for example, by
category or to output a signal tone.
1.
Apps menu
2. "Vehicle"
1.
Apps menu
3. "System settings"
4. "Voice control"
2. "Vehicle"
3. "System settings"
4. "Voice control"
5. "Personal Assistant (BMW)"
6. Select the desired setting.
5. "Personal Assistant (BMW)"
6. "Response length"
7. Select the desired setting.
Online speech processing
Online speech processing improves the quality
of the speech recognition and search results
for points of interest. To use the functions,
data is transmitted to a service provider via an
encrypted connection and stored locally there.
An active ConnectedDrive contract is required
for online voice processing. ConnectedDrive is
available depending on the national-market
version. Online speech processing is not avail-
able in all languages.
Speaking during voice output
It is possible to answer during inquiries of the
Personal Assistant. The function can be dis-
abled if requests are often canceled uninten-
tionally, for instance due to background noise
or conversations in the vehicle.
1.
Apps menu
2. "Vehicle"
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Apps menu
3. "System settings"
2. "Vehicle"
4. "Voice control"
3. "System settings"
4. "Voice control"
5. "Personal Assistant (BMW)"
6. "Speaking during voice output"
5. "Personal Assistant (BMW)"
6. "Online speech processing"
Suggestions
Configuring the visualization
General information
How the Personal Assistant is visualized can
be set.
The Personal Assistant provides helpful, indi-
vidual suggestions.
1.
Apps menu
Activating/deactivating suggestions
2. "Vehicle"
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Apps menu
3. "System settings"
2. "Vehicle"
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4. "Voice control"
The device must be connected via Apple Car-
Play or Android Auto.
5. "Personal Assistant (BMW)"
6. "Visualization"
1. Press and hold the
button on the
Voice control from third-party
providers
Depending on vehicle equipment, third-party
voice control can be enabled by pressing and
holding the microphone button on the steering
wheel.
steering wheel for approx. 3 seconds.
The voice activation of the smartphone is
activated.
If activation is successful, a confirmation
appears on the control display.
1.
Apps menu
2. Press and hold the
button on the
2. "Vehicle"
steering wheel to cancel voice control of the
smartphone.
3. "System settings"
4. "Voice control"
5. "Long press"
Amazon Alexa Car Integration
6. Select the desired setting.
Principle
Amazon Alexa Car Integration is available de-
pending on vehicle equipment and national-
market version. Alexa is a digital assistant
from Amazon. With Amazon Alexa Car Integra-
tion, Alexa can be used in the vehicle. For
safety reasons, the use of some Alexa func-
tions may be restricted while driving your vehi-
cle.
Voice control in rear
Depending on vehicle equipment, the Personal
Assistant can be started and operated from
the rear by saying the activation word.
1.
Apps menu
2. "Vehicle"
3. "System settings"
4. "Voice control"
Functional requirements
5. "Personal Assistant (BMW)"
6. "Rear voice control"
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A BMW ID or driver profile is activated.
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An active Amazon account must exist.
Adjusting the volume
Turn the volume button during the voice guid-
ance until the desired volume is set.
Activating Amazon Alexa Car
Integration
Amazon Alexa Car Integration is activated in
the vehicle and My BMW app if necessary.
The volume remains constant even if the vol-
ume of other audio sources is changed.
Follow the instructions from the Amazon Alexa
app to set it up in the vehicle.
Using the voice activation of the
smartphone
Depending on the device, a smartphone con-
nected to the vehicle can be used via voice
control.
1.
Apps menu
2. "All apps"
3. "Amazon Alexa"
4. Select the desired setting.
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