Communication -> Office for your BMW X1 2009-2015

Communication  
Office  
Office  
The time, time zone, and date, refer to  
page 72, are correctly set on the Control  
Display and on the mobile phone, for in‐  
stance to correctly display appointments.  
Vehicle equipment  
This chapter describes all series equipment as  
well as country-specific and special equipment  
offered for this model series.Therefore, it also  
describes equipment that may not be found in  
your vehicle, for instance due to the selected  
special equipment or the country version. This  
also applies to safety-related functions and sys‐  
tems.  
Office is activated, refer to page 193.  
Updating  
Data are updated every time the mobile phone  
is connected to the vehicle. Appointment en‐  
tries, tasks, notesandreminderscanbeupdated  
separately.  
At a glance  
1. "Office"  
2. "Current office", "Calendar", "Tasks",  
"Notes" or "Reminders"  
General information  
Contacts, appointments, tasks, notes, text mes‐  
sages, and e-mails from the mobile phone can  
be displayed on the Control Display if the mobile  
phone provides compatible support of these  
functions and the necessary Bluetooth stan‐  
dards.  
3. Open "Options".  
4. "Update data"  
Cell phone data are transmitted again to the  
vehicle.  
Information about which mobile phones support  
the Office functions can be found at  
of compatible mobile phones is available for Of‐  
fice.  
Office information  
The number of unread messages and active  
tasks as well as the upcoming appointments are  
displayed.  
Contents are only displayed in full length when  
the vehicle is stationary.  
1. "Office"  
2. "Current office"  
The mobile phone has read-access only.  
Do not use Office while driving  
3. Select the desired entry to display details.  
To avoid becoming distracted and posing  
an unnecessary hazard to your vehicle's occu‐  
pants and to other road users, never attempt to  
use the controls or enter information unless traf‐  
fic and road conditions allow this.◀  
Requirements  
A suitable mobile phone is paired with the  
vehicle and connected. In some mobile  
phones, data access must be confirmed on  
the mobile phone.  
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Dialing phone numbers  
1. Select the desired contact.  
2. Select the phone number.  
The connection is established.  
Contacts  
Note  
Equipment version with the mobile phone prep‐  
aration package.  
Editing a contact  
1. Select the desired contact.  
2. "Edit contact"  
At a glance  
Contacts can be created and edited. The con‐  
tacts from the mobile phone are displayed as  
well if this function is supported by the mobile  
phone. The addresses can be adopted as des‐  
tinations for navigation and the phone numbers  
can be dialed.  
Displaying contacts  
General information  
1. "Office"  
3. Change the entries.  
2. "Contacts"  
4. "Store contact in vehicle"  
When a contact is edited, the changes are not  
stored on the mobile phone. A copy of the entry  
is stored in the vehicle.  
Selecting the contact as a navigation  
destination  
1. Select the desired contact.  
2. Select the address.  
All contacts are listed in alphabetical order. De‐  
pending on the number of contacts, an A-Z  
search is offered, refer to page 23.  
When contacts from the mobile phone are  
used, the address may need to be matched  
to the navigation data contained in the vehi‐  
cle. In this case:  
A symbol indicates the storage location of the  
contacts.  
Correct the address.  
Symbol  
Storage location  
3. "Start guidance" or "Add as another  
destination"  
No sym‐ In the vehicle; the address has not  
bol  
been checked as a destination.  
Checking the address as a destination  
In the vehicle; the address has  
been checked as a destination.  
An address that is to be used for destination  
guidance must match the navigation data con‐  
Mobile phone.  
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tained in the vehicle. The address can be  
checked for this purpose.  
If necessary, "Accept address".  
9. "Store contact in vehicle"  
1. Select the desired contact and highlight the  
address.  
Contact types  
Various contact types can be assigned to phone  
numbers and addresses.  
2. Open "Options".  
3. "Check as destination"  
Symbol  
Meaning  
4. Correct and store the address if necessary.  
If the address is corrected and stored, a copy of  
it is stored in the vehicle. The address is not  
changed on the mobile phone.  
Home phone number.  
Business phone number.  
Mobile phone number.  
Other phone number.  
Home address.  
New contact  
General information  
A contact can have up to 8 phone numbers,  
2 addresses, 3 e-mail addresses and one Inter‐  
net address.  
Business address.  
Specifying the home address  
1. "Office"  
A home address can be stored. It appears at the  
top of the contact list.  
2. "Contacts"  
3. Open "Options".  
4. "New contact"  
1. "Office"  
2. "Contacts"  
3. "Home"  
4. Create a contact.  
5. "Store contact in vehicle"  
Selecting the sorting order of the  
names  
Names can be displayed in a different order.  
1. "Office"  
5. The entry fields are still filled with the previ‐  
ous entries: "Delete input fields"  
2. "Contacts"  
3. Open "Options".  
6. Fill in the entry fields: select the symbol next  
to the entry field.  
4. "Display: last, first name" or "Display: first,  
last name"  
7. Enter the text and assign the contact type.  
Depending on how the contacts were stored on  
themobilephone, thesortingorderofthenames  
may differ from the selected sorting order.  
8. If the vehicle is equipped with a navigation  
system: enter the address. Only addresses  
contained in the navigation data in the vehi‐  
cle can be entered. This ensures that desti‐  
nation guidance is possible for all ad‐  
dresses.  
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Show contact pictures  
Displaying messages  
1. "Office"  
Pictures stored with the contacts are stored in  
the vehicle when the mobile phone is connected  
to the vehicle. The number of transmitted pic‐  
tures depends on the mobile phone. The mobile  
phone must support this function.  
2. "Messages"  
A symbol identifies the type of message.  
Symbol Message type  
Text messages.  
1. "Office"  
2. "Contacts"  
My Info  
3. Open "Options".  
4. "Configure Bluetooth®"  
5. "Show images"  
Message from the Concierge serv‐  
ice.  
E-mail from mobile phone.  
Display of all contact pictures is activated or de‐  
activated.  
Filtering the message list  
Deleting contacts  
The message list can be filtered if more than one  
type of message exists.  
Only contacts that are stored in the vehicle are  
deleted. The contacts on the mobile phone can‐  
not be deleted.  
1. "Filter:"  
1. "Office"  
2. "Contacts"  
3. Highlight the contact.  
4. Open "Options".  
5. "Delete contact" or "Delete all contacts"  
6. If necessary. "Yes"  
2. Select the type of message.  
Messages  
"All"  
All messages are displayed.  
"E-mail"  
General information  
Whether or not text messages and e-mails from  
the mobile phone are displayed depends on  
whether transmission from the mobile phone to  
the vehicle is supported. Text messages and e-  
mails may not be supported by the service pro‐  
vider, or the function may need to be enabled  
separately. After the mobile phone is first paired,  
transmission may take several minutes. Mes‐  
sages are only displayed in full length when the  
vehicle is stationary. Messages from the addi‐  
tional telephone are not transmitted.  
Only e-mails from the mobile phone are  
displayed.  
"Service message"  
Only messages from the BMW Assist  
Concierge service and My Info are dis‐  
played.  
"Text message"  
Only text messages from the mobile  
phone are displayed.  
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Deleting messages  
My Info  
Messages from the Concierge service and  
My Info can be deleted.  
Selecting additional functions  
Additional functions are available when a mes‐  
sage is selected.  
Delete a message:  
1. "Office"  
Symbol Function  
2. "Messages"  
"Start guidance" or "Add as another  
destination"  
3. Select the desired message.  
4. Open "Options".  
5. "Delete message"  
Delete all messages:  
"Call"  
If the message contains a number,  
the connection is established.  
1. "Office"  
"Select phone number"  
2. "Messages"  
3. Open "Options".  
If the message contains more than  
one number, select the desired num‐  
ber from the list. The connection is  
established.  
4. "Delete all messages" or "Delete service  
messages"  
Text messages  
Message from the Concierge service  
Calling the sender of a text message  
1. Select the desired message.  
Storing an address  
1. Select the desired message.  
2. Open "Options".  
2.  
Select the symbol.  
3. "Store contact in vehicle"  
Saving the sender in the contacts  
1. Highlight the desired message.  
2. Open "Options".  
Selecting additional functions  
Additional functions are available when a mes‐  
sage is selected.  
3. "Store as new contact" or "Add to existing  
contact"  
Symbol Function  
Using contact data  
"Start guidance" or "Add as another  
destination"  
Contact data from appointments, tasks, text  
messages, e-mails, and notes can be saved or  
selected, refer to page 211.  
"Call"  
If the message contains a number,  
the connection is established.  
Reading the text message out loud  
Read the text message out loud, refer to  
page 211.  
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Only a part of the email from the cell phone  
is loaded into the vehicle.  
Symbol Function  
"Select phone number"  
Reading the e-mail out loud  
Read the e-mail out loud, refer to page 211.  
If the message contains more than  
one number, select the desired num‐  
ber from the list. The connection is  
established.  
Calendar  
"Further information"  
Display additional information.  
Display the calendar  
Appointments during the last 20 days and the  
next 50 days can be displayed.  
E-mail  
1. "Office"  
Displaying e-mails  
1. "Office"  
2. "Calendar"  
The appointments on the current day are  
displayed.  
2. "Messages"  
3. Select the desired e-mail.  
Selecting the calendar day  
1. Select the date.  
Displaying e-mail contacts  
If the sender and recipient of an e-mail are trans‐  
mitted by the mobile phone, this information is  
displayed in the e-mail.  
"Sender/Recipient"  
If the e-mail addresses are stored in the con‐  
tacts, the contact is displayed. Select the con‐  
tact to display details.  
If the e-mail addresses are not stored in the con‐  
tacts, only the e-mail address is displayed.  
2. Select the desired day or date.  
Using contact data  
"Next day"  
"Date:"  
Contact data from appointments, tasks, text  
messages, e-mails, and notes can be saved or  
selected, refer to page 211.  
"Previous day"  
"Today"  
Deactivating the full display  
When an e-mail is opened in the vehicle, the e-  
mail is fully transmitted to the vehicle. This may  
result in charges.  
Display the appointment  
1. Select the desired appointment.  
2. Scroll through the appointment if neces‐  
sary:  
1. "Office"  
2. "Messages"  
Turn the controller.  
Select the symbol.  
3. Open "Options".  
4. "Fully download e-mails"  
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Using contact data  
Using contact data  
Contact data from appointments, tasks, text  
messages, e-mails, and notes can be saved or  
selected, refer to page 211.  
Contact data from appointments, tasks, text  
messages, e-mails, and notes can be saved or  
selected, refer to page 211.  
Reading the appointment out loud  
Reading the task out loud  
Read the appointment out loud, refer to  
page 211.  
Read the task out loud, refer to page 211.  
Notes  
Tasks  
Displaying notes  
1. "Office"  
Displaying the task list  
Display tasks that are due within the next  
90 days.  
2. "Notes"  
All notes are displayed.  
1. "Office"  
2. "Tasks"  
Displaying the note  
1. Select the desired note.  
Sorting the task list  
1. Select the header in the task list.  
2. Scroll in the note if necessary:  
Turn the controller.  
Select the symbol.  
2. Select the sorting criterion:  
"Priority (!)"  
"Subject"  
Using contact data  
Contact data from appointments, tasks, text  
messages, e-mails, and notes can be saved or  
selected, refer to page 211.  
"Due date"  
Displaying the task  
1. Select the desired task.  
2. Scroll in the task if necessary:  
Reading the note out loud  
Read the note out loud, refer to page 211.  
Turn the controller.  
Select the symbol.  
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Reminders  
Reading out loud  
Text messages, e-mails, appointment entries,  
tasks, and notes can be read out loud.  
Displaying reminders  
Reminders of pending appointments and tasks  
are displayed. After an appointment or after a  
task is due, the reminder is no longer displayed.  
1. Select the desired message, appointment,  
task, or note.  
2.  
Select the symbol.  
1. "Office"  
The following options are available during read‐  
ing:  
2. "Reminders"  
3. Select the desired reminder.  
"Pause"  
The corresponding appointment or the task are  
displayed.  
Interrupt reading. Select again to restart  
reading.  
"Back to beginning"  
Start reading the message again from the  
beginning.  
Using contact data  
At a glance  
Select the symbol.  
Contact data from appointments, tasks, text  
messages, emails, and notes can be stored or  
selected.  
Go back one paragraph.  
Select the symbol.  
Skip a paragraph.  
Displaying contact or selecting phone  
number  
To end reading, turn the controller to the left.  
1.  
"Use contact data"  
What to do if...  
Information on suitable mobile phones, refer to  
page 192.  
2. Display the contact or select the phone  
number:  
Select the contact to display contact de‐  
tails.  
Appointments, tasks, notes, text messages, or  
e-mails from the mobile phone are not dis‐  
played.  
Select the phone number to establish a  
connection directly.  
The mobile phone is not capable of the  
missing function or is not connected cor‐  
rectly.  
Storing contact data  
1.  
"Use contact data"  
The Office function is deactivated.  
2. Highlight the phone number or e-mail ad‐  
dress.  
The mobile phone is connected as an addi‐  
tional phone.  
3. Open "Options".  
Appointments are older than 20 days or are  
more than 50 days in the future.  
4. "Add to existing contact" or "Store as new  
contact"  
The tasks have been marked as completed  
or have a due date that lies more than  
90 days in the future.  
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Depending on the number of stored ap‐  
pointments, task notes, and messages in  
the mobile phone, not all are displayed in the  
vehicle.  
Not all appointments and tasks from the mobile  
phone are displayed at the right time?  
The time zone, time, or date is incorrectly set  
on the Control Display and mobile phone.  
The e-mail attachment is not displayed.  
E-mails are transmitted without an attach‐  
ment.  
Entries are not displayed in full length.  
Text were already transmitted from the mo‐  
bile phone in a shortened form.  
Synchronization between the mobile phone  
and vehicle may take several minutes.  
The contact pictures are not being displayed?  
Up to 200 contact pictures can be stored in  
the vehicle.  
The E-mail is displayed with a delay?  
Check the e-mail settings on the telephone  
and adjust if necessary.  
If all points in this list have been checked and the  
required function is still not available, please  
contact the hotline or service center.  
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