Reference -> Short commands for voice activation system for your BMW X1 2009-2015
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Short commands for voice activation system
Short commands for voice activation
system
To have the available spoken instructions read
out loud: ›Voice commands‹
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.
The following short commands apply to vehicles
equipped with a voice activation system. They
have no function in vehicles in which only the
mobile phone is operated using the voice.
General information
Instructions for voice activation system, refer to
page 25.
Adjusting
Vehicle
Function
Command
Opens the main menu.
Open the options.
›Main menu‹
›Options‹
Open the settings.
›Settings‹
Settings on the Control Display.
Open the time and date.
Open the language and units.
Open the speed limit.
Open the light.
›Control display‹
›Time and date‹
›Language and units‹
›Speed‹
›Lighting‹
Open the door lock.
›Door locks‹
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Vehicle information
Computer
Function
Command
Open the computer.
Open the trip computer.
›Onboard info‹
›Trip computer‹
Vehicle
Function
Command
Open the vehicle information.
Open the vehicle status.
›Vehicle info‹
›Vehicle status‹
Navigation
General information
Function
Command
Navigation menu.
›Navigation‹
›Enter address‹
›Enter address‹
›City‹
Open the destination entry.
Enter the address.
Enter the town/city.
Enter the country.
›State‹
Enter the postal code.
Open destination guidance.
Start destination guidance.
Terminate destination guidance.
Open the home address.
Open the route criteria.
Open the route.
›Postal Code‹
›Guidance‹
›Start guidance‹
›Stop guidance‹
›Home address‹
›Route preference‹
›Route information‹
Switch on the spoken instruction.
›Switch on voice instructions‹
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Function
Command
Repeat the spoken instruction.
Switch off the spoken instruction.
Display the address book.
›Repeat voice instructions‹
›Switch off voice instructions‹
›Address book‹
Display the most recent destinations.
Open the traffic bulletins.
›Last destinations‹
›Traffic Info‹
Special destinations.
›Points of interest‹
Map
Function
Command
Display the map.
›Map‹
Map facing north.
Map facing the direction of travel.
Perspective map.
Automatic scaling of the map.
Scale...feet.
›Map facing north‹
›Map in direction of travel‹
›Map perspective view‹
›Map with automatic scaling‹
›Map scale ... feet‹
Scale...meters.
›Map scale ... meters‹ e.g., map scale
100 meters
Scale...kilometers.
Scale...miles.
›Map scale ... kilometers‹ e.g., map
scale 5 kilometers
›Map scale ... miles‹ e.g., map scale
5 miles
Split screen settings
Function
Command
Split screen.
›Switch on splitscreen‹
›Turn off split screen‹
›Split screen content‹
›Split screen map facing north‹
›Split screen current position‹
Switch off the split screen.
Adjust the split screen.
Split screen, map facing north.
Split screen, current position.
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Function
Command
Split screen, facing the direction of travel.
›Split screen map in direction of
travel‹
Split screen, perspective.
›Split screen perspective‹
›Splitscreen Exit ramp view‹
Split screen, expanded intersection zoom.
Split screen scale...feet.
›Split screen scale ... feet‹ e.g., split
screen scale 100 feet
Split screen scale...meters.
Split screen scale...kilometers.
Split screen scale...miles.
›Split screen scale ... meters‹ e.g., split
screen scale 100 meters
›Split screen scale ... kilometers‹ e.g.,
split screen scale 5 kilometers
›Split screen scale ... miles‹ e.g., split
screen scale 5 miles
Split screen, highlight the traffic situation.
Split screen, computer.
›Split screen, Traffic conditions‹
›Split screen on board info‹
›Splitscreen trip computer‹
›Split screen automatic scaling‹
Split screen, trip computer.
Split screen, scale automatically.
Destination guidance with intermediate destinations
Function
Command
Enter a new destination.
Trip list.
›Enter address‹
›Stored trips‹
Radio
FM
Function
Command
Open a frequency.
›Frequency ... megahertz‹ e.g.,
93.5 megahertz or frequency 93.5
Open the radio.
›Radio‹
›F M‹
Open the FM stations.
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Function
Command
Open the manual search.
Select a frequency range.
Open a station.
›Manual‹
›Select frequency‹
›Select station‹
AM
Function
Command
Open a frequency.
›Frequency ... Kilohertz‹ e.g., fre‐
quency 753 or 753 kilohertz
Open the AM stations.
›A M‹
Open the manual search.
›Manual‹
Satellite radio
Function
Command
Open the satellite radio.
Switch on the satellite radio.
Select a satellite radio channel.
›Satellite radio‹
›Satellite radio on‹
›Select satellite radio‹ e.g., satellite
radio channel 2
Stored stations
Function
Command
Open the stored stations.
Choose a stored station.
Select a stored station.
›Presets‹
›Select preset‹
›Preset ...‹ e.g., stored station 2
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CD/multimedia
CD/DVD drive
Function
Command
Select a track.
›Track ...‹ e.g., track 5
or
›C D track ...‹ e. g., CD track 5
›C D on‹
Play back a CD.
Select a CD.
›Select C D‹
Select a CD and track.
Open the CD and Multimedia menu.
CD and DVD.
›C D ... track ...‹ e.g., CD 3 track 5
›C D and multimedia‹
›C D‹
Select a DVD.
›D V D ...‹ e.g., DVD 3
›Entertainment details‹
Display the entertainment details on a split screen.
Music collection
Function
Command
Search for music, open a menu.
Open the current playback.
Open the music collection.
Play back the music collection.
Play back the most frequently played tracks.
›Music search‹
›Current playback‹
›Music collection‹
›Music collection on‹
›Top fifty‹
External devices
Function
Command
Open the external devices.
Open the Bluetooth devices.
›External devices‹
›Bluetooth‹
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Tone
Function
Command
›Tone‹
Open the tone settings.
Telephone
Function
Command
Dial a phone number.
›Dial number‹
Open the Telephone menu.
Display the phone book.
Redialing.
›Telephone‹
›Phonebook‹
›Redial‹
Display received calls.
List of messages.
›Received calls‹
›Messages‹
›Bluetooth‹
Open the Bluetooth devices.
Office
Function
Command
›Office‹
Open the Office menu.
Display Office Today.
Display the contacts.
Display the messages.
Display the calendar.
Display the tasks.
›Current office‹
›Contacts‹
›Messages‹
›Calendar‹
›Tasks‹
Display the reminders.
›Reminders‹
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Contacts
Function
Command
Select a name.
My contacts.
Open the contacts.
New contact.
›Choose name‹
›My contacts‹
›Contacts‹
›New contact‹
ConnectedDrive or BMW Assist
Function
Command
Open BMW Assist.
Open ConnectedDrive.
Open BMW Online.
›B M W Assist‹
›Connected Drive‹
›B M W Online‹
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