BMW 5 Series: Additional functions
General information
Depending on the mobile phone and the installed apps, the following contents of the mobile phone are transmitted to the vehicle:
- Contacts.
- Short messages.
Data transfer can take several minutes.
Certain functions may need to be enabled by the mobile phone provider or service provider.
Short messages
Displaying all short messages
1. "COM".
2. "Text messages".
Status
A symbol identifies the short message status.
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Read short message.
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Unread short message.
Filtering the message list
1. "COM".
2. "Text messages".
3. "Filters".
4. Select the desired setting.
Selecting sources
You can choose, whether and from which mobile phone the short messages should be transferred.
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Press the button.
2. "Select sources for messages".
3. Select the desired mobile phone.
Deleting a conversation
Completely delete a conversation with a contact.
1. Highlight the desired short message.
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Press the button.
3. "Delete text message thread".
4. "Yes".
Displaying a short message
Select the desired short message or conversation.
The conversation with this contact is displayed.
Answering or forwarding a short message
1. Select the desired short message.
2.
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"Reply"
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"Forward"
"To:"
Enter phone number or contact. Tilt the Controller to the right as needed to select the contact from the list of results.
3. "From:"
Select mobile phone as needed, from which the short message should be sent.
4. "Text:"
5. "Send".
New short message
1. "COM".
2. "Text messages".
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"Compose text msg".
4. "To:"
Enter phone number or contact. Tilt the Controller to the right as needed to select the contact from the list of results.
5. "From:"
Select mobile phone as needed, from which the short message should be sent.
6. "Text:"
7. "Send"
Additional functions
The following functions are available when a short message or conversation is selected.
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"Read out".
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Text recognition/dictation
function
General information
The offering depends on the equipment version
of the vehicle and the country-specific variant.
Concept
Spoken words are detected by voice recognition
and converted into text. The t
Wireless charging tray
Concept
The wireless charging tray enables the following
functions to be performed without cables:
Charging the rechargeable battery of a mobile
phone with Qi capability and of other mobile
device
Closed tray in the center console
General information
The mobile phone must not exceed the maximum
size of approximately 6.0 x 3.1 x
0.7 in/154.5 x 80 x 18 mm.
Overview
Example for a transversely installed tray.
LED
Storage area
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Rear collision preparation
Concept
The system reacts to vehicles approaching from
behind.
General information
Two radar sensors in the rear bumper monitor
the area behind the vehicle.
When a vehicle approaches from the rear at a
certain speed, the system responds as follows:
Active Protection: when a
collision seems to b
Enabling the rear seat
General information
It is only possible to make rear seat enable settings
via iDrive in the front.
Adjusting
Limited rear operation
1. "CAR".
2. "Settings".
3. "General settings".
4. "Rear-seat entertainment".
5. "Operation limited".
Only the following function can be accessed
in the rear in th
