BMW X5: Principle - BMW Intelligent Personal
Assistant
Principle
The BMW Intelligent Personal Assistant is a personal
assistant that enables natural voice operation
of various vehicle functions. The Personal
Assistant simplifies the operation of the vehicle
with the automation of processes and habits.
General information
- BMW Intelligent Personal Assistant is available
depending on the national-market version.
- The system includes special microphones on
the driver side and the front passenger side.
- Say commands at a normal volume. Speaking
directly into the microphone does not improve
the speech recognition.
- Say the commands and numbers fluently as
well as with normal volume, emphasis, and
speed.
- ›...‹ identifies commands that can be spoken.
Functional requirements
Enter the following settings to access the full
range of functions:
- "Online speech processing" is activated.
- All settings under "BMW ConnectedDrive"
activated.
- Activation word is activated.
- The Driver profile is activated.
- "Synchronize driver profile" under
"Personalization" is activated.
- Relevant ConnectedDrive Services purchased
from the ConnectedDrive Store.
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Activating the voice control
system
General information
There are various methods for activating the
voice control feature:
Press the button on the steering
wheel.
The microphone on the driver's s
Possible commands
General information
Most contents on the Control Display can be
spoken as commands, e.g. menu items or list entries.
Say list entries as shown.
Instructions can be issued or questi
Settings
Setting the voice control
You can set the system to use standard dialog or
a short version.
The short version of the voice control plays back
short messages in abbreviated form.
1. "CAR".
2
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Data transmission
Principle
The vehicle offers different services, whose use
requires a data transfer to BMW or a service provider.
The data transmission can be deactivated
for some services.
General information
When the data transmission is deactivated, the
respective service cannot be used.
Only
A musty odor may be detected in the vehicle, particularly when the air
conditioner is first switched on.
This is caused by microorganisms growing on the evaporator from moisture
condensation.
A disinfectant can be applied to the air conditioning system:
"Airguard" by J. J. Products, Inc.; "Airse