BMW Voice commands
12-04-2008, 03:42 PM
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At first when I got the car, everything was very counter-intuitive, non of my commands were understood and it drove me nuts. If you look at page 265 of your owner's manual you will find 100-some commands. Just by skimming through them, I found "stopwatch", "service", "check control messages" and some other useful commands. Voice Commands are very recognizable and quick to access the menus.
Stopwatch - is very useful when you want to time your trip
Service - gives you instantaneous glance at your parameters.
Anyways, I like it
Stopwatch - is very useful when you want to time your trip
Service - gives you instantaneous glance at your parameters.
Anyways, I like it
12-04-2008, 04:00 PM
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Originally Posted by andy535xi' post='738116' date='Dec 4 2008, 08:42 PM
At first when I got the car, everything was very counter-intuitive, non of my commands were understood and it drove me nuts. If you look at page 265 of your owner's manual you will find 100-some commands. Just by skimming through them, I found "stopwatch", "service", "check control messages" and some other useful commands. Voice Commands are very recognizable and quick to access the menus.
Stopwatch - is very useful when you want to time your trip
Service - gives you instantaneous glance at your parameters.
Anyways, I like it
Stopwatch - is very useful when you want to time your trip
Service - gives you instantaneous glance at your parameters.
Anyways, I like it
12-04-2008, 04:33 PM
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I just wish it was more accurate with speech recognition! 
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Originally Posted by flyingpuck' post='738160' date='Dec 4 2008, 08:33 PM
I just wish it was more accurate with speech recognition!
12-04-2008, 05:43 PM
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Originally Posted by andy535xi' post='738168' date='Dec 4 2008, 05:42 PM
maybe it doesn't understand your accent
12-04-2008, 05:46 PM
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Originally Posted by flyingpuck' post='738225' date='Dec 4 2008, 09:43 PM
Yeah, that must be it, because we native Californian's have such thick accents!!
12-04-2008, 06:22 PM
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Originally Posted by flyingpuck' post='738160' date='Dec 4 2008, 05:33 PM
I just wish it was more accurate with speech recognition!
reminds me of the episode of the osbourne's when ozzy was trying to use the v/c's in a 7 series, that was a train wreck 
12-04-2008, 06:36 PM
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Originally Posted by sixcard' post='738228' date='Dec 4 2008, 06:46 PM
I never thought you were a native!
12-04-2008, 06:39 PM
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