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Old Nov 10, 2006 | 07:37 AM
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Another thing: Can someome please explain the voice activation stuff? I can't get the car to recognize a damn thing I say. If I say the number 6-1-2-5-5-5-1-2-3-4 it repeats back -6-*-#-9-5-5-5-5-2-0. I say "menu" and it dials a phone number. What gives? I definitely need to read up on the voice activation stuff. I've read other posts where people are saying that the voice activation is their favorite feature, but I have a hard time understanding how that could be.
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speaking clearly is a key here, but sometimes you might just be in the wrong menu for the request youre making....Sometimes an easy map to success can be speaking "options" when prompted for a command. That will tell you the kind of voice command that the system is capable of understanding in its current state.
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Old Nov 10, 2006 | 12:52 PM
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Originally Posted by Matt BMW California' post='354515' date='Nov 10 2006, 05:37 PM
Another thing: Can someome please explain the voice activation stuff? I can't get the car to recognize a damn thing I say. If I say the number 6-1-2-5-5-5-1-2-3-4 it repeats back -6-*-#-9-5-5-5-5-2-0. I say "menu" and it dials a phone number. What gives? I definitely need to read up on the voice activation stuff. I've read other posts where people are saying that the voice activation is their favorite feature, but I have a hard time understanding how that could be.
speaking clearly is a key here, but sometimes you might just be in the wrong menu for the request youre making....Sometimes an easy map to success can be speaking "options" when prompted for a command. That will tell you the kind of voice command that the system is capable of understanding in its current state.
Yep.
Speak clearly...

I had to learn how to speak again when I started giving voice commands to my car.
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Old Nov 10, 2006 | 02:38 PM
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Originally Posted by andy545' post='354513' date='Nov 10 2006, 05:25 PM
Correct. Up and down with the fob here.


Also down, Andy ?
My key rolls up windows and open/close mirrors, but noy rolls down ...

It needs to be reprogrammed, to open windows ?
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Old Nov 10, 2006 | 05:13 PM
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Originally Posted by AlexFW' post='354678' date='Nov 11 2006, 07:38 AM
Also down, Andy ?
My key rolls up windows and open/close mirrors, but noy rolls down ...

It needs to be reprogrammed, to open windows ?
Try holding down the unlock button longer.
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Old Nov 11, 2006 | 03:22 PM
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With comfort access, if you hold onto the door handle, it will close all the windows and sunroof.
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Old Nov 12, 2006 | 12:14 AM
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Originally Posted by katheikia' post='355028' date='Nov 11 2006, 04:22 PM
With comfort access, if you hold onto the door handle, it will close all the windows and sunroof.

HEY! NICE... hummm I wonder if that works with lexus... Their key hole is actually covered up by a plastic cover which you can pop off so with the cover it makes it all nice and smooth... kinda like how our passenger door looks. I wish BMW did that... but I was kinda annoyed how I cant roll up the windows like BMW without having to pop off the key hole cover, inserting the small key into the hole to roll up the windows and spending 5 mins trying to put the cover back on. Should have thought of that... Gotta try the Comfort access button tomorrow.
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Old Nov 12, 2006 | 06:53 AM
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also mine locks the car
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Old Nov 12, 2006 | 08:17 PM
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Originally Posted by EBMCS03' post='355147' date='Nov 12 2006, 04:14 AM
HEY! NICE... hummm I wonder if that works with lexus... Their key hole is actually covered up by a plastic cover which you can pop off so with the cover it makes it all nice and smooth... kinda like how our passenger door looks. I wish BMW did that... but I was kinda annoyed how I cant roll up the windows like BMW without having to pop off the key hole cover, inserting the small key into the hole to roll up the windows and spending 5 mins trying to put the cover back on. Should have thought of that... Gotta try the Comfort access button tomorrow.

I went to bumperplugs.com and used that to cover the hole..
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Old Nov 12, 2006 | 08:54 PM
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Originally Posted by katheikia' post='355434' date='Nov 12 2006, 09:17 PM
I went to bumperplugs.com and used that to cover the hole..

I tried... they dont have Silver Gray... Color Code: A08.
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Old Nov 12, 2006 | 09:05 PM
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Originally Posted by EBMCS03' post='355440' date='Nov 13 2006, 12:54 AM
I tried... they dont have Silver Gray... Color Code: A08.

Did you try bimmian.com, with a little carving on the entry piece, it would work...
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