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05-20-2005, 04:51 AM
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My Ride: 2005 530i, Jet Black, Black Leather, Automatic, Cold Weather, Sirius Prep and Radio, Premium Package, Xenon Lights.
Yesterday I accidentally hit my Voice button on my steering wheel and the male voice response came on! Almost scared me out of the car!! I said 'help' and it recited a list of phonebook dialing options I could say. I have coupled and frequently use my Treo 650 with my 530i for a few months now.
I do NOT have any voice activated options in my car. But I think the last software update I went in for (v15.2) turn on this feature for me. Now I can dial my Treo my just saying the numbers or by names in my phonebook! Wow!
I hope that 16.2 or later doesn't take this away now!
Anyone else notice this new capability? Again, I do NOT have voice command for anything else (like radio, heat, etc). Nor do I have NAV.
I do NOT have any voice activated options in my car. But I think the last software update I went in for (v15.2) turn on this feature for me. Now I can dial my Treo my just saying the numbers or by names in my phonebook! Wow!
I hope that 16.2 or later doesn't take this away now!
Anyone else notice this new capability? Again, I do NOT have voice command for anything else (like radio, heat, etc). Nor do I have NAV.
05-20-2005, 05:09 AM
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You're lucky!!! I've heard stories before of people that were able to use their phone options with voicerecognition.
For my car it never worked!
For my car it never worked!
05-20-2005, 07:28 AM
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Originally Posted by tcumbo' date='May 20 2005, 06:51 AM
Yesterday I accidentally hit my Voice button on my steering wheel and the male voice response came on!? Almost scared me out of the car!!? I said 'help' and it recited a list of phonebook dialing options I could say.? I have coupled and frequently use my Treo 650 with my 530i for a few months now.
I do NOT have any voice activated options in my car.? But I think the last software update I went in for (v15.2) turn on this feature for me.? Now I can dial my Treo my just saying the numbers or by names in my phonebook!? Wow!?
I hope that 16.2 or later doesn't take this away now!
Anyone else notice this new capability?? Again, I do NOT have voice command for anything else (like radio, heat, etc).? Nor do I have NAV.
I do NOT have any voice activated options in my car.? But I think the last software update I went in for (v15.2) turn on this feature for me.? Now I can dial my Treo my just saying the numbers or by names in my phonebook!? Wow!?
I hope that 16.2 or later doesn't take this away now!
Anyone else notice this new capability?? Again, I do NOT have voice command for anything else (like radio, heat, etc).? Nor do I have NAV.
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05-20-2005, 08:39 AM
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Originally Posted by tcumbo' date='May 20 2005, 07:51 AM
Yesterday I accidentally hit my Voice button on my steering wheel and the male voice response came on!? Almost scared me out of the car!!? I said 'help' and it recited a list of phonebook dialing options I could say.? I have coupled and frequently use my Treo 650 with my 530i for a few months now.
I do NOT have any voice activated options in my car.? But I think the last software update I went in for (v15.2) turn on this feature for me.? Now I can dial my Treo my just saying the numbers or by names in my phonebook!? Wow!?
I hope that 16.2 or later doesn't take this away now!
Anyone else notice this new capability?? Again, I do NOT have voice command for anything else (like radio, heat, etc).? Nor do I have NAV.
I do NOT have any voice activated options in my car.? But I think the last software update I went in for (v15.2) turn on this feature for me.? Now I can dial my Treo my just saying the numbers or by names in my phonebook!? Wow!?
I hope that 16.2 or later doesn't take this away now!
Anyone else notice this new capability?? Again, I do NOT have voice command for anything else (like radio, heat, etc).? Nor do I have NAV.
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05-20-2005, 09:26 AM
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Originally Posted by tcumbo' date='May 20 2005, 06:51 AM
Anyone else notice this new capability?? Again, I do NOT have voice command for anything else (like radio, heat, etc).? Nor do I have NAV.
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I had it on my 2004 525d (no NAV, only bluetooth GSM) and it worked with German voice commands. It comes with the bluetooth option.
I noticed with others with almost the same setup that they didnot have it. Strange! So it's not a new feature in new software versions, but apparantly something you (the dealer) can "easily" switch on/off with software.
It worked like a charm despite the German lady....
A friend of mine has a new 320d with full dutch voice commands and menu's, so they have it available.......
05-20-2005, 12:12 PM
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Originally Posted by dmw5678' date='May 20 2005, 08:47 AM
What provider do you have? Do you like the treo?
Originally Posted by pennetta' date='May 20 2005, 11:39 AM
The voice command sounds nice but how did you get the treo 650 to work? I can't get mine to do anything and I down loaded the Palm carkit, had the bluetooth software installed by BMW and have 16.2 v software.
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