hi there - just got my new 520d m sport - with a voice recognition button that does not work...doh! Does anyone know whether this can be retro fitted?

Great forum btw....

Thanks for your help...John

Yes, everything can be done for a price.

What options do you have? becasue some of the voice recognition functions come with the car.

If you have Navigation (If in Europe not sure is Bus or PRof matters) then you get the full voice recognition. You can control the Navigation and access all of your idrive throught the voice recognition.

If you don't have NAv - but you have bluetooth, then you can use the phone through the voice button. Bluetooth is now standard here in the US

just let us know year and options - and picturea are always nice - and you will get tons of info here

Also you could do a search for Navigation or find some other appropriate term that I can not think of right now. There was a thread before that discussed price, and I want to say it was quoted at $4000 US to add Nav

In Europe, even if you have Bluetooth and Nav Pro, you need to order an extended Voice option to control Nav and other things.

Obviously you can retrofit.

Luca

hi Luca
2 dealerships in the uk have said I can't retrofit - do you know the part number?

Thanks...John

If you have at least BT instalation then "no problemo" (NAV also because usually include BT option). If not then I don't think you'll like the price since lot's of stuff should be installed prior to position to activate "voice recognition"

I wouldn't bother - its a load of rubbish. By the time you've pressed the button and the snail like pro nav has beeped and you've said the command over and over again and again and again :bash: , you could have gone through i-drive in half the time. Also it only works with just you in the car. Forget it with 3 kids in there with you. :thumbsdown:

Of course:

http://www.realoem.com/bmw/showparts.do?mo...g=84&fg=95&hl=5

Luca