NJe39

Do you have the V60 phone or the BMW phone installed? My dealer told me that I needed the phone installed in order to have the Voice command working.

mrbelk

You're dealer is wrong. Cars with NAV produced starting in Feb or March (can't remember) had the voice control software installed at the factory. Cars with NAV produced in January will need to have a software update performed at a BMW center. I think I read a post on roadfly that that software is available and ready to go.

There are two different voice command systems: one for the phone (CPT9000), and one that gets installed with the Nav Pro (in the US). Just yesterday, I sat in a 545 with NAV and HUD, and the voice control worked like a champ.

BTW, the HUD looked awesome. The display was lightyears better than the HUD in my 97 Grand Prix.

-MrB

NJe39

Thanks. My 530 was built 2/2/04 with NAV. I called service this morning and they told me to come by Monday morning and they would look at it.
Anyone have it working without a phone?

WCB545i

NJe60 - I do not have a phone yet. Waiting for the retrofit for Bluetooth. My voice comand works fine, as it is training me how to use it. But I would still like to see some documentation of the levels and steps to go through different comands that it will take. I talked to BMWNA and suggested a web link for that documentation for those owners that wanted that information.

jsherman545

I talked to BMWNA about some documentation - they dont have any and aren't planning on anything either.

browellm

Don't you guys have a comprehensive list as an appendix to your user manual, there are 2-3 pages in mine full of commands?

gomod

I picked up my new 530 with NAV last week and the voice commands work fine. Without cracking the manual my ten year old video game addicted son figured out most of the commands within the first half hour. It seems to work very well and can understand my commands about 90% of the time. I find that some commands and phrasing of words work better than others. So far I've been able to control the radio, CD, NAV, and climate.

NJe39

Are you in the US?

gomod

Yes......in the US.

NJe39

Saw the dealer today. Service manager first said that Voice Command didn't work without a phone and an added TCU. I told service advisor about the postings here and he advised not to believe everything that you read on the internet.
However he did check the BMWNA and found that with a software download from them and an upload to my car he could activate voice command. Claims it is not necessary to upgrade SW v10.2 to v11.0 As it will take a couple of hours I will have it done next week.

I will post how it turns out.