Excellent!!! Thank you for clarifying so much. Only had my BMW for a few days and have barely scratched the surface of it’s features. Fantastic tutorial, you’re very easy to listen to
Very helpful and clear. Thank you! I'm amazed that BMW has not developed a series of videos like this, to help with the somewhat unintuitive iDrive user interface.
Max Highstein Glad it was a beneficial video! BMW does have an official channel as well th-cam.com/users/BMWUSAplaylists?shelf_id=9&view=50&sort=dd. It is a bit tricky to navigate to but once you find it, there are hundreds of videos available for owners. Let us know if there is anything additional we can assist with
Helpful video. I learned a few things that will help me down the road. Thank you! And, for all the negative commenters, he did not have to make and share a video giving advice. I appreciate his time & helpful tips.
Thank You for this very instructional vid. I picked up a 2016 X5 last week and even though the genius guy ran me thru the features and I also read the nav manual just yesterday this vid really pulled everything together for me. I especially liked the tip of using the exact menu commands on the screen first. My Wife has an Audi Q5 and I'm going to have her watch this vid as I'm sure some of your tips will work similar on her nav system too!
This is the best of the BMW voice command videos. Could you do a short one about making hands-free calls, with emphasis on how to move through contacts using voice commands to find a particular one - like "Roofer" or "Pediatrician," where those terms are used as Titles in your Android phone contacts, but you can't remember the name? It also would be nice to have some more particular instructions on how to put different things on the Split Screen with the map. For instance, it would be nice to be able to have it revert to a split screen with the map along with trip information, mileage MPG, etc. I would like to have a "Home" screen that always goes to my preferred views, etc. FYI: I drive a 2015 BMW X1 28i with Xdrive, premium package and navi, but no heads up display. Thanks.
Thanks so much for this video. I couldn't get me navigation to give me an accurate address when asking. I always speak slowly, and I didn't go through the process like you did. I hope this works next time I try.
Wow, mine has never worked like this. I never hear that chime either. Maybe I hold the button down too long because it does look for Siri. Will give it another shot.
@@fernandoangelo5218 Honestly, I forgot about this. I think it's easier to use iDrive to click thru the menu. I would really like to use voice commands when entering an address so I don't have to look and be distracted while driving. Instead I've just been using Waze. Also, I find the addresses in the car's Nav system don't always find an address I'm entering when Waze does. It's so frustrating. Thanks for the reminder though - maybe I'll try again.
@@ljinbs hey, I was reading a little bit more and I think that this is a spec. I think that if your screen is the smaller one and you do not have the professional navigation, it will not work. So we need to do a refit if we want to have it.
@@ljinbs in which country are you? I had actually found here that the spec is called “extended voice control”. So it is an additional spec that we need to add in if we want to use the voice command. I will send you the link where I found it.
Very informative. I'd like to see a very short video on how to enter an address in navigation one step at a time (i.e. state, city and street all separately). Thanks!
Thanks for great tutorial. Especially the part with sending commands to phone. I have been long holding the button and only Siri was chatting with me. Thanks 👍
+Mayank Pathak What is the voice command you are using? Or are you pressing the speaker icon in the navigation menu? If you press the speaker in the Nav menu that toggles on/off the voice instructions. If you don't have an address in navigation that you are actively navigating to, when you toggle on/off the voice instructions it will state that "navigation is not active"
Great Videos! I have a 2011 528i and I'm trying to utilize my S-voice from my Samsung S5 and I can't get it to respond by the long press you mention at the end of the video. Is my older BMW not compatible with this feature (if so, can I buy a hardware component to allow this) or is there a setting I need to adjust. Thanks for the help.
MarkinIt Unfortunately the S-Voice won't work on the 2011 version of the iDrive nor do they offer any hardware/software to add this feature to the vehicle (at least not a BMW specific part). This feature became available in model year 2014 vehicles with iDrive 4.2.
I finished watching the whole (seminar) video, now all I need is to start saving money to buy me a BMW... my current car 1976 FORD Pinto does not offer these nice features... 😕😕😡
2014 535i, cheap sweet spot, n55 engine is reliable aside from the waterpumo failure around 85-100k miles, cheaper to maintain (around 1k a year), quick, sounds GREAT, looks GREAT, couldn't be happier
Hi there, how do I pair my redial and received call to my Bluetooth.? I have just switched to an XS iPhone and noticed that that the redial and received call didn’t sync to the car. It’s only transferred all the phone book but all the existing redial and received call from my phone didn’t sync. Would you help me? My car model is X3, 2013. It was doing great with my last phone 7 plus!
Hi Hansel, I have a 2014 428i with navigation and voice commands and a 20 gig HD. My question is I play my MP3 music via a USB flash drive and for some reasons certain songs only a couple out of a few hundred songs is not showing up in the folder when I open the folder in IDrive and Zi tried to search nothing comes up. I then plug the usb to my computer but I can see the mp3 is in there. I would then create a new folder in the usb and specifically add only those few missing MP3s initially to the new folder to see if it shows up in the iDrive and to my surprise it showed up but still in the original folder I still don’t see those few songs. Do you know the reason for it? It happened a few times to a few mp3s. Odd that the second time I added the mp3 to the new folder the iDrive would detects it but not the first time.any help would be very much appreciated. Thanks!
Do I have to say the address? If I have to just go to a store near me, can I just say the store name, for ex. go to target near me? Because we will not have the address handy to many of these stores.
Regarding Siri on iPhone, I'm unsure if it has that capability. Regarding the BMW, the voice command system can only be triggered via button activation and doesn't turn-on by voice alone. However BMW did recently announce their new iDrive 7.0 that will be in many of its new vehicles (3 series, X5, Z4, 8 series, etc.) and this system will be able to activate by voice only if desired AND the name of the assistant can be changed to the owners preference (i.e. Tina).
Same for me here lads… bmw series 5, built at dec 2014 in Germany. Anyone was able to figure this out? All I can get is pressing it and activating Siri. Do we need to have an subscription active for this to work?
Very informative. I needed the detail! I just got my 2011 M Sport yesterday and have been completely baffled by how the navigation system works. I don't have a manual for it. I do have a couple of questions. There is only 1 category when I navigate to categories; apparently, the previous owner did that. How do I retrieve or add categories? Also, the Google Map function is grayed out - can you tell me why and/or how to fix that? Thank you!!
1. Highlight the category that is showing and select it by pressing the iDrive controller in like a button. This should bring up a list of other categories you can select from. The categories are preprogrammed and cannot be manually input or removed. Do give it a moment as it can take a couple seconds for all the categories to populate.2. Google gets greyed out when the service is no longer active. Usually there is just a subscription that needs to be paid for to have this service. You can sign up at the dealership or at connecteddrive.bmwusa.com/cdp/release/internet/servlet/login?locale=en_US if you have your login credentials from the dealership. Some vehicles, around your model year, lost functionality. Best to check with local dealer IMO.
Katherine krauss sorry to hear that. BMW does have a national hotline for genius support if needed (844-4-GENIUS) as well as local level support at the dealerships as a complementary service. Is there something that I may be able to help with??
Depending on the iDrive system on your car, yes. In the "Contacts" menu (possibly in the "Office" menu depending on equipment) there is a contact labeled "Home" at the very top of the contacts list. This contact is programmed to the vehicle and would allow for the "Navigate home" command once the address is entered here. Once inputting the address make sure to scroll to the "save to vehicle" option and select
Hi, Thanks for getting back to me. I have a brand new i3 with Navigation pro, I have saved my home address but when I ask it to navigate home it comes up with a list of destinations which sound like home, unfortunately none are my home, I guess I will have to do it manually fo now. Or if im feeling really lazy ask the concierge :)
Tim Riley yes depending on the model year/equipment. If you have a navigation system like the one pictured in this video, go to Main Menu>Contacts>Home (at the very top of the list of contacts). Input the address and make sure you "save to vehicle" once you input the address by scrolling to that option on the the screen and selecting it. Then try the command once again
My BMW F30 is absolutely rubbish at voice recognition. Gets things wrong 90% of the time. You could say, "call Mum and it responds with, calling Doctors!", and you can put a postcode in and it says the letters all wrong. It's honestly the worst voice control I've ever had in a car.
Depending on the model, you can say “Navigate to....(follow same verbal directions for address as stated in video). If I recall correct only iDrive 4.2 or newer will allow this prompt
+Raj Ravichandran The older US market 1 Series will not have the ability to bring up the phone voice command software (the current 1 series that is available in other markets likely will have the capability, but I cannot confirm that). The vehicle has to be at least a 2014 or newer NBT iDrive
Excellent!!! Thank you for clarifying so much. Only had my BMW for a few days and have barely scratched the surface of it’s features. Fantastic tutorial, you’re very easy to listen to
Nicely paced, thorough and clear to get me started on the learning curve for voice commands in the new BMW I'm driving. Thanks.
Thanks for helping me use voice commands easier . I have almost no more issues now
Very helpful and clear. Thank you! I'm amazed that BMW has not developed a series of videos like this, to help with the somewhat unintuitive iDrive user interface.
Max Highstein Glad it was a beneficial video! BMW does have an official channel as well th-cam.com/users/BMWUSAplaylists?shelf_id=9&view=50&sort=dd. It is a bit tricky to navigate to but once you find it, there are hundreds of videos available for owners. Let us know if there is anything additional we can assist with
Video starts at @7:14
Thank god for your comment :D
Helpful video. I learned a few things that will help me down the road. Thank you!
And, for all the negative commenters, he did not have to make and share a video giving advice. I appreciate his time & helpful tips.
Very helpful. I love my F30 335i. Most people still think it's new😉
Thank you sir. I was impressed with how steady the phone was and very helpful!
I can't take too much credit for the stability of the video, that's the phone and video editing software! Thanks for watching, hope it helps
Thank You for this very instructional vid. I picked up a 2016 X5 last week and even though the genius guy ran me thru the features and I also read the nav manual just yesterday this vid really pulled everything together for me. I especially liked the tip of using the exact menu commands on the screen first. My Wife has an Audi Q5 and I'm going to have her watch this vid as I'm sure some of your tips will work similar on her nav system too!
Clearly explained and very informative . Thanks for taking the time to help new owners.
You're welcome, I'm glad it was beneficial
bee Lover I would recommend taking the vehicle to your local service department
Thanks great help. What would we do without youtube. Thanks again
Just picked up my 2016 M535dx and this was very helpful, Thank you
You're welcome, glad it was helpful for you!
Didn't know that long pressing the voice command activates Siri. Great tip!
How to change temperature?
I love my new BMW 535i, thank you for the information on the voice commands. Thats awesome! I did not know about the Siri access. That is very cool
I just got my 2018 X6 and your video helps me greatly. Thanks a lot.
Congrats on the car, glad the videos helped!
This is the best of the BMW voice command videos. Could you do a short one about making hands-free calls, with emphasis on how to move through contacts using voice commands to find a particular one - like "Roofer" or "Pediatrician," where those terms are used as Titles in your Android phone contacts, but you can't remember the name?
It also would be nice to have some more particular instructions on how to put different things on the Split Screen with the map. For instance, it would be nice to be able to have it revert to a split screen with the map along with trip information, mileage MPG, etc. I would like to have a "Home" screen that always goes to my preferred views, etc.
FYI: I drive a 2015 BMW X1 28i with Xdrive, premium package and navi, but no heads up display. Thanks.
Learned some useful tips. Thanks for the informative video. Please do a short vid on saving GPS locations to the ten memory keys. Thx
Great job! I was not aware of long press option! Now I can use siri for making calls. Thanks!
Thanks for the video - very helpful. For me the time spent was worth it.
fantastic job man, great video. You were clear and straight to the points!! two thumbs way up
Thanks so much for this video. I couldn't get me navigation to give me an accurate address when asking. I always speak slowly, and I didn't go through the process like you did. I hope this works next time I try.
Wow, mine has never worked like this. I never hear that chime either. Maybe I hold the button down too long because it does look for Siri. Will give it another shot.
Hey, have you sorted it out? Mine one does not work either. It just works if I press and hold and activates Siri.
@@fernandoangelo5218 Honestly, I forgot about this. I think it's easier to use iDrive to click thru the menu. I would really like to use voice commands when entering an address so I don't have to look and be distracted while driving. Instead I've just been using Waze. Also, I find the addresses in the car's Nav system don't always find an address I'm entering when Waze does. It's so frustrating. Thanks for the reminder though - maybe I'll try again.
@@ljinbs hey, I was reading a little bit more and I think that this is a spec. I think that if your screen is the smaller one and you do not have the professional navigation, it will not work. So we need to do a refit if we want to have it.
@@fernandoangelo5218 I'm not sure what that means? This interior does look exactly like like mine. I have a 2015 328i Sedan
@@ljinbs in which country are you? I had actually found here that the spec is called “extended voice control”. So it is an additional spec that we need to add in if we want to use the voice command. I will send you the link where I found it.
Very informative. I'd like to see a very short video on how to enter an address in navigation one step at a time (i.e. state, city and street all separately). Thanks!
Thank you very much for this video and your explanations. Your video is very clear?
Thanks for great tutorial. Especially the part with sending commands to phone. I have been long holding the button and only Siri was chatting with me. Thanks 👍
Andreas Engkvist glad to hear it was helpful!
Genius Thanks Particularly the Siri bit
Thank you buddy! You Helped me a lot! 😊
This was great, I actually learned something. Thanks
I press in my steering well and nothing hapen
How can i on the button of voice comand
good job - learned about the long press = siri
thx!
Stephen Feinberg kind of a hidden feature but can be very useful
Very helpful, esp. that Nav part,thx!
thanks for clearing up some things that the owners manual leave to confunsion...
Great video. Helped a lot.
very helpful! Love my new BMW!
+4x4responsible Congratulations on the new car! Glad the video was helpful
Awesome Tutorial..
When I am pressing the Voice command it states Navigation not enabled..
How to activate it
+Mayank Pathak What is the voice command you are using? Or are you pressing the speaker icon in the navigation menu? If you press the speaker in the Nav menu that toggles on/off the voice instructions. If you don't have an address in navigation that you are actively navigating to, when you toggle on/off the voice instructions it will state that "navigation is not active"
Excellent video. Very informative.
Hi, thank you very much for your video! How do I delete my recorded voice commands?
Very clear demo. Thank you.
+Serv Goyal Glad it was beneficial!
Great Videos! I have a 2011 528i and I'm trying to utilize my S-voice from my Samsung S5 and I can't get it to respond by the long press you mention at the end of the video. Is my older BMW not compatible with this feature (if so, can I buy a hardware component to allow this) or is there a setting I need to adjust. Thanks for the help.
MarkinIt Unfortunately the S-Voice won't work on the 2011 version of the iDrive nor do they offer any hardware/software to add this feature to the vehicle (at least not a BMW specific part). This feature became available in model year 2014 vehicles with iDrive 4.2.
thanks for ur explanation.pls let me no about assistant parking system.thanks
I finished watching the whole (seminar) video, now all I need is to start saving money to buy me a BMW... my current car 1976 FORD Pinto does not offer these nice features... 😕😕😡
Used they are very cheap
2014 535i, cheap sweet spot, n55 engine is reliable aside from the waterpumo failure around 85-100k miles, cheaper to maintain (around 1k a year), quick, sounds GREAT, looks GREAT, couldn't be happier
thanks this cleared outalot for me, specialy how to use the phone voice together with the car
You chirp so freaking long I had to bail out of this video. JUST DO THE DAMN DEMONSTRATION.
Thanks for this tutorial!
You're welcome!
Thanks for watching!
Hi there, how do I pair my redial and received call to my Bluetooth.? I have just switched to an XS iPhone and noticed that that the redial and received call didn’t sync to the car. It’s only transferred all the phone book but all the existing redial and received call from my phone didn’t sync. Would you help me? My car model is X3, 2013. It was doing great with my last phone 7 plus!
Awesome dude...many thanks.
Very helpful, thanks!
You're welcome, glad it helped
Best quick overview I have seen.
It's always good to hear that it was beneficial to watch!
thank you but it IS called a "Head UP Display," not "heads up..." You WORK there....
@teambimmer I have a BMW X5 2015 35i I want to know why in between my speed clusters that part is not lighted with the ladder that’s in between 🤔
Great video, casual, non high tech, easy to understand, helpful
outstanding job!
top video bro. very informative. great help. thanks a million
Mohamed Ahmad you're very welcome, glad to hear it was helpful for you
Thanks. Great info.
Excellent! Thank you!
How did you get the 'gas mileage in tank left' to display in the center of the instrument cluster?
H1mynameisLarry press the BC button on the end of the turn signal until you have the desired info selected
It really help me!
Hi Hansel, I have a 2014 428i with navigation and voice commands and a 20 gig HD. My question is I play my MP3 music via a USB flash drive and for some reasons certain songs only a couple out of a few hundred songs is not showing up in the folder when I open the folder in IDrive and Zi tried to search nothing comes up. I then plug the usb to my computer but I can see the mp3 is in there. I would then create a new folder in the usb and specifically add only those few missing MP3s initially to the new folder to see if it shows up in the iDrive and to my surprise it showed up but still in the original folder I still don’t see those few songs. Do you know the reason for it? It happened a few times to a few mp3s. Odd that the second time I added the mp3 to the new folder the iDrive would detects it but not the first time.any help would be very much appreciated. Thanks!
The voice command button on my 2016 m4 does not do anything. Is there a way to activate this or something via coding and stuff?
Well done. Thanks
How about I an aftermarket system.? 2008 528i. My old system didn’t come with navigation
Do I have to say the address? If I have to just go to a store near me, can I just say the store name, for ex. go to target near me? Because we will not have the address handy to many of these stores.
Need to check my engine oil level using voice command alone. My I drive controller doesn’t work.
Great post
Can you rename siri, to say Tina? Where, you say Tina turn on the radio
Regarding Siri on iPhone, I'm unsure if it has that capability. Regarding the BMW, the voice command system can only be triggered via button activation and doesn't turn-on by voice alone. However BMW did recently announce their new iDrive 7.0 that will be in many of its new vehicles (3 series, X5, Z4, 8 series, etc.) and this system will be able to activate by voice only if desired AND the name of the assistant can be changed to the owners preference (i.e. Tina).
Great!
l have bmw x1 x line 2018 model.how can l know what are the standed feaches in my car.because my dealer didnot tell me some.
HI, i get no chyme voice and no reaction btw 420D xdrive. what is missing ? thanks
Are you sure you have navigation? Cars without nav will not have voice commands
Yes I have navigation, Bluetooth with music streaming too, all updated and Bmw ConnectedDrive.
420D x drive 2016.
Thank you 🙏
The same for my 2015 420D, when i press the button nothing happens
Same for me here lads… bmw series 5, built at dec 2014 in Germany. Anyone was able to figure this out? All I can get is pressing it and activating Siri. Do we need to have an subscription active for this to work?
Very informative. I needed the detail! I just got my 2011 M Sport yesterday and have been completely baffled by how the navigation system works. I don't have a manual for it. I do have a couple of questions. There is only 1 category when I navigate to categories; apparently, the previous owner did that. How do I retrieve or add categories? Also, the Google Map function is grayed out - can you tell me why and/or how to fix that? Thank you!!
1. Highlight the category that is showing and select it by pressing the iDrive controller in like a button. This should bring up a list of other categories you can select from. The categories are preprogrammed and cannot be manually input or removed. Do give it a moment as it can take a couple seconds for all the categories to populate.2. Google gets greyed out when the service is no longer active. Usually there is just a subscription that needs to be paid for to have this service. You can sign up at the dealership or at connecteddrive.bmwusa.com/cdp/release/internet/servlet/login?locale=en_US if you have your login credentials from the dealership. Some vehicles, around your model year, lost functionality. Best to check with local dealer IMO.
I have nothing but frustration with my navigation on my BMW .. will most likely lease a different car next time
Katherine krauss sorry to hear that. BMW does have a national hotline for genius support if needed (844-4-GENIUS) as well as local level support at the dealerships as a complementary service. Is there something that I may be able to help with??
Katherine krauss - I stick to Waze on my phone
Could you not directly start demonstrating, instead of telling what you are going to do and telliing what the system will do only later?
Hi, Is there a Quick voice command to navigate home?
Depending on the iDrive system on your car, yes. In the "Contacts" menu (possibly in the "Office" menu depending on equipment) there is a contact labeled "Home" at the very top of the contacts list. This contact is programmed to the vehicle and would allow for the "Navigate home" command once the address is entered here. Once inputting the address make sure to scroll to the "save to vehicle" option and select
Hi, Thanks for getting back to me. I have a brand new i3 with Navigation pro, I have saved my home address but when I ask it to navigate home it comes up with a list of destinations which sound like home, unfortunately none are my home, I guess I will have to do it manually fo now. Or if im feeling really lazy ask the concierge :)
Try stating just "Home" as the voice command
Hi still no joy I'm afraid, have you seen the home command in action?
Tim Riley yes depending on the model year/equipment. If you have a navigation system like the one pictured in this video, go to Main Menu>Contacts>Home (at the very top of the list of contacts). Input the address and make sure you "save to vehicle" once you input the address by scrolling to that option on the the screen and selecting it. Then try the command once again
My iDrive has not Sat Nav :(
thanks! 9 out of 10 it responses with a totally made up address by itself. the care has its own mind where it want to go.
😂😂😂😂 it calls people I didn't ask to call.
Me: Call Sam!
BMW: calling... Alex 🤦🏾♂️
My BMW F30 is absolutely rubbish at voice recognition. Gets things wrong 90% of the time. You could say, "call Mum and it responds with, calling Doctors!", and you can put a postcode in and it says the letters all wrong. It's honestly the worst voice control I've ever had in a car.
Great video, but still have issues speaking to seri
Waffle for first 2 minutes! Why don't they get to the point?
Instead of saying navigation, then enter address, I wish it would be easier and allow you to just say the full address right off the bat.
Depending on the model, you can say “Navigate to....(follow same verbal directions for address as stated in video). If I recall correct only iDrive 4.2 or newer will allow this prompt
the voice control for the idrive doesn't work but it does for the phone :/
+Raj Ravichandran If you do not have navigation this will be normal operation. Or if you have an i3 with the business navigation, this will be true
i have a 1 series with nav
+Raj Ravichandran The older US market 1 Series will not have the ability to bring up the phone voice command software (the current 1 series that is available in other markets likely will have the capability, but I cannot confirm that). The vehicle has to be at least a 2014 or newer NBT iDrive
it is the newer model
does it work in x5 2013 ???
Some of the info will be applicable. Most notably, using the words on the screen as commands
8:41
8:37
No working
This is definitely not going to work in my language.😄
First 1.35 waffle. Just skip that peeps.
Wow 7 MINUTE INTRO!!!!!!!
talk, talk, talk
My 525i is Japanese import . I gota learn Japanese. ☺
Useless, boring prattling until 7:00 mins...that's when the narrator finally demos the address entry for the navigation.
worst voice system i every used... period
Damn you talk too much about crap that isn't helpful. Please focus...
Way too much talking not enough demos
bor...............................ing
too much nonsense, too bad
FFS !!!!!!!!!!!!! fell asleep
This video took forever. Probably just suited to dull-witted BMW drivers.
+Urban Chaos 2.0 do you like audi
Urban Chaos 2.0 HEY, Im quick witted!
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