The voice control system only recognizes programmed commands that must be said in their correct word order. however, you can command to a certain limit more than the programmed BMW voice commands to newer models later than 2016 and above.
Here is the list of BMW Voice Commands
Dialing a Telephone Number
| You say | Voice output | Display output |
| >>Dial phone (number)<< | >Please speak number< | SPEAK NUMBER |
| >>One, eight, zero, zero<< | >One, eight, zero, zero, continue?< | TEL 1800 |
| >>Three, eight, two, four<< | >Three, eight, two, four, continue?< | TEL 18003824 |
| >>One, six, eight<< | >One, six, eight, continue?< | TEL 18003824168 |
| >>Dial phone (number)<< | >Dialing< | TEL 18003824168 |
Correcting or Deleting Inputs
| You say | Voice output | Display output |
| >>Dial phone (number)<< | >Please speak the number< | SPEAK NUMBER |
| >>One, eight, zero, zero<< | >One, eight, zero, zero, continue?< | TEL 1800 |
| >>Three, eight, two<< | >Three, eight, two, continue?< | TEL 1800382 |
| >>Four, one, six<< | >Four, one, six, continue?< | TEL 1800382416 |
| >>Correction<< | >One, eight… eight, two, continue?< | TEL 1800382 |
| >>Correction<< | >One, eight, zero, zero, continue?< | TEL 1800 |
| >>Clear<< | >Please speak the number< | SPEAK NUMBER |
Short Form for Dialing a Telephone Number
| You say | Voice output | Display output |
| >>Number<< | >Speak the number< | SPEAK NUMBER |
| >>One, eight, zero, zero<< | >One, eight, zero, zero< | TEL 1800 |
| >>Three, eight, two, four<< | >Three, eight, two, four< | TEL 18003824 |
| >>One, six, eight<< | >One, six, eight< | TEL 18003824168 |
| >>Dial (phone) number<< | Dialing< | >TEL 18003824168 |
Storing a telephone number with a name
| You say | Voice output | Display output |
| >>Store name<< | >Please speak the name< | SPEAK NAME |
| >>Taylor Susan<< | >Please repeat< | REPEAT NAME |
| >>Taylor Susan<< | >Please speak the number< | SPEAK NUMBER |
| >>One, eight, zero, zero<< | >One, eight, zero, zero, continue?< | TEL 1800 |
| >>Three, eight, two, four<< | >Three, eight, two, four, continue?< | TEL 18003824 |
| >>One, six, eight<< | >One, six, eight, continue?< | TEL 18003824168 |
| >>Save<< | >Name and number are saved< | NAME SAVED |
Deleting an Individual Telephone Number
| You say | Voice output | Display output |
| >>Delete name<< | >Please speak the name< | SPEAK NAME |
| >>Taylor Susan<< | >Would you like to delete the name?< | TEL 18003824168 |
| >>Yes<< | >Name and number are deleted< | NAME DELETED |
Clearing the Entire Phonebook
| You say | Voice output | Display output |
| >>Clear phonebook<< | >Would you like to clear the phonebook?< | CLEAR PHONEBOOK? |
| >>Yes<< | >Are you sure?< | CLEAR PHONEBOOK? |
| >>Yes<< | >The phonebook has been cleared< | PHONEBOOK CLEARED |
Dialing a Telephone Number in the Memory
| You say | Voice output | Display output |
| >>Dial name<< | >Please speak the name< | SPEAK NAME |
| >>Taylor Susan<< | >Taylor Susan, are you sure?< | TEL 18003824168 |
| >>Yes<< | >Dialing< | TEL 18003824168 |
Short Form for Dialing a Telephone Number in the Memory
| You say | Voice output | Display output |
| >>Name<< | >Speak the name< | SPEAK NAME |
| >>Taylor Susan<< | >Taylor Susan, are you sure?< | TEL 18003824168 |
| >>Yes<< | >Dialing< | TEL 18003824168 |
Dialing from the Phonebook
| You say | Voice output | Display output |
| >>Read phonebook<< | (Reads out the entries) | (Display numbers) |
| >>Dial (number)<< | >Dialing< | (Display number) |
General commands
| You say | Voice output | Display output |
| >>Volume up<< | – | VOLUME – ❚ ❚ ❚ ❚ ❚ ❚ + |
| >>Volume down<< | – | VOLUME – ❚ ❚ ❚ + |
Other Short Commands
| Function | Command |
| Opening a music collection | Music collection |
| Opening the tone control | Tone |
| Opening the settings | Settings |
| Opening the computer | Onboard info |
| Opening the contacts* | Contacts |
| Displaying the phone book* | Phonebook |
| Opening services* | Assist |
| Opening BMW Assist* | B M W Assist |
| Opening the home address* | Home address |
| Opening destination entry* | Enter address |
| Opening destination guidance* | Guidance |
CD / DVD Drive Commands
| Playing back a CD | C D on |
| Selecting a CD | Select C D |
| Selecting a CD and track | C D .. track… e.g. CD 3 Track 5 |
| Selecting a track | C D track… e.g. track 5 |
| Opening the CD and Multimedia menu | C D and multimedia |
| CD and DVD* | CD and DVD |
| Displaying entertainment details on the split screen* | Entertainment detail |
Music Collection Commands
| Calling up the current playback | Current playback |
| Opening a music collection | Music collection |
| Playing back a music collection | Music collection on |
| Searching for music; opening the menu | Music search |
| Playing back the most frequently played tracks | Top fifty |
Radio Commands
FM
| Calling up the radio | Radio |
| Calling up an FM station | F M |
| Opening manual search | Manual search |
| Selecting the frequency range | Select frequency |
| Calling up a station | Select station re.g: W-PLJ |
AM
| Calling up an AM station | AM |
| Opening manual search | Manual Search |
Satellite Radio
| Calling up the satellite radio | Satellite Radio |
| Switching on the satellite radio | Satellite radio on |
| Selecting a satellite radio channel | Satellite radio channel… e.g. channel 2 |
| Opening the stored stations | Presets |
| Choosing a stored station | Select preset |
| Selecting a stored station | Preset… e.g. stored station 2 |
Telephone
| Opening the Telephone menu | Telephone |
| Displaying the phone book | Phonebook |
| Redialing | Redial |
| Displaying accepted calls | Received call |
| Dialing a phone number | Dial number |
| Displaying the list of messages | Messages |
| Displaying Bluetooth devices | Bluetooth |
Navigation
General information
| Navigation menu | Navigation |
| Opening destination entry | Enter address |
| Entering an address | Enter address |
| Opening destination guidance | Guidance |
| Starting destination guidance | Start guidance |
| Ending destination guidance | Stop guidance |
| Opening the home address | Home address |
| Opening the route criteria | Route preference |
| Opening the route | Route information |
| Switching on the voice instructions | Switch on voice instructions |
| Repeating a voice instruction | Repeat voice instructions |
| Switching off the voice instructions | Switch off voice instructions |
| Displaying the address book | Address book |
| Displaying the last destinations | Last destinations |
| Opening the traffic bulletins | Traffic lnfo |
| Special destinations | Points of interest |
Map
| Displaying the map | Map |
| Map facing north | Map facing north |
| Map in the direction of travel | Map in direction of travel |
| Perspective map | Map perspective view |
| Automatic map scaling* | Map with automatic scaling |
| Changing the scale | Map scale |
Split screen* settings
| Split screen | Switch on a split screen |
| Switching off the split screen | Turn off split screen |
| Adapting the split screen | Split screen content |
| Split screen, current position | Split screen current position |
| Split screen, map facing north | Split screen map facing north |
| Split screen, the direction of travel | Split screen map in direction of travel |
| Split screen, perspective | Split screen perspective |
| Expanded intersection zoom on the split screen | Splitscreen Exit ramp view |
| Split screen scale … meters* | Split screen scale … meters e.g. split screen scale of 100 meters |
| Split screen scale… kilometers* | Split screen scale … kilometers e.g. split screen scale of 5 kilometers |
| Split screen, highlighting traffic bulletins | Split screen, Traffic info map |
| Split screen, computer | Split screen onboard info |
| Split screen, trip computer | Split screen trip computer |
| Automatically scaling the split screen | Split screen automatic scaling |
BMW Assist
| Opening BMW Assist | BMW Assist |
| Opening BMW Search | BMW Search |
Settings
| Opening the main menu | Main menu |
| Opening the settings | Settings |
| Opening the options | Options |
| Settings on the Control Display | Control Display |
| Opening the time and date settings | Time and Date |
| Opening the language and unit settings | Language and units |
| Opening the speed limit settings | Speed |
| Opening the light settings | Lighting |
| Opening the door lock settings | Door locks |
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