BMW X3 Owners Manual: Vehicle features and options

This chapter describes all standard, country-specific and optional features offered with the series. It also describes features that are not necessarily available in your car, e. g., due to the selected options or country versions. This also applies to safety-related functions and systems. The respectively applicable country provisions must be observed when using the respective features and systems.

The concept

• Most functions displayed on the Control Display can be operated by voice commands via the voice activation system. The system supports you with announcements during input.
• Functions that can only be used when the vehicle is stationary cannot be used via the voice activation system.
• The system uses a special microphone on the driver's side.
• ... Verbal instructions in the Owner's Manual to use with the voice activation system.

Requirements

Via the Control Display, set a language that is also supported by the voice activation system so that the spoken commands can be identified.