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Voice command seems to be stuck on phone commands

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Voice command seems to be stuck on phone commands

Post by ronmr2 » Sun Aug 09, 2015 12:11 pm

hi everyone,

maybe I am missing something but is it possible that my voice command button only works the telephone functions? I have the professional sat nav upgrade however the voice command will not work anything else.
any help would be appreciated

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Re: Voice command seems to be stuck on phone commands

Post by Horizon » Sun Aug 09, 2015 12:49 pm

On the nav screen on the left border the top icon turns voice commands on and off in Pro nav
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Post by ronmr2 » Sun Aug 09, 2015 3:32 pm

hi,

thanks for the reply , I'm sorry I don't see that on my screen at all, I see the spoken instructions icon for the sat nav to give verbal instructions.

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Re: Voice command seems to be stuck on phone commands

Post by Mpower » Sun Aug 09, 2015 4:02 pm

Did the car come with full voice control SA620 if not all you get is the telephone option?

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Post by X5Sport » Sun Aug 09, 2015 5:41 pm

As above, no option added at build then no extra commands.
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Post by ronmr2 » Sun Aug 09, 2015 10:28 pm

just checked, it does not have sa620, is this something that can easily be retrofitted, or is all the hardware already there even and it needs a software mod ?

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Re: Voice command seems to be stuck on phone commands

Post by Horizon » Sun Aug 09, 2015 10:55 pm

http://www.bimmerfest.com/forums/showth ... p?t=197673

For anyone having issues, may be of help
I picked up my new car yesterday and it's got voice activation that works for the entertainment Bluetooth,Nav etc
Bonus was it wasn't advertised as having either, it's fully loaded
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Post by X5Sport » Mon Aug 10, 2015 8:50 pm

It can be added.  BMW can do it, but may not co-operate.  You need a licence key - called an FSC - based on your VIN.  It is possible to diy it but that carries a risk of bricking the existing hardware.  There is already a thread about this very item running.
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