Pairing and connecting
Pairing the mobile phone
To avoid becoming distracted and posing
an unnecessary hazard both to your own vehicle's
occupants and to other road users, only
pair the mobile phone while the vehicle is stationary.◄
1. "Telephone"
2. "Bluetooth® (phone)"
3. "Add new phone"
The Bluetooth name of the vehicle is displayed.
4. To perform additional steps on the mobile phone, refer to the mobile phone operating instructions: e.g. search for or connect the Bluetooth device or a new device.
The Bluetooth name of the vehicle appears on the mobile phone display.
5. Select the Bluetooth name of the vehicle on
the mobile phone display.
6. You are prompted by the iDrive or mobile
phone to enter the same Bluetooth passkey.
Enter the passkey and confirm.
Or
Compare the control number in the display
of the vehicle to the control number in the
display of the mobile phone. Confirm the
control number in the mobile phone and in
the vehicle.
"OK"
7. Select the functions for which the mobile
phone is to be used.
8. "OK"
If the pairing was successful, the mobile phone
appears at the top of the list of mobile phones.
The functions supported by the mobile phone and audio device are displayed as symbols when paired.
White symbol: the function is active.
Gray symbol: the function is inactive.
Four mobile phones can be paired with the vehicle at once. Up to three mobile phones can be connected with the vehicle at once.
If pairing was unsuccessful: What to do if..., refer to page 207.
See also:
Managing music
Albums
Renaming an album
The name of the album, if available, is automatically
entered when the album is stored. If the
name is not available, it can be changed later if
desired.
1. "CD/ ...
Route
Different views of the route are available during
destination guidance:
Arrow view in the instrument cluster and on
the Control Display.
List of route sections.
Map view.
Arrow view in ...
CD/Multimedia
CD/DVD drive
Music collection
External devices
Tone
...