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is "hey BMW" command supposed to work while driving?
is "hey BMW" command supposed to work while driving?
for some reason, it doesn't seem to respond when I'm driving. I have to press the mic button on the steering wheel for it to activate. I've even tried shouting "hey BMW" loudly, but still nothing. However, when I'm stopped, it does respond to my voice just fine. Thanks! |
05-01-2023, 07:26 AM | #2 |
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yes. check your settings to make sure it's enabled. I have found that iDrive 8 is very glitchy, and sometimes settings change, particularly if you ran a software update.
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05-01-2023, 04:40 PM | #6 |
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Not sure about idrive 8 but with idrive 7 you can give it a different name. For example my wife named our x7 maxi. So I just have to say "Hey Maxi". Hey BMW also still works.
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05-01-2023, 04:59 PM | #7 |
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Yes it should work fine. I changed my keyword from "Hey BMW" to "Stormy" since storm bay metallic and it has been working great while in motion and changing modes from personal to sport or closing the sunroof. This is even while jammin' out to some loud music.
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05-01-2023, 06:06 PM | #8 |
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Right - I think the system shows you are supposed to say "Hello BMW", but "Hey BMW" works for me as well. You can also program your own "safe word"....
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I've been considering changing mine to "Baka" or "aho" . On a side note, I'm so glad for Apple CarPlay because prior to this whenever playing Japanese music the titles and artists would just show up as blocks lol.
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ok, now I feel so stupid. I didn't know that I was supposed to say "Hello BMW"
m BMW CA always said "hey BMW" and it seemed to work for him. Maybe the BMW lady in the car just prefers his New York City Italian accent? |
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05-02-2023, 07:07 PM | #11 |
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Try going full Borat on it and see if it works - HEEEYAA BEEEAAMMMAAHHDoubleUUUUUUU
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05-08-2023, 01:21 PM | #17 |
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There have been a couple of times …including one today …when all I had to say was “bmw” without the hey or hello and she wanted to know what I wanted her to do. I didn’t want her to do anything when it happened, I was just talking to my passenger when I said “bmw” during the conversation
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whenever anyone used the word "Mercedes" in regular conversations, the assistant would demand to know what we wanted. Last year, I drove my girlfriend's mother to the pharmacy to pick up her meds. I parked in the curbside pick-up space. She used her own phone(not linked to the GLB) to call the pharmacy. After she said "I'm picking up my order, last name Tojo(no relation), I'm in a little silver Mercedes SUV in parking spot 2", the Mercedes assistant came up and demanded to help... She later said "your car is broken, why don't you get it fixed or upgrade to a Lexus?" Last edited by SpaceSilverX1; 05-08-2023 at 01:44 PM.. |
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