[orcomma]

Hi all

Newbie Q here, but I did search both google and the forums for an answer but couldnt find anything...so here goes....

My 2012 116d sport (UK spec, my first BMW) has a voice button on the steering wheel, but it does nothing, even if I hold it down. My bluetooth is the basic one and it works fine though the I-Drive stick.

Is this normal for a BMW? I was expecting a blanking panel there... At least thats what you would get on my last car (a Ford)!

Thanks for any help!!

When the weather is a bit nicer I'lll take some pics of it (its in awesome Valencia Orange)

James

[1thomas]

Nah, unused but fitted buttons is nothing new. I had the full handsfree-button-array on my E87 too, without any use. Same with the voice-command-button in my F20 now.

[orcomma]

Originally Posted by 1thomas

Nah, unused but fitted buttons is nothing new. I had the full handsfree-button-array on my E87 too, without any use. Same with the voice-command-button in my F20 now.

thats what i feared

thanks for confirming for me!!!

[1thomas]

To be honest, imo it looks better with the (not working) button than with a blank one. At least to people who don't know your exact car-spec. I thought thats somehow stupid when I first got my e87 years back too, but didn't take long to end up at "I don't really care" -

[orcomma]

Originally Posted by 1thomas

To be honest, imo it looks better with the (not working) button than with a blank one. At least to people who don't know your exact car-spec. I thought thats somehow stupid when I first got my e87 years back too, but didn't take long to end up at "I don't really care" -

that's a good way of looking at it! i noticed it illuminates at night too, which is a bonus.

its raining really bad at the moment, but i did take some pics of my car when I first got it, ill put them in a new thread...

thanks for your help

[Patrick BMW]

Originally Posted by orcomma

When the weather is a bit nicer I'lll take some pics of it (its in awesome Valencia Orange)

James: nice weather & Manchester, now THAT'S an novel idea ha ha lol

[1thomas]

I thought thats not city-specific, but more a nation-wide thing, right?

Oh and yes, VO is an awesome color *looking at my own sig*

[AusF20/F48]

Voice activation is a waste of time, it can be frustrating to use and seldom works all the time and you finish up just doing the task manually anyway.

It can be a source of ammusment though when it does or answers something total wrong.

My current car has it and I did use it a few times in the past 3 years when I was bored.

As expressed by the others just ignore it.

[orcomma]

Originally Posted by Patrick BMW

James: nice weather & Manchester, now THAT'S an novel idea ha ha lol

actually i took some just after I got it last week...its since been back to BMW for a debadging

and its a lot dirtier thanks to the last 5 days of rain