Alexa and MyBMW – Getting Started Guide
- June 2, 2024
- Amazon
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Alexa Built-in Quick Start Guide for BMW
When you activate Alexa Built-in voice technology in your BMW vehicle, you can ask to play music, listen to audiobooks, hear the news, check the weather, control smart home devices, get directions, find parking, and more — all with your voice, and all while you keep your hands on the wheel and eyes on the road. The more you talk to Alexa, the more she adapts to your personal speech patterns, vocabulary, and preferences. This tutorial will explain how to enable Alexa Auto features in your BMW.
Attention: Before the first usage make sure your BMW is connected to the MyBMW app.
Start Using Alexa in Your BMW
You will need a smartphone, internet connection, and the login details for
your Amazon account. Once set up, users can use the voice controls in their
vehicle to activate Amazon Alexa content using their BMW multimedia dashboard
display and the voice recognition system in their vehicle.
- MyBMW App: On your mobile device, open the MyBMW app and go to Profile > Amazon Alexa and press Connect with Amazon. Enter your Amazon Log In data and press Sign in. Choose your preferred language. Make sure to turn on Share My Location With Amazon to get localized information like the weather. Allow your myBMW App the usage of mobile data.
- In your BMW: Make sure you are logged in with the same BMW ID as in the MyBMW app. Go to Car > Settings > General Settings > Personal Assistant>Voice Control > Check the boxes Online Speech Processing and Third-Party Providers. By checking the box Activation word you can simply talk to Alexa directly, if you don’t check the box you need to use the push to talk button before you talk to Alexa.
- Now, pair your mobile device with your vehicle via Bluetooth. On the vehicle dashboard display, go to COM > Mobile Devices > New Device > Phone calls and audio , Check if all three icons Music Note, Telephone and Apps (and Wi-Fi for Android ) are active.
- On the Dashboard select the Connected Mobile Device and make sure the box Allow Connections under Apps is checked.
- If you checked the Activation Word box just say Alexa directly followed by your command or press the Push To Talk button on the steering wheel and then say e.g “ Alexa , how is the weather in Munich today?”
Required Equipment
• Option Codes: SA6C3 or SA6C4 (Connected Package Professional)
How to disconnect Alexa Voice Services in Your BMW
- On dashboard interface: Go to Car > Settings > General Settings > Personal Assistants > Voice Control Third Party Providers disabled
- On mobile device: Open MyBMW App > Profile > Amazon Alexa > Disconnect
Watch the video at this link, to review setting up your Alexa in your BMW.
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