135i mute button on steering wheel?

mbraun · 10-31-2009, 07:03 PM

Okay, I might be stupid, but every car I've owned thus far, when it has radio controls on the steering wheel, has a MUTE button. Am I missing something really obvious here? I can push the button with the speaking commands thing, but that's not what I want. I want to be able to silence my radio without taking my hands off the steering wheel. Is this possible? Am I "off my rocker"?? Can't find anything in the manual.

BMW86 · 10-31-2009, 09:03 PM

Press the on/off or power button on your head unit. This will mute everything. Unfortunately there is no button on the steering wheel.

mbraun · 10-31-2009, 09:49 PM

Thanks. I already do that but figured with all the configurations that BMW would have thought of putting the MUTE on the steering wheel... They have recirculate air on the steering, sheesh. I used my MUTE on my Gti and mazdaspeed 3 all the time.

Jaguar66 · 10-31-2009, 10:08 PM

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BMW86 · 10-31-2009, 10:33 PM

Maybe there is a way in the manual that will allow you to customise the buttons on the steering wheel so that the recirculate AC button can be changed to mute? Just a thought. If this works please let me know how as I'm interested too lol

supraking · 11-01-2009, 11:08 PM

You can hold the volume-down button for a couple seconds, or you can press the button that changes between radio/cd/aux. Of course that only works if one of those three isn't playing anything.

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mbraun rookie BMW owner 12 Rep 45 Posts Drives: BMW 135i Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: winnipeg iTrader: (0)	135i mute button on steering wheel? Okay, I might be stupid, but every car I've owned thus far, when it has radio controls on the steering wheel, has a MUTE button. Am I missing something really obvious here? I can push the button with the speaking commands thing, but that's not what I want. I want to be able to silence my radio without taking my hands off the steering wheel. Is this possible? Am I "off my rocker"?? Can't find anything in the manual.
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BMW86 Major General 398 Rep 9,156 Posts Drives: RS3 Sedan / Macan S Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Australia iTrader: (0)	Press the on/off or power button on your head unit. This will mute everything. Unfortunately there is no button on the steering wheel.
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mbraun rookie BMW owner 12 Rep 45 Posts Drives: BMW 135i Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: winnipeg iTrader: (0)	mute button Thanks. I already do that but figured with all the configurations that BMW would have thought of putting the MUTE on the steering wheel... They have recirculate air on the steering, sheesh. I used my MUTE on my Gti and mazdaspeed 3 all the time.
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Jaguar66 M Power 41 Rep 1,469 Posts Drives: '09 ///M-Sport 135i Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: San Rafael iTrader: (3)	! Last edited by Jaguar66; 04-14-2010 at 04:15 PM..
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BMW86 Major General 398 Rep 9,156 Posts Drives: RS3 Sedan / Macan S Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Australia iTrader: (0)	Maybe there is a way in the manual that will allow you to customise the buttons on the steering wheel so that the recirculate AC button can be changed to mute? Just a thought. If this works please let me know how as I'm interested too lol
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supraking Captain 49 Rep 759 Posts Drives: 128i Coupe 6MT Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Montreal iTrader: (0) Garage List 2009 128i Coupe [0.00]	You can hold the volume-down button for a couple seconds, or you can press the button that changes between radio/cd/aux. Of course that only works if one of those three isn't playing anything.
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