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Selecting display of route map
You can also select a map showing your
travel route while the system is guiding you
to your destination.
1.Select "Navigation" and press the con-
troller
2.Select "Map, facing north" and press
the controller.
Changing scale
Turn the controller.
The map scale appears on the Control Dis-
play.
Altering display direction
At scales of less than 300 miles/500 km,
you enjoy the option of deciding whether to
orient the map to north or toward your cur-
rent direction of travel. From 300 miles/
500 km, the map always points toward
north.
Select "Map, facing north" or "Map, direc-
tion of travel" and press the controller.
Displaying towns and
streets of the route
You can have streets and towns on your
route displayed whenever the destination
guidance is active.
The distances remaining to be traveled on
each individual road, directional arrows
and traffic jam reports are also displayed.
Control Center, for principle details, refer to
page 16: Select "Route list" and press the controller.
If the system has not yet completely
defined the travel route, "..." will appear in
the list.
To exit the menu:
Select and press the controller.
Destination guidance
through voice instructions
Switching voice instructions on/off
The setting is made in dependence on a
specific key.
Control Center, for principle details, refer to
page 16:
1.Open the menu
2.Select "Display settings" and press the
controller
3.Select "Languages" and press the con-
troller
4.Select "Navigation voice instructions
on" and press the controller. is dis-
played with the voice instructions
switched on
or press

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or press
on the steering wheel for a longer period.
Programing button functions, refer to
page 44.
Repeating an instruction
To repeat the last voice instruction:
or press
on the steering wheel briefly.
Programing button functions, refer to
page 44.
Suppressing voice instructions
To prevent the navigation system from
interrupting other audio sources, such as a
news program or traffic bulletin, you can
deactivate the voice instructions.
During an instruction, press
or press
on the steering wheel briefly.
Programing button functions, refer to
page 44.
Adjusting volume
You can adjust the volume of the voice
instructions for each specific key:
1.To repeat the last voice instruction, if
required:
or press
on the steering wheel briefly.2.Turn the button during an instruction to
select the desired volume.
The navigation system's voice guidance
will continue to issue instructions at this
volume level, even if the radio is set to min-
imum volume.
Blocking sections of a route
During destination guidance you can revise
the navigation system's route recommen-
dations to avoid particular stretches of
road. Enter the number of miles/kilometers
that you want to travel before returning to
the original route.
Control Center, for principle details, refer to
page 16:
1.Select "New route" and press the con-
troller
2.Turn the controller to enter the desired
number of miles/kilometers and press
the controller.
To exit from the menu without changing
the route:
Select and press the controller
3."Calculate" is used to recalculate the
route.

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Operating temperatures
The system is configured for operat-
ing temperatures of 57/Ð156 to
1407/+606. Outside this temperature
range, malfunctions can occur.<
Care instructions
You can find everything you need to know
on this topic by consulting the separate
Caring for your vehicle brochure.
Switching on/off
Press button 1, refer to page 130.
Adjusting the volume
Adjusting the volume for audio
sources
The setting is made in dependence on a
specific key.
Turn button 1 until the desired volume has
been reached.
Tone control
You can change the following tone settings
in dependence on a specific key:
>Treble
>Bass
>Balance:
Right/left volume balance
>Fader:
Front/rear volume balance
>Speed volume:
Raises the volume with increasing
speed
>LOGIC7 spatial sound
*:
Improvement in spatial acoustics in all
frequency ranges
>Equalizer
*:
Setting individual frequency ranges to
include spatial acoustics>Reset:
Resets the tone settings to their stan-
dard default settings.
Changing tone
Control Center, for principle details, refer to
page 16:
1.Open the start menu by pressing the
button
2.Open the menu by pressing the con-
troller
3.Select "Entertainment settings" and
press the controller
4.Select "Audio" and press the controller.
The tone settings can also be selected if
you have opened "Entertainment":
Select "Set" and then "Audio" and press
the controller each time.

Radio
136 Control Center, for principle details, refer to
page 16:
1.Select "FM" or "AM" and press the con-
troller
2.Move the controller forwards to change
the field
3.Select "Autostore" of the desired wave-
band and press the controller
4.Press the controller to display a list of
additional menu items
5.Select "Autostore" and press the con-
troller.
The list of stations with the best recep-
tion is updated; the frequencies of the
stations are displayed.
Manual tuning
You can listen to stations that are received
in addition to those displayed.
Control Center, for principle details, refer to
page 16:
1.Select "FM" or "AM" and press the con-
troller
2.Move the controller forwards to change
fields
3.Select "Manual" and press the control-
ler
Buttons in the center console:4.To start scan:
Maintain pressure on the button for sev-
eral seconds.
The scan mode begins with the cur-
rently selected frequency.
The system plays a brief sample from
each radio station.
To stop the station scan at the desired
frequency or station:
Press button.
Storing stations
The setting is made in dependence on a
specific key.
Control Center, for principle details, refer to
page 16:
1.Select "FM" or "AM" and press the con-
troller
2.Move the controller forwards to change
the field
3.Select the selection criterion and press
the controller
>"Manual"
>Autostore of the waveband
4.Select the desired station
5.Press the controller to display a list of
additional menu items
6.Select "Store" and press the controller.
"Presets" is displayed
7.Turn the controller until the desired
memory location is selected.

Radio
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Satellite radio*
You can receive up to 100 different chan-
nels with high tone quality.
You can listen to one of these channels free
of charge at any time to obtain a first
impression. The channel is marked
with .
To listen to additional channels of your
choice, you must have these channels acti-
vated.
You may experience signal drops and
muting events related to this new
technology.<
Activating channels
Control Center, for principle details, refer to
page 16:
1.Open the start menu by pressing the
button
2.Move the controller backwards to open
"Entertainment"
3.Select "SAT" and press the controller4.To enable, select "Call Sirius" and press
the controller
5.Turn the ignition key to position 0 and
wait at least 5 minutes.
Selecting and storing channel
1.Select "SAT" and press the controller.
Channels are shown on the Control Dis-
play on the basis of various criteria
2.Select the menu item and press the
controller:
>"Presets":
Up to twelve channels you have
stored
>"All channels"
>"Categories":
All channels by category, e.g. news,
jazz

Telephoning
152 The hands-free unit is activated whenever
you establish or receive a call using:
>The buttons on the steering wheel
>The Control Center
>Voice control.
To continue a call on the portable phone
using hands-free unit:
Insert the portable phone with the lid
opened in the cradle.
To continue a call on the hands-free unit
using the portable phone:
Take the portable phone with the lid
opened out of the cradle.
The call is ended as soon as you take the
phone from the cradle with a closed lid.
Volume adjustment
You can adjust the volume for the hands-
free unit for each individual key:
Turn the button during a call to select the
desired volume.
The hands-free unit will remain at this vol-
ume level, even if the other audio sources
are set to minimum volume.
Operation using the Control
Center
You can use the following functions via the
Control Center:
>Enter unlock code with portable phone
engaged
>Dial phone number
>Phone book with portable phone
engaged
>Top-8 with portable phone engaged>Repeat dialing
>Display accepted calls
>Display missed calls
>Text messages/SMS with portable
phone engaged.
Control Center, for principle details, refer to
page 16:
1.Turn the ignition key to position 2
2.Open the start menu by pressing the
button
3.Move the controller forwards to open
"Communication".
Entering unlock code
If, after placing the BMW portable phone in
the cradle, you are requested by a mes-
sage from the Control Display to enter the
unlock code:
1.Select "Phone" and press the controller
2.To enter the unlock code: select digits
individually and press the controller.
Each digit of the unlock code is dis-
played on the Control Display with an
asterisk.

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Touch tone dialing
Touch tone numbers are required for
access to network services or to control
devices, e.g. remote querying on an
answering machine.
This function can only be used during an
existing connection.
1.To establish a connection
2.Press the controller
3.Select "Keypad" and press the control-
ler
4.Select the desired digits and press the
controller.
Each digit is sent immediately.
Text messages/SMS
Text messages/SMS are displayed as long
as the portable phone is engaged.
The symbol on the Control Display
shows that you have received a new text
message. It goes out as soon as there are
no longer any unread text messages.
The number of text messages that can be
stored depends on the memory capacity of
your BMW portable phone.
Displaying text messages/SMS
1.Select "SMS" and press the controller.
The list of received text messages is
displayed on the Control Display.
The symbol
indicates unread text
messages
2.Select the desired text message and
press the controller.
The text message is displayed.
To close the text message:
Move the controller forwards to select
and press the controller.
Calling the sender
1.Select the desired text message and
press the controller.
The text message is displayed
2.Select "Options" and press the control-
ler
3.Select "Call sender" and press the con-
troller.
The selected sender is called.
Deleting text messages/SMS
1.Select the desired text message and
press the controller.
The text message is displayed
2.Select "Options" and press the control-
ler
3.Select "Delete" and press the control-
ler.
The text message of the portable phone
is deleted.

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Operation by voice control*
The concept
You can operate your phone without having
to remove your hands from the steering
wheel. The system operates on the basis of
voice commands that you will learn easily
after using them a few times. In addition,
you are also supported by instructions or
questions.
Symbols used
Voice commands
In ignition key position 2:
1.Briefly press the button on the steer-
ing wheel.
A sound signal indicates operating
readiness
2.Speak voice commands.To have the system list the voice com-
mands possible in each case:
Canceling operation via voice
control
Briefly press the button on the steering
wheel or
In dialogs where text of any kind can be
spoken, e.g. a name, canceling is only pos-
sible using the button. This is automati-
cally interrupted when an incoming call is
received.
Voice commands
In addition to the commands described in
this Owner's Manual, alternative com-
mands are often possible for the same
functions, e.g.:
Digits from zero to nine are understood.
You can say each digit individually or group
them into a sequence of three to five digits
to accelerate the input.
Dialing a phone number Ð an example
Start the dialog:
Briefly press the button on the steering
wheel.{...} Identifies voice commands.
{{...}} Identifies instructions generated
by the voice command system.
{Help}.
{Cancel}.
{Dial name} or {Name}.
Voice commandResponse
{Dial number}{{Please say the number}}
e.g. {201 12 34 56 7}{{201 12 34 56 7. Continue?}}
{Dial}{{Dialing number}}