2004 BMW 645CI COUPE navigation system

Navigation
Driving tips
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Controls
Communications
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Mobility
Display in assistance
window
You can display the route or the current
position in the assistance window. This dis-
play remains visible even if you switch to
another application.
1.Move the controller to the right to enter
the assistance window
2.Press the controller.
Other menu items are displayed
3.Select the desired view of the route or
"Current position"
4.Press the controller.
The contents of the assistance window is
continually updated as you drive.
Displaying current position
Control Center, for principle details, refer to
page 16:
1.Select "Navigation" and press the con-
troller
2.Select "Current position" and press the
controller.
The current position of your BMW is dis-
played.
If the navigation system is unable to identify
a town or city, your current map coordi-
nates will appear.
To exit the menu:
Select and press the controller.
You can also have the current position
displayed on a map, refer to page 120.

Destination entry
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Destination entry
In entering your destination you can select
from among the following options:
>Entering a destination manually, see
below
>Selecting destination using information,
refer to page 113
>Selecting from among recent destina-
tions, refer to Destination list, page 113
>Selecting destination from address
book, refer to page 114.
After selecting your destination you can
proceed to start the destination guidance,
refer to page 118.
Entering a destination
manually
The system supports the wordmatch prin-
ciple to make it easier for you to enter the
names of streets or towns/cities. This
enables input of different spellings and
supplements your input automatically so
that stored names can be applied as desti-
nations as quickly as possible.
Control Center, for principle details, refer to
page 16:
1.Select "Navigation" and press the con-
troller
2.Select "New destination" and press the
controller
3.Select "Enter address" and press the
controller.The system also supports you with the fol-
lowing features:
>If you do not enter a street, the system
will guide you to the downtown area of
a town or city
>You can skip the entry of country and
locality if the current entries are being
retained for your new destination
>The commands of the voice command
system for destination entry differ from
those of the individual menu items on
the Control Display. You can have the
system list the possible voice com-
mands, refer to page 21.
Selecting country of destination
1.Select "State / Province" or the dis-
played country and press the controller.
A list of available countries appears on
the display
2.Select the country of destination and
press the controller.
In order to be able to start the destination
guidance, at least the city of destination or
its zip code must be entered.

Destination entry
112 The destination is saved in the destination
list, refer to page 113.
Selecting destination using
map
If you only know the location of the town/
city or street, the system offers you a map.
You can use the cursor to limit the destina-
tion in the map and then apply it into the
destination guidance.
Control Center, for principle details, refer to
page 16:
1.Select "Navigation" and press the con-
troller
2.Select "New destination" and press the
controller
3.Select "Input map" and press the con-
troller.
A section of a map is displayed on the
Control Display:
>During destination guidance, around
the current destination
>With the destination guidance deac-
tivated, around the last destination
entered4.Move the controller in the desired direc-
tion to localize your destination.
The controller can be moved to the left,
right, forwards, backwards and also
diagonally.
The aim can be applied in a scale below
1 mile/2 km as destination or saved.
To adjust the scale:
Turn the controller
5.Press the controller.
The selected town/city of destination
and other menu items are displayed
6.Select the desired menu item:
> closes "Input map"
>"Start route guidance" switches the
destination guidance on
>"Show current position" places the
current position back in the center of
the map
>"Show destination position" places
the current destination in the center
of the map
>"Return to map" switches back to
"Input map"
7.Press the controller.

Destination entry
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Deleting all destinations from
address book
Control Center, for principle details, refer to
page 16:
1.Open the start menu
2.Press the controller to open the menu
3.Select "Vehicle settings" and press the
controller
4.Select "Delete data" and press the con-
troller
5.Select "Delete address book" and press
the controller
6.Select "Yes" and press the controller.
Route selection
You can influence the calculated route by
choosing certain route criteria.
Changing route criteria
Control Center, for principle details, refer to
page 16:
1.Select "Navigation" and press the con-
troller
2.Select "Route preference" and press
the controller.The various criteria are listed on the
Control Display
3.Select a route criterion for the route:
>"With highways"
Freeways and major traffic arteries
are given priority
>"Avoid highways"
Freeways are avoided where possi-
ble
>"Fast route"
Shortest time using combination of
smallest possible distance and sec-
tions where fast driving is possible
>"Short route"
Shortest distance without consider-
ation of the time
4.Press the controller.
The route criterion is highlighted
5.If necessary, select an additional route
criterion and then press the controller:
>"Dynamic route"
The route is planned around or
through traffic obstructions
>"Avoid tollroads"
Tollroads are avoided where possi-
ble
>"Avoid ferries"
Ferries are avoided where possible.
To exit the menu:
Select and press the controller.
The route is planned according to fixed
rules. These vary according to the different
kinds of roads stored on the map DVD. As
a result, the routes recommended by the
navigation system may not always be the
same ones that you would choose based
on personal experience.

Navigation
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You can change the choice of route when-
ever the destination guidance is active.
Wordmatch principle
The system supports the wordmatch prin-
ciple to make it easier for you to enter the
names of streets or towns/cities. The sys-
tem runs ongoing checks, comparing your
destination entries with the data stored on
the navigation DVD as the basis for instant
response. The user benefits include:
>Names of specific locations can also
vary from the official versions provided
that the spelling of the entry corre-
sponds to a standard form used in
another country.
Example:
Instead of 'München', you can also
enter the English spelling 'Munich' or
the Italian spelling 'Monaco'
>When you are entering the names of
towns/cities and streets the system will
complete them automatically as soon
as enough letters are available to
ensure unambiguous identification
>The system only accepts name entries
beginning with letters that are stored on
the navigation DVD. The system will not
accept nonexistent names and
addresses.

Destination guidance
120
Displaying route map
You can have your current position dis-
played on a map. After starting the destina-
tion guidance, the planned route is shown
on the map.
1.Select "Navigation" and press the con-
troller
2.Select "Map, facing north" or
"Map, direction of travel"
3.Press the controller.
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.
Changing scale
Turn the controller.
On the Control Display, a scale display
appears and the scale is changed.
Displaying towns/cities and streets
of route
You can have the names of streets and
towns/cities on your route displayed when-
ever the destination guidance is active.The distances remaining to be traveled on
each individual road and directional arrows
are also displayed.
Control Center, for principle details, refer to
page 16:
1.Select "Navigation" and press the con-
troller
2.Select "Route list" and press the con-
troller.
To exit the menu:
Select and press the controller.
Bypassing route sections
During destination guidance, you can
revise the navigation system's route rec-
ommendations 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.

What to do if …
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What to do if …
What to do if …
>you request the current position of your
vehicle, but do not receive a precise
display?
The system is unable to receive enough
GPS signals at your current position
owing to obstructions, your current
position is not yet available on your nav-
igation DVD, or the system is in the pro-
cess of calculating your current posi-
tion. As a rule, reception is guaranteed
under a clear sky
>the destination guidance does not
apply a destination?
The data of the destination is not stored
on the navigation DVD that is loaded.
Select a destination that is as close as
possible to the original
>the destination guidance does not
apply an address without the street
name?
On the navigation DVD, no downtown
area can be determined for the city or
town entered. Enter any street, or a
destination such as the railway station
etc., then start the destination guidance>you want to enter a destination for the
destination guidance, but it is not pos-
sible to select the letters for your
desired entry?
The destination data is not recorded on
the navigation DVD that is loaded. In
this case, the system will not offer you
any letters to choose from. Select a
destination that is as close as possible
to the original
>the system stops furnishing directions
on which way to turn as you approach
intersections?
You are driving in an area that has not
yet been completely recorded on the
navigation DVD. Instead of an arrow
indicating a turn, you will see an arrow
which indicates the general direction of
your planned route. Or you have left the
recommended route and the system
requires a few seconds to calculate a
new recommended route
>the battery has been disconnected?
It will take approx. 10 minutes for the
system to resume operation.

Navigation
Entertainment
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Communications
Mobility
To change between these different selec-
tion criteria of stations:
1.Move the controller forwards to change
fields
2.Select a selection criterion
3.Press the controller.
Buttons on CD player
Briefly press the button for the correspond-
ing direction.
The system switches to the next displayed
station.
Playing stations, scan
The system automatically plays a brief
sample from each of the stations on the
current waveband.
Control Center, for principle details, refer to
page 16:
1.Select "FM" or "AM"
2.Press the controller
3.Press the controller.
Other menu items are displayed
4.Select "Scan" and press the controller.
Scan starts.To stop the scan:
1.Press the controller once again
2.Select "Scan" and press the controller.
This cancels the scan search, and the radio
remains on the current station.
Buttons on the CD player:
To start the scan, press the button for a
longer period.
To stop the scan, press the button briefly.
Selecting frequency manually
Control Center, for principle details, refer to
page 16:
1.Select "FM" or "AM"
2.Press the controller
3.Move the controller forwards to change
fields
4.Select "Manual" and press the control-
ler
5.Turn the controller to set a certain fre-
quency.
Buttons on the CD player:
In "Manual", you can set stations that are
received in addition to those displayed.
To start the scan, press the button for a
longer period.
The scan mode begins with the currently
selected frequency.
The system plays a brief sample from each
radio station.