2004 BMW 745Li navigation system

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3.Move the controller in the desired direc-
tion to localize your destination.
If no further changes are made to the
map, after a brief pause the name of the
street or locality marked by the cursor
will appear on the screen
4.Press the controller to view other menu
items:
> closes "With map"
>"Next" changes back to "With map"
>"Location" selects the current posi-
tion as the map's focus again
>With "Save dest.", the address in the
target cursor can be applied into the
destination entry using "ROUTE GUID."
or stored in the address book with "AS
ADDRESS". If the navigation system is
unable to identify a street or town/city,
your current map coordinates will
appear. In order to be able to select this
position as destination or to store it in
the address book as an address, a
name must first be entered, refer to
"ABC...".
You can also use the destination
entry map without entering a town
or city if you wish to select a destination
and import it using the target cursor.<
Selecting destination in
Information
Assume that you are searching for a partic-
ular place within a town or city, such as
a hotel or restaurant, a filling station, the
nearest BMW center, tourist attractions,
a hospital.1.Select "Information" and confirm
2.Select "On location" and confirm
3.Select the desired type of destination,
such as "Hotels" and confirm
4.A maximum of ten destinations now
appears on the right side of the Control
Display. These are listed by distance to
destination, while arrows also appear to
indicate their directions from your cur-
rent position
5.Select and confirm the destination
6.Selecting the address transfers it to the
destination list
>the view can be shifted
upwards or downwards
>the view can be closed and a
change is made back to "ABC...".
Using the voice command system:
Looking for interesting
destinations
Are you looking for an interesting destina-
tion in a specific locality or country? You
can obtain an overview from the navigation
CD/DVD which contains listings of interest-
ing destinations in various categories.
1.{Navigation}
2.{Information location}
3.Enter the desired type of destina-
tion:
>{Hotels}
>{Parking}
>{Gas stations}.

Destination entry
136 1.Select "Information" and confirm
2.Select "On town/city" or "On country"
and confirm. A screen for entering the
town/city appears on the Control Dis-
play
3.Enter the desired town/city or country,
select "Next" and confirm
4.Select your destination category, such
as "Airport" and confirm.
"ABC..." appears on the Control Display
screen along with an alphabetical listing
containing all entries in the selected
destination category. You can obtain a
more selective display of the informa-
tion contained in the directory by enter-
ing one or more letters
5.Select the desired entry.
Using the voice command system:
Recent destinations
Returning to a recent destination
The system stores the last ten destinations
entered.
Select "Last dest." and confirm.
A list of the stored addresses appears on
the right side of the Control Display.Confirm the desired destination and apply
it into the destination entry with "AS
DEST.". You can also edit existing entries;
for conditions refer to "ABC...".
>"AS ADDRESS" stores the destination
address in the address book
>"DELETE" removes the destination
address.
To delete all current entries:
Select and confirm.
Destination list
This is the most current listing of entered
destinations, with the most recent destina-
tions at the top of the list.
Once you have reached the top desti-
nation, you are moved on to the next
entry in the destination list.<
You can edit the entries in this list; start by
selecting an entry.
>Edit using "CHANGE"; for conditions,
refer to "ABC...". In this case, the
entries are stored with "AS ADDRESS"
in the address book and with
"ACCEPT" applied into the destination
list 1.{Navigation}
2.{Information destination}
3.Enter the desired type of destina-
tion:
>{Hotels}
>{Parking}
>{Gas stations}.

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>Use "DELETE" to remove an entry
>Use to move the address into
the destination list. This can change the
order of the destination list.
To delete all current entries:
Select and confirm.
Route selection
The navigation system also provides you
with the option of selecting a specific travel
route. You can define criteria for determin-
ing your individual route.
1.Select "Route selec." and confirm:
Various options are now listed on the
right side of the Control Display
2.Select the priorities for your travel route
and confirm:
>"With highway"
Freeways and major traffic arteries
receive top priority
>"Avoid highway"
Freeways are avoided where possible
>"Fastest route"
The system determines the fastest
route; the selection criteria are dis-
tance, vehicle speed and potential
sources of traffic congestion
>"Shortest route"
Shortest travel distance, determined
without including time as a selection
criterion
>"Avoid tolls"
The system avoids tollways whenever
possible in selecting the route.You can change the selected route as often
as you like, both when entering your desti-
nation and at any time while the system is
guiding you to it Ð the system revises its
travel recommendations accordingly.
The navigation system relies on spe-
cific rules to determine your route.
These vary according to the different kinds
of roads stored on the map CD/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.<
Using the voice command system:
1.{Navigation}
2.{Route selection}
3.Enter the desired priority for your
travel route:
>{Via freeway}
>{Without freeway}
>{Fastest route}
>{Shortest route}.

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Wordmatch principle
The system relies on a wordmatch principle
to make it easier for you to enter the names
of towns or streets. The system runs ongo-
ing checks, comparing your destination
entries with the data stored on the naviga-
tion CD/DVD as the basis for instant
response. The user benefits include:
>When you make an entry that consists
of more than one word, the system can
identify the name regardless of the
sequence in which you enter the indi-
vidual words.
Example:
Official version:
J.F. Kennedy Square
Possible entries:
Kennedy Square J.F.
or:
Square J.F. Kennedy
>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
>When you are entering the names of
towns and streets the system will com-
plete them automatically as soon as
enough letters are available to ensure
unambiguous identification.
Example:
If you want to drive to Iowa Ave NW in
Washington, the system has already
identified the street name when "o" is
entered and displayed it in the lower
half of the Control Display
>The system only accepts name entries
beginning with letters that are stored on
the navigation CD/DVD. The system will
not accept nonexistent names and
addresses.

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Destination guidance
Starting the destination
guidance
Select "Route guid." and confirm.
As the navigation computer determines the
route to your destination, the distance and
the true compass direction to your destina-
tion will appear at the upper right of the
Control Display Ð not in all display modes.
Once the system has determined your
travel route, the city or town of destination
will appear in the upper right corner of the
display. The destination guidance is carried
out in dependence on the selected view,
refer to Displaying route.
The system also provides you with voice
instructions.
You are also guided to your destina-
tion if you select another menu, e.g.
"Entertainment" or "Climate". You are
informed of a required change in direction
by means of spoken announcements in
good time prior to every intersection.<
Displaying route
The "View" menu allows you to view your
current travel route at various resolutions.
Displaying route map
You can also select a map showing your
travel route while the system is guiding you
to your destination.
1.Select "View" and confirm. All the menu
items will disappear after a few
moments if no further entries are made
2.Select the view and confirm:
>"Map facing N"
A map facing north appears
>"Map dir. travel"
A map facing the direction of travel
appears
>"Perspective"
A map with the planned route from a
'bird's eye' view appears
>"Arrow display"
The destination guidance is by means
of arrows on the Control Display and in
the Info Display
>"Route"
The planned route appears as a list.
During destination guidance, the
route map "Map facing N" will appear
automatically when you enter an area that
is not completely covered by your naviga-
tion CD/DVD.< {Route guidance on}.
{Map}
Shows the navigation system map.

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Changing scale
Turn the controller to adjust the scale.
The map scale is provided at the lower right
of the Control Display.
Altering display direction
1.Select "View" and confirm. All the menu
items will disappear after a few
moments if no further entries are made
2.Select "Map dir. travel" or "Map facing
N." and confirm.
Canceling route map
To change to directional arrow mode:
1.Select "View" and confirm. All the menu
items will disappear after a few
moments if no further entries are made
2."Arrow display"
The destination guidance is by means
of arrows on the Control Display and in
the Info Display, refer to page 12.
The arrow will follow the general
course when you travel through an
area for which your navigation CD/DVD
does not provide comprehensive coverage.
This feature is intended to assist you at
crossroads and intersections.<
Displaying route list
You can access a listing of streets and
towns on your route whenever the destina-
tion guidance is active. This list is based on
the navigation system's suggested travel
route.The distances remaining to be traveled on
each individual road are also displayed.
1.Select "View" and confirm. All the menu
items will disappear after a few
moments if no further entries are made
2.Select "Route" and confirm.
If the system has not yet completely
defined the travel route, "..." will appear
in the list.
Select and confirm to switch off the
route list.
The route list is displayed again after
a short time if no other menu item has
been selected.<
Selecting new 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.
Select "New route" and confirm.
>"Avoid sect.":
The route list appears on the Control
Display. Select one or several con-
nected sections of the route that you
wish to avoid and confirm.
You can correct erroneous entries by
again selecting and confirming the
stretch of the travel route to cancel its
avoid status. You can also replace the
avoid section by marking another
stretch.
Select and confirm; the route list
is closed and a new route is calculated 1.{Scale}
2.Enter the desired map scale.

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>"Avoid route":
You can also make a detour of up to
20 miles/30 km around selected sec-
tions of the calculated route. Proceed
by turning the controller to enter the
desired detour mileage, then confirm.
To exit the "Avoid route" mode without
modifying your route, enter 0 miles/
0 km and confirm your entry.
Bypassing traffic congestion
If traffic congestion is present on your pro-
jected travel route, the navigation system
will issue a "Last exit" warning just before
you reach the back-up.
To obtain an alternative route leading
around the traffic congestion:
Select and confirm
or
1.Select "New route" and confirm
2.Select "Detour" and confirm.
The GPS navigation system determines a
new route and then returns to the destina-
tion guidance.
The traffic information service might
not be available in some regions,
which means that a traffic congestion can-
not be displayed.<
Selecting the destination
At "Information", you can select the corre-
sponding destinations. For details, refer
to Selecting destination in Information,
page 135 and Looking for interesting desti-
nations, page 135.
Voice guidance
To prevent the navigation system from
interrupting other audio sources, such as a
news program or traffic bulletin, you can
deactivate the voice guidance system.
Press the controller and select the desired
symbol during destination guidance: To activate and deactivate voice guid-
ance.
To repeat most recent instructions with
information on route or travel direction,
when the voice guidance is activated.
Volume adjustment
You can adjust the volume for the naviga-
tion instructions:
Wait until the voice guidance is issuing
instructions, then turn the button to select
the desired volume.
The navigation system's voice guidance
will continue to issue instructions at this
volume level, even if the other audio
sources are set to minimum volume.
The system automatically selects
your individual volume setting each
time you unlock the vehicle using your
personal remote control.<
Terminating/interrupting
destination guidance
Select "Route guid." and confirm.
The system suspends destination guid-
ance, including voice guidance, until reac-
tivated.
{Message on} or
{Message off}.
1.{Navigation}
2.{Route guidance off}.

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Address book
To make it even easier to enter destina-
tions, the system lets you store addresses
for frequent destinations.
You have the possibility to store the
addresses in two separate address books:
>The address book of the navigation sys-
tem
>The address book of the voice com-
mand system.
Navigation system address book
Storing addresses
In this address book, you can store
approx. 50 addresses.
Addresses can be entered from different
menus.
The system stores the current address in
the address book with "AS ADDRESS".
You can also enter your current posi-
tion in the address book after leaving
the sector covered by the navigation CD/
DVD. In this case, you must enter a name.<
Selecting an address
Select "Address book" and confirm.
A list of the stored addresses appears on
the right side of the Control Display.
To select an address as destination:1.Select address and confirm
2.Select "ROUTE GUID." and confirm.
You can also edit existing entries in the
address book; for conditions refer to
"ABC...".
Home address
You can apply your home address into the
destination entry.
Select and confirm.
>"ROUTE GUID." applies the current
home address as destination and desti-
nation guidance is started
>You can enter and edit the home
address using the "ABC..." function
>"LOCATION" applies the current posi-
tion as home address
>"AS ADDRESS" stores the entered
address or current position as your
home address.
Deleting addresses
Select and confirm to delete all
existing entries.
Voice command system address
book
Storing addresses
The first destination in the destination list
can be stored in this address book:
It is always the case that only the first entry
in the destination list can be saved. To save
other addresses, change the destination
list accordingly, refer to page 136.
The house number is not stored in the
address book of the voice command
system.<
1.{Navigation}
2.{Destination input navigation}
3.Select destination on the Control
Display.
1.{Navigation}
2.{Save destination}
3.Enter a name to be assigned to the
destination's map coordinates.