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Address book
Opening address book
iDrive concept, refer to page16.
Select "Address book" and press the controller.
Storing destinations in address book
You can store approx. 100 destinations in the
address book.
1.Select "Address book" and press the con-
troller.
2.Select "New address" and press the con-
troller.
3.Select "Enter address" and press the con-
troller.
4.Input name and address.
5.Select "Store in address book" and press
the controller.
The entry is stored in the address book.
You can also store a destination from the desti-
nation list in the address book, refer to
page120.
Storing current position
The current position can be adopted into the
address book.1.Select "Address book" and press the con-
troller.
2.Move the controller backwards so that the
second field from the top is highlighted.
Turn the controller until "New address" is
selected and press the controller.
3.Select "Use current location as address"
and press the controller.
The name given can be changed. For oper-
ation, refer to Entering a destination manu-
ally, page115.
4.Select "Store in address book" and press
the controller.
You can also enter your current position into the
address book if you have left the area covered
by the navigation DVD. In this case, you must
enter a name.
Selecting destinations from address
book
1.Select "Address book" and press the con-
troller.
The stored entries appear on the Control
Display.
2.Select the entry and press the controller.
Destination entry
122 To start destination guidance:
Select "Start guidance" and press the control-
ler.
Changing destinations from address
book
1.Select "Address book" and press the con-
troller.
2.Select the entry and press the controller.
3.Select "Edit address" and press the con-
troller.
4.Change entry.
For operation, refer to Entering a destina-
tion manually, page115.
Deleting individual destinations from
address book
1.Select "Address book" and press the con-
troller.
2.Select the entry and press the controller.3.Select "Delete address" and press the con-
troller.
Deleting all destinations from address
book
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 control-
ler.
5.Select "Delete address book" and press the
controller.
6.Select "Yes" and press the controller.
Storing home address
You can store your current position or the cur-
rent destination as the home address in the
address book. This entry occupies the second
position in the address book.
1.Select "Address book" and press the con-
troller.
2.Move the controller backwards so that the
second field from the top is highlighted.
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Turn the controller until "Home address" is
selected and press the controller.
3.Select "Use current location as address", or
"Save current destination" during the desti-
nation guidance, and press the controller.
In order to accept the home address as the des-
tination:
1.Select "Home address" and press the con-
troller.
2.Select "Start guidance" and press the con-
troller.
To change the entry:
1.Select "Home address" and press the con-
troller.
2.Select "Edit address" and press the con-
troller. For operation, refer to Entering a
destination manually, page115.
Route selecting
You can influence the calculated route by
choosing certain route criteria. You can change
the route criteria as often as you like during des-
tination entry or during destination guidance.
The route is planned according to fixed rules.
The type of road is taken into account, e.g.
whether it is a highway or a winding road. The
road types are stored on the navigation DVD. As
a result, the routes recommended by the navi-
gation system may not always be the same
ones that you would choose based on personal
experience.
Changing route criteria
1.Select "Navigation" and press the control-
ler.
2.Move the controller backwards so that the
third field from the top is highlighted. Turn
the controller until "Route preference" is
selected 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 as far as possible
>"Fast route"
The fast route, being a combination of
the shortest possible route and the fast-
est roads
>"Short route"
Short route, irrespective of how fast or
slow progress will be
4.Press the controller.
The route criterion is highlighted.
Destination guidance
126 If you did not reach your destination before the
end of your last journey, the following question
will appear in the display at the start of the next
journey:
"Continue guidance to destination?".
The destination guidance starts automatically
after a short time.
To start destination guidance immediately:
Select "Yes" and press the controller.
Route display
You have the option of displaying various views
of the route during destination guidance.
From another menu, you can switch
directly to the screen last displayed, refer
to Convenient call-up of menu items on
page18.<
Displaying arrow view
1.Select "Navigation" and press the control-
ler.
2.Move the controller backwards twice so
that the fourth field from the top is high-
lighted. Turn the controller until "Arrow dis-
play" is selected and press the controller.
The arrow display is shown.1Switching voice instructions on/off
2Selecting route criteria
3Starting/stopping destination guidance
4Arrow to destination as the crow flies
5Distance to the next change of direction
6Current location
7Direction of travel
>Outline of an arrow:
Destination guidance on the calculated
route
>Solid arrow:
Arrow points as the crow flies to the cal-
culated route whenever the vehicle is
not in an area recorded on the navigation
DVD, e.g. in a parking garage
The arrows change appearance before a
change of direction.
1Street name for change of direction
2Distance to change of direction
3Change of direction
To exit from the menu:
Select the arrow and press the controller.
Displaying map view
You can have your current position displayed on
a map. After starting the destination guidance,
the planned route is shown on the map.
1.Select "Navigation" and press the control-
ler.
2.Move the controller backwards twice so
that the fourth field from the top is high-
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lighted. Turn the controller until the desired
map view is selected:
>"Map facing north"
>"Map direction of travel"
>"Perspective"
3.Press the controller.
1Switching voice instructions on/off
2Starting/stopping destination guidance
3Map-guided destination selection
4Showing/hiding information last selected,
refer to Selecting destination using infor-
mation on page119
5Changing map view
> "Map facing north"
> "Map direction of travel"
> "Perspective"
6Changing route criteria
7Arrow to destination as the crow flies
To exit from the menu:
Select the arrow and press the controller.
At scales of less than 300 miles/500 km, you
have the option of deciding whether to orient
the map to north, toward your current direction
of travel, or show the map in perspective. At scales of 300 miles/500 km or greater, the map
always points toward north.
Changing map view
Select the corresponding symbol and press the
controller.
The next map view is displayed.
Changing scale
Turn the controller to adjust the scale.
Displaying towns/cities and streets
along the route
You can have the roads and towns along the
route displayed during destination guidance.
The distances remaining to be traveled within
each section of the route are also displayed, as
well as directional arrows.
1.Select "Navigation" and press the control-
ler.
2.Move the controller backwards so that the
third field from the top is highlighted. Turn
the controller until "Route list" is selected
and press the controller.
To exit from the menu:
Select the arrow and press the controller.
Destination guidance
through voice instructions
Switching voice instructions on/off
Voice instructions can be switched on or off
during the destination guidance in the arrow or
Destination guidance
128 map view:
Select the symbol and press the controller.
To switch the voice instructions on/off at any
time:
1.Open the start menu.
2.Press the controller to open the menu.
3.Select "Display settings" and press the
controller.
4.Select "Languages" and press the control-
ler.
5.Select "Navigation voice instructions on"
and press the controller.
The voice instructions are switched on.
Repeat voice instructions and cancel
With the programmable buttons on the steering
wheel, you can also execute the following func-
tions, refer to page45:
>Repeat the voice instruction:
Press the button.
>Switch voice instructions on/off:
Hold the button down.
Adjusting volume of voice instructions
The volume can be adjusted only while a voice
instruction is being issued.
1.Repeat the last voice instruction, if neces-
sary.
2.Turn the button during the voice instruction
to select the desired volume.
This volume is independent of the volume of the
audio sources.
The setting is stored for the remote control cur-
rently in use.
Bypassing route sections
During destination guidance, you can revise the
navigation system's route recommendations to
avoid particular stretches of road. Enter the
number of miles/kilometers that you want to
travel before returning to the original route.
1.Select "Navigation" and press the control-
ler.
2.Move the controller backwards so that the
third field from the top is highlighted. Turn
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the controller until "New route" is selected
and press the controller.
3.Turn the controller to enter the desired
number and press the controller.
The route is recalculated.
To exit from the menu without changing the
route:
Select the arrow and press the controller.
Displaying current position
You can have your current position displayed
even when the destination guidance is
switched off.
1.Select "Navigation" and press the control-
ler.
2.Move the controller backwards twice so
that the fourth field from the top is high-
lighted. Turn the controller until "Current
position" is selected and press the control-
ler.
The current position of your BMW is displayed.If the navigation system is unable to identify a
town or city, your current map coordinates will
appear.
To exit from the menu:
Select the arrow and press the controller.
You can also have the current position dis-
played on a map, refer to page126.
Radio
140 5.Select "Autostore" and press the controller.
The display of the stations with the strongest
reception is updated. The frequencies of the
stations are displayed.
Storing stations
1.Select "FM" or "AM" and press the control-
ler.
2.If necessary, move the controller forwards
so that the second field from the top is high-
lighted. Turn the controller until the desired
selection criterion is chosen and press the
controller.
3.Select the desired frequency or station.
"Set" is selected.
4.Press the controller.
Other menu items are displayed.5.Select "Store" and press the controller.
"Presets" is displayed.
6.Turn the controller until the desired mem-
ory position is selected.
The number of the memory position
appears beside the name or frequency of
the station.
7.Press the controller.
The station is stored.
The channels of the last selection criterion are
displayed once again after a short time.
The stations are stored for the remote control
currently in use.
Changing a memory position
1.Select "Presets" and press the controller.
2.Select the desired station.
"Set" is selected.
3.Press the controller.
Other menu items are displayed.