2005 BMW 745Li Owner's Manual

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Navigation
This section contains various examples
that illustrate how the navigation system
provides you with reliable guidance
to your destination.

Starting navigation system
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Starting navigation system
GPS
Enter data only when the vehicle is
stationary, and always obey the traffic
regulations and road signs in the event of
any contradiction between traffic and road
conditions and the instructions issued by
the navigation system. If you do not
observe this precaution, you may be in vio-
lation of the law, and can endanger vehicle
occupants and other road users.<
GPS stands for Global Positioning System.
This integral component within your vehi-
cle's navigation system relies on reference
satellites to determine the precise position
of your vehicle.
By allowing you to find your destination
without having to consult conventional
r oa d m aps as y ou d r iv e, th e n av iga tion sy s-
tem makes an important contribution to
traffic safety.
The result: the navigation system provides
y o u w i t h d e p e n d a b l e g u i d a n c e t o y o u r d e s -
tination.
Navigation CD/DVD
Navigation CDs/DVDs are inserted in the
navigation computer located behind the left
side trim in the luggage compartment.
You can use navigation CDs as of 2001-1
and navigation DVDs in your navigation
computer.
To ensure that your vehicle's navigation
system has access to the latest highway
network information, always load the most
recent CD/DVD version of the digital road
map.
As is the case with conventional road
maps, the navigation CDs/DVDs are sub-
ject to periodic updates to ensure that they
reflect the latest information and surveys.
Navigation CDs/DVDs are available at
your BMW center.<
Changing navigation CDs/DVDs
As you drive your BMW, the computer will
alert you when you are leaving the area
stored on your current navigation CD/DVD;
you should respond by changing the navi-
gation CD/DVD in the navigation computer.
Navigation CDs contain road maps cover-
ing one or more countries or regions.
Roadmaps of Europe are stored on the
navigation DVD.
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To change the navigation CD/DVD:
1.Press button.
The CD/DVD is ejected from the naviga-
tion computer
2.Remove the CD/DVD
3.Insert the new CD/DVD with the labeled
side up.
Allow approx. eight seconds for the
system to scan the data from the new
CD/DVD.
Opening navigation
Select "Navigation".
The last selected view appears on the Con-
trol Display. This display will be continually
updated as you drive.
When you park the vehicle before reaching
the entered destination, upon restarting
you will see the question "Continue route
guidance?" on the Control Display.
>When you enter "YES", the destination
guidance resumes active operation and
the last selected screen content
appears on the Control Display
>When you enter "NO" the Control Dis-
play returns to the destination entry
mode.
Overview
Press the controller to view the menu
items.
In the map display mode and during
destination guidance, all the menu
items will disappear after a few moments if
no further entries are made.<
Display in assistance
window*
You can also view the destination guidance
in the assistance window; it then remains
visible when you select a new menu.
Select and confirm your selection.
The assistance window displays the view
selected on the Control Display. This can
be:
>Map direction north
>Map in travel direction
>Map perspective
>Arrow display.
The contents of the assistance window is
continually updated as you drive.
To deactivate display:
Select again and confirm your
selection.

Destination entry
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Destination entry
In entering your destination you can select
from among the following options:
>Manual entry of destination address,
see below
>To select town/city and street from the
directory, refer to page134
>To select destination with map, refer to
page135
>To select destination with "Informa-
tion", refer to page135
>To select from among recent destina-
tions, refer to page136
>To select destination from address
book, refer to page142.
After selecting your destination you can
proceed to start the destination guidance,
refer to page139.
Enter data only when the vehicle is
stationary, and always obey the traffic
regulations and road signs in the event of
any contradiction between traffic and road
conditions and the instructions issued by
the navigation system. If you do not
observe this precaution, you may be in vio-
lation of the law, and can endanger vehicle
occupants and other road users.<
Manual entry of destination
address
1.Press the controller
2.Select "Dest. input" and confirm your
selection 3.Select "New dest." and confirm your
selection.
These menu items offer you various options
for entering your destination, as described
in the following section.
The system relies on a wordmatch principle
to make it easier for you to enter the names
or towns or streets. It supports various
spellings as well as automatic name com-
pletion, refer to page138.
You can enter the address of your destina-
tion with "ABC..."
>"ROUTE GUID." is used to select the
entered address as destination and to
start destination guidance

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>The "AS ADDRESS" command can be
used to store the entered address in the
address book.
You can store approx. 50 addresses
and then import them directly from your
address book to the navigation system
as travel destinations, refer to page142
>"DELETE" deletes the entered address.
The following features must be borne in
mind for destination entry:
>If you do not enter a street, the system
will guide you as far as the city limits
>Depending on the data stored on your
navigation CD/DVD, you can also enter
the house or building number on some
streets
>You can skip the entry of country and
locality if the current entries are being
retained for your new destination
>You can overwrite street names if you
would like to proceed to another street
within the same locality.
The example shows how to use the naviga-
tion system to find the following destina-
tion:
United States
Beverly Hills, Ca
455 N Rexford Drive
To enter the destination address:
Select "ABC..." and confirm your selection.
Entering name
The name is not required for the destination
guidance or storage in the list, however can
simplify the assignment of addresses.
1.Select "Name" and confirm your selec-
tion
2.Turn to select the letters, then confirm
your selections by pressing.
Special characters:
Cancel selection process
Enter blank
Delete last letter3.Select the name shown in the lower half
of the Control Display and confirm your
selection.
Selecting country of destination
When the name of a country appears in
white letters on the Control Display, this
indicates that data for more than one coun-
try is stored on the navigation CD.
To select the United States as your country
of destination:
1.Select "Country" or the country named
in the display and confirm your selec-
tion. A list of available countries
appears in the display
2.Turn until "United States" is selected
3.Press to apply your selection as your
destination entry.
Entering destination
"Town/City" or the name of the locality of
your last destination will now appear.
1.Select "Town/City" or the displayed
town name and confirm your selection
2.Turn until "B" is selected
3.Press to confirm your selection.
A directory listing localities starting with
the letter "B" appears in the lower half
of the Control Display. The list grows
smaller each time you enter a new letter
4.Enter "Beverly Hills" by selecting and
confirming the letters individually.

Destination entry
134 Special characters:
Cancel selection process
Enter blank
Delete last letter
5.Select name of locality from the direc-
tory and confirm your selection.
A t o w n o r c i t y m u s t b e e n t e r e d b e f o r e
destination guidance can start.<
Entering street, house number and
intersection
"Street" or the name of the last street
entered will appear.
For instructions on entry, refer to Entering
destination.
After entering the street you can proceed
to select the house number, for instance:
"455".
1.Turn until "4" is selected
2.Press to confirm your selection.
Use the same procedure to select all
of the remaining digits in the house
number.
Special characters:
Cancel selection process
Enter blank
Delete last character
3.Select the number that appears in the
lower half of the Control Display and
confirm your selection
If the selected house number is
not stored on the navigation CD/
DVD, the system will apply the nearest
available number.
The option for entering house numbers
will not be offered if no house numbers are stored for the selected street on
your navigation CD/DVD.<
4.Address
>" R O U T E G U I D . " i s u s e d t o s e l e c t t h e
entered address as destination and
to start destination guidance
>The "AS ADDRESS" command can
be used to store the entered address
in the address book.
The procedure for entering intersections is
basically the same as that used for streets.
Selecting town or city and
street from directory
If you are uncertain about the precise name
of the city or town, or the street, the direc-
tory can assist you in entering this informa-
tion. It can show you all of the stored local-
ities in a given country or of the streets
listed for any particular town or city.
The directory appears as soon as you enter
the first letter of a locality or street. You
obtain a more selective listing the more let-
ters you enter.