
A congenial climate
108
Adjusting air distribution 
You also enjoy the option of adjusting the 
air distribution manually to obtain a climate 
that is ideally adapted to your personal 
requirements. The AUTO program is deac-
tivated. 
Select the desired symbol and confirm your 
selection. Turn the controller to adjust the 
air distribution. 
Air on windshield and side 
windows.
Air to the upper body. You 
can also adjust individually 
the air temperature of the vent outlets for 
the upper body, see below.
Air to footwell. 
Adjusting temperature the upper 
body 
This function provides you with the option 
of making minor adjustments to achieve 
maximum comfort. 
Use the temperature setting to adjust the 
amount of cool air that is added to the air-
flow emerging from the vent outlets for the 
upper body. We recommend a moderate temperature setting, as cooler air helps 
promote fatigue-free driving. 
Storing and calling up an individual 
setting 
You can store your individual setting after 
adjusting the air distribution manually. 
Select "Memorize" and confirm your selec-
tion. 
Now you can reselect the preset climate 
that precisely reflects your personal 
requirements. 
Select "Individual" and confirm your selec-
tion. The AUTO program is deactivated. 
Microfilter/activated-charcoal filter 
The microfilter removes dust and pollen 
from the incoming air. The activated-char-
coal filter provides additional protection by 
filtering gaseous pollutants from the out-
side air. Your BMW center replaces this 
combined filter as a standard part of your 
scheduled maintenance. 
You can select a display of more detailed 
information in the service requirement dis-
play, refer to page82.  

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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. 

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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. 

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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. 

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Map-guided destination 
selection 
Assume that you only know the general 
location of your destination's street or 
locality. You also have the option of select-
ing the destination on a map using a target 
cursor and importing it into the destination 
guidance. 
1.Select "With map" and confirm your 
selection
In the Control Display, a map sec-
tion is displayed around the first 
destination from the destination list, 
even if the destination guidance system 
is switched off.< 
2.Turn the controller to adjust the scale
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 
"AS ADDRESS". If the navigation 
system is unable to identify a street 
or town/city, your current map coor-
dinates will appear. In order to be 
able to select this position as desti-
nation 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 via 
"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, 
ahospital.
1.Select "Information" and confirm your 
selection
2.Select "On location" and confirm your 
selection
3.Select the desired type of destination, 
such as "Hotel / Motel" and confirm 
your selection
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  

Destination entry
136 6.Selecting the address transfers it to the 
destination list.
>Select and confirm your 
selection to move the display up or 
down
>Select and confirm your selec-
tion to exit the view and return 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.Select "Information" and confirm your 
selection
2.Select "On town/city" or "On country" 
and confirm your selection. A screen for 
entering the town/city appears on the 
Control Display
3.Enter the desired town/city or country, 
select "Next" and confirm your selec-
tion4.Select your destination category, such 
as "Airport" and confirm your selection.
"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 your selec-
tion.
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 your selection. 1.{Navigation}
2.{Information location}
3.Enter the desired type of destina-
tion:
>{Hotels}
>{Parking}
>{Gas stations}.
1.{Navigation}
2.{Information destination}
3.Enter the desired type of destina-
tion:
>{Hotels}
>{Parking}
>{Gas stations}. 

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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.
>Select "CHANGE" and confirm your 
selection to edit the entries. 
For operating instructions, 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
>Select "DELETE" and confirm your 
selection to remove the entries
>Select and confirm your selec-
tion to move the address to the destina-
tion list. This can change the order of 
the destination list.
To delete all current entries: 
Select and confirm your selection.
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 your 
selection:
Various options are now listed on the 
right side of the Control Display
2.Select the priorities for your travel route 
and confirm your selection:
>"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 distance without consideration 
of the time
>"Avoid tolls"
The system avoids toll roads 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 – 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.  

Destination entry
138 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:
Wordmatch principle 
The system relies on a wordmatch principle 
to make it easier for you to enter the names 
or 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 cit-
ies and streets the system will complete 
them automatically as soon as enough 
letters are available to ensure unambig-
uous 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. 1.{Navigation}
2.{Route selection} 
3.Enter the desired priority for your 
travel route:
>{Via freeway}
>{Without freeway}
>{Fastest route}
>{Shortest route}.