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Traffic information icons
Traffic information during destination 
guidance
System response will vary depending on 
whether or not "Dynamic route" is selected, 
refer to page145.
Displaying traffic obstructions
When the navigation system receives a traffic 
obstruction message and "Dynamic route" is 
not selected, you are shown certain informa-
tion, such as the length of the traffic congestion, 
when you are approx. 25 miles/40 km away 
from the traffic obstruction.
The last possible detour exit is indicated just 
before you reach it. Traffic event displayed with map 
scales larger than 5 miles/10 km; 
arrow points in relevant direction of 
travel
There are several traffic events. 
Switch to a smaller map scale to 
show more detail. 
Traffic light failure
Roadworks
General traffic obstruction
Transport of hazardous load
Vehicle on wrong carriageway
Danger
Low clearance
No parking
Fog
Heavy rain
Slippery road
Cross winds
Smog
Road closed
Slow traffic
Traffic backup
Stopped traffic
Icy roads
Uneven surface
Accident
Lane closure
Delay
Police checkpoint
Slow traffic or other traffic event
Stop and go traffic
Stopped traffic
Traffic events in both directions of 
travel 

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To change the selection criterion:
1.Move the highlight marker to the second 
field from the top.
2.Choose a selection criterion and press the 
controller.
Sampling stations, Scan
The stations on the current waveband are auto-
matically sampled in succession.
1.Select "FM" or "AM" and press the control-
ler.
"Set" is selected.
2.Press the controller.
Other menu items are displayed.
3.Select "Scan" and press the controller.
The stations are sampled.
Stop sampling:
1.Press the controller.
2.Select "Scan" and press the controller.
Station sampling is interrupted and the 
selected station stays on.
Buttons on the CD player
 To sample stations, press the but-
ton for the corresponding direction for an 
extended time.To stop scanning, press the button again.
Selecting the frequency manually
With "Manual" you can select stations that can 
be received in addition to those displayed.
1.Select "FM" or "AM" and press the control-
ler.
2.Move the highlight marker to the second 
field from the top.
3.Select "Manual" and press the controller.
4.Turn the controller to set a certain fre-
quency.
Updating stations with best reception
If on a longer journey you move out of the 
reception range of the stations originally 
received, you can update the list of stations 
received with the strongest signals in the AM 
waveband.
1.Select "AM" and press the controller.
2.Move the highlight marker to the second 
field from the top.
3.Select "Autostore" and press the controller.
"Set" is selected.
4.Press the controller.
Other menu items are displayed. 

Satellite radio
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Satellite radio
You can receive over 100 different channels 
with high sound quality.
The channels are offered to you in predefined 
packages. To receive the channels of your 
choice, you must have the corresponding pack-
ages enabled.
With this new technology, signal losses 
can occur from time to time and result in 
audio interruptions.<
Enabling or disabling 
channels
iDrive, for operating principle refer to page16.
1.Press the   button.
This opens the start menu.
2.Move the controller backwards to call up 
"Entertainment".
3.Select "SAT".
4.Press the controller.
The channels are displayed.
 These channels are enabled.
Enabling
1.Select a channel that has not yet been 
enabled and press the controller.
A telephone number and the electronic 
serial number, ESN, are displayed.
The electronic serial number is 
required to enable or disable.<
2.To enable the channel:
Dial the phone number.
Disabling
1.Select an enabled channel and press the 
controller.
2.Select "ESN" and press the controller. 
The electronic serial number, ESN, is dis-
played.
The electronic serial number is 
required to disable.<
3.To disable the channel:
Dial the phone number.
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Compressed audio files*
1.Select the current track and press the con-
troller.
2.Select the desired menu item:
>To play all the tracks in the current direc-
tory in random order, select "Random 
directory" and press the controller.
>To play all the tracks on the CD in ran-
dom order, select "Random all" and 
press the controller.
Stop random function:
1.Press the controller.
2.Select "Random directory" or "Random all" 
and press the controller.
Fast forward/reverse
Buttons on the CD player:
 Press and hold the button for the 
corresponding direction.
The tracks can be heard, but reproduction is 
distorted.
CD magazine
Coupe
Convertible
The BMW CD changer for six CDs is behind the 
left side panel in the cargo bay.
Removing the CD magazine
T o  i n s e r t  o r  r e m o v e  C D s  f r o m  t h e  C D  m a g a z i n e ,  
you must first remove it from the CD changer:1.Push the cover to one side, arrow 1.
2.Press the button, arrow 2.
The CD magazine is ejected.
Inserting/removing CDs from the CD 
magazine
When loading CDs into or removing them from 
the CD magazine, hold them at their edges and 
do not touch the reflective signal-sensing area.
Inserting CDs:
Insert the CD in its slot with the label side on 
top.
Removing CDs:
Pull out the desired drawer, see arrow, and 
remove the CD. 

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Repeating tracks
1.Select the current track and press the con-
troller.
2.Select "Repeat track" and press the con-
troller.
Stop repeating:
1.Press the controller.
2.Select "Repeat track" and press the con-
troller.
Random play sequence
You can play the tracks in the selected list in 
random order, e. g. all tracks of a single artist.
1.Select the current track and press the con-
troller.
2.Select "Random" and press the controller.
Stop random play:
1.Press the controller.
2.Select "Random" and press the controller.
Fast forward/reverse
Buttons on the steering wheel or CD player:
 Press and hold the button for the 
corresponding direction.
Notes
Do not expose the audio device to 
extreme environmental conditions, e. g. 
very high temperatures, refer to the operating 
instructions of the audio device. Otherwise the audio device may become damaged, which 
could compromise safety while driving.<
Depending on the configuration of the audio 
files, e. g. bit rates greater than 256 KBit/s, the 
files may not play back correctly in every case.
Notes on connecting
>The USB-audio interface acts as the power 
supply to the connected audio devices, pro-
vided that this is supported by the audio 
device. Therefore, do not connect the USB 
audio device to the power socket in the 
vehicle during operation.
>Do not forcibly connect the plug to the USB 
interface.
>Do not connect devices such as fans or 
lamps to the USB-audio interface.
>Do not connect USB hard disks.
>Do not use the USB-audio interface to 
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As soon as a mobile phone is detected by the 
vehicle, the phone book entries stored on the 
SIM card or on your mobile phone are transmit-
ted to the vehicle. This data transfer depends 
on your mobile phone and can take several min-
utes; please refer to your mobile phone's oper-
ating instructions, if necessary.
If not all phone book entries are displayed:
>Transfer all phone book entries from the 
SIM card to the mobile phone, if necessary.
>Phone book entries with special characters 
may not be displayed.
Up to four mobile phones can be paired, one 
after the other. If a fifth mobile phone is paired,
the pairing data for the mobile phone whose 
pairing data was first stored on the vehicle is 
deleted.
Checks to perform if pairing is 
unsuccessful
>Is the mobile phone supported by the 
mobile phone preparation package? You 
can obtain information on the Internet at: 
www.bmw.com.
>Do the Bluetooth passkeys on the mobile 
phone and vehicle match? The same Blue-
tooth passkey must be entered on the 
mobile phone's display and via iDrive.
>Did it take you more than 30 seconds to 
enter the Bluetooth passkey?
>Only a limited number of devices can be 
connected with the mobile phone. If neces-
sary, delete connections with other devices.
>Is the mobile phone no longer responding? 
Switch the mobile phone off and on or 
briefly disconnect the power supply.
To repeat pairing:1.Select "Restart pairing" and press the con-
troller.
2.Repeat steps 9 to 14.
If pairing fails again, contact BMW Customer 
Relations.
To call BMW Customer Relations:
Select "Help" and press the controller.
The phone number for BMW Customer Rela-
tions and information necessary for pairing 
appear on the display. In mobile phones that are 
already connected, you can select the BMW 
Customer Relations phone number to place the 
call.
List of paired mobile phones
Mobile phones with pairing data stored by the 
vehicle can be displayed. If several mobile 
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Calling
Dialing phone numbers
1.Select "Phone" and press the controller.
2.Select "Dial" and press the controller.
3.Enter the desired phone number by select-
ing the digits individually and pressing the 
controller.
Always enter the complete phone number 
consisting of national dialing code, area 
code, and phone number.
The letters correspond to the numbers on 
the keypad of the mobile phone.
To delete the last digit:
Move the controller towards the right to 
select the arrow   and press the control-
ler.
4.Select "Dial number" and press the control-
ler.
Alternatively: press the   button on the 
steering wheel.
For your phone number to be displayed to the 
person you are talking to, the display of phone 
numbers must be enabled by your provider.
Via programmable memory keys
You can store phone numbers on the program-
mable memory keys to call these numbers 
directly, refer to page21.
Ending a call
Press the   button on the steering wheel.
Alternatively:
1.Select the phone number and press the 
controller.
2."End call" is selected. 
Press the controller.
Selecting a phone number from the 
phone book or from a list of stored 
phone numbers
Phone numbers you have dialed, received calls 
and phone book entries are stored in lists when 
the mobile phone is linked to the vehicle via 
Bluetooth. If the caller is listed in the phone 
book, the name of the entry is displayed instead 
of the phone number.
You can select the desired subscriber from the 
list and establish the connection.
Five lists are available:
>"A - Z" 
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and/or your mobile phone's operating 
instructions.
>Press the   button above the storage 
compartment. The changeover can take 
several seconds.
From hands-free system to mobile 
phone
If you are making a call via the hands-free sys-
tem, it may be possible to continue the call via 
the mobile phone, depending on your mobile 
phone model. Refer to the display on your 
mobile phone and/or your mobile phone's oper-
ating instructions.
Alternatively, you can deactivate the Bluetooth 
link.
Depending on the type of mobile phone you are 
using, it may occur that calls are switched from 
the hands-free system to the mobile phone if 
reception of the wireless network is poor.
Operation by voice 
commands*
The concept
You can operate your mobile phone without 
having to take a hand off the steering wheel. 
During your entries, you will be guided in many 
cases by announcements or questions.
The same prerequisites apply as for operation 
via iDrive, refer to page191.
Symbols in the Owner's Manual
Saying commands
Activating the system
1.Briefly press the   button on the steering 
wheel.
A sound signal indicates that you can say 
commands.
2.Say the command.
Ending/canceling operation by voice 
commands
Press the   button on the steering wheel
or
In dialogs where text is spoken, e.g. a name 
rather than a command, canceling is only possi-
ble using the button on the steering wheel.
Having the possible commands read 
aloud
The system recognizes specific commands 
t h a t  m u s t  b e  p r o n o u n c e d  e x a c t l y  w o r d  f o r  w o r d .  
You can have the possible commands for any 
function read aloud to you:
Using alternative commands
Often there is more than a single command to 
run a function, e.g.: 
Digits from zero to nine are recognized.
You can say each digit individually or group 
them into a sequence to accelerate the input.
{...}Say the specified commands word for 
word.
{{...}} Indicates responses of the system.
{Cancel}.
{Help}
{Dial name} or {Name}.