2008 BMW 750I Owner's Manual

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Controls
Communications
Navigation
Entertainment
Mobility

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

Starting navigation system
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Starting navigation system
Your navigation system can use satellites to
ascertain the precise position of your vehicle
and guide you reliably to any destination you
enter.
Navigation CD/DVD
Installation location navigation drive
Behind the left side panel in the luggage com-
partment.
You can use navigation CDs, versions 2001-1
and later, and navigation DVDs in your naviga-
tion computer.
To ensure that your vehicle's navigation system
has access to the latest highway system infor-
mation, 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 subject to periodic
updates to ensure that they reflect the latest
information and surveys.
Navigation CDs/DVDs are available at
your BMW center.<
Inserting navigation CDs/DVDs
Navigation CDs/DVDs are to be inserted into
the navigation player.
1.Insert the navigation CD/DVD with the
labeled side up.
2.Wait a few seconds until the CD/DVD con-
tents are read.
Removing navigation CD/DVD
1.Press the button.
2.Remove navigation CD/DVD.
Display in assistance
window*
You can also view the route guidance in the
assistance window; it then remains visible when
you select a new menu.
iDrive, for principle details, refer to page16.
1.Press the button to open the start
menu.
2.Move the controller toward "Navigation".
3.Press the controller as needed.
4.Select "Split" and press the controller.
The route is shown in various views in the
assistance window during route guidance,
refer to Displaying route, page145:
>North orientation
>Direction of travel
>Perspective
>Arrow display
*

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Destination input
When entering your destination, you can select
from among the following options:
>Entering destination manually, see below.
>Selecting destination using a map, refer to
page135.
>Selecting destination using information,
refer to page135.
>Selecting from among recent destinations,
refer to page137.
>Selecting destination from address book,
refer to page139.
>Selecting home address, refer to page141.
After selecting your destination you can pro-
ceed to start the route guidance, refer to
page144.
Enter data only when the vehicle is sta-
tionary, and always give priority to the
applicable traffic regulations in the event of any
contradiction between traffic and road condi-
tions and the instructions issued by the naviga-
tion system. If you do not comply with this pre-
caution, you can endanger vehicle occupants
and other road users.<
iDrive, for principle details, refer to page16.
1.Press the button to open the start
menu.
2.Move the controller toward "Navigation".
Entering destination
manually
The system relies on a wordmatch principle to
make it easier for you to enter the names of
towns or streets. It supports various spellings
as well as automatic name completion, refer to
page142.1.Select "Dest. input" and press the control-
ler.
2.Select "New dest." and press the controller.
3.Select "ABC..." and press the controller.
The system also assists you with the following
features:
>If you do not enter a street, the system will
guide you to the downtown area of a town or
city.
>Depending on the data stored on your navi-
gation CD/DVD, you can also enter the
house or building number on some streets.

Destination input
132 >You can skip the entry of country and city if
the existing entries should be retained for
your new destination.
Using the voice command system:
Entering name
You do not absolutely have to enter a name to
use route guidance or to store an address in the
list, but assigning each address a name can
make it easier for you to recognize the
addresses in a list.
1.Select "Name" and press the controller.
2.Turn to select the letters, then confirm your
selections by pressing.
>To enter a blank space:
Select the symbol and press the
controller.
>To delete the last letter entered:
Select the symbol and press the con-
troller.
>To cancel selection:
Select the arrow and press the con-
troller.
3.Select the name shown in the lower half of
the Control Display and press the controller.
Selecting country
When the name of a country appears in white
letters on the Control Display, this indicates that
data for more than one country is stored on the
navigation CD/DVD.
1.Select "State / Province" or the country dis-
played and press the controller.
A list of available countries appears on the
display.
2.Select country of destination of state and
press the controller.
In order to be able to start the route guidance,
you must at least enter the town/city of destina-
tion.
Entering town/city of destination via
town/city name
1.Select "Town/City" or the town/city dis-
played and press the controller.
2.Select the first letters and press the control-
ler.
A list of all towns/cities starting with this let-
ter appears on the Control Display.
3.Enter additional letters if necessary.
The list gradually grows smaller each time
you enter a new letter.
>To enter a blank space:
Select the symbol and press the
controller.
>To delete the last letter entered:
Select the symbol and press the con-
troller. 1.{Navigation}.
2.{Destination input}.

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>To cancel selection:
Select the arrow and press the con-
troller.
4.Turn the controller to select place names in
the list and press the controller.
Entering town/city of destination with
zip code*
You can enter the zip code if the navigation CD/
DVD supports this function.
1.Select "City / Postal Code" and press the
controller.
2.Enter the zip code:
Select numbers individually and press the
controller each time.
>To enter a blank space:
Select the symbol and press the
controller.
>To delete last digit or letter:
Select the symbol and press the con-
troller.
>To cancel selection:
Select the arrow and press the con-
troller.
3.Select the zip code and press the controller.
The corresponding town/city of destination
is displayed.
4.Turn the controller to select place names in
the list and press the controller.
Entering street, house number, and
intersection
Entering street
1.Select "Street" or the street displayed and
press the controller.
2.Enter in the same way as described under
Entering town/city of destination via town/
city name.
Entering a street without entering
town/city of destination
You can also enter a street without entering a
town/city of destination if the navigation CD/
DVD supports this function. In this case, all
streets of the entered country are offered for
selection. The related town/city is displayed
after the street name.
If a town/city has already been entered, you can
cancel this entry. This may be practical if the
desired street does not exist in the entered
town/city of destination, because, for example,
it belongs to another part of the town/city.
1.Turn the controller until the top field is
selected.
2.Press the controller.

Destination input
134 3.Enter the street.
You can change to the entered town or city
in the same way again to enter a street.
Entering intersection
The intersection is entered in the same way as
the street.
Entering house number
You can enter the house number if the naviga-
tion CD/DVD supports this function.
1.Select "House number" and press the con-
troller.
2.Enter the house number:
Select numbers individually and press the
controller each time.
>To delete last digit or letter:
Select the symbol and press the con-
troller.
>To cancel selection:
Select the arrow and press the con-
troller.
If the house number entered is not stored
on the navigation CD/DVD, then the system
displays the closest possible number.
3.Select "Enter" and press the controller.
Starting route guidance with manual
destination input
Select "ROUTE GUIDE" and press the control-
ler.
Route guidance starts immediately.
If the route guidance cannot be started, at least
one entry must be deleted from the destination
list, refer to page138.
If you do not wish to start route guidance
immediately, you can store the address in
the address book, refer to page139, and import
it into the route guidance later.<
Displaying information about
destination
Select the symbol and press the controller.
Additional instructions about the information,
refer to page135.