2008 BMW 760I navigation system

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Controls
Driving tips
Communications
Navigation
Entertainment
Mobility
Contents
The fastest way to find specific topics is to use
the index, refer to page232.
Using this Owner's Manual
4Notes
At a glance
10Cockpit
16iDrive
23Voice command system
Controls
30Opening and closing
43Adjusting
54Transporting children safely
57Driving
75Everything under control
86Technology for comfort, convenience
and safety
100Lamps
103Climate
111Practical interior accessories
Driving tips
122Things to remember when driving
Navigation
130Starting navigation system
131Destination input
144Route guidance
149What to do if …
Entertainment
152On/off and settings
156Radio
163CD player
165CD changer
169External audio device
170DVD changer
Communications
178Telephone overview
181Getting started
184Using the phone
189BMW Assist
Mobility
198Refueling
200Wheels and tires
207Under the hood
211Maintenance
213Replacing components
219Giving and receiving assistance
Reference
226Technical data
230Short commands of the voice command
system
232Everything from A to Z

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Your individual vehicle
In purchasing your BMW, you have decided in
favor of a model with individualized equipment
and features. This Owner's Manual describes
the entire array of options and equipment avail-
able with a specific BMW model.
Please bear in mind that the manual may con-
tain information on accessories and equipment
that you have not specified for your own vehicle.
Sections describing options and special equip-
ment are marked by asterisks
* to assist you in
identifying possible differences between the
descriptions in this manual and your own vehi-
cle's equipment.
If equipment in your BMW is not described in
this Owner's Manual, please refer to the accom-
panying Supplementary Owner's Manuals.
Editorial notice
BMW pursues a policy of continuous, ongoing
development that is conceived to ensure that
our vehicles continue to embody the highest
quality and safety standards combined with
advanced, state-of-the-art technology. For this
reason, the features described in this Owner's
Manual may in rare cases differ from those on
your vehicle.
For your own safety
Maintenance and repairs
Advanced technology, e.g. the use of
modern materials and high-performance
electronics, requires specially adapted mainte-
nance and repair methods. Therefore, have cor-
responding work on your BMW performed only
by your BMW center or a workshop that works
according to BMW repair procedures with cor-
respondingly trained personnel. If this work is
not carried out properly, there is a danger of
subsequent damage and related safety haz-
ards.<
Parts and accessories
For your own safety, use genuine parts
and accessories approved by BMW.
When you purchase accessories tested and
approved by BMW and Genuine BMW Parts,
you simultaneously acquire the assurance that
they have been thoroughly tested by BMW to
ensure optimum performance when installed
on your vehicle.
BMW warrants these parts to be free from
defects in material and workmanship.
BMW will not accept any liability for damage
resulting from installation of parts and accesso-
ries not approved by BMW.
BMW cannot test every product made by other
manufacturers to verify if it can be used on a
BMW safely and without risk to either the vehi-
cle, its operation, or its occupants.
Genuine BMW Parts, BMW Accessories and
other products approved by BMW, together
with professional advice on using these items,
are available from all BMW centers.
Installation and operation of non-BMW
approved accessories such as alarms, radios,
amplifiers, radar detectors, wheels, suspension
components, brake dust shields, telephones,
including operation of any mobile phone from
within the vehicle without using an externally
mounted antenna, or transceiver equipment, for
instance, CBs, walkie-talkies, ham radios or
similar accessories, may cause extensive dam-
age to the vehicle, compromise its safety, inter-
fere with the vehicle's electrical system or affect

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Entertainment
Mobility
9Steptronic: upshifting63
10Steptronic: downshifting63
12Buttons on steering wheel
13Info Display12
14Automatic transmission62
15Ignition lock5719Horn, the entire surface
23Fog lamps101
24Unlocking hood207 11Turn signals65
High beams,
headlamp flasher101
Roadside parking lamps101
Computer76
Check Control80
Computer76
Voice command system
*
activation/deactivation23
Entertainment volume,
increasing/decreasing152
Volume of hands-free unit,
increasing/decreasing179
Mobile phone:
Calling, redialing, accepting call or
ending call184
Sport program and manual
operation of the automatic
transmission63
Selecting radio station156
Selecting music track163, 166
Skipping chapter
*172
Programmable button52
16Switching ignition on/off57
and Starting/stopping engine57
17Windshield wipers65
Rain sensor65
18PDC Park Distance Control
*86
20Steering wheel heater
*52
Steering wheel adjustment51
21Opening luggage compartment
lid36
22Programmable cruise control67
Active cruise control
*69
Front fog lamps

Cockpit
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Info Display
1Resetting trip odometer to zero75
2Speedometer with display for
>Programmable cruise control67
>Active cruise control
*69
>Speed limit82
3Indicator and warning lamps13
4Tachometer75
Route guidance of navigation
system
*144
5Display for
>Flat Tire Monitor
*91
>Tire Pressure Monitor
*93
6Display for
>Voice command system
*23
>Odometer and trip odometer75
>Text messages in Check Control80
>Computer76
7Transmission range selection62
8Automatic transmission program
display629Display for
>Outside temperature75
>Clock75
>Indicator and warning lamps80
10Display for
>Computer with fuel gauge76
>Remaining driving distance for service
requirements78
11Fog lamps101

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1Glass sunroof, electric*41
2Memory buttons for integrated universal
remote control
*111
3Reading lamps102
4Interior lamps101
5Passenger airbag status lamp96
6Initiating an emergency call
*219
7Control Display16
8Temperature, left side of passenger com-
partment: turn,
maximum cooling: press106
9Air volume, left side of passenger compart-
ment: turn106
Defrosting windows and removing conden-
sation: press106
10Hazard warning flashers
11Air volume, right side of passenger
compartment106
12Temperature, right side of passenger com-
partment: turn,
residual heat: press106
13Rear window defroster
14Air conditioner mode107
15Opening the glove compartment113
16Automatic air distribution and airflow
as well as intensity of the AUTO program,
right side of passenger compartment104
17Starting scan
>for stations152
>for tracks152
18Central locking system34
19Selecting AM or FM waveband
20Selecting radio, CD player, and CD changer
21Controller16
22 button and programmable
button16
23Snap-in adapter18124Seat adjustment43
25Glasses compartment115
26Storage compartments115
27Switching audio sources on/off and
adjusting volume153
28Retracting telephone keypad179
29Automatic air distribution and airflow
as well as intensity of the AUTO program,
left side of passenger compartment104
30Outside air/AUC Automatic recirculated-air
control/recirculated air105
31Switching off automatic climate
control105
Heated seats*49
Active seat ventilation
*50
Active seat for driver
*50
Seat, mirror and steering wheel
memory46

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Selecting menu items
To edit a function, select the corresponding
menu item. Menu items shown in white can be
selected.
Turn the controller
The highlight moves.
To change between the menu
items on the left and right side of
the Control Display, continue to turn the con-
troller at the beginning or end of a list. The high-
light moves to the other side of the Control Dis-
play.
Activating menu item
Press the controller.
Changing settings
1.Turn the controller to change the setting.
2.Press the controller to adopt the setting.
Displaying and hiding menu name
You can program the system to display the
menu name each time you proceed to a new
menu.
1.Press the button to open the start
menu.
2.Move the controller toward "Help".
3.Select "Menu name" and press the control-
ler.
The symbol indicates the menu that is cur-
rently activated. The menu name is displayed.
Symbols
Some functions and information are displayed
in the form of symbols:
The function is switched on.
Back.
The function is switched on.
"Split": to show the current display in the
assistance window.

iDrive
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Status lines
1Hands-free mode active
2A call has come in while you were away
3Signal strength, mobile radio network
*
4Here, you will see:
>the name of the paired mobile phone
>the entered/selected phone number
5Phone status:
>Green, yellow and red flashing:
Pairing of a mobile phone
>Green:
Incoming or outgoing call
>Red:
No network available
>Yellow:
Partner network
* active, the network of
another provider is being used
>Flashing yellow:
Visited network
* active, the network of
another provider is being used, visited
network
*
Roaming in a partner or external net-
work incurs higher call charges than
in your home network.<6There is a Check-Control message80
You can have the Control Display show
additional information using the menu "Car
Data" under "CHECK"81
Status service required78
Red:
At least one service interval has been
exceeded. You can have more precise infor-
mation about the maintenance procedure
displayed by using the "Car Data" menu
under 79
7Temperature selection and intensity of the
AUTO program, right side of passenger
compartment
8Air volume, right side of passenger com-
partment
9Entertainment
Display for radio, CD, and DVD
With compressed audio files, the track
information is displayed167
10Air volume, left side of passenger compart-
ment
11Temperature selection and intensity of the
AUTO program, left side of passenger com-
partment
Assistance window
Additional information appears in the assis-
tance window:
>Short help and supplementary information
texts about selected menu items.
>A function selected from the "Car Data"
menu, refer to page83.
>The route with a navigation system, refer to
page130.

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Showing/hiding help texts
You can display help texts and supplementary
information on selected menu items in the
assistance window.
1.Press the button to open the start
menu.
2.Move the controller toward "Help".
3.Select "Help text" and press the controller.
The symbol indicates the menu that is cur-
rently activated.
Status lines
1Outside temperature or town/city of desti-
nation of the navigation system
2Time
3Date
Rear seat screen*
Some of the functions of iDrive can also be
operated via the rear seat screen. Certain func-
tions are only available via iDrive. These func-
tions can only be operated to a limited degree
on the rear screen, e.g. the speed limit can only
be displayed. The settings are made via iDrive.
Deploying rear seat screen
1.Swing pivoting arm upward until it engages.
2.Fold rear seat screen upward.
The rear seat screen is ready for operation.
Stowing rear seat screen
1.Align rear seat screen so that it is straight.
2.Fold rear seat screen downward until pivot-
ing arm unlocks.
Pivoting arm swings downward.
The rear seat screen is switched off.
Pivot the rear seat screen completely
downward when the ski bag is being
used; otherwise, it could be damaged.
Do not pivot the rear seat screen up or down
with the cup holders open, as this can damage
it.<
Switching off rear seat screen
1.Press the button to open the start
menu.
2.Press the controller.
Press the controller again to switch the screen
back on.