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Automatic climate control
Comfortable interior climate
AUTO program7 offers the ideal air distribution
and air flow rate for almost all conditions, refer
to AUTO program below. All you need to do is
select an interior temp erature which is comfort-
able for you.
The following sections inform you in detail
about how to adjust the settings.
Most settings are stored for the remote control
currently in use, refer al so to Personal Profile
settings on page 26.
Adjusting air distribution manually
The air distribution can be
switched on and off manually. The
air is directed to the windshield, to
the upper body area and to the
footwell. Automatic air distribution adjustment
is deactivated.
The current setting is briefly displayed on the
Control Display when a button is pressed.
You can switch the automatic air distribution
back on by pressing the AUTO button. This
automatically switches on the cooling function.
Temperature
Set the desired temperatures indi-
vidually for the driver's and front
passenger's sides.
The automatic climate control
achieves this temperature as quickly as possi-
ble regardless of the season, using maximum
cooling or heating power if necessary, and then
maintains it.
When you switch between different tem-
perature settings in quick succession, the
automatic climate control does not have
enough time to achieve the set temperature. <
You can achieve maximum heating power with
the highest setting, rega rdless of the outside
temperature.
The lowest setting effe cts continuous cooling.
Maximum cooling
At outside temperatures above
327/06 and when the engine is
running, you obtain a maximum
cooling effect as soon as possible.
The automatic climate control goes into recir-
culated-air mode at the lowest temperature. Air
flows at maximum rate from the vents for the
upper body area. You should therefore open
them for maximum cooling.
AUTO program
The AUTO program adjusts the air
distribution to the windshield and
side windows, towards the upper
body area and into the footwell for you. The air
flow rate and your temperature specifications
will be adapted to outside influences as a result
of seasonal changes, e.g. sunlight or window
condensation.
The cooling is switched on automatically with
the AUTO program.
Intensity of the AUTO program
Press the AUTO button re peatedly to set the
intensity of the AUTO program. The current
setting is displayed on the Control Display
when the button is pressed.
Select the intensity of the AUTO program:
> −Low
> −Medium
> −High
Adjusting air flow rate manually
Press the left side of the button to
reduce airflow. Press the right side
of the button to increase it.
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Rear window defroster
The defroster is switched off auto-
matically after a certain time.
Depending on your vehicle's
equipment, the upper wires serve as an antenna
and are not part of the rear window defroster.
Ventilation
1 Use the knurled wheels to smoothly open
and close the air vents
2 Use the lever to change the direction of the
airflow
3 Knurled wheel for more or less cool air from
the vents for the upper body area
Ventilation for cooling
Adjust the vent outlets to direct the flow of cool
air in your direction, for instance if it has become
too hot in the car.
Draft-free ventilation
Set the vent outlets so that the air flows past
you and not straight at you.
Ventilation in the rear
1Use the knurled wheel to smoothly open
and close the air vents
2 Use the knurled wheel to adjust the temper-
ature:
>Turn toward blue: colder
> Turn toward red: warmer
3 Use the lever to change the direction of the
airflow
Microfilter/activated-charcoal filter
The microfilter traps dust and pollen in the
incoming air. The activated-charcoal filter pro-
vides additional protection by filtering gaseous
pollutants from the outs ide air. Your BMW cen-
ter replaces this combined filter during routine
maintenance.
Parked car ventilation
The concept
The parked car ventilation provides ventilation
to the passenger compartment and lowers its
temperature, if necessary. It is ready for use at
any outside temperature, as of radio readiness.
The parked car ventilation remains switched on
for approx. 30 minutes. Two different switch-on
times can be preselected. The system can also
be switched on and off directly.
Due to its high power consumption, it should
not be switched on twice in a row without driv-
ing in between to allow the battery to recharge.
The air emerges from the air vents for the upper
body area in the instrume nt panel. The air vents
must therefore be open.
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Destination entry
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Delete letters,
if necessary:
> To delete individual letters:
Turn the controller to select , and
then press the controller.
> To delete all letters:
Turn the controller to select , and
then press the controller for an extended
period.
> To enter spaces:
Select the symbol.
The list gradually grow s smaller each time
you enter a new letter.
2. Move the controller to the right.
3. Select the name of th e town/city from the
list. The three destinations stored last are
displayed.
If there are several towns/cities with the same
name:
1. Change to the list of town/city names.
2. Highlight the town/city: a preview map is
displayed.
3. Select the town/city.
Entering the postal code
1.Select "Town/City/Zip Code" or the dis-
played town/city.
2. Select the symbol.
3. Select the digits.
4. Change to the list of postal codes and
towns/cities.
5. Highlight the postal code. A preview map is
displayed in the assistance window.
6. Select the postal code.
Entering street and intersection
1.Select "Street" or the displayed street.
2. Enter a street and intersection as you would
the town/city.
After the street you can also enter the intersec-
tion or the house number.
If there are several streets with the same name: 1.
Change to the list of street names.
2. Highlight the street: a preview map is dis-
played.
3. Select the street.
Entering a street without a destination
town/city
You can also enter a street without specifying a
town/city. In this case, all streets of the same
name in the designated state/province are
offered. The correspond ing town/city is dis-
played after the street name.
If a town/city has already been entered, you can
negate this entry. This could be helpful in
instances where the desired street does not
exist in the entered town/city because it
belongs to another suburb, for example.
1. "Navigation"
2. "Enter address"
3. Select "Street" or the displayed street.
4. Change to the list of street names.
5. "Find streets in" the state/province cur-
rently displayed.
6. Select the letters.
7. Change to the list of street names.
8. Highlight the street. A preview map is dis-
played in the assistance window.
9. Select the street.
Entering a house number
You can enter any house number stored in the
navigation data for the street.
1."House number"
2. Select the digits.
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1."Search destination"
2. Select the location where the system is to
search for the special destination:
>"At current location"
> "At destination"
> "At a different destination"
> "Along route"
Special destination category
1. "Category"
2. Select "All" or a spec ific category, e.g.
hotels or restaurants.
3. "Route Points of Interest"
*
Category details
Additional details can be displayed for some
special destinations, e. g. Italian restaurants.
1. "Points of Interest"
2. "Category details"
Starting the search for special
destinations
1."Start search" after the criteria have been
defined.
2. A list of the special destinations is dis-
played.
>Special destinations "At current loca-
tion" are listed according to their dis-
tance from the current location and are
displayed with a directional arrow point-
ing to the destination.
> Destinations of the selected category
are displayed in the map display as sym-
bols. The display depends on the map
scale and the category.
> Special destinations "At destination",
"At a different destination", "Along
route" are listed acco rding to their dis-
tance from the locati on where the search
is being performed.
3. Highlight the special destination. The desti-
nation is displayed in the preview map.
4. Select the special destination.
5. Select the symbol. Destination guid-
ance to the special destination is started.
If a phone number is available, a connection
can be established, if desired.
Entering special destinations by name
1."Name, A-Z search"
2. Enter the letters.
Depending on the distance, the search may
take some time. The list can contain a max-
imum of 100 entries.
3. Change to the list of special destinations.
4. Highlight the special destination. The desti-
nation is displayed in the preview map.
5. Select the special destination.
6. Select the symbol to start destination
guidance.
Displaying special destinations in the
map
To display symbols of the special destinations
in the map:
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Destination entry
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1.
"Navigation"
2. "Map"
3. Open "Options".
4. "Display Points of Interest"
5. Select the settings.
Entering the destination via
the map
If you only know the lo cation of the town or
street, you can enter th e destination using the
map.
Opening the map
1. "Navigation"
2. "Map"
A map section is displa yed on the Control Dis-
play. The map shows the cu rrent position of the
vehicle.
Selecting the destination
1. Select the symbol. The interactive map
is started.
2. Select the destination with the cross-hairs.
>Turn the controller: change the scale.
> Move the controller in one direction:
move the map.
> First move the controller and turn it at
the same time: move the map diagonally
to select a destination in one of the four
regions.
3. Press the controller to display additional
menu items:
>Select the symbol: start destination
guidance.
Specifying the street
If the system cannot recognize a street or town/
city, it displays a street name in the vicinity or
the coordinates of the destination.
Interactive map
In the interactive map, th e scale can be adjusted
and the visible map section can be shifted. In
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Destination guidance
Starting destination
guidance
1."Navigation"
2. "Enter address"
3. Select the destination.
4. "Start guidance"
After the route is calculated, the route is dis-
played in the map on the Control Display.
Terminating destination
guidance
1. "Navigation"
2. "Map"
3. Select the symbol
Continuing destination
guidance
If the destination was not reached at the end of
the last trip, the system asks whether it should
continue destination guidance.
Select "Resume guidance" or "Stop guidance".
Route criteria
General information
You can influence the calculated route by
choosing certain route criteria. You can change
the route criteria as often as you like during des-
tination entry or during destination guidance.
The route is planned acco rding to fixed rules.
The type of road is taken into account, e.g.
whether it is a highway or a winding road. As a
result, the routes recommended by the naviga-
tion system may not alwa ys be the same ones
that you would choose ba sed on personal expe-
rience. The settings are stored for the remote control
currently in use.
Changing route criteria
1.
"Navigation"
2. "Map"
3. "Route preference"
4. Selecting a criterion:
>"Fast route": time-optimized route,
which is a combination of the shortest
possible route and the fastest roads
> "Efficient route": optimized combination
of the fastest and shortest roads
> "Short route": short distance, irrespec-
tive of how fast or slow progress will be
> "Alternative routes ": other suggested
alternative routes
5. Select additional route criteria, if desired.
Where possible, the sele cted criteria will be
avoided on the route.
> "Avoid highways"
> "Avoid toll roads"
> "Avoid ferries"
> "Avoid area": define an area that the
route is to avoid
The setting applies to the current route and to
the planning of future routes.
Dynamic destination guidance
"Dynamic guidance" is switched on:
The route is automatically changed in the event
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CD player and CD changer
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CD player and CD changer
CD/DVD playback
Inserting a CD/DVD
Insert the CD/DVD into the drive with the
printed side up. The CD/D VD is drawn in auto-
matically.
Playback starts automatically if the sound out-
put is on. When playing CDs/DVDs with com-
pressed audio files, it can take the player
approx. 1 minute to read in the data, depending
on the directory structure.
Playable formats
CD/DVD player
> DVD: DVD-ROM, DVD-R, DVD+R, DVD-
RW, DVD+RW, DVD-R DL, DVD+R DL, DVD
audio (video part only), DVD video
> CD: CD-ROM, CD-R, CD-RW, CD-DA,
VCD, SVCD
> Compressed audio files: MP3, WMA, AAC
CD changer
*
> CD: CD-ROM, CD-R, CD-RW, CD-DA
Start playback
Via iDrive
Fill and insert the CD magazine, refer to
page 155.
To start playback if a CD is already located in
the player or changer:
iDrive, for operating pr inciple refer to page16. 1.
"CD/Multimedia"
2. "CD/DVD"
3. Select the desired CD or DVD:
Ejecting a CD
Press the button next to the CD player.
The CD emerges slightly from the drive.
Audio playback
Selecting a track
Press the button for the appropriate
direction as often as necessary until the desired
track is reached.
*
SymbolFunction
CD / DVD player
CD changer
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The Video menu is displayed:
In fast forward/reverse: the speed increases
every time the controller is pressed. To stop,
start playback.
DVD menu
1.If necessary, turn the controller to open the
video menu.
2. "DVD menu"
The DVD menu is displayed. The display
depends on the contents of the DVD.
> To select menu items: move and press the
controller.
> To change to the Vide o menu: turn the con-
troller and select "Back".
DVD/VCD settings
For some DVDs, settings can only be made via
the DVD menu; refer also to the information on
your DVD.
Language*
1. Turn the controller during playback.
2. Open "Options". 3.
"Audio/Language"
4. Select the desired language.
The languages that are available depend on the
DVD.
Subtitles*
Subtitles can be selected if they are contained
on the DVD.
1. Turn the controller during playback.
2. Open "Options".
3. "Subtitles"
4. Select the desired language or "Do not dis-
play subtitles".
Brightness, contrast, color
1.Turn the controller during playback.
2. Open "Options".
3. "Display settings"
SymbolFunction
Open the DVD menu
*
Start playback
Pause
Stop
Next chapter/next track
Previous chapter/previous track
Fast forward
Reverse
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