2009 BMW M3 CONVERTIBLE Controls

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Destination entry
In entering your destination you can select from
the following options:
>Entering a destination manually, see below
>Selecting destination from address book,
refer to page129
>Last destinations, refer to Last destinations,
page130
>Special destinations, refer to page130
>Entering a destination on the map, refer to
page132
>Selecting home address, refer to page130
>Entering a destination by voice com-
mands*, refer to page133
You can also store a navigation destination on
the programmable memory keys, refer to
page20.
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. Otherwise, vehicle occupants and
other road users may be endangered.<
Entering a destination
manually
The system's word-matching principle makes it
easier for you to enter the names of towns or
streets. This allows you to enter different spell-
ings and completes your entry automatically so
that stored names can be called up quickly.1."Navigation"
2."Enter address"
The system also supports you with the follow-
ing features:
>If you do not enter a street, the system will
guide you to the downtown a r e a o f a t o w n o r
city.
>You can skip the entry of state/province and
locality if the current entries should be
retained for your new destination.
Entering a state/province
1."Navigation"
2."Enter address"
3.Select "State/Province" or the displayed
state/province.
Entering a town/city
1.Select "Town/City/Zip Code" or the dis-
played town/city, or select letters.
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3.Change to the list of house numbers.
4.Select a house number or range of house
numbers.
Selection after destination entry
>"Start guidance".
Destination guidance is started immedi-
ately.
>"Route preference"
refer to page137.
>"Points of Interest at dest."
refer to page130.
If a new town/city is selected during destination
guidance, the current destination guidance is
terminated.
Address book
To create contacts, refer to page183.
Selecting a destination from the
address book
1."Navigation"
2."Address book"
Contacts with addresses are displayed.
3.Select a contact from the list or, if neces-
sary, using "A-Z search".
4.Select "Business address" or "Home
address".
5."Start guidance"
Storing a destination in the address
book
Store the destination in the address book after
entering the destination.1.Open "Options".
2."Store as new contact" or "Add to existing
contact"
3.Select an existing contact, if available.
4.Select "Business address" or "Home
address".
5.Enter "Last name" and, if necessary, "First
name".
6."Store in "My Contacts""
Storing the position
Your current position can be stored in the
address book.
1."Navigation"
2.Open "Options".
3."Store position as contact" or "Add position
to contact"
4.Depending on the selection, select an exist-
ing contact from the list or the type of
address and enter the last and first name.
5."Store in "My Contacts""
Editing or deleting an address
1."Navigation"
2."Address book"
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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 specific 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 according to their dis-
tance from the location 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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addition, pressing the controller makes further
functions available:
>Select the symbol: start destination
guidance.
>"Exit interactive map"
>"View in northern direction"
>"Display destination"
The map section around the destination
is displayed.
>"Display current location"
The map section around your current
location is displayed.
>"Find points of interest", refer to
page130.
Entering a destination by
voice commands*
You can enter a desired destination via the
voice activation system. During the destination
input, you can switch between voice entry and
entry via iDrive at any time. To do so, reactivate
the voice activation system if necessary.
You can have the possible commands
read aloud via {Voice commands}.<
Entering an address
1.Press the button on the steering wheel.
3.Wait for the system to prompt you for a par-
ticular part of the address.5.Say the name of the destination state/prov-
ince in the language of the voice activation
system.
Entering a town/city
The destination town/city can be spelled or
entered as a complete word
*.
The methods of entry depend on the nav-
igation data in use and the country and
language settings.<
Spelling the destination
To enter a destination, spell it in the way it is
commonly spelled in the destination country.
Pronounce the letters smoothly and at normal
volume, avoiding excessive emphases and
pauses.
The system can suggest up to 20 destinations
that meet your entries. Up to 7 entries at a time
appear on the Control Display.
The town/city can also be selected from the list
via iDrive: turn the controller until the destina-
tion is selected and press the controller.
Entering the destination as a complete
word
The names of towns/cities and streets located
in the region in which the language of the voice
activation system is spoken can be entered as
an entire word. 2.{Enter address}
4.Say the particular part of the address,
e.g. {State}
1.To spell the name of a town/city:
Say at least the first three letters of the
town/city. The more letters you say, the
more accurately the system will recog-
nize the town/city.
The system suggests a location.
2.Select location:
>To select highlighted town/city:
{Yes}
>To select other town/city: {No}
>Select an entry, e.g. {Entry ...}
>To re-enter the town/city: {New
entry}
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Starting the trip
After entering all of the intermediate destina-
tions, open a stored trip directly via "Start guid-
ance" or via "Trip list".
Storing a trip
In the trip planner, created trips can be stored in
the trip list.
1.Open "Options".
2."Store trip"
3.Enter the letters.
The trip is stored in the trip list under the
entered name.
Changing the trip direction
Intermediate destinations are displayed in
reverse order in the list. This function is not
available for imported trips.
1."Trip list"
2.Open "Options".
3."Reverse order of trip dest."
Arranging the order of intermediate
destinations
This function is not available for imported trips.
1."Trip entry"
2.Select an intermediate destination.
3."Reposition dest. in the trip"
4.Move the intermediate destination to
another position in the list.
Deleting an intermediate destination
This function is not available for imported trips.
1."Trip entry"
2.Select an intermediate destination.
3.Open "Options".
4."Delete dest. in the trip"
Deleting a trip
1."Trip list"
2.Select the desired trip.
3.Open "Options".4."Delete all trips" or "Delete trip".
Opening the trip list
The stored trips are listed in alphabetical order
in the trip list.
1."Trip planner"
2."Yes"
3."Trip list"
4.Select a trip.
Importing trips
A maximum of 30 trips with at most
50 intermediate destinations per trip can be
stored.
Connect the USB device to the USB interface in
the glove compartment.
1."Navigation"
2."Trip planner"
3."Yes"
4."Trip list"
5.Highlight the trip.
6.Open "Options".
7.Select "Import trip".
8."USB device" or "BMW Search"
*
9."OK"
Terminating trip planning
To return to the direct entry of destinations:
1."Navigation"
2.Open "Options".
3.Deactivate "Trip with several dest.".
Word-matching principle
The system's word-matching principle makes it
easier for you to enter the names of towns or
streets. The system runs ongoing checks, com-
paring your destination entries with the data
stored in the vehicle as the basis for instant
response. The benefits for you include:
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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 according 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 always be the same ones
that you would choose based 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 selected 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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1."Navigation"
2."Map"
3.Select the symbol
The voice instructions are switched on.
For rapid access, the feature can be stored on a
programmable memory key, refer to page20.
Repeating a voice instruction
1."Navigation"
2."Map"
3.Select the symbol twice.
Adjusting volume for voice instructions
The volume can be adjusted only while a voice
instruction is being issued.
1.Have the last voice instruction repeated, if
necessary.
2.Turn the button during the voice instruction
to select the desired volume.
The setting is stored for the remote control cur-
rently in use.
Map display
Map display
You can have your current position displayed on
a map. After starting the destination guidance,
the planned route is shown on the map.1."Navigation"
2."Map"
The following functions are directly available in
the map display:
1Starting/stopping destination guidance
2Switching voice instructions on/off
3Changing route criteria or selecting route
alternatives
4Special destinations
5Displaying traffic bulletins
6Interactive map
7Settings for the map display
8Changing scale
Information in the map display:
>Time, entertainment source, sound output,
map orientation
>Distance from destination, estimated time
of arrival, if destination guidance is active.
>Any traffic obstructions are highlighted in
color.
Viewing the map
1.Select the symbol.
2.Select a setting:
>"View facing north"
>"View in direction of travel"
>"Perspective view"
>"Arrow display"
3.Press the controller.
Changing scale
1.Select the symbol.
2.Turn the controller to adjust the scale.
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