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>
To delete all letters:
Select the symbol and press the
controller for a lengthy 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/Postal 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.
3. Change to the list of house numbers.
4. Select a house number or range of house
numbers.

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Selection after destination entry
>"Start guidance".
Destination guidance is started imme-
diately.
> "Route preference"
refer to page 128.
> "Points of Interest at dest."
refer to page 122.
If a new town/city is sele cted during destination
guidance, the current de stination guidance is
terminated.
Address book
To create contac ts, refer to page176.
Selecting a destination from the
address book
1."Navigation"
2. "Address book"
Contacts with addr esses are displayed.
3. Select a contact from the list or, if neces-
sary, using "A-Z search".
4. If necessary, select "Business address"
oder "Home address".
Destination guidance is started.
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 co ntact, if available.
4. Select "Business address" or "Home
address".
5. Enter "Last name" and, if necessary,
"First name".
6. "Store in vehicle"
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 select ion, select an exist-
ing contact from the list or the type of
address and enter the last and first name.
5. "Store in vehicle"

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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 and 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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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 the 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. Move the controller to the left.
2. Select the symbol. The interactive map
is started. 3.
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.
4. 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
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
page 122.

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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 ti me. 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/cit y 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, sp ell 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 th e language of the voice
activation system is spoken can be entered as
an entire word.
Example: to enter a U.S. destination as an entire
word, the system language must be English.
Speak smoothly and at normal volume, and
avoid excessive emphases and pauses.
1. Wait for the system to ask for the town/city
of destination.
The system may suggest multiple destina-
tions that meet your entries.
Identical-sounding towns/cities that can-
not be distinguished by the system are
compiled in a separate list and shown as a des-
tination followed by three dots.
If necessary, select this entry with {Yes }. Then
select the desired tow n/city from that list.<
2.
{Enter address }
4. Say the particular part of the address,
e.g. {State }
1. Spell the town/city:
Say at least the first three letters of the
town/city. The more letters you say, the
more accurately th e system will recog-
nize the town/city.
The system suggests a location.
2. Select a location:
>Select a highlighted town/city: {Yes }
> Select another town/city: {No }
> Select an entry, e.g. {Entry 2 }
> Re-enter the town/city: {New entry }
2. Say the name of the destination
town/city.
The system suggests a location.
3. Select a location:
>Select a highlighted town/city: {Yes }
> Select another town/city: {No }
> Select an entry, e.g. {Entry 2 }
> Enter the town/city by spelling:
{Spell city }

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Entering street and house number
The street is entered in the same way as the
destination town/city.
To enter the house number:
Starting destination guidance
Destination guidance starts immediately.
Storing destinations
The destination is added to the destination list
and is displayed in the list of last destinations.
Trip planner
The trip planner can be us ed to plan a trip with
several legs to diffe rent destinations.
New trip
Various intermediate destinations can be
entered for a trip.
1. "Navigation"
2. Open "Options".
3. Activate "Trip with several dest.".
4. "Trip list"
5. "New trip"
Entering intermediate destinations
1."Enter first dest. in the trip", if necessary
"Another destination in the trip"
2. "Enter address using:"
3. Select the type of destination entry and
enter the intermed iate destination.
4. Select the location where the intermediate
destination is to be inserted: "As first desti-
nation", "As last destination" or "Insert
within list".
5. Select "Another destinat ion in the trip", if
necessary.
Starting the trip
After entering all of th e intermediate destina-
tions, open a stored trip directly via "Start guid-
ance" or via "Trip list".
Storing a trip
In the trip planner, create d 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 destinatio ns are displayed in
reverse order in the list.This function is not
available for imported trips.
1. "Trip list"
2. Select a trip.
3. Open "Options".
4. "Reverse order of trip dest."
1.
{House number }
2. Say the house number.
3. {Yes } to confirm the house number and
start destination guidance.
{ Start guidance }

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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 no t 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 ta ken 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
experience. 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"
The setting applies to th e 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
of traffic obstructions. The system does not

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point out traffic obstructions along the original
route.
Depending on the type of road and the nature
and length of the traffic obstruction, the route
can also be calculated so that you travel
through the traffic obstruction.
1. "Navigation"
2. Open "Options".
3. "Dynamic guidance"
If the "Avoid highways", "Avoid toll roads"
or "Avoid ferries" route criteria are
selected, route calculation may take consider-
ably longer. <
Route
General information
Depending on the equipment in your vehicle,
different views of the route are available during
destination guidance.
>Map display
> Arrow display
> Displaying towns/cities and streets along
the route
Displaying a list of the streets or
towns/cities on the route
When destination guidance is started, a list of
the streets and towns/cities on the route is dis-
played. The driving distances and traffic bulle-
tins are displayed for each route section.
>Display a list of the streets and towns/cities
on the route.
> Display the traffic bulletins and the driving
distance for each route section.
1. "Navigation"
2. "Route information"
3. Highlight a section.
The section is displaye d in the preview map.
Bypassing a section of the route
During destination guidan ce, you can revise the
navigation system's ro ute recommendations to avoid particular stretches of road. Enter the
number of miles/kilomete
rs that you want to
travel before returning to the original route.
1. "Navigation"
2. "Route information"
3. "New route for:"
4. Turn the controller: enter the desired
number.
If the route section sh ould no longer be
bypassed: "Remove blocking"
Gas station recommendations
The vehicle calculates the range and recom-
mends several gas stations along the route.
1. "Navigation"
2. "Route information"
3. "Recommended refuel"
4. Select a gas station.
5. Select the symbol to start destination
guidance.
Destination guidance
through voice instructions
Switching voice in structions on/off
Voice instructions can be switched on or off
during destination guidance.
1."Navigation"
2. "Map"
3. Select the symbol
The voice instructions are switched on.
For rapid access, the feat ure can be stored on a
programmable memory key, refer to page21.