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130 5.Change to the list of special destinations.
6.Highlight a special destination: the destina-
tion is displayed in the preview map.
7.Select the special destination.
8.Select the  symbol.
9."Start guidance" or "Add as another dest.".
Displaying special destinations in the 
map
To display symbols of the special destinations 
in the map:
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 location of the town or 
street, you can enter the destination using the 
map.
Opening the map
1."Navigation"
2."Map"
A map section is displayed on the Control Dis-
play. The map shows the current position of the 
vehicle.
Selecting the destination
1.Select the  symbol. The interactive map is 
started.
2.Select the destination with the cross-hairs.
>To change the scale: turn the controller.
>To shift the map: move the controller in 
the required direction.
>To shift the map diagonally: move the 
controller in the required direction and 
turn it.
3.Press the controller to display additional 
menu items.
>Select the   symbol: "Start guidance" 
or "Add as another dest.".
>"Return": return to the map view.
>"Find points of interest": the search for 
special destinations is started.
Specifying the street
If the system cannot recognize a street, it dis-
plays a street name in the vicinity or the coordi-
nates of the destination.
Interactive map
In the interactive map, the scale can be adjusted 
and the visible map section can be shifted. In 
addition, pressing the controller makes further 
functions available: 

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> Select a symbol and "Start guid-
ance", if necessary.
>"Exit interactive map"
>Map view
>"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 
page128.
Entering a destination by 
voice commands*
General information
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}.<
Saying the entries
>Countries, towns and cities, streets and 
intersections can be said as whole words or 
spelled in the system language, refer to 
page79.
Example: to enter a destination in a US state 
as a complete word, the system language 
must be English.
>The town/city, street and house number 
can be said as a single sentence.
*
>Spell the entry if the language region and 
the system language differ.
>Say the letters smoothly, and avoid exag-
gerating the pronunciation and inserting 
lengthy pauses between the letters.
Entering an address*
1.Press the   button on the steering wheel.
3.Wait for a request from the system.
4.Say the town or city, street and house num-
ber in a single sentence.
5.Continue making the entry as prompted by 
the system.
6.If necessary, individually name the separate 
components of the address, e.g. the town/
city.
Entering a town/city
The 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.<
2.Wait for the system to prompt you for the 
town/city.
3.Say the name of the town/city, or name at 
least the first three letters.
Depending on the entry, up to 20 towns/cit-
ies may be suggested.
Identical-sounding towns/cities that can-
not be distinguished by the system are 
compiled in a separate list and shown as a town/
city followed by three dots. 
2.{Enter address}
1.{City} or {Spell city}
4.Select a location:
>To select a recommended town/city: 
{Yes}
>To select other town/city: {New 
entry}
>To select an entry: e. g. {Entry 2}
>To spell an entry: {Spell city} 

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The trip is stored in the trip list under the 
entered name.
Starting a stored trip
1."Navigation"
2."Stored trips"
3.Select the desired trip.
4."Start guidance"
Changing trips
Changing the trip direction
Intermediate destinations can be displayed in 
reverse order after destination guidance is 
started.
1."Map"
2."Guidance"
3.Open "Options".
4."Reverse order of trip dest."
Rearranging the intermediate 
destinations
1."Map"
2."Guidance"
3."Display all trip dest."
4.Select an intermediate destination.
5."Reposition dest. in the trip"
Deleting an intermediate destination
1."Map"
2."Guidance"
3."Display all trip dest."
4.Select an intermediate destination.
5."Delete dest. in the trip"
Deleting a trip
1."Navigation"
2."Stored trips"
3.Select the desired trip.
4.Open "Options".
5."Delete all trips" or "Delete trip".
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:
>Names of towns entered may differ from the 
official versions if you are using a spelling 
that is customary in another country.
Example:
Instead of the German spelling "München" 
you can also enter the English spelling 
"Munich" or the Italian spelling "Monaco".
>When you are entering the names of towns 
and streets the system will complete them 
automatically as soon as enough letters are 
available to ensure unambiguous identifica-
tion.
>The system offers only those letters for 
selection of name entries that are stored in 
the vehicle. Thus, entry of erroneous or 
unregistered names is impossible. 

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Destination guidance
Starting destination 
guidance
1."Navigation"
2."Enter address"
3.Select the destination.
4."Accept destination"
5."Start guidance"
The route is displayed on the Control Display 
after it is calculated.
Terminating destination 
guidance
1."Navigation"
2."Map"
3.Select the   symbol.
4."Stop guidance"
Continuing destination 
guidance
If the destination was not reached during the 
last trip, destination guidance can be resumed.
"Resume 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 while destination 
guidance is active
5.Select additional route criteria, if desired. 
Where possible, the selected criteria will be 
avoided on the route.
>Avoid highways where possible:
"Avoid highways"
>Avoid toll roads where possible:
"Avoid toll roads"
>Avoid ferries where possible: 
"Avoid ferries"
The setting applies to the current route and to 
the planning of future routes. 

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Dynamic destination guidance
"Dynamic guidance" is switched on:
The route is automatically changed in the event 
of traffic obstructions. The system does not 
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, 
various views of the route are available during 
destination guidance.
>List of streets and towns/cities
>Map view, refer to page136
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.
1."Navigation"
2."Route information"
3.Highlight a section.
The section is displayed in the preview map.
Bypassing a section of the route
During destination guidance, you can revise the 
navigation system's route recommendations to 
avoid particular stretches of road. Enter the number of miles/kilometers 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 num-
ber of miles.
5.Press the controller.
Resuming the original route
If the route section should no longer be 
bypassed:
1."Navigation"
2."Route information"
3."Remove blocking"
Gas station recommendations
The remaining range is calculated and gas sta-
tions along the route are recommended.
1."Navigation"
2."Route information"
3."Recommended refuel"
A list of gas stations is displayed.
4.Select a gas station.
5.Select the  symbol.
6."Start guidance" or "Add as another dest.".
Destination guidance 
through voice instructions
Switching voice instructions on/off
Voice instructions can be switched on or off 
during destination guidance. 

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3.Press the controller.
Changing the map section
Select the interactive map.
>To shift the map: move the controller in the 
required direction.
>To shift the map diagonally: move the con-
troller in the required direction and turn it.
Changing scale
1.Select the  symbol.
2.Turn the controller to adjust the scale.
Automatic scaling of the map
In the map view facing north, turn the controller 
in any direction until AUTO is displayed as the 
map scale.
The map shows the entire range from your loca-
tion to the destination.
Settings for the map view
The map is shown on the Control Display.
1.Open "Options".
2."Settings"
3.Set the optimized map view.
>"Day/night mode"
Select and create the necessary settings 
depending on the light conditions. When 
the traffic bulletin map is activated, this 
setting is disregarded.
>"Satellite images"
Satellite images
* are displayed depend-
ing on availability and resolution.
>"Perspective view in 3D"
Displays a spatial view. Prominent areas 
that are contained in the navigation data 
are displayed on the map in 3D.
>"Traffic Info map"
The map is optimized for displaying traf-
fic bulletins. Symbols for the special 
destinations are no longer displayed.
Map view for the split screen display
The map view for the split screen can be 
selected separately from the main screen.1.Open "Options".
2."Split screen"
The split screen is switched on.
3.Move the controller to the right repeatedly 
until the split screen content is selected.
4.Select the map view:
>"Arrow display"
>"Map facing north"
>"Map direction of travel"
>"Map view with perspective"
>"Exit ramp view"
Changing scale
1.Move the controller to the right until the 
split screen is selected.
2.Turn the controller.
Traffic bulletins*
You can display the traffic bulletins from radio 
stations that broadcast the TMC (Traffic Mes-
sage Channel) of a traffic information service. 
This information from the traffic information 
service is continuously updated on the basis of 
measurement data from traffic control centers 
and information on traffic congestion. 
During destination guidance, traffic bulletins 
that are relevant to areas along the route are 
automatically displayed and taken into account 
in the route planning. You can open all traffic 
bulletins manually via iDrive.
The traffic bulletins are shown in the map view.
Real Time Traffic Information End-User 
Provisions
Certain BMW models equipped with navigation 
have the capability to display real-time traffic 
information. If your system has this capability 
the following additional terms and conditions 
apply:
An End-User shall no longer have the right to 
use the Traffic Data in the event that the End-
User is in material breach of the terms and con-
ditions contained herein. 

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Traffic bulletins in the map
When the traffic bulletin map is activated, the 
Control Display changes to a grayscale display. 
This enables a better view of the traffic bulle-
tins. The day/night mode is disregarded in this 
setting. The symbols for the special destina-
tions are no longer displayed.
1."Navigation"
2."Map"
3.Open "Options".
4."Settings"
5."Traffic Info map"
Symbols in the map view
Depending on the scale of the map and the 
location of the traffic obstruction along the 
route, the symbols for the traffic obstructions 
are displayed.
Additional information in the map view
Depending on the map scale, a traffic obstruc-
tion's length, direction and impact are displayed 
on the map using triangles or gray bars along 
the calculated route.
Filtering of traffic bulletins
You can filter which traffic bulletins are to be 
displayed by the system:
1."Navigation"
2."Map"
3.Open "Options".
4."Traffic Info categories"
5.Select the desired categories.
Traffic bulletins of the selected categories are 
displayed.>Traffic bulletins on incidents along the route 
are always displayed.
>For your own safety, traffic bulletins that 
notify you of potentially dangerous situa-
tions, such as wrong-way drivers, cannot be 
hidden.
Traffic bulletins during destination 
guidance
System response will vary depending on 
whether or not "Dynamic guidance" is selected, 
refer to page135.
During destination guidance, traffic obstruc-
tions on the route are taken into consideration.
Information on sources of great danger, such as 
wrong-way drivers, is displayed regardless of 
the setting.
Displaying traffic obstructions
When the navigation system receives a traffic 
obstruction message and "Dynamic guidance" 
is not selected, you will be shown certain infor-
mation, such as the length of the traffic conges-
tion, when you are approx. 30 miles/50 km away 
from the traffic obstruction.
The last possible detour exit is indicated just 
before you reach it.
This information is displayed even if you have 
called up another application on the Control 
Display.
Selecting a detour
Select the   symbol: "Detour".
"Dynamic guidance" is activated for the current 
destination guidance.
Dynamic route planning
When "Dynamic guidance" is selected, the 
route will be changed automatically in the event 
of a traffic obstruction. The system will not point 
out traffic obstructions on the original route.
Depending on the road type and the kind and 
extent of the traffic obstruction, the newly cal-
culated route may lead through the traffic 
obstruction. 

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>The current position cannot be displayed?
The position is in an unrecognized region, in 
a poor reception area, or the system is in the 
process of determining the position. 
Reception is generally available when you 
are in the open.
>The destination guidance does not accept 
an address without the street name?
A downtown area cannot be determined for 
the town or city that has been entered. Input 
any street in the selected town/city and 
start destination guidance.
>The destination guidance does not accept a 
destination?
The destination data is not contained in the 
navigation data. Choose a destination as 
close as possible to the original one.
>The letters for a destination cannot be 
selected during destination entry?
The stored data do not contain the data of 
the destination. Select a destination that is 
as close as possible to the original.
>The map view is displayed in grayscale?
When the traffic bulletin map is activated, 
the Control Display changes to a grayscale 
display. This enables a better view of the 
traffic bulletins.
>Voice instructions are no longer issued 
before intersections during destination 
guidance?
The area has not been fully recorded yet, or 
you have left the recommended route and 
the system requires a few seconds to calcu-
late a new route suggestion.