
Destination guidance
138 A. Total Traffic Network, a division of Clear 
Channel Broadcasting, Inc. ("Total Traffic Net-
work") holds the rights to the traffic incident 
data and RDS-TMC network through which it is 
delivered. You may not modify, copy, scan or 
use any other method to reproduce, duplicate, 
republish, transmit or distribute in any way any 
portion of traffic incident data. You agree to 
indemnify, defend and hold harmless BMW of 
North America, LLC. ("BMW NA") and Total 
Traffic Network, Inrix, Inc (and their affiliates) 
against any and all claims, damages, costs or 
other expenses that arise directly or indirectly 
out of (a) your unauthorized use of the traffic 
incident data or the RDS-TMC network, (b) your 
violation of this directive and/or (c) any unautho-
rized or unlawful activities by you in connection 
herewith.
B. Total Traffic Network traffic data is informa-
tional only. User assumes all risk of use. Total 
Traffic Network, BMW NA, and their suppliers 
make no representations about content, traffic 
and road conditions, route usability, or speed.
C. The licensed material is provided to license 
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or usage of trade.
D. Neither Total Traffic Network, Inrix, Inc. nor 
BMW NA will be liable to you for any indirect, 
special, consequential, exemplary, or incidental 
damages (including, without limitation, lost rev-
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to the same) arising from any claim relating 
directly or indirectly to use of the traffic data, 
and even if Total Traffic Network, Inrix, Inc., or 
BMW NA are aware of the possibility of such 
damages. These limitations apply to all claims, including, without limitation, claims in contract 
and tort (such as negligence, product liability 
and strict liability). Some states do not allow the 
exclusion or limitation of incidental or conse-
quential damages, so those particular limita-
tions may not apply to you.
Activating/deactivating reception
1."Navigation"
2.Open "Options".
3.Activate/deactivate "Receive Traffic Info".
In many metropolitan areas you can receive 
traffic information broadcast by radio stations. 
The traffic conditions are monitored by traffic 
control centers and the traffic information is 
updated periodically.
During destination guidance, the traffic bulle-
tins relevant to your planned route are automat-
ically shown. Whether destination guidance is 
active or not, you can have the traffic bulletins 
displayed in the map view or in the traffic info 
list.
Traffic bulletins in a list
A list of the traffic bulletins can be opened via 
the menu or map view.
Opening traffic bulletins
1."Navigation"
2."Map"
3.Move the controller to the left, if necessary.
4.Select the   symbol: "Traffic Info" 
First, the traffic bulletins on the planned 
route are displayed. The traffic bulletins are 
sorted in the order of their distance from the 
current vehicle position.
5.Select a traffic bulletin.
Additional information can be displayed for 
some traffic bulletins:
1.Select the  symbol.
2.Additional information is displayed.
3.To exit from the menu:
Move the controller to the left. 

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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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Radio
Your radio is designed for reception of the fol-
lowing stations:
>FM and AM
>HD Radio
*
>Satellite radio*
Selecting a station
Press the button if the sound output is switched 
off.
1."Radio"
2."FM" or "AM"
3.Select the desired station.The selected station is stored for the remote 
control currently in use.
Changing stations
Turn the controller and press it
or
 press the button for the corresponding 
direction
or
press the buttons on the steering wheel, refer to 
page10.
Selecting a station manually
Station selection using the frequency.
1."Radio"
2."FM" or "AM"
3."Manual"
4.Select the frequency: turn the controller.
To store the station: press the controller for an 
extended period.
Storing stations
Via iDrive
1."Radio"
2."FM" or "AM" 

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4."Manage subscription"
The phone number and an electronic serial 
number, ESN, are displayed.
5.Call Sirius to unsubscribe from the chan-
nels.
Selecting a channel
You can only listen to enabled channels.
The selected channel is stored for the remote 
control currently in use.
Via iDrive
1."Radio"
2."Satellite radio"
3.Select "All Channels" or the desired cate-
gory.
4.Select the desired channel.
Via the button in the area of the CD/
DVD player
 Press the button for the corresponding 
direction.
The next channel is selected.
Via direct channel entry
1."Radio"
2."Satellite radio"
3."Select channel"
4.Turn the controller until the desired channel 
is reached and press the controller.
Storing a channel
1."Radio"
2."Satellite radio"
3.If necessary, open "All Channels" or the 
desired category.
4.Select the desired channel.
5.Press the controller again.
6.Press the controller again to confirm the 
highlighted channel.
7.Select the desired memory location.
The channels are stored for the remote control 
currently in use.
You can also store the channels on the pro-
grammable memory keys, refer to page20.
Changing the list view
The list view changes every time the first sym-
bol on the navigation bar is pressed.
Information on the channel is displayed.
SymbolFunction
Channel name
Artist
Track 

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3."Storing..."
4."Cancel storing"
The storage process is interrupted and can be 
continued at any time.
Continuing the storage process
1."CD/Multimedia"
2."CD/DVD"
3. Select the symbol for the CD/DVD 
player.
4."Continue storing"
Storage of the CD continues at the beginning of 
the track at which storage was interrupted.
Album information
During storage, information such as the name 
of the artist is stored with the track, if this infor-
mation is available in the vehicle database or on 
the CD.
To update the database, contact your service 
center.
Storing from a USB device
To store music, a suitable device must be con-
nected to the USB interface in the glove com-
partment.
>Suitable devices: USB mass storage 
devices, such as USB flash drives or MP3 
players with a USB interface.
>Unsuitable devices: USB hard drive, USB 
hubs, USB memory card readers with multi-
ple inserts, Apple iPod/iPhone.
Music from a USB device can be stored 
only via the USB interface in the glove 
compartment.<1.Connect the USB device to the USB inter-
face in the glove compartment.
2."CD/Multimedia"
3."Music collection"
4.Open "Options".
5."Music data import/export"
6."Import music (USB)"
Playing music
Music search
All tracks for which additional information has 
been stored can be accessed by the music 
search. Tracks without additional information 
can be called up via the corresponding album.
1."CD/Multimedia"
2."Music collection"
3."Music search" 

Telephone
176 sion is dependent on your mobile phone, 
refer to the operating instructions of the 
mobile phone if necessary, and can take 
several minutes.
>Four mobile phones can be paired.
>Specific settings may be necessary in some 
mobile phones, e.g. authorization or a 
secure connection, refer to the mobile 
phone operating instructions.
If not all phone book entries are displayed:
>Transfer all phone book entries from the 
SIM card to the mobile phone, if necessary.
>Phone book entries with special characters 
may not be displayed.
Checks to perform if pairing is 
unsuccessful
>Is the mobile phone supported by the 
mobile phone preparation package? You 
can obtain information on the Internet at: 
www.bmw.com/bluetooth
>Do the Bluetooth passkeys on the mobile 
phone and vehicle match? The same Blue-
tooth passkey must be entered on the 
mobile phone's display and via iDrive.
>Did it take you more than 30 seconds to 
enter the Bluetooth passkey? Then repeat 
the pairing procedure.
>Are too many Bluetooth devices connected 
to the mobile phone? If so, delete the con-
nections with other devices on the mobile 
phone.
>Is the mobile phone no longer responding? 
Switch the mobile phone off and on or 
briefly disconnect the power supply.
>Repeat the pairing procedure.
>If all items on the list have been checked 
and the mobile phone still cannot be paired, 
please contact Customer Relations.
Connecting a particular mobile phone
If more than one mobile phone is detected by 
the vehicle, the mobile phone at the top of the 
list is connected. A different mobile phone can 
be connected by selecting it.1."Telephone"
2."Bluetooth"
3.Select the desired mobile phone.
Unpairing the mobile phone from the 
vehicle
1."Telephone"
2."Bluetooth"
3.Highlight the mobile phone that is to be 
unpaired.
4.Open "Options".
5."Remove phone from list"
The unpaired mobile phone is deleted from 
the list.
The phone book entries and the lists of 
stored phone numbers are deleted as well.
Activating/deactivating the Bluetooth 
link
The use of Bluetooth technology is not 
permitted in all countries. Observe all 
applicable local regulations. Temporarily deac-
tivate the Bluetooth link between the vehicle 
and the mobile phone, if necessary.
If the Bluetooth link is deactivated, you can no 
longer operate the mobile phone via the vehicle, 
and other devices with a Bluetooth interface  

Telephone
182 >{...} Verbal instructions to use with the voice 
activation system.
Requirements
The same prerequisites apply as for operation 
via iDrive, refer to page177.
Saying commands
Activating voice activation system
1.Briefly press the   button on the steering 
wheel.
A sound signal indicates that you can say 
commands.
2.Say the command.
Ending/canceling operation by voice 
commands
Briefly press the   button on the steering 
wheel orIn dialogs not involving voice commands, i.e. 
when you are speaking only text, e.g. a name, 
canceling is possible only via the button on the 
steering wheel.
Having the possible commands read 
aloud
The system recognizes specific commands 
that must be pronounced exactly word for word. 
You can have the possible commands for any 
function read aloud to you:
Digits from zero to nine are recognized.
You can say each digit individually or group 
them into a sequence to accelerate the input.
Using alternative commands
Often there is more than a single command to 
run a function, e.g.: 
Example: dialing phone numbers
To start the dialog:
Press the   button on the steering wheel.
Adjusting the volume of the 
instructions
You can adjust the volume for the instructions 
from the system:Turn the button during an instruction.
This volume for the instructions is maintained, 
even if the other audio sources are set to mini-
mum volume.
The setting is stored for the remote control cur-
rently in use. {Cancel}.
{Help}.
{Dial name} or {Name}. 
You sayVoice command response
{Dial number}{{Please say the number}}
e.g. {123 456 7890}Depending on your equipment version:
{{123 456 7890. Continue ?}} 
{Dial}{{Dialing number}} 

BMW Assist
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BMW Assist
BMW Assist*
BMW Assist provides a number of different ser-
vices. For example, the position data of the 
vehicle can be transmitted to the BMW Assist 
Response Center when an Emergency 
Request
* is sent.
Many BMW Assist services depend on the con-
tract individually agreed upon.
After your contract has expired, the BMW 
Assist system will be deactivated by the BMW 
Assist Response Center without you having to 
visit a BMW center. After the BMW Assist sys-
tem has been deactivated, no BMW Assist ser-
vices will be available. The BMW Assist system 
can be reactivated by a BMW center after a new 
contract has been signed.
Requirements
>The installed BMW Assist system is logged 
in to a wireless communications network. 
This network must be capable of transmit-
ting the services.
>To transmit position data, the vehicle must 
be able to determine its current position.
>To activate and update BMW Assist, a GPS 
signal must be available.
>The BMW Assist service contract was 
signed with your BMW center or with the 
BMW Assist Response Center. The service 
must have been fully enabled.
>BMW Assist is activated.
Services offered
>Emergency Request: when you press the 
SOS button, a connection to the BMW 
Assist Response Center is established. The 
BMW Assist Response Center then speaks 
with you and takes further steps to help you.
>Automatic Collision Notification: under cer-
tain conditions, a connection to the BMW 
Assist Response Center is established after 
a serious accident. If possible, the BMW Assist Response Center then speaks with 
you and takes further steps to help you.
>Enhanced Roadside Assistance: BMW 
Roadside Assistance
* can be contacted if 
assistance is needed in the event of a 
breakdown. If possible, the vehicle data and 
position data are transmitted during this 
call.
>Customer Relations: connection to Cus-
tomer Relations for information on all 
aspects of your vehicle.
>TeleService: data on your vehicle's service 
status or required inspections are transmit-
ted to your BMW center, either automati-
cally before a service due date or when you 
request a BMW service appointment.
>Remote Door Unlock: the BMW Assist 
Response Center provides assistance if, for 
example, the remote control is not available 
and the vehicle needs to be opened.
>Stolen Vehicle Recovery: after you report to 
the police that your vehicle was stolen, the 
BMW Assist Response Center can deter-
mine its position.
>In addition, the optional Convenience Plan 
offers a concierge service and information 
on route planning, the traffic situation and 
weather. Using Critical Calling, a limited 
number of calls can be made via the BMW 
Assist Response Center, for example if the 
mobile phone is not available or discharged. 
Press the SOS button to contact the BMW 
Assist Response Center.
TeleService*
TeleService supports communication with your 
BMW center.
>Data on the vehicle's service requirements 
can be sent directly to the BMW center. In 
this way, the BMW center can plan its work 
*