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Viewing the map
1.Select the       symbol.
2.Select a setting:
>"View facing north"
>"View in dir. of travel"
>"Perspective view"
>"Arrow display"
3.Press the controller.
Changing map scale
Select interactive map.
>Moving map: move the controller in the cor-
responding direction.
>Shifting map diagonally: move the control-
ler in the corresponding direction and turn 
the controller.
Changing scale
1.Select the   symbol.
2.Turn the controller to change the scale.
Automatic scaling of the map
In the map display facing north, turn the control-
ler 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 display
The map appears on the Control Display.
1.Open "Options".
2."Settings"
3.Set the optimum map view.
>"Day/night mode"
Select according to lighting conditions 
and make adjustments. This setting is 
disregarded when the traffic info map is 
activated.
>"Satellite images"
Satellite images
* are displayed, 
depending on availability and resolution.
>"Perspective view in 3D"
Shows a three-dimensional depiction. Prominent landmarks contained in the 
navigation data are displayed on the map 
in 3D.
>"Traffic Info map"
Split screen settings
The map settings for the split screen can be 
created separately from the main screen.
1.Open "Options".
2."Split screen"
3.Select the settings:
>"Arrow display"
>"View facing north"
>"View in dir. of travel"
>"Perspective view"
>"Exit ramp view"
Changing scale
1.Move the controller to the right until the 
split screen is selected.
2.Turn the controller.
Traffic information*
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 using iDrive.
The traffic bulletins are shown in the map dis-
play.
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 
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154 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.
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 
"as is," and "where is." Total Traffic Network, 
including, but not limited to, any and all third 
party providers of any of the licensed material, 
expressly disclaims, to the fullest extent permit-
ted by law, all warranties or representations 
with respect to the licensed material (including, 
without limitation, that the licensed material will 
be error-free, will operate without interruption 
or that the traffic data will be accurate), express, 
implied or statutory, including, without limita-
tion, the implied warranties of merchantability, 
non-infringement fitness for a particular pur-
pose, or those arising from a course of dealing 
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-
enues, anticipated revenues, or profits relating 
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 is 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 informa-
tion 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 display.
Opening traffic bulletins
1."Navigation"
2."Map"
3.Move the controller to the left.
4.Select the   symbol.
5."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.
6.Select a traffic bulletin.
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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.
Traffic bulletins in the map
When the traffic info map is activated, the pic-
ture on the Control Display is switched to a 
grayscale. This permits an optimized depiction 
of traffic information. The day/night mode is dis-
regarded in this setting.
1."Navigation"
2."Map"
3.Open "Options".
4."Settings"
5.Activate "Traffic Info map": 
The map is optimized to display traffic infor-
mation. Symbols for the special destina-
tions are no longer displayed.
Symbols in map view
The symbols of traffic obstructions are dis-
played differently, depending on the scale of 
the map and location of the traffic obstruction in 
relation to the route.
>Smaller map scale, e.g. 1 mile/2 km: white 
sign with the traffic obstruction symbol
>Larger map scale, e.g. 50 miles/100 km: 
white sign with an arrow in the relevant 
direction
Additional information in the map 
display
Depending on the map scale, the length, direc-
tion, and effects of a traffic obstruction are 
depicted by traffic symbols in the map or by 
bars along the planned route.
Filtering of traffic bulletins
You can filter which traffic bulletins are to be 
displayed by the system:
1."Navigation"
2."Traffic Info"
3.Open "Options".
4."Traffic Info categories"
5.Select the desired category.
Traffic bulletins of the selected category 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.
Information on sources of great danger, such as 
wrong-way drivers, is displayed regardless of 
the setting.
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Radio
Your radio is designed for reception of the fol-
lowing stations:
>FM and AM
>HD Radio
*
>Weather 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.
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 
page11.
Selecting frequency manually
In "Manual", you can set stations that are being 
received in addition to those being displayed.
1."Radio"
2."FM" or "AM"
3."Manual"
4.In the "AM" band, select from among 
"AM"
*, "AM", and "AM".
5.Call up the frequency.
6.To store the station: press the controller.
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The telephone number and electronic serial 
number, ESN, are displayed.
5.Call Sirius to deactivate the channels.
Selecting channels
You can only listen to activated channels.
The selected channel is stored for the remote 
control currently in use.
Using iDrive
1."Radio"
2."Satellite radio"
3.Select "All Channels" or the desired cate-
gory.
4.Select desired channel.
Using the button near the CD/DVD 
player
Press the  button for the corresponding 
direction.
The next channel is selected.
Using direct channel entry
1."Radio"
2."Satellite radio"3."Select channel"
4.Turn the controller until the desired channel 
is displayed and press the controller.
Storing channel
1."Radio"
2."Satellite radio"
3.Select "All Channels" or the desired cate-
gory.
4.Select desired channel.
5.Press the controller again.
6.Press the controller again in order to con-
firm selection of 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 buttons, refer to page.20.
Change list view
The list view changes each time the first symbol 
on the navigation bar is pressed.
Information about the channel is displayed.
SymbolFunction
Channel name
Artist
Track
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Audio playback
Selecting a track
Press the  button for the corresponding 
direction repeatedly until you reach the desired 
track.
Audio CDs
1."CD/Multimedia"
2."CD/DVD"
3.Select the desired CD or DVD.
4.Select the desired track to begin playback.
CDs / DVDs with compressed audio 
files*
It is possible that not all of the characters on the 
CD/DVD will be correctly displayed, depending 
on the data.
1."CD/Multimedia"
2."CD/DVD"
3.Select the desired CD or DVD.
4.Select the directory, if necessary.
To change to a higher level directory: move 
the controller to the left.5.Select the track and press the controller.
Displaying information about the 
track*
If information about a track has been stored, it is 
displayed automatically:
>Artist
>Album title
>Track number on the CD/DVD
>Track file name
Random play sequence
The tracks of the current CD/DVD are played 
once in a random sequence.
1."CD/Multimedia"
2."CD/DVD"
3.Select the desired CD or DVD.
4.Open "Options".
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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.
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 disks, 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"
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3.Select a track.
4.Press the  button.
5.Select "Play".
6.Press the  button.
To change the directory:
1.Select the directory.
2.Press the  button.
Playback functions
1.Select a track.
2.Press the  button.
3.Select a menu item:
>"Pause": 
Stop and continue playback.
>"Repeat track": 
Repeat selected track.
>"Repeat directory": 
Repeat the tracks in the current direc-
tory.
4.Press the  button.
Playing audio tracks from 
CD/DVD
Starting playback
Push the CD/DVD into the drive with the labeled 
side facing upward. The CD/DVD is automati-
cally pulled in.
>Playback begins automatically after a few 
seconds.
>If it does not: 
Select "CD".
Press the  button.
CDs/DVDs with compressed audio files, refer to 
page194, can take approx. 1 minute to read, 
depending on their directory structure.
To play back audio tracks from a DVD, refer to 
Compressed audio files page194.
To start playback if a CD is already in the drive:
1.Open the start menu with the remote con-
trol.
2.Select "CD".
3.Press the  button.
As an alternative, you can also control the play-
back with the buttons on the CD/DVD player.
To eject CD/DVD:
Press the  button on the CD/DVD player.
Selecting a track
Buttons on CD/DVD player
Press the  button for the corresponding 
direction repeatedly until you reach the desired 
track.
Playback begins at the start of the track.
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