2012 BMW 135I ESP

Destination entry
126 To delete letters:
>To delete individual letters:
Turn the controller to select , and
then press the controller.
>To delete all letters:
Turn the controller to select , and
then press the controller for an extended
period.
To enter spaces:
>Select the symbol.
The list gradually grows smaller each time
you enter a new letter.
3.Move the controller to the right.
4.Select the name of the town/city from the
list.
If there are several towns/cities with the same
name:
1.Change to the list of town/city names.
2.Highlight the town/city.
3.Select the town/city.
Entering the postal code*
1.Select "Town/City/Postal Code" or dis-
played city.
2.Select the symbol.
3.Select the digits.
4.Change to the list of postal codes and
towns/cities.
5.Highlight the entry.
6.Select an entry.
Entering street and intersection
1.Select "Street" or displayed street.
2.Enter the street and cross-street the same
way you entered the town/city.
After you enter the street, you can also enter
the cross street or the house number.
If there are several streets with the same name:
1.Change to the list of street names.
2.Highlight street.
3.Select the street.
Alternative: entering street and house
number
1.Select "Street" or displayed street.
2.Enter the street the same way you entered
the town/city.
3."House number"
4.Select the digits.
5.Change to the list of house numbers.
6.Select a house number or range of house
numbers.
No such street at the destination
The desired street is not in the entered town/
city because it belongs to another district of the
town/city.
1."Navigation"
2."Enter address"
3.Select "Street" or displayed street.
4.Change to the list of street names.
5.Select "In" displayed country.
All streets of the entered country are
offered. The corresponding town/city is dis-
played after the street name.
6.Select the letters.
7.Change to the list of street names.
8.Highlight street.
9.Select the street.
Starting destination guidance after
entering the destination
1."Accept destination"
2."Start guidance" or "Add as another desti-
nation", refer to page132.

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Using the home address as a
destination
The home address must be created. Specifying
a home address, refer to page198.
1."Navigation"
2."Address book"
3."Home"
4."Start guidance"
Last destinations
The last destinations are stored automatically.
These destinations can be called up and used
as a destination for destination guidance.
Opening the last destinations
1."Navigation"
2."Last destinations"
3.Select the destination.
4."Start guidance" or "Add as another desti-
nation"
Editing a destination
Destinations can be edited, for example, to
change the house number of an existing entry.1."Navigation"
2."Last destinations"
3.Highlight the destination.
4.Open "Options".
5."Edit destination"
Deleting the last destinations
1."Navigation"
2."Last destinations"
3.Highlight the destination.
4.Open "Options".
5."Delete entry" or "Delete all last destina-
tions".
Special destinations
You can search for a special destination, e.g. a
hotel or place of interest, and start destination
guidance to the corresponding location.
The scope of information provided
depends on the particular set of naviga-
tion data you are using.<
Opening the search for special
destinations
1."Navigation"
2."Points of Interest"
The search can be narrowed by entering the
location and type of special destination.
Searching online*
1."Google™ Search"
2.Select the special destination.
3.Select the symbol.
4."Start guidance"
Special destination location
As you input the search destination, you can
select from among various options.
>"At current location"
>"At destination"
>"At different location"

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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"
3.Move the controller to the right repeatedly
until the split screen content is selected.
4.Select "Split screen content" or scale.
5.Select the map view:
>"Arrow display"
>"Map facing north"
>"Map direction of travel"
>"Map view with perspective"
>"Position"
>"Exit ramp view"
>"Traffic conditions/gray map"
6.To change the scale: switch to the split
screen and turn the controller.
Traffic bulletins*
Overview
>You can display the traffic bulletins from
radio stations that broadcast the TMC
(Traffic Message Channel) of a traffic infor-
mation service. Bulletins about traffic
obstructions and hazards are continuously
updated.
>Traffic bulletins are indicated by symbols on
the map.
>Traffic bulletins for the surrounding area are
stored in a list.
The symbol in the toolbar of the map view
turns red if a traffic bulletin relates to the calcu-
lated route.
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.
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,
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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 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."Receive Traffic Info"
Accessing traffic bulletins
1."Navigation"
2."Map"
3."Traffic Info"
First, the traffic bulletins for the calculated
route are displayed.
The traffic bulletins are sorted in the order
of their distance from the current vehicle
position.
4.Select a traffic bulletin.
"More information":
Display additional information.
5.Scroll to the next or previous traffic bulletin
if desired.
Traffic bulletins on the map
"Traffic conditions/gray map" active: the Con-
trol Display changes to a grayscale display. This
enables a better view of the traffic bulletins. The
day/night mode is disregarded in this setting.
Symbols or special destinations are no longer
displayed.
1."Navigation"
2."Map"
3.Open "Options".4."Settings"
5."Traffic conditions/gray 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.
>Red: traffic congestion
>Orange: stop-and-go traffic
>Yellow: heavy traffic
>Green: clear roads
>Gray: general traffic information, e.g. con-
struction zone
The bulletins displayed depend in the respec-
tive traffic information service.
Filtering traffic bulletins
Set which traffic bulletins are displayed on the
map.
1."Navigation"
2."Map"
3.Open "Options".
4."Traffic Info categories"
5.Select the desired categories.
Traffic bulletins from the selected categories
are displayed on the map.

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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 knob 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"
3.Select the desired station.

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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."Set channel"
4.Turn the controller until the desired channel
is reached and press the controller.
Storing a channel
1."Radio"
2."Satellite radio"
3.Select "All channels" or a 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 page21.
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

Music collection
162 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"
The storing of the CD/DVD continues at the
beginning of the track at which storing 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 Apple iPods/iPhones can be
played via the USB audio interface in the
center armrest.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"

External devices
172 Is the device no longer responding? Switch
the device off and back on again.
Repeat the pairing procedure.
>No music can be played.
Start the program for playing music files on
the device and if necessary, select a track
via the device.
Activate and deactivate the radio mute on
the radio control panel.
>Music files only play quietly.
Adjust volume settings on the device.
>Playback is interrupted by the press of a
button or other messages on the device.
Switch off key tones and other acoustic sig-
nal on the device.
>Playback is interrupted by a phone call or
traffic report and does not automatically
continue.
Activate and deactivate the radio mute on
the radio control panel.
>Playback is not possible when the mobile
phone is connected via Bluetooth audio and
at the same time via the extended connec-
tivity of the music player in the mobile
phone
*.
Disconnect one of the two connections, e.g.
the audio connection, refer to page171,
and start playback again.
If you have gone through all items in the list and
still cannot activate the desired function please
contact Customer Relations or a BMW center.
Software update*
The vehicle supports various external devices,
depending on the software it is currently using.
A software update can enable the vehicle to
support new mobile phones or new external
devices, for example.
Software updates and associated, up-to-date
instructions are available on the web page
www.bmwusa.com/update.
Displaying current version
The currently installed software is displayed.
1."Settings"
2."Software update"
3."Show current version"
Select the desired version
* to display additional
information
*.
Updating software by USB*
The software update can only be performed
when stopped.
1.Save the file for the software update in the
main directory of a USB data storage
device.
2.Connect the USB data storage device to the
USB interface of the USB audio interface in
the center armrest. It is not possible to per-
form the update using the USB interface in
the glove compartment.
3."Settings"
4."Software update"
5."Update software"
6."USB" if applicable
7."Start update"
8."OK"
All of the listed software updates are installed.
Restoring to previous version
If necessary, it is possible to restore the system
to the software version prior to the last software
update.
Restoring to the previous version can only be
performed when stopped.