2012 BMW 135I display

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Calibrating the digital compass
The digital compass must be calibrated in the
following situations:
>An incorrect compass direction is shown.
>The compass direction shown does not
change although the direction of travel
does.
>Not all compass directions are shown.
Procedure
1.Make sure that no large metal objects or
overhead power lines are in the vicinity of
your vehicle and that you have enough
space to drive in a circle.
2.Set the currently valid compass zone.
3.Convertible: ensure that the convertible top
is fully closed.
4.Press the adjustment button for approx.
6-7 seconds to call up C. Then drive in at
least one full circle at a speed of no more
than 4 mph/7 km/h.
If calibration is successful, the display
changes from C to a compass direction.
5.Convertible: open the convertible top fully
and repeat step 4.
Setting right-hand/left-hand steering
Your digital compass is factory-set to right-
hand or left-hand steering, in accordance with
your vehicle.
Set the language
You can set the language of the display:
Press the adjustment button for approx.
12-13 seconds. Briefly press the adjustment
button again to switch between English, "E",
and German, "O".
The setting is automatically saved after approx.
10 seconds.
Glove compartment
Opening
Pull the handle.
The light in the glove compartment comes on.
To prevent injury in the event of an acci-
dent while the vehicle is being driven,
close the glove compartment immediately after
use.<
Closing
Fold the cover up.
Locking
To lock the glove compartment, use the inte-
grated key of the remote control, refer to
page28.
USB interface for data transmission
Port for importing and exporting data on USB
devices, e.g. music collections, refer to
page165.
Observe the following when connecting:
>Do not forcibly connect the plug to the USB
interface.
>Do not connect devices such as fans or
lamps to the USB interface.

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Destination entry
In entering your destination you can select from
the following options:
>Entering a destination manually, see below
>Selecting destination from address book,
refer to page127
>Last destinations, refer to page128
>Special destinations, refer to page128
>Entering a destination on the map, refer to
page130
>Selecting home address, refer to page128
>Destination entry via voice*, refer to
page131
>Destination entry via BMW Assist
*, refer to
page129
You can also store a navigation destination on
the programmable memory keys, refer to
page21.
Entering a destination
manually
To make it easier to enter town/city names and
street names, the system assists you with auto-
matic name completion and entry comparison,
refer to page134. This makes it possible to
enter different spellings and completes your
entry automatically so that stored town/city
names and street names can be accessed
quickly.
1.Press the button.
2."Navigation"3."Enter address"
The system also supports you with the follow-
ing features:
>If you do not enter a street, the system will
guide you to the downtown a r e a o f a t o w n o r
city.
>You can skip the entry of state/province and
town/city if the current entries should be
retained for your new destination.
Entering a state/province
1."Navigation"
2."Enter address"
3.Select "State/Province" or displayed coun-
try.
Entering a town/city
1.Select "Town/City/Postal Code" or the dis-
played town/city.
2.Select letters, if necessary.
The list is reduced in steps with each entry.

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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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>Setting "Route preference", refer to
page134.
>Search for "Points of Interest at loc.", refer
to page128.
Address book
To create contacts, refer to page198.
Selecting a destination from the
address book
1."Navigation"
2."Address book"
Contacts with addresses are displayed if
these addresses have been checked as
destinations.
If the contacts with addresses from the
mobile phone
* are not displayed, they first
need to be checked as destinations, refer to
page.189.
3.Select a contact in the list or if so desired,
using the "A-Z search".
4.Select "Business address" or "Home
address"
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 contact, if available.
4."Business address" or "Home address"
5."Last name" and "First name" if you wish.
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 selection, select an exist-
ing contact from the list or the type of
address and enter the last and first name.
5."Store in vehicle"
Editing or deleting an address
1."Navigation"
2."Address book"
3.Highlight the entry.
4.Open "Options".
5."Edit in Contacts" or "Delete entry".

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>"Along route"
A-Z search
1."A-Z search"
2."Town/City"
3.Select or enter town/city.
4."Category"
5.Select category.
6."Category details"
For some special destinations, it is possible
to select several category details.
Move the controller toward the left to exit
category details.
7."Keyword"
8.Enter keyword.
A list of the special destinations is dis-
played.
9.Select the special destination.
Details are displayed.
If several details are stored, then you can
scroll through the pages.
If a phone number is available, a connection
can be established, if desired.
10.Select the symbol.
11."Start guidance" or "Add as another desti-
nation". Adding destination as another des-
tination, refer to page132.
"Start search": without entering a search term,
the search is repeated with the last stored
search term.
Category search
1."Category search"
2."Town/City"
3.Select or enter town/city.
4."Category"
5.Select category.
6."Category details"
For some special destinations, it is possible
to select several category details.
Move the controller toward the left to exit
category details.7."Start search"
A list of the special destinations is dis-
played.
8.Select the special destination.
Details are displayed.
If several details are stored, then you can
scroll through the pages.
If a phone number is available, a connection
can be established, if desired.
9.Select the symbol.
10."Start guidance" or "Add as another desti-
nation". Adding destination as another des-
tination, refer to page132.
Displaying special destinations
List of special destinations: the special destina-
tions are displayed in order of their distance and
are displayed with a direction arrow pointing
toward the destination.
With the Professional navigation system:
In the split screen, special destinations from the
selected category are displayed as symbols in
the map view. The display depends on the map
scale and the category.
Destination entry via BMW Assist*
A connection to the BMW Concierge service is
established, refer to page199.
1."Navigation"
2."Enter address"
3.Open "Options".
4."BMW Assist dest. entry"
Displaying special destinations in the
map
To display symbols of the special destinations
in the map:
1."Navigation"
2."Map"
3.Open "Options".

Destination entry
130 4."Display Points of Interest"
5.Select the settings.
Destination entry via map
If you only know the location of a destination or
street, then you can enter the destination with
the aid of the map.
Selecting the destination
1."Navigation"
2."Map"
The current position of the vehicle is displayed
on the map.
3."Interactive map"
4.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.5.Press the controller to display additional
menu items.
>Select the symbol: "Start guidance"
or "Add as another destination".
>"Find points of interest": the search for
special destinations is started.
Specifying the street
If the system cannot recognize a street, it dis-
plays one of the following pieces of information:
>A street name in the vicinity.
>The district.
>The coordinates 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:
>Select the symbol.
"Start guidance" or "Add as another
destination".
>"Exit interactive map":
Go back to the map view.
>"View in northern direction" or "View in
driving direction".
>"Display destination": the section of the
map around the destination is displayed.
>"Display current location":
The section of the map around the cur-
rent position is displayed.
>"Find points of interest", refer to
page128.

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Destination entry via voice*
General information
For instructions on the voice activation system,
refer to page23.
>During the destination entry by voice, you
can switch between voice entry and entry
via iDrive at any time. To do so, reactivate
the voice activation system if necessary.
>Having the possible spoken commands
read aloud: {Voice commands}
Saying the entries
>With the Professional navigation system:
City/town, street, and house number can be
entered with a single command
*.
>Countries, towns and cities, streets and
intersections can be spoken as whole
words
* in the system language, refer to
page81, or can be spelled.
Example: to enter a destination in a US state
as a complete word, the system language
must be English.
>Spell the entry if the language spoken in the
area is different from the system language.
>Say the letters smoothly, and avoid exag-
gerating the pronunciation and inserting
lengthy pauses between the letters.
>The methods of entry depend on the navi-
gation data in use and on the country and
language settings.
Entering an address in a command*
1.Press the button on the steering wheel.
3.Wait for a request from the system.
4.Say the address aloud in the suggested
order.
5.Continue making the entry as prompted by
the system.
If necessary, individually name the separate
components of the address, e.g. the town/city.
Entering a town/city
The town/city name can be spoken as a com-
plete word
* or spelled.
With the destination entry menu displayed:
1.Press the button on the steering wheel.
3.Wait for the system to prompt you for the
town/city.
4.Say the name of the town/city or say at least
the first three letters.
Depending on the entry, up to 20 towns/cit-
ies may be suggested.
6.Continue making the entry as prompted by
the system.
If there are several towns/cities with the same
name:
Towns/cities that sound the same are compiled
in a separate list and are displayed as one town/
city followed by three dots.
1.Select an entry:
2.Select the desired town/city.
The town/city can also be selected from the list
via iDrive: turn the controller until the town/city
is selected and press the controller.
Entering a street or intersection
The street or intersection is entered in the same
manner as the town/city. 2.{Enter address}
2.{City} or {Spell city}.
5.Select a location:
>To select a recommended town/city:
{Yes}
>To select other town/city: {New
entry}
>To select an entry, e. g. {Entry …}
>To spell an entry: {Spell city}
{Yes} or {Entry …} e.g. entry 2.

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Changin a trip
Changing the trip direction
Intermediate destinations are displayed in
reverse order in the list.
1."Map"
2."Guidance"
3.Open "Options".
4."Reverse order of trip dest."
Options for intermediate destinations
1."Map"
2."Guidance"
3."Display all trip destinations"
4.Select an intermediate destination.
>"Edit destination"
>"Reposition dest. in the trip": move the
intermediate destination within the list.
>"Delete dest. in the trip"
>"Go to next dest. in the trip"
Some options are not possible for some trips.
Deleting a stored trip
1."Navigation"
2."Stored trips"
3.Select the desired trip.
4.Open "Options".
5."Delete all trips" or "Delete trip".
Selecting last trip
1."Navigation"
2."Stored trips"
3."Last trip"
4."Start guidance"