2012 BMW ACTIVEHYBRID 5 Owners Manual

3.Highlight the entry.4.Open "Options".5."Edit in Contacts" or "Delete entry"
Using the home address as the
destination
The home address must be stored.
1."Navigation"2."Address book"3."Home"4."Start guidance"
Last destinations
At a glance
The destinations previously entered are stored
automatically.
The destinations can be called up and used as a
destination for destination guidance.
Calling up the last destination
1."Navigation"2."Last destinations"Starting destination guidance1."Navigation"2."Last destinations"3.Select the destination.4."Start guidance"
Editing the destination
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
destinations"
Special destinations
General information
Even with the most current navigation data, in‐
formation regarding particular individual desti‐
nations may have changed. For instance, certain
gas stations may not be operating.
Opening the search for special
destinations
To select special destinations such as hotels or
tourist attractions:
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With the Professional navigation system:
Online Search1."Google™ Local Search"2.Select a special destination.3. Select the symbol.4."Start guidance"
A-Z search
1."A-Z search"2."Town/City"
Select or enter the town/city.3."Category"4.Select the category.5."Category details"
In the Professional navigation system: some
special destinations permit selection of mul‐
tiple category details. Move the controller to
the left to leave the category details.6."Keyword"7.Enter the keyword.
A list of the special destinations is displayed.8.Select a special destination.
Details are displayed.
If multiple details are stored, you can browse
through the pages.
If a phone number is available, a connection
can be established if necessary.9. Select the symbol.
"Start guidance" or "Add as another
destination"
Add a destination as a further destination,
refer to page 173.
"Start search": if a search term is not entered,
the search is repeated with the previous search
term.
Category search
1."Category search"2."Town/City"Select or enter the town/city.3."Category"4.Select the category.5."Category details"
In the Professional navigation system: some
special destinations permit selection of mul‐
tiple category details. Move the controller to
the left to leave the category details.
Some special destinations permit selection
of multiple category details. Move the con‐
troller to the left to leave the category de‐
tails.6."Start search"
A list of the special destinations is displayed.7.Select a special destination.
Details are displayed.
If multiple details are stored, you can browse
through the pages.
If a phone number is available, a connection
can be established if necessary.8. Select the symbol.
"Start guidance" or "Add as another
destination"
Add a destination as a further destination,
refer to page 173.
Display of special destinations
List of special destinations: special destinations
are organized by distance and are displayed with
a directional arrow to the special destination.
With the Professional navigation system: on the
split screen, special destinations of the selected
category are displayed in the map view as sym‐
bols. The display depends on the scale of the
map and the category.
Destination entry via BMW Assist
A connection is established to the Concierge
service, refer to page 250.
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3.Open "Options".4."BMW Assist dest. entry"
Displaying special destinations in the
map
To display symbols of the special destinations
in the map view:
1."Navigation"2."Map"3.Open "Options".4."Display Points of Interest"5.Select the setting.
Destination entry by map
Selecting the destination
1."Navigation"2."Map"
The current position of the vehicle is indi‐
cated on the map.3. "Interactive map"4.Select the destination with crosshairs.▷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.
Specifying the street
If the system does not recognize a street, one of
the following is displayed:
▷The name of a street nearby.▷The county.▷The coordinates of the destination.
Additional functions
Additional functions are available on the inter‐
active map after the controller is pressed.
▷ Select the symbol.
"Start guidance" or "Add as another
destination"▷"Exit interactive map": return to the map
view.▷"View in northern direction" or "View in
driving direction"▷"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": the search for spe‐
cial destinations is started.
Destination entry by voice
General information
▷Instructions for voice activation system, re‐
fer to page 22.▷When making a destination entry by voice,
you can change between voice operation
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Saying the entries▷With the Professional navigation system:
the town/city, street, and house number can
be entered as a single command.▷Countries, towns and cities, streets, and in‐
tersections can be said as whole words or
spelled, refer to page 87, in the language of
the system.
Example: to enter a town/city in a US state
as a whole word, the language of the system
must be English.▷Spell the entry if the spoken language and
the language of the system differ.▷Say the letters smoothly, and avoid exag‐
gerating the pronunciation and inserting
lengthy pauses between the letters.▷The options available for entering data de‐
pend on the navigation data and the country
and language settings.
With the Professional navigation
system: entering an address in a
command
1. Press the button on the steering
wheel.2.›Enter address‹3.Wait for a request from the system.4.Say the address in the suggested order.5.Continue making the entry as prompted by
the system.
If necessary, individually name the separate
components of the address, such as the town/
city.
Entering a town/city separately
The name of the town/city can be spoken as a
word or spelled out.
With the destination entry menu displayed:1. Press the button on the steering
wheel.2.›City‹ or ›Spell city‹.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.5.Select the town/city.▷To select a recommended town/
city: ›Yes‹▷To select a different town/city: ›New
entry‹▷Select an entry: ›Entry ...‹ e.g., entry 2▷To spell an entry: ›Spell city‹6.Continue making the entry as prompted by
the system.
If there are several towns/cities with the same
name:
Towns/cities of the same name are grouped in a
list and displayed as one location followed by an
ellipsis.
1.Select an entry: ›Yes‹ or ›Entry ...‹ e.g., en‐
try 2.2.Select the desired town/city.
Entering a street or intersection
separately
Enter a street and intersection in the same way
as you would enter a town/city.
Entering a house number separately
Depending on the data in the navigation system,
house numbers up to number 2,000 can be en‐
tered.
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Say each digit separately.3.Continue making the entry as prompted by
the system.
Planning a trip with intermediate
destinations
New trip
A trip can be planned with several intermediate
destinations.
1."Navigation"2."Map"3.Move the controller to the left if necessary.4. "Guidance"5."Enter new destination"6.Select the type of destination entry.7.Enter the intermediate destination.8."Start guidance"
Entering intermediate destinations
A maximum of 30 intermediate destinations can
be entered for one trip.
1."Enter new destination"2.Select the type of destination entry.3.Enter the intermediate destination.4."Add as another destination"
The intermediate destination is entered in
the destination list and is highlighted.5.Turn the controller until the intermediate
destination is located in the desired position
in the list.6.Press the controller.
Starting the trip
1.After all intermediate destinations are en‐
tered, highlight the first destination.
If the second destination, for example, is
highlighted when destination guidance is
started, the first destination is skipped.2."Start guidance"
This symbol marks the active leg of the
trip.
With the Professional navigation
system: storing a trip
Up to 30 trips can be stored in the trip list. If
necessary, delete existing trips to be able to
store new trips.
1.Open "Options".2."Store trip"3.Enter the name.4."OK"
With the Professional navigation
system: selecting a stored trip
1."Navigation"2."Stored trips"3.Select a stored trip.4."Start guidance"
Reversing the direction of travel
Intermediate destinations are displayed in re‐
verse order in the list.
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Intermediate destination options1."Map"2. "Guidance"3."Display all trip destinations"4.Select an intermediate destination.▷"Edit destination"▷"Reposition dest. in the trip": move an
intermediate destination to another po‐
sition in the list.▷"Delete dest. in the trip"▷"Go to next dest. in the trip"
Some options are not available for certain trips.
With the Professional navigation
system: deleting a stored trip
1."Stored trips"2.Highlight the desired trip.3.Open "Options".4."Delete all trips" or "Delete trip"
With the Professional navigation
system: calling up the last trip
1."Navigation"2."Stored trips"3."Last trip"4."Start guidance"
Destination guidance
Starting destination guidance
1."Navigation"2.Enter the destination, refer to page 166.3."Accept destination"4."Start guidance"▷The route is shown on the Control Display.▷The distance to the destination/intermedi‐
ate destination and the estimated time of ar‐
rival are displayed in the map view.▷The arrow view is shown in the instrument
cluster, in the Head-up Display, and on the
Control Display where appropriate.
Terminating destination guidance
1."Navigation"2."Map"3. "Guidance"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
▷The route calculated can be influenced by
selecting certain criteria.▷The route criteria can be changed when the
destination is entered and during destina‐
tion guidance.▷Road types are part of the navigation data
and are taken into consideration when plan‐
ning a route, such as when avoiding high‐
ways.▷The recommended route may differ from the
route you would take based on personal ex‐
perience.▷The settings are stored for the remote con‐
trol currently in use.▷Destination guidance with traffic bulletins,
refer to page 180.
Changing the route criteria
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▷ "Fast route": time-optimized route,
being a combination of the shortest pos‐
sible route and the fastest roads.▷ "ECO PRO route": optimized com‐
bination of the fastest and shortest
route.▷ "Short route": short distance, irre‐
spective of how fast or slow progress will
be.▷"Alternative routes": if available, alter‐
native routes are suggested during ac‐
tive route guidance.
With the Professional navigation sys‐
tem: the individual suggestions are
highlighted in color.5.Specify additional criteria for the route, if
necessary:▷"Avoid highways": highways are
avoided wherever possible.▷" Avoid toll roads": toll roads are avoided
wherever possible.▷"Avoid ferries": ferries are avoided
where possible.
Route
Different views of the route are available during
destination guidance:
▷Arrow view in the instrument cluster and on
the Control Display.▷List of route sections.▷Map view, refer to page 176.▷Arrow view in the Head-up Display, refer to
page 128.Arrow view
The following information is displayed during
destination guidance:▷Large arrow: current direction of travel.▷Street name of the currently traveled street.▷Small arrow: indicates the next change in di‐
rection.▷Intersection view.▷Lane information.▷Traffic bulletins.▷Distance to the next change in direction.▷Street name at the next change in direction.
Lane information
On multi-lane roads, the recommended lanes
are marked in the arrow view by a triangle.
▷Solid triangle: best lane.▷Empty triangle: possible lane. However, an‐
other lane change may be needed shortly.
Displaying list of route sections
When destination guidance is activated, a list of
route sections can be displayed. The driving dis‐
tances and traffic bulletins are displayed for
each route section.
1."Navigation"2."Route information"3.Highlight route section.
With the Professional navigation system:
the route section is displayed on the split
screen.
Bypassing a section of the route
Calculate a new route for a route section.
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3."New route for"4.Turn the controller. Enter the number of
miles within which you would like to return
to the original route.5.Press the controller.
Resuming the original route
If the route section should no longer be by‐
passed:
1."Navigation"2."Route information"3."New route for:"4."Remove blocking"
Gas station recommendation
The remaining range is calculated, and if nec‐
essary gas stations along the route are dis‐
played.
Even with the most current navigation data, in‐
formation regarding individual gas stations may
have changed. For instance, certain gas stations
may not be operating.
1."Navigation"2."Route information"3."Recommended refuel"
A list of the gas stations is displayed.4.Highlight a gas station.
With the Professional navigation system:
the position of the gas station is displayed
on the split screen.5.Select the gas station.6. Select the symbol.7."Start guidance": destination guidance to
the selected gas station is started.
"Add as another destination": the gas sta‐
tion is added to the route.
Switching spoken instructions on/off
The setting is stored for the remote control cur‐
rently in use.
1."Navigation"2."Map"3. "Voice instructions"
Repeating spoken instructions
1."Navigation"2."Map"3. Highlight the symbol.4.Press the controller twice.
Volume of spoken instructions
Turn the volume button while giving an instruc‐
tion until the desired volume is set.
Saving the spoken instructions on the
programmable memory buttons
The function for switching the spoken instruc‐
tions on/off can be stored on a programmable
memory button, refer to page 20, for quick ac‐
cess.
Map view
Selecting the map view
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