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Vehicle equipment
In this chapter, all production, country, and
optional equipment that is offered in the model
range is described. Equipment is also described
that is not available because of, for example,
selected options or country version. This also
applies to safety related functions and systems.
General information
The navigation system can determine the pre-
cise position of the vehicle, with the aid of satel-
lites and vehicle sensors, and can reliably guide
you to every entered destination.
Enter data only with the vehicle station-
ary, and always give priority to the appli-
cable traffic regulations in the event of any con-
tradiction between traffic and road conditions
and the instructions issued by the navigation
system. Failure to take to this precaution can
place you in violation of the law and put vehicle
occupants and other road users in danger. <
Accessing navigation system
1.Press the button.
2. "Navigation"
The navigation system can also be
accessed directly with the button on the
controller.
Navigation data
General information
Navigation data and authorization codes are
available from your BMW center. Navigation
data are stored in the vehicle and can be
updated. >
Depending on the data volume, a data
update may take several hours.
> Update data while driving to reduce the
drain on the battery.
> Only the main functions of the navigation
system are available during updating.
The update is resumed automatically when a
trip is continued after an interruption.
> You can inquire as to the status of the
update.
> The data are stored in the vehicle.
> After the update, the system restarts.
> The medium that holds the navigation data
can be removed after the update is com-
pleted.
Information about navigation data
1."Navigation"
2. Open "Options".
3. "Navigation system version":
Information about the data version is dis-
played.
Updating the navigation data
Inserting navigation DVD
1.Insert the navigation DVD into the DVD
player with the labeled side facing up.
2. Follow the instructions on the Control Dis-
play.
3. Enter the authorization code of the naviga-
tion DVD and change the DVD if needed.
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Removing navigation DVD
1.
Press button 1.
The DVD emerges slightly from the drive.
2. Remove the DVD.
Querying status
1.Press the button.
2. "Navigation update"
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Destination entry
Vehicle equipment
In this chapter, all production, country, and
optional equipment that is offered in the model
range is described. Equipment is also described
that is not available because of, for example,
selected options or country version. This also
applies to safety related functions and systems.
General information
In entering your destination you can select from
the following options:
>Entering a destination manually, see below
> Selecting destination from address book,
refer to page 148
> Last destinations, refer to page 149
> Special destinations, refer to page 150
> Entering a destination on the map, refer to
page 151
> Selecting home address, refer to page 149
> Destination entry via voice, refer to
page 152
> Destination entry via BMW Assist, refer to
page 151
You can also store a navigation destination on
the programmable memory keys, refer to
page 23.
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 page 155. 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 area of a town or
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.
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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.
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 the dis-
played town/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.
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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 page 154.
> Setting "Route preference",
refer to page 155.
> Search for "Points of Interest at loc.",
refer to page 150.
Address book
To create contacts, refer to page 224.
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
214.
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."Navigation"
2. "Map"
3. "Guidance"
4. Open "Options".
5. "Store as new contact" or "Add to existing
contact".
6. Select an existing contact, if available.
7. "Business address" or "Home address"
8. "Last name" and "First name" if you wish.
9. "Store in vehicle"
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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".
Using the home address as a
destination
The home address must be created. Specifying
a home address, refer to page 224.
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 destination"
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"
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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
General information
Even with the most up-to-date navigation data,
information about certain special destinations
may have changed; for ex ample, filling stations
may not be in operation.
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™ Local 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"
> "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 page 154.
"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.
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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 page 154.
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 page 225.
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". 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.
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