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 individually.4.Change to the list of postal codes and
towns/cities.5.Highlight the entry.6.Selecting an entry.
The associated destination town/city is dis‐
played.
Entering a street and intersection
1.Select "Street" or the displayed street.2.Enter a street and intersection in the same
way as you would enter a town/city.
If there are several streets with the same name:
1.Change to the list of street names.2.Highlight the street.3.Select the street.
Alternative: enter the street address
and house number
1.Select "Street" or the displayed street.2.Enter the street as you would the town/city.3."House number"4.Select the numbers.5.Change to the list of house numbers.6.Select a house number or range of house
numbers.Street does not exist in the destination
city/town
The desired street does not exist in the speci‐
fied city/town because it belongs to another
part of the city/town.1."Navigation"2."Enter address"3.Select "Street" or the displayed street.4.Change to the list of street names.5.Select "In" with the state/province currently
displayed.
All streets of the selected state/province are
offered. The associated town/city is dis‐
played after the street name.6.Select the letters.7.Change to the list of street names.8.Highlight the street.9.Select the street.
Starting destination guidance after
entering the destination
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Add a destination as a further destination,
refer to page 144.
Address book
Create contacts, refer to page 187.
Selecting a destination from the
address book
1."Navigation"2."Address book"
Contacts with addresses are displayed if
these addresses have been checked as des‐
tinations in the contacts.
If the contacts with addresses from the mo‐
bile 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 desired, with
"A-Z search".4."Business address" or "Home address"Storing the destination in the address
book
After entering the destination, store the desti‐
nation in the address book.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.Enter "Last name" and, if necessary, "First
name".9."Store in vehicle"
Storing the position
The current position can be stored in the ad‐
dress book.
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Editing the 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
destinations"
Special destinations
General information
Even with the latest navigation data, informa‐
tion on individual special destinations may
have changed; for example, gas stations might
not be in operation.
Opening the search for specialdestinations
Selection of special destinations, such as hotels
or tourist attractions.
1."Navigation"2."Points of Interest"3.Select the search function.
A-Z search
1."A-Z search"2."Town/City"3.Select or enter the town/city.4."Category"5.Select the category.6."Category details"
For some special destinations, it may be
possible to select multiple category details.
Move the MINI joystick to the left to leave
the category details.7."Keyword"8.Enter the keyword.
A list of the special destinations is dis‐
played.9.Select a special destination.
Details are displayed.
If multiple details are stored, you can leaf
through the pages.
If a phone number is available, a connec‐
tion can be established if necessary.10. Select the symbol.11."Start guidance" or "Add as another
destination"
Add a destination as a further destination,
refer to page 144.
Category search
1."Category search"2."Search destination"3.Select or enter the town/city.4."Category"5.Select the category.6."Category details"
For some special destinations, it may be
possible to select multiple category details.
Move the MINI joystick to the left to leave
the category details.7."Start search"
A list of the special destinations is dis‐
played.8.Select a special destination.
Details are displayed.
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If a phone number is available, a connec‐
tion can be established if necessary.9. Select the symbol.10."Start guidance" or "Add as another
destination"
Add a destination as a further destination,
refer to page 144.
Position of special destinations
When entering the search location, various op‐
tions can be selected.
▷"At current location"▷"At destination"▷"At different location"▷If destination guidance is active: "Along
route"
Starting the search for special
destinations
1."Start search"2.A list of the special destinations is dis‐
played.▷"At current location"
The special destinations are listed ac‐
cording to their distance and are dis‐
played with a directional arrow pointing
to the destination.▷"At destination", "At different location", "Along route"
Special destinations are listed according
to their distance from the location
where the search is being performed.▷Destinations of the selected category
are displayed in the map view as sym‐
bols. The display depends on the map
scale and the category.3.Highlight the special destination.4.Select a special destination.5. Select the symbol.6."Start guidance" or "Add as another
destination"
The direct distance to destination is dis‐
played.
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
General information If only the location of the destination town/city
or street is known, the destination can be en‐
tered using the map.
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Selecting the destination1."Navigation"2."Map"
The current position of the vehicle is dis‐
played on the map.3. "Interactive map"4.Select the destination with crosshairs.▷To change the scale: turn the MINI joy‐
stick.▷To shift the map: move the MINI joy‐
stick in the required direction.▷To shift the map diagonally: move the
MINI joystick in the required direction
and turn the MINI joystick.5.Press the MINI joystick 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 does not recognize the street, one
of the following pieces of information is dis‐
played:
▷A street name in the vicinity.▷The coordinates of the destination.
Additional functions
On the interactive map, the scale can be ad‐
justed and the map section can be shifted.
Pressing the MINI joysticks makes additional
functions available:▷ Select the symbol.
"Start guidance" or "Add as another
destination"▷"Exit interactive map": return to the map
view.▷Map view▷"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 26.▷When making a destination entry by voice,
you can change between voice activation
and the onboard monitor.▷To have the available spoken instructions
read out loud: ›Voice commands‹.
Saying the entries
▷Countries, towns and cities, streets, and in‐
tersections can be said as whole words or
spelled in the language of the system, refer
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Example: to enter a town/city in a US states
as a whole word, the language of the sys‐
tem 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 methods of entry depend on the navi‐
gation data in use and the country and lan‐
guage settings.
Entering a town/city separately
The town/city can be said as a complete word.
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 name at
least the first three letters.5.Select a location:▷Select a recommended town/city: ›Yes‹.▷Select a different town/city: ›New
entry‹.▷Select an entry: ›Entry ...‹, for instance,
entry 2.▷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.
The town/city can also be selected from the
list on the onboard monitor:Turn the MINI joystick until the destination
town/city is selected and press the
MINI joystick.
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 sys‐
tem, house numbers up to number 2,000 can
be entered.
1.›House number‹2.Say the house number.3.›Yes‹ to confirm the house number.4.›Accept destination‹
Starting destination guidance
›Start guidance‹
Adding further intermediate
destinations
›Add as another destination‹
Further intermediate destinations can be
added.
Storing a destination The destination is automatically added to the
list of last destinations.
Planning a trip with in‐termediate destinations
New trip
Various intermediate destinations can be en‐
tered for a trip. The trip destination needs to be
entered first, destination entry, refer to
page 136.
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Destination guidanceVehicle equipmentThis chapter describes all series equipment as
well as country-specific and special equipment
offered for this model series.Therefore, it also
describes equipment that may not be found in
your vehicle, for instance due to the selected
special equipment or the country version. This
also applies to safety-related functions and sys‐
tems.
Starting destination
guidance1."Navigation"2.Make a destination entry, refer to
page 136.3."Accept destination"4."Start guidance"
The route is shown on the Control Display.
The distance to the destination/intermediate
destination and the estimated time of arrival
are displayed in the map view.
The arrow view may appear on the Control Dis‐
play.
Terminating destination
guidance
1."Navigation"2."Map"3. Select the symbol.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
planning a route, e.g., avoid highways.▷The recommended route may differ from
the route you would take based on per‐
sonal experience.▷The settings are stored for the remote con‐
trol currently in use.▷Destination guidance with traffic bulletins,
refer to page 151.
Changing the route criteria
1."Navigation"2."Map"3. "Route preference"4.Select the criterion:▷ "Fast route": time-optimized route,
being a combination of the shortest
possible route and the fastest roads.▷ "Efficient route": optimized combi‐
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▷ "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 destination guidance.5.Select additional criteria for the route, if
necessary. Where possible, the selected cri‐
teria are avoided on the route.▷"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.▷List of route sections.▷Map view, refer to page 148.
Arrow view
The following information is displayed during
destination guidance:
▷Large arrow: indicates the current direction
of travel.▷Street name of the road currently being
driven on.▷Small arrow: indicates the next change in
direction.▷Intersection view.▷Lane information.▷Traffic bulletins.▷Distance to the next change in direction.▷Street name at the next change in direc‐
tion.
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 a list of route sections
When destination guidance is active, a list of
the route sections can be displayed. The driving
distance and traffic bulletins are displayed for
each route section.
1."Navigation"2."Route information"3.Highlight a route section.
Bypassing a section of
the route
Calculate a new route for a route section.
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