Get Navigation -> Destination entry Guide for BMW 5 Series 4 Door Fifth Generation (2004-2010)

Destination entry

In entering your destination you can select from

among the following options:

Entering a destination

manually

The system's word matching principle makes it

easier for you to enter the names of streets or

towns, refer to page 155. This allows you to

enter different spellings and completes your

entry automatically so that stored names can be

called up quickly.

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Entering a destination manually, see below

Entering destination via voice*, refer to

page 147

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Selecting destination using information,

refer to page 149

Selecting destination from a list, refer to

Destination list, page 150

1. Change to upper field if necessary. Turn the

controller until "Navigation" is selected and

press the controller.

Selecting destination from address book,

refer to page 151

"New destination" is selected.

Selecting home address, refer to page 153

2. Press the controller.

After selecting your destination you can pro-

ceed to start the destination guidance, refer to

page 156.

You can also store a navigation destination on

the programmable memory/direct selection

buttons, refer to page 21.

Enter data only when the vehicle is sta-

tionary, and always give priority to the

applicable traffic regulations in the event of any

contradiction between traffic and road condi-

tions and the instructions issued by the naviga-

tion system. If you do not observe this precau-

tion, you can endanger the vehicle occupants

and other road users.<

3. Select "Enter address" and press the con-

troller.

iDrive, for operating principle refer to page 16.

1. Press the

button.

This opens the start menu.

2. Move the controller to the right to open

"Navigation".

3. Select "Navigation" and press the control-

ler.

The system also supports you with the follow-

ing features:

The Control Display shows:

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the arrow view or map view during destina-

tion guidance

>

If you do not enter a street, the system will

guide you to the downtown area of a town/

city.

>

the destination list when destination guid-

ance is switched off

>

You can skip the entry of country and local-

ity if the current entries should be retained

for your new destination.

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4. If necessary, enter more letters.

The list gradually grows smaller each time

you enter a new letter.

Selecting country

1. Select "State / Province" or the displayed

country and press the controller.

> Enter blank space if necessary:

Select the symbol and press the con-

troller.

The list of available countries appears on

the display.

2. Select the country of destination and press

the controller.

5. Change to the third field from the top if nec-

essary. Turn the controller until the town/

city name is selected from the list and press

the controller.

In order to be able to start the destination guid-

ance, at least the town/city of the destination or

its zip code must be entered.

Entering destination via town/city

name

1. Select "Town / City" or the displayed town/

city and press the controller.

2. Select the starting letter and press control-

ler.

A list of all towns/cities starting with this let-

ter appears on the Control Display.

3. To delete the letter entered if necessary:

Entering destination by zip code

1. Select "Town / City" and press the control-

ler.

2. Enter the zip code:

Select the desired digits and press the con-

troller.

> Delete individual numbers or letters:

Move the controller toward the right to

select

and press the controller.

> Delete all numbers or letters:

Move the controller toward the right to

select

troller.

and press and hold the con-

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> Enter a blank space:

Select the symbol and press the con-

troller.

The related town/city is displayed after the

street name.

If a town/city has already been entered, you can

undo this entry. This may be practical if the

desired street does not exist in the entered des-

tination, because, for example, it belongs to

another part of the town/city.

> Delete individual numbers or letters:

Move the controller toward the right to

select

and press the controller.

> Delete all numbers or letters:

Move the controller toward the right to

1. Change to upper field.

The arrow is selected.

select

troller.

and press and hold the con-

3. Select the zip code and press the controller.

The corresponding destination is displayed.

4. Change into the third field from the top.

Turn the controller until the destination is

selected and press the controller.

Entering street, house number and

intersection

After the street you can also enter the intersec-

tion or the house number.

2. Turn the controller to the right until the

request for the entry of a street in the coun-

try appears and press the controller.

Entering street and intersection

1. Select "Street" or the displayed street and

press the controller.

2. Enter the street.

The street is entered exactly like the desti-

nation.

3. Change to the second field from the top and

enter the street.

Entering house number

All house numbers stored for the street on the

navigation DVD can be entered.

The intersection is entered in the same way as

the street.

1. Select "House number" and press the con-

troller.

2. Enter the house number:

Select the desired digits and press the con-

troller.

Entering a street without entering

destination

You can also enter a street without entering

a destination. In this case all streets of the

entered country are offered for selection.

3. Change into the third field from the top.

Turn the controller until the house number

is selected and press the controller.

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Starting destination guidance with

manual destination entry

Selecting country

1. Wait for the system to ask for the country of

destination.

2. Say the name of the country of destina-

tion.

Say the name of the country of destination in

the language of the voice command system.

Entering destination

The destination can be spelled or entered as an

entire word.

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Select "Start guidance" and press the con-

troller.

Destination guidance starts immediately.

Spelling destination

To enter the destination, spell it using the

orthography of the country of destination.

Pronounce the letters smoothly and at normal

volume, avoiding excessive emphasis and

pauses.

If the destination guidance does not need to

be started immediately:

Select "Add to destination list" and press

the controller.

The destination is stored in the destination

list, refer to page 150.

1. Spell town/city name:

Say at least the first three letters of the

destination. The more letters you say,

the more exactly the system recognizes

the town/city.

Entering destination via

voice*

You can enter a desired destination via the

voice command system. When entering the

destination, it is possible to change between

voice command and iDrive at any time. Reacti-

vate the voice command function for this pur-

pose if necessary.

The system can suggest up to 20 destina-

tions that match your entries. Up to

6 entries are displayed at once on the Con-

trol Display.

With {Options} you can have the possible

commands read aloud.<

1. Press the

button on the steering wheel.

2. {Enter address}

A destination is suggested by the system.

2. Select town/city:

> Select highlighted town/city: {Yes}

> Select other town/city: {No}

> Select entry, e.g. {Entry 3}

> To show other entries in the list:

{Next page}

> To respell the town/city: {Repeat}

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The town/city can also be selected from the list

via iDrive:

Select this entry with {Yes} if necessary. Then

select the desired town/city from this list.<

Turn the controller until the destination is

selected and press the controller.

Entering street and house number

The street is entered in the same way as the

destination.

Entering the destination as an entire

word*

To enter the house number:

1. {House number}

Towns/cities and streets located in the region

where the language of the voice command sys-

tem is spoken can be entered as an entire word.

2. Say the house number.

Up to 4-digit house numbers can be entered.

Say the house number as individual numbers.

Example: to enter a US destination as an entire

word, the system language must be English.

Speak smoothly and at normal volume, avoiding

excessive emphasis and pauses.

Starting destination guidance

{Start guidance}

1. Wait for the system to request the destina-

tion.

Destination guidance starts immediately.

2. Say the name of the destination.

Saving destination

The system can suggest up to 6 destina-

tions that match your entries.

The destination is added to the destination list

or can be stored in the address book.

{Add to destination list} or

{Add to address book}

Map-guided destination

selection

If you only know the location of the town/city or

street of the destination, then you can enter the

destination by using a map. You can use the

cursor to select the destination on the map and

then adopt it into the destination guidance.

A destination is suggested by the system.

3. Select town/city:

> Select highlighted town/city: {Yes}

> Select other town/city: {No}

> Select entry, e.g. {Entry 3}

1. Select "Navigation" and press the control-

ler.

"New destination" is selected.

> To reenter the town/city: {Repeat}

2. Press the controller.

> To enter the town/city by spelling:

{Spell}

The town/city can also be selected from the list

via iDrive:

Turn the controller until the destination is

selected and press the controller.

Destinations that sound the same which

cannot be differentiated by the system

are summarized in a separate list and shown as

a destination followed by three dots.

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3. Select "Input map" and press the controller.

> "Show destination position" places the

current destination in the center of the

map.

> "Return to map" changes back to the

"Input map".

>

Exit the menu.

A section of a map is displayed on the Con-

trol Display:

> During destination guidance, around the

current destination

> With the destination guidance deacti-

vated, around the last destination

entered

7. Press the controller.

The map for the destination entry can also be

displayed in the map display:

Select the

symbol and press the controller.

Selecting destination using

information

You can obtain a display of selected destina-

tions, e.g. hotels, sights or hospitals, and adopt

them into the destination guidance.

4. Select destination with cursor.

1. Select "Navigation" and press the control-

ler.

> Changing scale: turn the controller.

> Moving map: move the controller in the

corresponding direction.

2. Select "Information" and press the control-

ler.

The controller can be moved to the left,

right, forward and back.

5. To adopt or store the destination in the des-

tination guidance system, press the con-

troller.

The selected destination and other menu

items are displayed.

6. Select the desired menu item:

> "Start route guidance" starts destination

guidance.

3. Select location:

> "On destination"

> "On location"

> "Show current position" places the cur-

rent position in the center of the map.

> "On a new destination"

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> To start a new search:

Select the

troller.

symbol and press the con-

To exit the menu:

Select the arrow and press the controller.

Symbols in map view

If, for example, you have selected the category

Hotels, the hotels are shown on the map as

symbols.

4. Press the controller.

To hide the symbols in the map view:

5. Make your selection, e.g. "Hotels and res-

taurants", and press the controller.

1. Select the symbol and press the controller.

6. Enter search criteria if necessary, e.g. the

maximum distance from the current loca-

tion.

7. Select "<Start search>" and press the con-

troller.

These destinations are displayed on the

Control Display.

2. Select "Hide map icons" and press the con-

troller.

The symbols are hidden.

To display the symbols:

Select "Show map icons" and press the con-

troller.

To exit the menu:

8. Select a destination and press the control-

ler.

Select the arrow and press the controller.

The scope of the information and

symbols is dependent on the respec-

tive navigation DVD.<

Destination list

The last 20 entered destinations are shown in

the destination list. You can display these desti-

nations and adopt them in the destination guid-

ance system.

9. Select the desired menu item:

> To adopt the address in the destination

list and start the destination guidance:

Select the

controller.

symbol and press the

For example, to plan a longer route, you can

store all destinations you want to drive to in

advance in the destination list, refer to Entering

a destination manually on page 144.

> To establish a telephone connection:

Select the

troller.

symbol and press the con-

> To display additional destinations:

Select the

controller.

symbol and press the

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Select "Navigation" and press the controller.

> Delete all entries:

Select "Delete list". The destination

guidance is switched off.

> Change entry:

Select "Edit". For operation, refer to

Entering destination via town/city name,

page 145.

3. Press the controller.

Address book

The last destination entered is the first item in

the destination list.

Opening address book

This symbol indicates the current destina-

tion during destination guide.

iDrive, for operating principle refer to page 16.

To display additional destinations from the des-

tination list:

turn the controller.

Applying destination in destination

guidance system

1. Select the desired destination and press

the controller.

2. Select "Start guidance" and press the con-

troller.

Select "Address book" and press the controller.

Storing destinations in address book

You can store approx. 100 destinations in the

address book.

1. Select "Address book" and press the con-

troller.

2. Select "New address" and press the con-

troller.

Editing destination list

1. Select the desired destination in the desti-

nation list and press the controller.

2. The selected destination can be edited:

> Store entry:

Select "Add to address book".

> Display information on destination:

Select "Information on destination".

3. Select "Enter address" and press the con-

troller.

> Delete entry:

Select "Delete entry".

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4. Enter name and address, also refer to

Entering a destination manually, page 144.

5. Select "Store in address book" and press

the controller.

The entry is stored in the address book.

You can also store a destination from the desti-

nation list in the address book, refer to

page 150.

Storing current position*

2. Select the entry and press the controller.

The current position can be adopted into the

address book.

To start the destination guidance:

Select "Start guidance" and press the control-

ler.

1. Select "Address book" and press the con-

troller.

2. Change into the third field from the top.

Turn the controller until "New address" is

selected and press the controller.

Changing destinations from address

book

1. Select "Address book" and press the con-

troller.

3. Select "Use current location as address"

and press the controller.

2. Select the entry and press the controller.

3. Select "Edit address" and press the con-

troller.

The name given can be changed. For oper-

ation, refer to Entering a destination manu-

ally, page 144.

4. Select "Store in address book" and press

the controller.

You can also enter your current position into the

address book if you have left the sector covered

by the navigation DVD. In this case, you must

enter a name.

Selecting destinations from address

book

4. Change entry.

1. Select "Address book" and press the con-

For operation, refer to Entering a destina-

tion manually, page 144.

troller.

The stored entries appear on the Control

Display.

5. Select "Store in address book" and press

the controller.

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Deleting individual destinations from

address book

Storing home address

You can store your current position or the cur-

rent destination as the home address in the

address book. This entry occupies the second

position in the address book.

1. Select "Address book" and press the con-

troller.

2. Select the entry and press the controller.

1. Select "Address book" and press the con-

troller.

3. Select "Delete address" and press the con-

troller.

2. Change into the third field from the top.

Turn the controller until "Home address" is

selected and press the controller.

4. Select "Yes" and press the controller.

Deleting all destinations from address

book

3. Select "Use current location as address", or

"Save current destination" during the desti-

nation guidance, and press the controller.

1. Open the start menu.

2. Press the controller to open the menu.

3. Select "Settings" and press the controller.

4. Select "Store in address book" and press

the controller.

4. Select "Vehicle / Tires" and press the con-

troller.

Adopting home address as destination

5. Change to upper field if necessary. Turn the

controller until "Delete data" is selected and

press the controller.

1. Select "Home address" and press the con-

troller.

2. Select "Start guidance" and press the con-

troller.

Changing home address

1. Select "Home address" and press the con-

troller.

2. Select "Edit address" and press the con-

troller. For operation, refer to Entering a

destination manually, page 144.

6. Select "Delete address book" and press the

controller.

7. Select "Yes" and press the controller.

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4. Press the controller.

Selecting route

You can influence the calculated route by

choosing certain route criteria. You can change

the route criteria as often as you like while

entering the destination and whenever the des-

tination guidance is active.

The route is planned according to fixed rules.

The type of road is taken into account, e.g.

whether it is a highway or a winding road. The

road types are stored on the navigation DVD.

As a result, the routes recommended by the

navigation system may not always be the same

ones that you would choose based on personal

experience.

The route criterion is selected.

5. If necessary, select an additional route cri-

terion and then press the controller:

> "Dynamic route"*

Automatic changing of the route in case

of traffic obstructions. Depending on

road type and the kind and extent of the

traffic obstruction, the route can also be

calculated so that it passes through the

traffic obstruction.

Changing route criteria

1. Select "Navigation" and press the control-

ler.

2. Change into the third field from the top.

Turn the controller until "Route preference"

is selected and press the controller.

> "Avoid tollroads"

Tollroads are avoided where possible.

> "Avoid ferries"

Ferries are avoided where possible.

To exit the menu:

Select the arrow and press the controller.

The route criteria can also be changed in the

arrow or map view:

1. Select the symbol for the route criterion and

press the controller.

The various criteria are listed on the Control

Display.

2. Select a route criterion and press the con-

troller.

3. Select a route criterion for the route:

If the route criteria "Avoid highways",

"Avoid tollroads" or "Avoid ferries" are

selected, the calculation time for the route can

increase considerably.<

> "With highways"

Freeways and major traffic arteries are

given priority

> "Avoid highways"

Freeways are avoided where possible

> "Fast route"

The short traveling time, being a combi-

nation of the shortest possible route and

the fastest roads

> "Short route"

Short route, irrespective of how fast or

slow progress will be

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Word matching principle

The system supports the word matching princi-

ple to make it easier for you to enter the names

of streets or towns. The system runs ongoing

checks, comparing your destination entries

with the data stored on the navigation DVD as

the basis for instant response. The user bene-

fits include:

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Names of specific locations can also vary

from the official versions if you are using a

spelling that is customary in another coun-

try.

Example:

Instead of "München", you can also enter

the English spelling "Munich" or the Italian

spelling "Monaco".

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When you are entering the names of towns

and streets the system will complete them

automatically as soon as enough letters are

available to ensure unambiguous identifica-

tion.

The system only accepts name entries

beginning with letters that are stored on the

navigation DVD. The system will not accept

non existent names and addresses.

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