Get Navigation Guide for BMW M3 4 Door Fourth Generation (2007-2013)

Navigation

This chapter describes how you can

enter destinations and specify your route

so that your navigation system guides you

reliably to your destination.

*

Starting the navigation system

Your navigation system can use satellites to

Display in the assistance

window

You can display the route or the current position

in the assistance window. This display remains

visible even if you change to another applica-

tion.

ascertain the precise position of your vehicle

and guide you reliably to any destination you

enter.

Navigation DVD

The navigation system requires a special navi-

gation DVD. You can obtain the latest version at

your BMW center.

1. Move the controller to the right to enter the

assistance window.

Inserting navigation DVD

2. Press the controller.

Other menu items are displayed.

3. Select the desired route view or "Current

position".

Use the lower drive for navigation DVDs.

1. Insert the navigation DVD with the labeled

side up.

The navigation DVD is pulled in automati-

cally.

2. Wait for several seconds to allow the con-

tents of the DVD to be read in.

Removing navigation DVD

1.

Press button 1.

The DVD emerges slightly from the drive.

4. Press the controller.

2. Remove the DVD.

Showing arrow display in map view*

If the DVD is not ejected, the drive may be

blocked. In this case, a message will appear on

the Control Display.

When the navigation system suggests a change

in direction, the arrow display appears briefly.

iDrive, for operating principle refer to page 16.

1. Press the

button.

This opens the start menu.

2. Press the controller to open the menu.

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3. Turn the controller until "Settings" is

selected and press the controller.

4. Turn the controller until "Language / Units"

is selected and press the controller.

5. If necessary, move the highlight marker to

the uppermost field. Turn the controller

until "Languages" is selected and press the

controller.

6. Select "Arrow display pop-up instructions"

and press the controller.

The arrow view is displayed in the assis-

tance window.

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Destination entry

In entering your destination you can select from

the following options:

1. Press the

button.

This opens the start menu.

>

Entering a destination manually, see below

2. Move the controller to the right to call up

"Navigation".

Entering a destination by voice com-

mands*, refer to page 140

>

Selecting destination using information,

refer to page 142

Selecting destination from a list, refer to

Destination list, page 143

Selecting destination from address book,

refer to page 144

Selecting home address, refer to page 146

After selecting your destination you can pro-

ceed to start the destination guidance, refer to

page 149.

3. Select "Navigation" and press the control-

ler.

You can also store a navigation destination on

the programmable memory keys, 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. Otherwise, vehicle occupants and

other road users may be endangered.<

The following is displayed on the Control Dis-

play:

>

The arrow or map view during destination

guidance

Opening navigation

>

The destination list when destination guid-

ance is switched off

iDrive, for operating principle refer to page 16.

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 148. 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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1. If necessary, move the highlight marker to

the uppermost field. Turn the controller

until "Navigation" is selected and press the

controller.

Selecting country

1. Select "State / Province" or the country dis-

played and press the controller.

The list of available countries appears on

the display.

"New destination" is selected.

2. Press the controller.

2. Select the country of destination and press

the controller.

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

troller.

At least the town/city of the destination or its zip

code must be entered in order to start the des-

tination guidance.

Entering destination by town/city name

1. Select "Town / City" or the town/city dis-

played and press the controller.

2. Select the starting letter and press the con-

troller.

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

ter appears on the Control Display.

The system also supports you with the follow-

ing features:

3. Delete letters, if necessary:

>

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 country and local-

ity if the current entries should be retained

for your new destination.

> To delete individual numbers or letters:

Move the controller towards the right to

select

, and press the controller.

> To delete all numbers or letters:

Move the controller toward the right to

select

, and press the controller for

a longer period.

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4. If necessary, enter more letters.

The list gradually grows smaller each time

you enter a new letter.

Entering destination by zip code

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

ler.

> To enter spaces, if necessary:

Select the symbol and press the con-

troller.

2. Enter the zip code:

Select the desired digits and press the con-

troller.

5. If necessary, move the highlight marker to

the third field from the top. Turn the control-

ler until the city or town name is selected

from the list and press the controller.

> To enter spaces:

Select the symbol and press the con-

troller.

> To delete individual numbers or letters:

Move the controller towards the right to

select

, and press the controller.

> To delete all numbers or letters:

Move the controller toward the right to

select

, and press the controller for

a longer period.

3. Select the zip code and press the controller.

The corresponding destination is displayed.

4. Move the highlight marker to the third field

from the top. Turn the controller until the

destination is selected and press the con-

troller.

Entering street, house number and

intersection

After the street you can also enter the intersec-

tion or the house number.

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2. Turn the controller to the right until you see

a request to enter a street in the country,

then press the controller.

Entering street and intersection

1. Select "Street" or the street displayed and

press the controller.

2. Enter the street.

The street is entered in the same manner as

the town or city.

3. Switch to the second field from the top and

enter the street.

Entering a house number

The intersection is entered in the same way as

the street.

You can enter any house number stored for the

street on the navigation DVD.

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

troller.

Entering a street without entering a

town/city

You can also enter a street without specifying a

town/city. In this case, all streets of the same

name in the designated country are offered.

The corresponding town/city is displayed after

the street name.

2. To enter the house number:

Select the desired digits and press the con-

troller.

3. Move the highlight marker to the third field

from the top. Turn the controller until the

house number is selected and press the

controller.

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

negate this entry. This could be helpful in

instances where the desired street does not

exist in the entered town/city because it

belongs to another suburb, for example.

Starting destination guidance with

manual destination entry

1. Move the highlight marker to the uppermost

field.

The

arrow is selected.

>

Select "Start guidance" and press the con-

troller.

Destination guidance starts immediately.

If you do not want to start destination guid-

ance right away:

Select "Add to destination list" and press

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the controller.

The destination is stored in the destination

list, refer to page 143.

volume, avoiding excessive emphases and

pauses.

1. To spell the name of a town/city:

Say at least the first three letters of the

town/city. The more letters you say, the

more accurately the system will recog-

nize the town/city.

Entering a destination by

voice commands*

The system can suggest up to 20 destina-

tions that meet your entries. Up to 6 entries

at a time appear on the Control Display.

You can enter a desired destination via the

voice command system. During the destination

input, you can switch between voice entry and

entry via iDrive at any time. To do so, reactivate

the voice command system if necessary.

You can have the possible commands

read aloud via {Options}.<

1. Press the

button on the steering wheel

or in the center console.

2. {Enter address}

The system suggests a location.

2. Select location:

> To select highlighted town/city:

{Yes}

> To select other town/city: {No}

> To select an entry, e.g. {Entry 3}

> To show other entries in the list:

{Next page}

Selecting country

> To respell the town/city: {Repeat}

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

destination.

The town/city can also be selected from the list

via iDrive:

Turn the controller until the destination is

selected and press the controller.

2. Say the name of the destination coun-

try.

Say the name of the destination country in the

language of the voice command system.

Entering the destination as an entire

word*

Entering a destination

The names of towns/cities and streets located

in the region in which the language of the voice

command system is spoken can be entered as

an entire word.

The destination can be spelled or entered as an

entire word.

Spelling the destination

Example: to enter a U.S. destination as an entire

word, the system language must be English.

To enter a destination, spell it in the way it is

commonly spelled in the destination country.

Pronounce the letters smoothly and at normal

Speak smoothly and at normal volume, and

avoid excessive emphases and pauses.

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1. Wait for the system to ask for the town/city

of destination.

Starting destination guidance

{Start guidance}

2. Say the name of the destination town/

city.

Destination guidance starts immediately.

The system can suggest up to 6 destina-

tions that fit your entries.

Storing destinations

Destinations are 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 or

street of destination, you can enter the destina-

tion using a map. You can use the cross-hairs to

select the destination on the map and then

transfer it for destination guidance.

The system suggests a location.

3. Select location:

> To select highlighted town/city:

{Yes}

1. Select "Navigation" and press the control-

> To select other town/city: {No}

> To select an entry, e.g. {Entry 3}

> To re-enter the town/city: {Repeat}

ler.

"New destination" is selected.

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.

Identical-sounding towns/cities that can-

not be distinguished by the system are

compiled in a separate list and shown as a des-

tination followed by three dots.

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

If applicable, select this entry with {Yes}. Then

select the desired town/city from that list.<

Entering street and house number

The street is entered in the same way as the

destination town/city.

To enter the house number:

1. {House number}

2. Say the house number.

House numbers of up to 4 digits can be entered.

Say the house number as individual digits.

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A section of a map is displayed on the Con-

trol Display:

6. Select the desired menu item:

> "Start route guidance" starts destination

> During destination guidance, around the

guidance.

current destination

> "Show current position" places your

> With the destination guidance deacti-

vated, around the last destination

entered

current position at the center of the map.

> "Show destination position" places the

current destination at the center of the

map.

> "Return to map" changes back to the

"Input map".

>

Exit the menu.

4. Select the destination with the cross-hairs.

> To change the scale: turn the controller.

> To move the map: move the controller in

the desired direction.

The controller can be moved to the left,

right, forwards and backwards.

7. Press the controller.

The map for destination entry can also be called

up in the map display:

5. Press the controller to transfer the destina-

tion for destination guidance or to store it.

The selected destination and other menu

items are displayed.

Select the

symbol and press the controller.

Selecting destination using

information

You can have a list of selected destinations dis-

played, e.g. hotels, sights or hospitals, and

transfer them for destination guidance.

1. Select "Navigation" and press the control-

ler.

2. Select "Information" and press the control-

ler.

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3. Select location:

> "On destination"

> "On location"

Select the

controller.

symbol and press the

> To establish a telephone connection:

Select the

troller.

symbol and press the con-

> "On a new destination"

> To display additional destinations:

Select the

controller.

symbol and press the

> To start a new search:

Select the

troller.

symbol and press the con-

To exit from the menu:

Select the

arrow and press the controller.

4. Press the controller.

Symbols in the map display

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

taurants", and press the controller.

If you select the hotel category, for example,

and start a search, hotels appear on the map as

symbols.

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

maximum distance from your location.

To hide the symbols in the map display:

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

1. Select the symbol and press the control-

ler.

troller.

Destinations are shown on the Control Dis-

play.

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

troller.

8. Select a destination and press the control-

ler.

The symbols are hidden.

To show the symbols:

Select "Show map icons" and press the con-

troller.

The scope of information and sym-

bols depends on the particular navi-

gation DVD you are using.<

To exit from the menu:

9. Select the desired menu item:

Select the

arrow and press the controller.

> To transfer the address to the destina-

tion list and start destination guidance:

Destination list

The last 20 destinations entered into the sys-

tem are shown in the destination list. You can

call up these destinations and transfer them for

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destination guidance.

Editing destination list

If you are planning a longer journey, for exam-

ple, you can store all the destinations you wish

to drive to in the destination list in advance,

refer to Entering a destination manually on

page 136.

1. Select the desired destination from the des-

tination list and press the controller.

2. The selected destination can be edited:

> To store the entry:

Select "Add to address book".

Select "Navigation" and press the controller.

> To display information on the destina-

tion:

Select "Information on destination".

> To delete the entry:

Select "Delete entry".

> To delete all entries:

Select "Delete list". The destination

guidance is switched off.

> To change an entry:

Select "Edit". For operation, refer to

Entering destination by town/city name,

page 137.

The destination last entered is listed first in the

destination list.

This symbol identifies the current destina-

tion during destination guidance.

3. Press the controller.

To show other destinations in the destination

list:

Address book

Turn the controller.

Opening address book

Transferring destination for

destination guidance

iDrive, for operating principle refer to page 16.

1. Select the desired destination from the des-

tination list 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.

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

troller.

ation, refer to Entering a destination manu-

ally, page 136.

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

troller.

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 area covered

by the navigation DVD. In this case, you must

enter a name.

Selecting destinations from address

book

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

troller.

The stored entries appear on the Control

Display.

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

troller.

4. Enter the name and address, refer also to

Entering a destination manually, page 136.

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 143.

2. Select the entry and press the controller.

Storing current position*

To start destination guidance:

Select "Start guidance" and press the control-

ler.

The current position can be transferred to the

address book.

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

troller.

2. Move the highlight marker to the third field

from the top. Turn the controller until "New

address" is selected and press the control-

ler.

Changing destinations from address

book

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

troller.

2. Select the entry and press the controller.

3. Select "Use current location as address"

and press the controller.

The name given can be changed. For oper-

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

troller.

until "Delete data" is selected and press the

controller.

4. Change entry.

6. Select "Delete address book" and press the

controller.

For operation, refer to Entering a destina-

tion manually, page 136.

7. Select "Yes" and press the controller.

5. Select "Store in address book" and press

the controller.

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.

Deleting individual destinations from

address book

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

troller.

Storing home address

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. Move the highlight marker to the third field

from the top. Turn the controller until

"Home address" is selected and press the

controller.

Deleting all destinations from address

book

1. Open the start menu.

2. Press the controller to open the menu.

3. Select "Settings" and press the controller.

3. Select "Use current location as address" or

"Save current destination" during destina-

tion guidance and press the controller.

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

troller.

4. Select "Store in address book" and press

the controller.

5. If necessary, move the highlight marker to

the uppermost field. Turn the controller

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The various criteria are shown on the Con-

trol Display.

Using home address as destination

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

troller.

3. Select a route criterion for the route:

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

troller.

> "With highways"

Highways and major traffic arteries are

given priority.

Changing home address

> "Avoid highways"

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

troller.

Highways are avoided as far as possible.

> "Fast route"

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

troller. For operation, refer to Entering a

destination manually, page 136.

Fast route, being a combination of the

shortest possible route and the fastest

roads

> "Short route"

Short route, irrespective of how fast or

slow progress will be

Route selection

4. Press the controller.

You can influence the calculated route by

choosing certain route criteria. You can change

the route criteria as often as you like during des-

tination entry or during destination guidance.

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 navi-

gation 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:

Changing route criteria

> "Dynamic route"

1. Select "Navigation" and press the control-

ler.

Automatic rerouting due to traffic

obstructions. Depending on road type

and the kind and extent of the traffic

obstruction, the guided route may lead

through the traffic obstruction.

2. Move the highlight marker to the third field

from the top. Turn the controller until

"Route preference" is selected and press

the controller.

> "Avoid tollroads"

Toll roads are avoided as far as possible.

> "Avoid ferries"

Ferries are avoided as far as possible.

To exit from the menu:

Select the

arrow and press the controller.

The route criteria can also be changed in the

arrow or map display.

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1. Select the symbol for the route criterion and

press the controller.

2. Select a route criterion and press the con-

troller.

If the "Avoid highways", "Avoid tollroads"

or "Avoid ferries" route criteria are

selected, route calculation may take consider-

ably longer.<

Word-matching principle

The system's word-matching principle makes it

easier for you to enter the names of towns or

streets. The system runs ongoing checks, com-

paring your destination entries with the data

stored on the navigation DVD as the basis for

instant response. The benefits for you include:

>

Names of towns entered may differ from the

official versions if you are using a spelling

that is customary in another country.

Example:

Instead of the German spelling "München"

you can also enter the English spelling

"Munich" or the Italian spelling "Monaco".

>

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 offers only those letters for

selection of name entries that are stored on

the navigation DVD. Thus, entry of errone-

ous or unregistered names is impossible.

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Destination guidance

change of direction by means of spoken

instructions and the display of the direction

arrows.

Starting destination

guidance

Via iDrive

Via programmable memory keys

iDrive, for operating principle refer to page 16.

...

Press the key on which the

1. If necessary, move the highlight marker to

the uppermost field. Turn the controller

until "Navigation" is selected and press the

controller.

desired destination has been stored, refer also

to page 21.

2. Select the destination from the destination

list and press the controller or enter a new

destination, refer to page 136.

Terminating/continuing

destination guidance

In the arrow or map display

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

troller.

Select the

symbol and press the controller.

In the destination list

This symbol indicates the current destina-

tion.

1. Select the current destination and press the

controller.

After the route has been calculated, destination

guidance is indicated by arrows or a map dis-

play on the Control Display.

Destination guidance can also be started in the

arrow or map display:

Select the

symbol and press the controller.

During destination guidance, you can operate

other equipment items at any time via iDrive.

You will be notified in time of any necessary

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

troller.

"Arrow display" is selected and press the

controller.

If you did not reach the destination before the

end of the last journey, the following question

will appear in the display at the start of the next

journey:

The arrow display is shown.

"Continue guidance to destination?".

The destination guidance starts automatically

after a short time.

To start destination guidance immediately:

Select "Yes" and press the controller.

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

Switching voice instructions on/off

Selecting route criteria

Route display

You can have the route during destination guid-

ance displayed in various ways.

Starting/stopping destination guidance

Arrow to destination as the crow flies

Distance to the next change of direction

Current location

From another menu, you can switch

directly to the screen last displayed, refer

to Convenient call-up of menu items on

page 18.<

Direction of travel

> Outline of an arrow:

Destination guidance on the calculated

route

Arrow display

1. Select "Navigation" and press the control-

ler.

> Solid arrow:

2. Move the highlight marker to the fourth field

from the top. Turn the controller until

Arrow points as the crow flies to the cal-

culated route whenever the vehicle is

not in an area recorded on the navigation

DVD, e.g. in a parking garage.

Depending on your vehicle's equipment, the

projected time of arrival and distance to the

destination is displayed in the top or bottom line

of the Control Display.

The arrows change appearance before a

change of direction.

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1

2

3

Street name for change of direction

Distance to change of direction

Change of direction

1

2

3

4

Switching voice instructions on/off

Starting/stopping destination guidance

Map-guided destination selection

To exit from the menu:

Select the

Displaying the menu in which the informa-

tion last selected can be shown/hidden,

refer to Selecting destination using infor-

mation, page 142

arrow and press the controller.

Map display

You can have your current position displayed on

a map. After starting the destination guidance,

the planned route is shown on the map.

5

Changing map display

>

"Map facing north"

"Map direction of travel"

"Perspective"

1. Select "Navigation" and press the control-

ler.

6

7

8

Changing route criteria

2. Move the highlight marker to the fourth field

from the top. Turn the controller until the

desired map display is selected:

Calling up traffic information* manually

Arrow to destination as the crow flies

> "Map facing north"

> "Map direction of travel"

> "Perspective"

The projected time of arrival and distance to the

destination is displayed in the bottom line of the

Control Display.

To exit from the menu:

Select the

arrow and press the controller.

At scales of less than 250 miles/500 km, you

can have the map shown facing north or toward

your current direction of travel, or in perspec-

tive. At scales of 250 miles/500 km or greater,

the map is always north-oriented.

Changing map display

3. Press the controller.

Select the corresponding symbol and press the

controller.

The next map display is displayed.

Changing scale

Turn the controller to adjust the scale.

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1. Press the

button.

Displaying towns/cities and streets

along the route

This opens the start menu.

You can have the roads and towns along the

route displayed during destination guidance.

2. Press the controller to open the menu.

3. Turn the controller until "Settings" is

selected and press the controller.

The distances remaining to be traveled within

each section of the route are also displayed.

1. Select "Navigation" and press the control-

ler.

2. Move the highlight marker to the third field

from the top. Turn the controller until

"Route list" is selected and press the con-

troller.

4. Turn the controller until "Language / Units"

is selected and press the controller.

5. If necessary, move the highlight marker to

the uppermost field. Turn the controller

until "Languages" is selected and press the

controller.

To exit from the menu:

Select the

arrow and press the controller.

Destination guidance

through voice instructions

Switching voice instructions on/off

6. Select "Navigation voice instructions" and

press the controller.

Voice instructions can be switched on or off

during the destination guidance in the arrow or

map display:

The voice instructions are switched on.

Select the

symbol and press the controller.

To switch the voice instructions on/off at any

time:

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1. Select "Navigation" and press the control-

ler.

Repeating or canceling voice

instructions

With the programmable buttons on the steering

wheel, you can also execute the following func-

tions, refer to page 16:

2. Move the highlight marker to the third field

from the top. Turn the controller until "New

route" is selected and press the controller.

>

Repeat the voice instruction:

Press the button.

>

Switch voice instructions on/off:

Press the button for a longer period.

Adjusting volume for voice instructions

The volume can be adjusted only while a voice

instruction is being issued.

1. Have the last voice instruction repeated, if

necessary.

3. Turn the controller to enter the desired

number and press the controller.

2. Turn the button during the voice instruction

to select the desired volume.

The route is recalculated.

To exit from the menu without changing the

route:

Select the

arrow and press the controller.

Traffic information*

In many metropolitan areas you can receive

traffic information broadcast by radio stations.

The traffic conditions are monitored by traffic

control centers and the traffic information is

updated periodically.

This volume is independent of the volume of the

audio sources.

During destination guidance, the traffic infor-

mation relevant to the route you are planning to

take is automatically shown and, if desired,

taken into account in route planning. Whether

destination guidance is active or not, you can

have the traffic information displayed in the map

view or in the traffic info list.

The setting is stored for the remote control cur-

rently in use.

Changing a route

During destination guidance, you can revise the

navigation system's route recommendations to

avoid particular stretches of road. Enter the

number of miles/kilometers that you want to

travel before returning to the original route.

Switching reception of traffic

information on/off

iDrive, for operating principle refer to page 16.

1. Press the

button.

This opens the start menu.

2. Press the controller to open the menu.

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3. Turn the controller until "Settings" is

selected and press the controller.

Calling up traffic information manually

During destination guidance

During destination guidance, traffic information

can be displayed in the arrow or map view.

If the

fic information is available for the planned route.

Select the symbol and press the controller.

symbol is shown with a red border, traf-

4. Turn the controller until "Traffic Info set-

tings" is selected and press the controller.

During destination guidance, traffic information

items along the planned route are indicated by

yellow diamonds.

5. Select "Traffic Info" and press the control-

ler.

Traffic information on the planned route is

shown first, sorted by distance from the vehi-

cle's current position.

With destination guidance switched off

The traffic information can be received and

displayed.

1. Open the start menu.

"AUTO": automatic selection of the Traffic Info

station with the best reception.

2. Move the controller to the right to call up

"Navigation".

Depending on the station, either the sta-

tion name, frequency, local number or

other information is displayed.<

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3. Select "Traffic Info" and press the control-

ler.

Traffic information on the planned route is

shown first, sorted by distance from the vehi-

cle's current position.

Displaying traffic information in map

display

The traffic information icons are shown in the

map display up to a scale of 100 miles/200 km.

The highlighting of the stretch corresponding

to the traffic report and the icons for the type of

event as described below are displayed and

hidden. This depends on the selected scale.

Displaying detailed traffic information

Select a traffic information item from the list and

press the controller.

To exit from the menu:

Select the

arrow and press the controller.

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Traffic information icons

Lane closure

Delay

Traffic event displayed with map

scales larger than 5 miles/10 km;

arrow points in relevant direction of

travel.

Police checkpoint

There are several traffic events.

Switch to a smaller map scale to

show more detail.

Traffic light failure

Roadworks

General traffic obstruction

Transport of hazardous load

Vehicle on wrong carriageway

Danger

Slow traffic or other traffic event

Stop and go traffic

Low clearance

No parking

Fog

Stopped traffic

Traffic events in both directions of

travel

Heavy rain

Slippery road

Cross winds

Smog

Traffic information during destination

guidance

In the event of a traffic obstruction on the

planned route, the traffic information icons are

shown with a red border.

System response will vary depending on

whether or not "Dynamic route" is selected,

refer to page 147.

Road closed

Slow traffic

Traffic backup

Stopped traffic

Icy roads

Displaying traffic obstructions

When the navigation system receives a traffic

obstruction message and "Dynamic route" is

not selected, you are shown certain informa-

tion, such as the length of the traffic congestion,

when you are approx. 25 miles/40 km away

from the traffic obstruction.

Uneven surface

Accident

The last possible detour exit is indicated just

before you reach it.

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The current position of your BMW is displayed.

Select "Detour" and press the controller.

The navigation system calculates a new route

to avoid the congestion.

If the navigation system is unable to identify a

town or city, your current map coordinates will

appear.

This information is displayed even if you have

called up another application on the Control

Display.

To exit from the menu:

Select the

arrow and press the controller.

You can also have the current position dis-

played on a map, refer to page 151.

Dynamic route planning

When "Dynamic route" is selected, the route

will be changed automatically in the event of a

traffic obstruction. The system does not point

out traffic obstructions on the original route.

Depending on road type and the kind and extent

of the traffic obstruction, the calculated route

may lead through the traffic obstruction.

Displaying current position

You can have your current position displayed

even when the destination guidance is

switched off.

1. Select "Navigation" and press the control-

ler.

2. Move the highlight marker to the fourth field

from the top. Turn the controller until "Cur-

rent position" is selected and press the

controller.

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What to do if …

tion DVD. Instead of an arrow indicating a

turn, you will see an arrow which indicates

the general direction of your planned route.

Or you have left the recommended route

and the system requires a few seconds to

calculate a new recommended route.

>

a navigation DVD is inserted, but an instruc-

tion to insert the DVD appears on the Con-

trol Display?

The navigation DVD may not be the correct

DVD for the navigation system. This infor-

mation is indicated on the DVD label.

>

the navigation system does not react to

entries?

If the battery was disconnected, it takes

about 10 minutes before the system is once

again operational.

>

you request the current position of your

vehicle, but do not receive a precise dis-

play?

The system is unable to receive enough

GPS signals at your current position due to

obstructions, your current position is not

yet available on your navigation DVD, or the

system is in the process of calculating your

current position. As a rule, reception is

guaranteed when you are in the open.

>

the destination guidance does not accept a

destination?

The data of the destination is not stored on

the navigation DVD that is loaded. Choose a

destination as close as possible to the orig-

inal one.

the destination guidance does not accept

an address without the street name?

On the navigation DVD, no downtown area

can be determined for the city or town

entered. Enter any street, or a destination

such as the railway station in the selected

town, and then start the destination guid-

ance.

>

you want to enter a destination for the des-

tination guidance, but it is not possible to

select the letters for your desired entry?

The data of the destination is not stored on

the navigation DVD that is loaded. In this

case, the system will not offer you any let-

ters to choose from. Choose a destination

as close as possible to the original one.

>

the system stops furnishing directions on

which way to turn as you approach intersec-

tions?

You are driving in an area that has not yet

been completely recorded on the naviga-

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