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

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.

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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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Street name for change of direction

Distance to change of direction

Change of direction

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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.

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Changing map display

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"Map facing north"

"Map direction of travel"

"Perspective"

1. Select "Navigation" and press the control-

ler.

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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.

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Repeat the voice instruction:

Press the button.

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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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Navigation -> Destination guidance for Your BMW M3 4 Door Fourth Generation (2007-2013)

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