Get Navigation Guide for BMW M5 4 Door Fourth Generation (2004-2010)

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 navigation system*

Your navigation system can use satellites to

Display in assistance window

ascertain the precise position of your vehicle

and guide you reliably to any destination you

enter.

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.

1. Move the controller to the right to enter the

assistance window.

Navigation DVD

The navigation system requires a special navi-

gation DVD. The latest version is available at

your BMW center.

Inserting navigation DVD

2. Press the controller.

Other menu items are displayed.

3. Select the desired route view or "Current

position".

1. Insert the navigation DVD with the labeled

side up. The DVD is automatically pulled in.

2. Allow several seconds for the system to

scan the data from the DVD.

Removing navigation DVD

1. Press button 1.

The DVD emerges slightly from the drive.

2. Remove the DVD.

4. Press the controller.

If the DVD is not ejected from the drive, it is pos-

sible that it is blocked. A message appears on

the Control Display.

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Destination entry

In entering your destination you can select from

among 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 open

"Navigation".

Entering destination via voice*, refer to

page 116

>

Selecting destination using information,

refer to page 118

Selecting destination from a list, refer to

Destination list, page 119

Selecting destination from address book,

refer to page 120

Selecting home address, refer to page 122

After selecting your destination you can pro-

ceed to start the destination guidance, refer to

page 124.

3. Select "Navigation" and press the control-

ler.

Operating navigation system

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 may be in violation of the law, and can

endanger vehicle occupants and other road

users.<

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 123. This allows you to

enter different spellings and completes your

entry automatically so that stored names can be

called up quickly.

iDrive, for explanation of principle, refer to

page 16.

1. Change to upper field if necessary. Turn the

controller until "Navigation" is selected and

press the controller.

"New destination" is selected.

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2. Press the controller.

The list of available countries appears on

the display.

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

troller.

2. Select the country of destination 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.

The system also supports you with the follow-

ing features:

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

ter appears on the Control Display.

>

If you do not enter a street, the system will

guide you to the downtown area of a town or

city.

3. To delete the letter entered if necessary:

>

You can skip the entry of country and local-

ity if the current entries should be retained

for your new destination.

Selecting country

1. Select "State / Province" or the displayed

country and press the controller.

> 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

down.

, and hold the controller

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4. If necessary, input more letters.

The list gradually grows smaller each time

you enter a new letter.

> Enter a blank space:

Select the symbol and press the con-

troller.

> Enter blank space if necessary:

Select the symbol 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

down.

, and hold the controller

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.

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

essary. Turn the controller until the town or

city name is selected from the list and press

the controller.

Entering street, house number and

intersection

After the street you can also enter the intersec-

tion or the house number.

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.

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.

The intersection is entered in the same way as

the street.

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.

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The related town/city is displayed after the

street name.

Starting destination guidance with

manual destination entry

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.

1. Change to upper field.

The arrow is selected.

>

Select "Start guidance" and press the con-

troller.

Destination guidance starts immediately.

If the destination guidance does not need to

be started immediately:

Select "Add to destination list" and press

the controller.

The destination is saved in the destination

list, refer to page 119.

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 destination via

voice*

In conjunction with the Professional navigation

system, you can enter the desired destination

via the voice input system. When entering the

destination, it is possible to change between

speech input and iDrive at any time. Reactivate

the speech input function for this purpose if

necessary.

3. Change to the second field from the top and

enter the street.

With {Options} you can have the possible

commands read aloud.<

1. Press the

or in the center console.

2. {Enter address}

button on the steering wheel

Entering house number

All house numbers stored for the street on the

navigation DVD can be entered.

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

troller.

2. Enter the house number:

Select the desired digits and press the con-

troller.

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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Selecting country

Entering street and house number

The street is entered in the same way as the

destination.

Say country of destination.

Say the name of the destination country in the

language of the voice input system.

To enter the house number:

Say the house number.

Entering destination

Up to 4-digit house numbers can be entered.

To enter the destination, spell it using the

orthography of the country of destination.

Say the letters smoothly and at normal volume,

avoiding excessive emphasis and pauses.

Starting destination guidance

{Start guidance}

Destination guidance starts immediately.

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.

Saving destination

The destination is added to the destination list

or can be saved in the address book.

{Add to destination list} or

{Add to address book}

The system can suggest up to 20 desti-

nations that match your entries. Up to

6 entries are displayed at once on the Con-

trol Display.

Map-guided destination

selection

If you only know the location of the town or

street of the destination, then you can input 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.

1. Select "Navigation" and press the control-

ler.

A destination is suggested by the system.

"New destination" is selected.

2. Select location:

Select {Yes}

2. Press the controller.

or

Select other town/city:

{No}

Select entry, e.g. {Entry 3}

The following options are available:

{Next page}: additional entries of the

list are displayed.

{Repeat}: the town/city can be

respelled.

The town/city can also be selected from the list

via iDrive:

Turn the controller until the destination is

selected and press the controller.

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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-

> Changing scale: turn the controller.

ler.

"New destination" is selected.

> Moving map: move the controller in the

corresponding direction.

2. Press the controller.

The controller can be moved to the left,

right, forward, backwards and also diag-

onally.

3. Select "Information" and press the control-

ler.

5. To apply or save 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.

> "Show current position" places the cur-

rent position in the center of the map.

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4. Select location:

> "On destination"

> "On location"

Destination list

The last 20 entered destinations are shown in

the destination list. You can display these desti-

nations and apply them in the destination guid-

ance system.

> "On a new destination"

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 113.

Select "Navigation" and press the controller.

5. Press the controller.

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

taurants", and press the controller.

These destinations are displayed on the

Control Display.

The last destination entered is the first item in

the destination list.

This symbol indicates the current destina-

tion during destination guide.

To display additional destinations from the des-

tination list:

Turn the controller.

Applying destination in destination

guidance system

7. Select a destination and press the control-

ler.

1. Select the desired destination and press

the controller.

8. Select a menu item:

> To accept the address into the destina-

tion list and start the destination guid-

ance:

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

troller.

Select "Select as destination" and press

the controller.

> To establish a telephone connection:

Select "Call" and press the controller.

To exit from the menu:

Select the arrow and press the controller.

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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:

> Save entry:

Select "Add to address book".

> Display information on destination:

Select "Information on destination".

> Delete entry:

Select "Delete entry".

> Delete all entries:

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

troller.

Select "Delete list". The destination

guidance is switched off.

4. Enter name and address.

> Change entry:

5. Select "Store in address book" and press

the controller.

Select "Edit". For operation, refer to

Entering destination via town/city name,

page 114.

The entry is stored in the address book.

You can also save a destination from the desti-

nation list into the address book, refer to

page 119.

3. Press the controller.

Address book

Storing current position*

The current position can be adopted into the

address book.

Opening address book

iDrive, for explanation of principle, refer to

page 16.

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.

Select "Address book" and press the controller.

Storing destinations in address book

You can store approx. 100 destinations in the

address book.

3. Select "Use current location as address"

and press the controller.

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

troller.

The name given can be changed. For oper-

ation, refer to Entering a destination manu-

ally, page 113.

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4. Select "Store in address book" and press

the controller.

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

troller.

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

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

troller.

The stored entries appear on the Control

Display.

4. Change entry.

For operation, refer to Entering a destina-

tion manually, page 113.

Deleting individual destinations from

address book

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

troller.

2. Select the entry and press the controller.

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

troller.

2. Select the entry and press the controller.

To start the destination guidance:

Select "Start guidance" and press the control-

ler.

Deleting all destinations from address

book

1. Open the start menu.

2. Press the controller to open the menu.

Changing destinations from address

book

3. Select "Vehicle settings" and press the

controller.

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

troller.

2. Select the entry and press the controller.

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4. Select "Delete data" and press the control-

ler.

To change the entry:

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 113.

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.

5. Select "Delete address book" and press the

controller.

6. Select "Yes" and press the controller.

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.

Storing home address

You can save 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. Change into the third field from the top.

Turn the controller until "Home address" is

selected and press the controller.

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.

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

"Save current destination" during the desti-

nation guidance, and press the controller.

To accept the home address as the destination:

The various criteria are listed on the Control

Display.

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

troller.

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

troller.

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3. Select a route criterion for the route:

Word matching principle

> "With highways"

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:

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

>

Names of specific locations can also vary

from the official versions if you are using a

spelling that is customary in another coun-

try.

> "Short route"

Short route, irrespective of how fast or

slow progress will be

Example:

4. Press the controller.

Instead of "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 only accepts name entries

beginning with letters that are stored on the

navigation DVD. The system will not accept

non existent names and addresses.

The route criterion is highlighted.

5. If necessary, select an additional route cri-

terion and then 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

map view:

1. Select the symbol for the route criterion and

press the controller.

2. Select a route criterion and press the con-

troller.

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Destination guidance

Starting destination

guidance

Terminating/continuing

destination guidance

iDrive, for explanation of principle, refer to

page 16.

In arrow or map display

Select the

symbol and press the controller.

1. Change to upper field if necessary. Turn the

controller until "Navigation" is selected and

press the controller.

2. Select a destination from the destination list

and press the controller or enter a new des-

tination, refer to page 113.

In destination list

This symbol indicates the current destina-

tion.

1. Select the current destination and press the

controller.

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

troller.

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

troller.

After the route has been calculated, destination

guidance is indicated by arrows or a map dis-

play on the Control Display.

The 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 using the iDrive at any time.

You will be punctually notified of a change of

direction by spoken instructions and the display

of the direction arrow.

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When you park the vehicle before reaching the

entered destination, the following the question

is displayed before beginning the next trip:

"Continue guidance to destination?".

The destination guidance starts automatically

after a short time.

To start the destination guidance:

Select "Yes" and press the controller.

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

Switching voice instructions on/off

Selecting route criteria

Route display

You have the option of displaying various views

of the route during destination guidance.

Starting/ending destination guidance

Arrow to destination from a bird's eye view

Distance to the next change of direction

Current position

From another menu, you can switch

directly to the screen last displayed,

refer to Comfort opening of menu items on

page 18.<

Direction of travel

> Outline arrow:

Displaying arrow display

Destination guidance on the calculated

route.

1. Select "Navigation" and press the control-

ler.

> Solid arrow:

Arrow shows the route to be calculated

from a bird's eye view when the vehicle

is not located in an area contained on the

navigation DVD, e.g. in a multi-level

parking lot.

2. Change into the fourth field from the top.

Turn the controller until "Arrow display" is

selected and press the controller.

Depending on the equipment, the estimated

time of arrival and the distance to the destina-

tion are displayed in the top or bottom line of the

Control Display.

Before a change in direction, the representation

of the arrow changes.

The arrow display is shown.

1

2

3

Street name for change of direction

Distance up to change of direction

Change of direction

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To exit the menu:

5

Changing map display

Select the arrow and press the controller.

>

"Map facing north"

"Map direction of travel"

"Perspective"

Displaying 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.

6

7

Changing route criteria

Arrow to destination from a bird's eye view

1. Select "Navigation" and press the control-

ler.

The estimated time of arrival and the distance

to the destination are shown in the bottom line

of the Control Display.

2. Change into the fourth field from the top.

Turn the controller until the desired map

view is selected:

To exit the menu:

Select the arrow and press the controller.

> "Map facing north"

> "Map direction of travel"

> "Perspective"

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

have the option of deciding whether to orient

the map to north, toward your current direction

of travel, or show the map in perspective. At

scales of 250 miles/500 km or greater, the map

always points toward north.

Changing map display

Select the corresponding symbol and press the

controller.

The next map display is displayed.

Changing scale

3. Press the controller.

Turn the controller to adjust the scale.

Displaying towns/cities and streets of

route

You can have the roads and towns along the

route displayed during destination guidance.

The distances remaining to be traveled on each

individual road are also displayed.

1

2

3

4

Switching voice instructions on/off

Starting/ending destination guidance

Map-guided destination selection

Showing/hiding information last selected,

refer to Selecting destination using infor-

mation on page 118

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1. Select "Navigation" and press the control-

ler.

4. Change to upper field if necessary. Turn the

controller until "Languages" is selected and

press the controller.

2. Change into the third field from the top.

Turn the controller until "Route list" is

selected and press the controller.

5. Select "Navigation voice instructions on"

and press the controller.

To exit the menu:

Select the arrow and press the controller.

Destination guidance

through voice instructions

Switching voice instructions on/off

The voice instructions are switched on.

The setting is stored for the remote control cur-

rently in use*.

Repeating and canceling voice

instructions

With the programmable button on the steering

wheel you can also make the following settings,

refer to page 47:

Voice instructions can be switched on or off

during the destination guidance in the arrow or

map view:

>

Repeat the voice instruction:

Press button.

Select the

symbol and press the controller.

>

Switch voice instructions on/off:

Hold the button down.

To switch the voice instructions on and off at

any time:

1. Open the start menu.

Setting volume of voice instructions

2. Press the controller to open the menu.

The volume can only be adjusted while a voice

instruction is being output.

3. Turn the controller until "Display settings"

is selected and press the controller.

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1. Repeat the last voice instruction, if neces-

sary.

To exit from the menu without changing the

route:

Select the arrow and press the controller.

2. Turn the button during the voice instruction

to select the desired volume.

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. Change into the fourth field from the top.

Turn the controller until "Current position"

is selected and press the controller.

This volume is independent of the volume of the

audio sources.

The setting is stored for the remote control cur-

rently in use.

Bypassing route sections

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.

The current position of your BMW is displayed.

1. Select "Navigation" and press the control-

ler.

2. Change into the third field from the top.

Turn the controller until "New route" is

selected and press the controller.

If the navigation system is unable to identify a

town or city, your current map coordinates will

appear.

To exit the menu:

Select the arrow and press the controller.

You can also have the current position dis-

played on a map, refer to page 126.

3. Turn the controller to enter the desired

number and press the controller.

The route is recalculated.

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What to do if …

>

the system stops furnishing directions on

which way to turn as you approach intersec-

tions?

>

a navigation DVD is inserted, but an instruc-

tion to insert the DVD appears on the Con-

trol Display?

You are driving in an area that has not yet

been completely recorded on the naviga-

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.

The navigation DVD may not be the correct

DVD for the navigation system. This infor-

mation is indicated on the DVD label.

>

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 position is not yet avail-

able on your navigation DVD, or the system

is in the process of calculating your posi-

tion. Reception is best when you have an

unobstructed view to the sky.

>

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.

>

the destination guidance does not accept a

destination?

The data of the destination is not stored on

the navigation DVD that is loaded. Select a

destination that is as close as possible to

the original.

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. Select a destination

that is as close as possible to the original.

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