2004-2010 BMW M5 4 Door Navigation -> Destination entry User Manual
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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.  
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Entering a destination manually, see below  
2. Move the controller to the right to open  
"Navigation".  
Entering destination via voice*, refer to  
page 116  
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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.  
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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:  
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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.  
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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".  
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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  
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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.  
> "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".  
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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.  
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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