Navigation -> Destination entry for Your BMW M6 4 Door Second Generation (2005-2010)

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 call up  
"Navigation".  
Entering destination via voice*, refer to  
page 110  
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Selecting destination using information,  
refer to page 112  
Selecting destination from a list, refer to  
Destination list, page 113  
Selecting destination from address book,  
refer to page 114  
Selecting home address, refer to page 116  
After selecting your destination you can pro-  
ceed to start the destination guidance, refer to  
page 118.  
3. Select "Navigation" and press the control-  
ler.  
Operating navigation system  
Enter data only when the vehicle is sta-  
tionary, and always obey the traffic regu-  
lations and road signs in the event of any con-  
tradiction between traffic and road conditions  
and the instructions issued by the navigation  
system. If you do not observe this precaution,  
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 117. 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.  
A 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 first letter and press the control-  
ler.  
The system also assists you with the following  
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 town/  
city if the current entries are being 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 digits or letters:  
Move the controller to the right to select  
and press the controller, holding it  
down.  
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4. Enter additional letters if necessary.  
The list gradually grows smaller each time  
you enter a new letter.  
> To enter a blank space:  
Select the symbol and press the con-  
troller.  
> To enter blank space if necessary:  
Select the symbol and press the con-  
troller.  
> To delete individual digits or letters:  
Move the controller toward the right to  
select  
and press the controller.  
> To delete all digits 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 town/city of 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 in exactly the same  
way as the destination town/city.  
Entering town/city of destination via  
zip code  
1. Select "Town / City" and press the control-  
ler.  
2. Enter the zip code:  
Select the individual digits and press the  
controller.  
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 destination guidance is not to be started  
immediately:  
Select "Add to destination list" and press  
the controller.  
The destination is stored in the destination  
list, refer to page 113.  
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 system  
read aloud the possible commands.<  
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 individual digits and press the  
controller.  
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 cus-  
tomary spelling of the destination country.  
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 Control  
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. Selecting location:  
Select {Yes}  
2. Press the controller.  
or  
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, centered  
around the current destination  
> With the destination guidance deacti-  
vated, centered around the last destina-  
tion entered  
7. Press the controller.  
The map for destination input can also be called  
up from the map view:  
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 a destination with the 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, backward and also diago-  
nally.  
3. Select "Information" and press the control-  
ler.  
5. Press the controller to accept or store the  
destination in the destination guidance sys-  
tem.  
The selected town/city of 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 a location:  
> "On destination"  
> "On location"  
Destination list  
The last 20 destinations entered into the desti-  
nation list are displayed. You can select these  
destinations and adopt them into the destina-  
tion guidance system.  
> "On a new destination"  
For example, in order to plan a longer route, you  
can store all of the destinations you wish to visit  
in the destination list ahead of time, refer to  
Entering a destination manually on page 107.  
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 other destinations in the destination  
list:  
Turn the controller.  
Adopting the destination into the  
destination guidance system  
7. Select a destination and press the control-  
ler.  
1. Select the desired destination from the des-  
tination list and press the controller.  
8. Select a menu item:  
> To adopt 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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Editing the destination list  
1. Select the desired destination from the des-  
tination list and press the controller.  
2. The selected destination can be edited:  
> Saving entry:  
Select "Add to address book".  
> Displaying information on destination:  
Select "Information on destination".  
> Deleting entry:  
3. Select "Enter address" and press the con-  
troller.  
Select "Delete entry".  
> Deleting all entries:  
4. Enter names and addresses.  
Select "Delete list". Destination guid-  
ance is switched off.  
5. Select "Store in address book" and press  
the controller.  
> Changing entry:  
The entry is stored in the address book.  
Select "Edit". For operation, refer to  
Entering destination via town/city name,  
page 108.  
You can also store a destination from the desti-  
nation list in the address book, refer to  
page 113.  
3. Press the controller.  
Storing current position*  
The current position can be adopted into the  
address book.  
Address book  
1. Select "Address book" and press the con-  
troller.  
Opening address book  
iDrive, for explanation of principle, refer to  
page 16.  
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.  
3. Select "Use current location as address"  
and press the controller.  
Storing destinations in address book  
You can store approx. 100 destinations in the  
address book.  
The name given can be changed. For oper-  
ation, refer to Entering a destination manu-  
ally, page 107.  
1. Select "Address book" and press the con-  
troller.  
4. Select "Store in address book" and press  
the controller.  
2. Select "New address" and press the con-  
troller.  
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You can also enter your current position in the  
address book if you have left the sector covered  
by the navigation DVD. In this case, you must  
enter a name.  
3. Select "Edit address" and press the con-  
troller.  
Selecting destinations from address  
book  
1. Select "Address book" and press the con-  
troller.  
The stored entries are displayed on the  
Control Display.  
4. Change entry.  
For operation, refer to Entering a destina-  
tion manually, page 107.  
Deleting individual destinations from  
address book  
1. Select "Address book" and press the con-  
troller.  
2. Select the entry and press the controller.  
2. Select the entry and press the controller.  
3. Select "Delete address" and press the con-  
troller.  
To start destination guidance:  
Select "Start guidance" and press the control-  
ler.  
Deleting all destinations from address  
book  
Changing destinations from address  
book  
1. Open the start menu.  
2. Press the controller to open the menu.  
1. Select "Address book" and press the con-  
troller.  
3. Select "Vehicle settings" and press the  
controller.  
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 107.  
Selecting route  
You can influence the calculated route by  
choosing certain route criteria. You can change  
the route criteria as often as you like when  
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,  
taking the road type into account, e.g. whether  
it involves freeways or winding roads. The road  
types are stored on the navigation DVD. As a  
result, the routes recommended by the naviga-  
tion system may not always be the same ones  
that you would choose based on personal expe-  
rience.  
Storing home address  
You can store your current position or the cur-  
rent destination as a home address in the  
address book. This entry is in the second posi-  
tion 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 select 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/cities. 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  
benefits 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, provided that the  
spelling of the entry corresponds to a stan-  
dard form used in another country.  
> "Short route"  
Short route, regardless of how fast or  
slow progress will be  
Example:  
4. Press the controller.  
Instead of "Munich", you can also enter the  
German spelling "München" or the Italian  
spelling "Monaco".  
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When you are entering the names of towns/  
cities and streets, the system will complete  
them automatically as soon as enough let-  
ters are available to ensure unambiguous  
identification.  
The system only accepts name entries  
beginning with letters that are stored on the  
navigation DVD. The system will not accept  
nonexistent 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 from 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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