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Destination guidance

Starting destination

guidance

Terminating/continuing

destination guidance

iDrive, for explanation of principle, refer to

page 16.

In arrow display or map view

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 107.

In destination list

This symbol marks the current destination.

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 via iDrive at any time. You are

notified well in advance of a necessary change

of direction by spoken instructions and the dis-

play of the direction arrows.

If the destination was not reached before the

end of the last trip, upon restarting you will

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see the question:

"Continue guidance to destination?".

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Starting/stopping destination guidance

Arrow to destination as the crow flies

Distance to the next change of direction

Current position

The destination guidance starts automatically

after a short time.

To start destination guidance immediately:

Select "Yes" and press the controller.

Direction of travel

> Hollow arrow:

Destination guidance on the calculated

route.

Route display

You have the option of displaying various views

of the route during destination guidance.

> 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 multilevel park-

ing lot.

From another menu, you can switch

directly to the screen last displayed,

refer to Comfort opening of menu items,

page 18.<

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.

Displaying arrow display

1. Select "Navigation" and press the control-

ler.

Before a change of direction, the appearance of

the arrow changes.

2. Change into the fourth field from the top.

Turn the controller until "Arrow display" is

selected and press the controller.

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Street name for change of direction

Distance to change of direction

Change of direction

The arrow display is displayed.

To exit from the menu:

Select the

arrow and press the controller.

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.

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Switching voice instructions on/off

Selecting route criteria

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1. Select "Navigation" and press the control-

ler.

To exit from the menu:

Select the

arrow and press the controller.

2. Change into the fourth field from the top.

Turn the controller until the desired map

view is selected:

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.

> "Map facing north"

> "Map direction of travel"

> "Perspective"

Changing map view

Select the corresponding symbol and press the

controller.

The next map view is displayed.

Changing scale

Turn the controller to change the scale.

Displaying towns/cities and streets of

the route

3. Press the controller.

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. Select "Navigation" and press the control-

ler.

2. Change into the third field from the top.

Turn the controller until "Route list" is

selected and press the controller.

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Switching voice instructions on/off

Starting/stopping destination guidance

Selecting destination using map

Showing/hiding information last selected,

refer to Selecting destination using infor-

mation on page 112

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Changing map view

>

"Map facing north"

"Map direction of travel"

"Perspective"

To exit the menu:

Select the

arrow and press the controller.

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Changing route criteria

Arrow to destination as the crow flies

The estimated time of arrival and the distance

to the destination are shown in the bottom line

of the Control Display.

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5. Select "Navigation voice instructions on"

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-

Voice instructions can be switched on or off

during the destination guidance in the arrow or

map view:

rently in use*.

Repeating and canceling voice

instructions

Select the

symbol and press the controller.

To switch the voice instructions on/off at any

time:

With the programmable button on the steering

wheel you can also make the following settings,

refer to page 45:

1. Open the start menu.

>

Repeat the voice instruction:

Press the button.

2. Press the controller to open the menu.

3. Turn the controller until "Display settings"

is selected and press the controller.

>

Switch voice instructions on/off:

Maintain pressure on the button for several

seconds.

4. Change to upper field if necessary. Turn the

controller until "Languages" is selected and

press the controller.

Setting volume of voice instructions

The volume can only be adjusted during a voice

instruction.

1. Repeat the last voice instruction, if required.

2. Turn the knob during the voice instruction

to select the desired volume.

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This volume is independent of the volume of the

audio sources.

Displaying current position

You can also display your current position with

the destination guidance switched off.

The setting is stored for the remote control cur-

rently in use.

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.

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.

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.

The current position of your BMW is displayed.

3. Turn the controller to enter the desired

number and press the controller.

If the navigation system is unable to identify a

town or city, your current map coordinates will

appear.

The route is recalculated.

To exit from the menu without changing the

route:

To exit from the menu:

Select the

arrow and press the controller.

Select the

arrow and press the controller.

You can also have the current position dis-

played on a map, refer to page 119.

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