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Destination entry

Vehicle equipment

Manual destination entry

This chapter describes all series equipment as

well as country-specific and special equipment

offered for this model series.Therefore, it also

describes equipment that may not be found in

your vehicle, for instance due to the selected

special equipment or the country version. This

also applies to safety-related functions and sys‐

tems.

General information

The system supports you in entering street

names and house numbers by automatically

completing the entry and providing entry com‐

parisons, refer to page 24.

Stored town/city and street names can be called

up quickly.

▷

Iftheexistingentriesshouldnotbechanged,

the entries for the state/province and town/

city can be skipped.

At a glance

▷

Destination guidance is started to the town/

city center if no street is entered.

In entering your destination you can select from

the following options:

▷

Enter the destination manually, see below.

Entering a state/province

Select the destination from the address

book, refer to page 166.

1.

Press the button.

▷

Last destinations, refer to page 167.

Special destinations, refer to page 167.

2. "Navigation"

3. "Enter address"

Destination entry via map, refer to

page 169.

▷

Using the home address as the destination,

refer to page 167.

Destination entry by voice, refer to

page 170.

Enter the destination via BMW Assist, refer

to page 169.

Entries in stationary vehicle

4. Select "State/Province" or the displayed

state/province.

Enter data only when the vehicle is sta‐

tionary, and always give priority to the applicable

traffic regulations in the event of any contradic‐

tion between traffic and road conditions and the

instructions issued by the navigation system.

Failure to take to this precaution can place you

in violation of the law and put vehicle occupants

and other road users in danger.◀

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2. Highlight the street.

3. Select the street.

Entering a town/city

1. Select "Town/City/Postal Code" or the dis‐

played town/city.

Alternative: enter the street address

and house number

1. Select "Street" or the displayed street.

2. Enter the street as you would the town/city.

3. "House number"

4. Select the numbers.

5. Change to the list of house numbers.

6. Select a house number or range of house

numbers.

2. Select letters, if necessary.

The list is narrowed down further with each

entry.

Street does not exist in the destination

city/town

The desired street does not exist in the specified

city/town because it belongs to another part of

the city/town.

3. Move the controller to the right.

4. Select the name of the town/city from the

list.

If there are several towns/cities with the same

name:

1. "Navigation"

2. "Enter address"

1. Change to the list of town/city names.

2. Highlight the town/city.

3. Select "Street" or the displayed street.

4. Change to the list of street names.

3. Select the town/city.

5. Select "In" with the state/province currently

displayed.

Entering the postal code

1. Select "Town/City/Postal Code" or the dis‐

played town/city.

All streets of the selected state/province are

offered. The associated town/city is dis‐

played after the street name.

2.

Select the symbol.

3. Select the numbers.

4. Changetothelist ofpostalcodesandtowns/

cities.

5. Highlight the entry.

6. Selecting an entry.

Entering a street and intersection

1. Select "Street" or the displayed street.

6. Select the letters.

2. Enter a street and intersection in the same

way as you would enter a town/city.

7. Change to the list of street names.

8. Highlight the street.

If there are several streets with the same name:

1. Change to the list of street names.

9. Select the street.

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3.

"Guidance"

Starting destination guidance after

entering the destination

4. Open "Options".

1. "Accept destination"

5. "Store as new contact" or "Add to existing

contact"

2. "Start guidance" or "Add as another

destination"

Add, refer to page 171, a destination as a

further destination.

Address book

Create contacts, refer to page 251.

Selecting a destination from the

address book

1. "Navigation"

6. Select an existing contact, if available.

7. "Business address" or "Home address"

8. Enter "Last name" and, if necessary, "First

name".

2. "Address book"

Contacts with addresses are displayed if

these have been checked as destinations.

9. "Store in vehicle"

If the contacts with addresses from the mo‐

bile phone are not displayed, they first need

to be checked as destinations, refer to

page 252.

Storing the position

The current position can be stored in the ad‐

dress book.

1. "Navigation"

2. Open "Options".

3. "Store position as contact" or "Add position

to contact"

3. Select a contact in the list or, if desired, with

"A-Z search".

4. "Business address" or "Home address"

Storing the destination in the address

book

After entering the destination, store the desti‐

nation in the address book.

4. Depending on the selection, choose an ex‐

isting contact from the list. Select the type

of address and enter the first and last name.

5. "Store in vehicle"

1. "Navigation"

2. "Map"

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2. "Last destinations"

Editing or deleting an address

1. "Navigation"

2. "Address book"

3. Highlight the entry.

4. Open "Options".

5. "Edit in Contacts" or "Delete entry"

Using the home address as the

destination

The home address must be stored. Specify the

home address, refer to page 244.

Starting destination guidance

1. "Navigation"

2. "Address book"

3. "Home"

2. "Last destinations"

3. Select the destination.

4. "Start guidance"

Editing the destination

1. "Navigation"

2. "Last destinations"

3. Highlight the destination.

4. Open "Options".

5. "Edit destination"

4. "Start guidance"

Deleting the last destinations

1. "Navigation"

2. "Last destinations"

3. Highlight the destination.

4. Open "Options".

Last destinations

At a glance

The destinations previously entered are stored

automatically.

5. "Delete entry" or "Delete all last

destinations"

These destinations can be called up and used

as a destination for destination guidance.

Special destinations

Calling up the last destination

1. "Navigation"

General information

Even with the latest navigation data, information

on specific special destinations may have

changed; for example, gas stations might not be

in operation.

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"Start search": if a search term is not entered,

the search is repeated with the previous search

term.

Opening the search for special

destinations

Selection of special destinations, such as hotels

or tourist attractions.

Category search

1. "Category search"

2. "Town/City"

1. "Navigation"

2. "Points of Interest"

3. Select the search function.

3. Select or enter the town/city.

4. "Category"

Online Search

5. Select the category.

6. "Category details"

1. "Google™ Local Search"

2. Select a special destination.

For some special destinations, multiple cat‐

egory details can be selected. Move the

controller to the left to leave the category

details.

3.

Select the symbol.

4. "Start guidance"

A-Z search

1. "A-Z search"

7. "Start search"

A list of the special destinations is displayed.

8. Select a special destination.

Details are displayed.

2. "Town/City"

3. Select or enter the town/city.

4. "Category"

If multiple details are stored, you can leaf

through the pages.

5. Select the category.

6. "Category details"

If a phone number is available, a connection

can be established if necessary.

For some special destinations, multiple cat‐

egory details can be selected. Move the

controller to the left to leave the category

details.

9.

Select the symbol.

10. "Start guidance" or "Add as another

destination"

7. "Keyword"

Add a destination as a further destination,

refer to page 171.

8. Enter the keyword.

A list of the special destinations is displayed.

9. Select a special destination.

Details are displayed.

Display of special destinations

List of special destinations: special destinations

are arranged by distance and appear with a di‐

rectional arrow pointing to the special destina‐

tion.

If multiple details are stored, you can leaf

through the pages.

If a phone number is available, a connection

can be established if necessary.

In the splitscreen, special destinations of the se‐

lected category are displayed in the map view as

symbols. The display depends on the scale of

the map and the category.

10.

Select the symbol.

11. "Start guidance" or "Add as another

destination"

Add a destination as a further destination,

refer to page 171.

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▷

To shift the map diagonally: move the

controller in the required direction and

turn it.

Destination entry via BMW Assist

A connection is established to the Concierge

service, refer to page 254.

1. "Navigation"

Specifying the street

2. "Enter address"

3. Open "Options".

4. "BMW Assist dest. entry"

If the system does not recognize the street, one

of the following pieces of information is dis‐

played:

▷

A street name in the vicinity.

The county.

Displaying special destinations in the

map

To display symbols of the special destinations

in the map view:

The coordinates of the destination.

Additional functions

Additional functions are available on the inter‐

active map after the controller is pressed.

1. "Navigation"

2. "Map"

3. Open "Options".

4. "Display Points of Interest"

5. Select the setting.

Destination entry by map

Selecting the destination

1. "Navigation"

▷

Select the symbol.

2. "Map"

"Start guidance" or "Add as another

destination"

The current position of the vehicle is dis‐

played on the map.

Add a destination as a further destination,

refer to page 171.

3.

"Interactive map"

▷

"Exit interactive map": return to the map

view.

"View in northern direction" or "View in

driving direction"

"Display destination": the map section

around the destination is displayed.

"Display current location": the map section

around your current location is displayed.

"Find points of interest": the search for spe‐

cial destinations is started.

4. Select the destination with crosshairs.

▷

To change the scale: turn the controller.

To shift the map: move the controller in

the required direction.

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With the destination entry menu displayed:

1. Press the button on the steering

Destination entry by voice

General information

wheel.

▷

Instructions for voice activation system, re‐

fer to page 25.

2. ›City‹ or ›Spell city‹

▷

When making a destination entry by voice,

you can change between voice operation

and iDrive.

3. Wait for the system to prompt you for the

town/city.

4. Say the name of the town/city, or name at

least the first three letters.

▷

To have the available spoken instructions

read out loud: ›Voice commands‹.

Depending on the entry, up to 20 towns/cit‐

ies may be suggested.

Saying the entries

5. Select a location:

▷

The town/city, street, and house number

can be entered using a single command.

▷

Select a recommended town/city: ›Yes‹.

Select a different town/city: ›New entry‹.

Spell the entry if the spoken language and

the language of the system differ.

Select an entry: ›Entry ...‹, for instance,

entry 2.

Say the letters smoothly, and avoid exag‐

gerating the pronunciation and inserting

lengthy pauses between the letters.

▷

Spell an entry: ›Spell city‹.

6. Continue making the entry as prompted by

the system.

▷

The methods of entry depend on the navi‐

gation data in use and the country and lan‐

guage settings.

If there are several towns/cities with the same

name:

Towns/cities of the same name are grouped in a

list and displayed as one location followed by an

ellipsis.

Entering the address in a command

1.

Press the button on the steering

1. Select an entry: ›Yes‹ or ›Entry ...‹, e. g., En‐

try 2.

wheel.

2. ›Enter address‹

2. Select the desired town/city.

3. Wait for a request from the system.

4. Say the address in the suggested order.

Entering a street or intersection

separately

Enter a street and intersection in the same way

as you would enter a town/city.

5. Continue making the entry as prompted by

the system.

If necessary, individually name the separate

components of the address, e.g., the town/

city.

Entering a house number separately

Depending on the data in the navigation system,

house numbers up to number 2,000 can be en‐

tered.

Entering a town/city separately

The town/city can be said as a complete word.

1. ›House number‹

2. Say the house number.

Say each digit separately.

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3. Continue making the entry as prompted by

the system.

5. Turn the controller until the intermediate

destination is located at the desired location

in the list.

Starting destination guidance

6. Press the controller.

›Start guidance‹

Starting the trip

1. After all intermediate destinations are en‐

tered, highlight the first destination.

Planning a trip with

intermediate destinations

If the second destination, for example, is

highlighted when destination guidance is

started, the first destination is skipped.

New trip

A trip can be planned with several intermediate

destinations.

2. "Start guidance"

This symbol marks the active leg of the

trip.

1. "Navigation"

2. "Map"

Storing a trip

3. Move the controller to the left if necessary.

Up to 30 trips can be stored in the trip list. If

necessary, delete existing trips to be able to

store new trips.

4.

"Guidance"

5. "Enter new destination"

6. Select the type of destination entry.

1. Open "Options".

2. "Store trip"

3. Enter a name for the trip.

4. "OK"

Selecting a stored trip

1. "Navigation"

2. "Stored trips"

3. Select a stored trip.

4. "Start guidance"

7. Enter the intermediate destination.

8. "Start guidance"

Changing the trip direction

Intermediate destinations are displayed in re‐

verse order in the list.

Entering intermediate destinations

A maximum of 30 intermediate destinations can

be entered for a trip.

1. "Map"

1. "Enter new destination"

2.

"Guidance"

2. Select the type of destination entry.

3. Enter the intermediate destination.

4. "Add as another destination"

3. Open "Options".

4. "Reverse order of trip dest."

The intermediate destination is entered in

the destination list and is highlighted.

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Intermediate destination options

1. "Map"

2.

"Guidance"

3. "Display all trip destinations"

4. Select an intermediate destination.

▷

"Edit destination"

"Reposition dest. in the trip": move an

intermediate destination to another po‐

sition in the list.

▷

"Delete dest. in the trip"

"Go to next dest. in the trip"

Some options are not available for certain trips.

Deleting a stored trip

1. "Navigation"

2. "Stored trips"

3. Highlight the desired trip.

4. Open "Options".

5. "Delete all trips" or "Delete trip"

Opening the last trip

1. "Navigation"

2. "Stored trips"

3. "Last trip"

4. "Start guidance"

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