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EnglishNavigation for your BMW 3 Series 2006-2013
Navigation
This chapter describes how you can
enter destinations and specify your route
so that your navigation system guides you
reliably to your destination.
Navigation system*
3. Enter the authorization code of the naviga-
tion DVD and change the DVD if needed.
General information
With the help of satellites, the navigation sys-
tem is able to ascertain the precise position of
the vehicle and guide you reliably to any desti-
nation you enter.
Removing navigation DVD
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. Failure to take to this precaution
can place you in violation of the law and put
vehicle occupants and other road users in dan-
ger.<
1.
Press button 1.
The DVD emerges slightly from the drive.
2. Remove the DVD.
Navigation data
Displaying information on the version
1. "Navigation"
General information
Navigation data are stored in the vehicle and
can be updated.
2. Open "Options".
3. "Navigation system version":
Navigation data and authorization codes are
available from your BMW center.
Information on the data version is displayed.
Depending on the data volume, a data update
may take several hours.
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The data are updated while you are driving.
The update is resumed automatically when
a trip is continued after an interruption.
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All functions are available during the trip.
The data are stored in the vehicle.
After the update, the system restarts.
The medium that holds the navigation data
can be removed after the update is com-
pleted.
Updating the navigation data
Inserting navigation DVD
1. Insert the navigation DVD into the DVD
player with the labeled side facing up.
2. Follow the instructions on the Control Dis-
play.
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Destination entry
In entering your destination you can select from
the following options:
3. "Enter address"
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Entering a destination manually, see below
Selecting destination from address book,
refer to page 127
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Last destinations, refer to page 128
Special destinations, refer to page 128
Entering a destination on the map, refer to
page 130
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Selecting home address, refer to page 128
The system also supports you with the follow-
ing features:
Entering a destination by voice com-
mands*, refer to page 131
>
If you do not enter a street, the system will
guide you to the downtown area of a town or
city.
>
Destination entry via BMW Assist*, refer to
page 129
You can also store a navigation destination on
the programmable memory keys, refer to
page 20.
>
You can skip the entry of state/province and
town/city if the current entries should be
retained for your new destination.
Enter data only when the vehicle is sta-
tionary, and always give priority to the
Entering a state/province
1. "Navigation"
applicable traffic regulations in the event of any
contradiction between traffic and road condi-
tions and the instructions issued by the naviga-
tion system. Otherwise, vehicle occupants and
other road users may be endangered.<
2. "Enter address"
3. Select "State/Province" or the displayed
state/province.
Entering a town/city
1. Select "Town/City/Postal Code" or the dis-
played town/city.
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 133. This allows you to
enter different spellings and completes your
entry automatically, so that stored names can
be called up quickly.
1. Press the MENU button.
2. "Navigation"
2. Select letters, if necessary.
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To delete letters:
1. Change to the list of street names.
> To delete individual letters:
Turn the controller to select
then press the controller.
2. Highlight the street: a preview map is dis-
played.
, and
, and
3. Select the street.
> To delete all letters:
Turn the controller to select
then press the controller for an extended
period.
Entering a street without a destination
town/city
You can also enter a street without specifying a
town/city. In this case, all streets of the same
name in the designated state/province are
offered. The corresponding town/city is dis-
played after the street name.
To enter spaces:
> Select the
symbol.
The list gradually grows smaller each time
you enter a new letter.
If a town/city has already been entered, you can
negate this entry. This could be helpful in
instances where the desired street does not
exist in the entered town/city because it
belongs to another suburb, for example.
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"
1. Change to the list of town/city names.
2. "Enter address"
2. Highlight the town/city: a preview map is
displayed.
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.
2. Select the
symbol.
3. Select the digits.
4. Change to the list of postal codes and
towns/cities.
5. Highlight the postal code: a preview map is
displayed.
6. Select the letters.
6. Select the postal code.
7. Change to the list of street names.
Entering street and intersection
8. Highlight the street: a preview map is dis-
played.
1. Select "Street" or the displayed street.
2. Enter a street and intersection as you would
the town/city.
9. Select the street.
Entering a house number
After the street you can also enter the intersec-
tion or the house number.
You can enter any house number stored in the
navigation data for the street.
If there are several streets with the same name:
1. "House number"
2. Select the digits.
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3. Change to the list of house numbers.
Storing a destination in the address
book
4. Select a house number or range of house
numbers.
Store the destination in the address book after
entering the destination.
Starting destination guidance after
entering the destination
1. Open "Options".
2. "Store as new contact" or "Add to existing
contact".
1. "Accept destination"
2. "Start guidance" or "Add as another dest.".
>
Set your "Route preference",
refer to page 134.
>
Search for "Points of Interest at loc.",
refer to page 128.
Address book
To create contacts, refer to page 186.
3. Select an existing contact, if available.
Selecting a destination from the
address book
4. Select "Business address" or "Home
address".
1. "Navigation"
5. Enter "Last name" and, if necessary, "First
name".
2. "Address book"
Contacts with addresses are displayed if
these have been checked as destinations.
6. "Store in vehicle"
Storing the position
If the contacts with addresses from the
mobile phone are not displayed, they first
need to be checked as destinations, refer to
page 187.
Your current position can be stored in the
address book.
1. "Navigation"
2. Open "Options".
3. "Store position as contact" or "Add position
to contact".
3. Select a contact from the list or, if neces-
sary, using "A-Z search".
4. If necessary, select "Business address" or
"Home address".
4. Depending on the selection, select an exist-
ing contact from the list or the type of
address and enter the last and first name.
5. "Store in vehicle"
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Editing or deleting an address
1. "Navigation"
Opening the last destinations
1. "Navigation"
2. "Address book"
2. "Last destinations"
3. Highlight the entry.
4. Open "Options".
5. "Edit in Contacts" or "Delete entry".
Using the home address as a
destination
The home address must be stored as a destina-
tion. Refer to Specifying a contact as the home
address, page 186.
3. Select the destination.
4. "Start guidance"
1. "Navigation"
2. "Address book"
3. "Home"
Editing a destination
Destinations can be edited, for example, to
change the house number of an existing entry.
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
The last destinations are stored automatically.
These destinations can be called up and used
as a destination for destination guidance.
5. "Delete entry" or "Delete all last destina-
tions".
Special destinations
You can search for a special destination, e.g. a
hotel or place of interest, and start destination
guidance to the corresponding location.
The search can be narrowed by entering the
location and type of special destination.
The scope of information provided
depends on the particular set of naviga-
tion data you are using.<
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Opening the search for special
destinations
Starting the search for special
destinations
1. "Navigation"
1. "Start search"
2. "Points of Interest"
2. A list of the special destinations is dis-
played.
Special destination location
> "At current location"
Search for a special destination according to its
location relative to a locality or route.
Special destinations are listed according
to their distance from the current loca-
tion and are displayed with a directional
arrow pointing to the destination.
1. "Search area"
> "At destination", "At a different destina-
tion", "Along route"
Special destinations are listed according
to their distance from the location where
the search is being performed.
> Destinations of the selected category
are displayed in the map view as sym-
bols. The display depends on the map
scale and the category.
2. Select the location where the system is to
search for the special destination:
3. Highlight a special destination: the destina-
tion is displayed in the preview map.
> "At current location"
> "At destination"
4. Select the special destination.
5. Select the
symbol.
> "At a different destination"
> "Along route"
6. "Start guidance" or "Add as another dest.".
If a phone number is available, a connection
can be established, if desired.
Special destination category
1. "Category"
Destination entry via BMW Assist*
2. Select "All" or a specific category, e.g.
hotels or restaurants.
A connection is established to the BMW Con-
cierge service, refer to page 189.
1. "Navigation"
Category details
2. "Enter address"
3. Open "Options".
4. "BMW Assist dest. entry"
For some special destinations, additional
details can be displayed that are available in the
navigation data, e.g. Italian-style restaurant.
"Category details"
Entering special destinations by name
1. "Navigation"
2. "Points of Interest"
3. "Name, A-Z search"
4. Enter the letters.
Depending on the distance, the search may
take some time. The list can contain a max-
imum of 100 entries.
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5. Change to the list of special destinations.
Selecting the destination
6. Highlight a special destination: the destina-
tion is displayed in the preview map.
1. Select the symbol. The interactive map is
started.
7. Select the special destination.
8. Select the
symbol.
9. "Start guidance" or "Add as another dest.".
Displaying special destinations in the
map
To display symbols of the special destinations
in the map:
1. "Navigation"
2. Select the destination with the cross-hairs.
2. "Map"
> To change the scale: turn the controller.
3. Open "Options".
4. "Display Points of Interest"
> To shift the map: move the controller in
the required direction.
> To shift the map diagonally: move the
controller in the required direction and
turn it.
3. Press the controller to display additional
menu items.
> Select the
symbol: "Start guidance"
or "Add as another dest.".
> "Return": return to the map view.
> "Find points of interest": the search for
5. Select the settings.
special destinations is started.
Specifying the street
Entering the destination via
the map
If you only know the location of the town or
street, you can enter the destination using the
map.
If the system cannot recognize a street, it dis-
plays a street name in the vicinity or the coordi-
nates of the destination.
Interactive map
In the interactive map, the scale can be adjusted
and the visible map section can be shifted. In
addition, pressing the controller makes further
functions available:
Opening the map
1. "Navigation"
2. "Map"
A map section is displayed on the Control Dis-
play. The map shows the current position of the
vehicle.
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>
Spell the entry if the language region and
the system language differ.
Say the letters smoothly, and avoid exag-
gerating the pronunciation and inserting
lengthy pauses between the letters.
Entering an address*
1. Press the
button on the steering wheel.
2. {Enter address}
>
Select a symbol and "Start guid-
ance", if necessary.
3. Wait for a request from the system.
4. Say the town or city, street and house num-
ber in a single sentence.
> "Exit interactive map"
> Map view
5. Continue making the entry as prompted by
the system.
> "Display destination"
The map section around the destination
is displayed.
6. If necessary, individually name the separate
components of the address, e.g. the town/
city.
> "Display current location"
The map section around your current
location is displayed.
Entering a town/city
> "Find points of interest", refer to
The town/city can be spelled or entered as a
complete word*.
page 128.
The methods of entry depend on the nav-
igation data in use and the country and
language settings.<
Entering a destination by
voice commands*
1. {City} or {Spell city}
2. Wait for the system to prompt you for the
town/city.
General information
You can enter a desired destination via the
voice activation system. During the destination
input, you can switch between voice entry and
entry via iDrive at any time. To do so, reactivate
the voice activation system if necessary.
3. Say the name of the town/city, or name at
least the first three letters.
Depending on the entry, up to 20 towns/cit-
ies may be suggested.
You can have the possible commands
4. Select a location:
read aloud via {Voice commands}.<
> To select a recommended town/city:
{Yes}
Saying the entries
> To select other town/city: {New
entry}
>
Countries, towns and cities, streets and
intersections can be said as whole words or
spelled in the system language, refer to
page 79.
> To select an entry: e.g. {Entry 2}
> To spell an entry: {Spell city}
Identical-sounding towns/cities that can-
not be distinguished by the system are
compiled in a separate list and shown as a town/
city followed by three dots.
Example: to enter a destination in a US state
as a complete word, the system language
must be English.
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The town/city, street and house number
can be said as a single sentence.*
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If necessary, select this entry with {Yes}. Then
select the desired town/city from that list.<
6. Select the type of destination entry and
enter the intermediate destination.
The town/city can also be selected from the list
via iDrive: turn the controller until the town/city
is selected and press the controller.
Entering a street or intersection
The street or intersection is entered in the same
manner as the town/city.
Entering a house number
You can enter house numbers up to 999:
1. {House number}
Entering further intermediate
destinations
2. Say the house number.
A maximum of 30 intermediate destinations can
be entered for one trip.
3. {Yes} to confirm the house number.
4. {Accept destination}
1. "Enter new destination"
2. Select the type of destination entry and
enter the intermediate destination.
Starting destination guidance
{Start guidance}
Destination guidance starts immediately.
Adding further intermediate
destinations
{Add as another destination}
Further intermediate destinations can be
added.
3. Select "Add as another dest.".
Storing destinations
4. Select the location where the intermediate
destination is to be inserted.
The destination is automatically added to the
list of last destinations.
Starting the trip
Planning a trip
After all intermediate destinations have been
entered:
New trip
"Start guidance"
Various intermediate destinations can be
entered for a trip.
Storing a trip
Up to 30 created trips can be stored in the trip
list.
1. "Navigation"
2. "Map"
1. Open "Options".
2. "Store trip"
3. Enter the letters.
4. "OK"
3. Move the controller to the left, if necessary.
4. Select the
symbol.
5. "Enter new destination"
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The trip is stored in the trip list under the
entered name.
Word-matching principle
The system's word-matching principle makes it
easier for you to enter the names of towns or
streets. The system runs ongoing checks, com-
paring your destination entries with the data
stored in the vehicle as the basis for instant
response. The benefits for you include:
Starting a stored trip
1. "Navigation"
2. "Stored trips"
3. Select the desired trip.
4. "Start guidance"
>
Names of towns entered may differ from the
official versions if you are using a spelling
that is customary in another country.
Changing trips
Example:
Changing the trip direction
Instead of the German spelling "München"
you can also enter the English spelling
"Munich" or the Italian spelling "Monaco".
Intermediate destinations can be displayed in
reverse order after destination guidance is
started.
>
>
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.
1. "Map"
2. "Guidance"
3. Open "Options".
4. "Reverse order of trip dest."
The system offers only those letters for
selection of name entries that are stored in
the vehicle. Thus, entry of erroneous or
unregistered names is impossible.
Rearranging the intermediate
destinations
1. "Map"
2. "Guidance"
3. "Display all trip dest."
4. Select an intermediate destination.
5. "Reposition dest. in the trip"
Deleting an intermediate destination
1. "Map"
2. "Guidance"
3. "Display all trip dest."
4. Select an intermediate destination.
5. "Delete dest. in the trip"
Deleting a trip
1. "Navigation"
2. "Stored trips"
3. Select the desired trip.
4. Open "Options".
5. "Delete all trips" or "Delete trip".
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Destination guidance
that you would choose based on personal expe-
rience.
Starting destination
guidance
The settings are stored for the remote control
currently in use.
1. "Navigation"
2. "Enter address"
3. Select the destination.
4. "Accept destination"
5. "Start guidance"
Changing route criteria
1. "Navigation"
2. "Map"
3. "Route preference"
4. Selecting a criterion:
The route is displayed on the Control Display
after it is calculated.
> "Fast route": time-optimized route,
which is a combination of the shortest
possible route and the fastest roads
Terminating destination
guidance
> "Efficient route": optimized combination
of the fastest and shortest roads
1. "Navigation"
> "Short route": short distance, irrespec-
2. "Map"
tive of how fast or slow progress will be
3. Select the
symbol.
> "Alternative routes": other suggested
alternative routes while destination
guidance is active
4. "Stop guidance"
Continuing destination
guidance
If the destination was not reached during the
last trip, destination guidance can be resumed.
"Resume guidance"
Route criteria
5. Select additional route criteria, if desired.
Where possible, the selected criteria will be
avoided on the route.
General information
You can influence the calculated route by
choosing certain route criteria. You can change
the route criteria as often as you like during des-
tination entry or during destination guidance.
> Avoid highways where possible:
"Avoid highways"
> Avoid toll roads where possible:
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. As a
result, the routes recommended by the naviga-
tion system may not always be the same ones
"Avoid toll roads"
> Avoid ferries where possible:
"Avoid ferries"
The setting applies to the current route and to
the planning of future routes.
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number of miles/kilometers that you want to
travel before returning to the original route.
Dynamic destination guidance
"Dynamic guidance" is switched on:
The route is automatically changed in the event
of traffic obstructions. The system does not
point out traffic obstructions along the original
route.
1. "Navigation"
2. "Route information"
3. "New route for:"
Depending on the type of road and the nature
and length of the traffic obstruction, the route
can also be calculated so that you travel
through the traffic obstruction.
1. "Navigation"
2. Open "Options".
3. "Dynamic guidance"
If the "Avoid highways", "Avoid toll roads"
or "Avoid ferries" route criteria are
selected, route calculation may take consider-
ably longer.<
4. Turn the controller: enter the desired num-
ber of miles.
5. Press the controller.
Resuming the original route
Route
If the route section should no longer be
bypassed:
General information
1. "Navigation"
Depending on the equipment in your vehicle,
various views of the route are available during
destination guidance.
2. "Route information"
3. "Remove blocking"
>
>
List of streets and towns/cities
Map view, refer to page 136
Gas station recommendations
The remaining range is calculated and gas sta-
tions along the route are recommended.
Displaying a list of the streets or towns/
cities on the route
1. "Navigation"
When destination guidance is started, a list of
the streets and towns/cities on the route is dis-
played. The driving distances and traffic bulle-
tins are displayed for each route section.
2. "Route information"
3. "Recommended refuel"
A list of gas stations is displayed.
4. Select a gas station.
1. "Navigation"
5. Select the
symbol.
2. "Route information"
6. "Start guidance" or "Add as another dest.".
3. Highlight a section.
The section is displayed in the preview map.
Destination guidance
Bypassing a section of the route
through voice instructions
During destination guidance, you can revise the
navigation system's route recommendations to
avoid particular stretches of road. Enter the
Switching voice instructions on/off
Voice instructions can be switched on or off
during destination guidance.
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1. "Navigation"
2. "Map"
Map view
Displaying the map view
3. Select the
symbol.
You can have your current position displayed on
a map. After starting the destination guidance,
the planned route is shown on the map.
Symbol
Meaning
Voice instructions are
switched on
1. "Navigation"
2. "Map"
Voice instructions are
switched off
The following functions are directly available in
the map view:
For rapid access, the feature can be stored on a
programmable memory key, refer to page 20.
Symbol
Function
Starting/stopping destina-
tion guidance
Repeating a voice instruction
1. "Navigation"
Switching voice instructions
on/off
2. "Map"
3. Highlight the
symbol.
Changing route criteria or
selecting route alternatives
4. Press the controller twice.
Special destinations
Displaying traffic bulletins
Interactive map
Adjusting the volume of voice
instructions*
The volume can be adjusted only while a voice
instruction is being issued.
Map view settings
Changing scale
1. Have the last voice instruction repeated, if
necessary.
2. Turn the button during the voice instruction
to select the desired volume.
Information in the map view:
>
>
>
Time, entertainment source, sound output,
map orientation
Distance from destination, estimated time
of arrival, if destination guidance is active.
Any traffic obstructions are highlighted in
color.
To show/hide information on the map:
Press the controller.
Viewing the map
The setting is stored for the remote control cur-
rently in use.
1.
Select the symbol.
2. Select a setting:
> "View facing north"
> "View in dir. of travel"
> "Perspective view"
> "Arrow display"
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3. Press the controller.
1. Open "Options".
2. "Split screen"
Changing the map section
The split screen is switched on.
Select the interactive map.
3. Move the controller to the right repeatedly
until the split screen content is selected.
>
>
To shift the map: move the controller in the
required direction.
4. Select the map view:
> "Arrow display"
To shift the map diagonally: move the con-
troller in the required direction and turn it.
> "Map facing north"
> "Map direction of travel"
> "Map view with perspective"
> "Exit ramp view"
Changing scale
1. Select the
symbol.
2. Turn the controller to adjust the scale.
Changing scale
Automatic scaling of the map
1. Move the controller to the right until the
split screen is selected.
In the map view facing north, turn the controller
in any direction until AUTO is displayed as the
map scale.
2. Turn the controller.
The map shows the entire range from your loca-
tion to the destination.
Traffic bulletins*
Settings for the map view
The map is shown on the Control Display.
1. Open "Options".
You can display the traffic bulletins from radio
stations that broadcast the TMC (Traffic Mes-
sage Channel) of a traffic information service.
This information from the traffic information
service is continuously updated on the basis of
measurement data from traffic control centers
and information on traffic congestion.
During destination guidance, traffic bulletins
that are relevant to areas along the route are
automatically displayed and taken into account
in the route planning. You can open all traffic
bulletins manually via iDrive.
2. "Settings"
3. Set the optimized map view.
> "Day/night mode"
Select and create the necessary settings
depending on the light conditions. When
the traffic bulletin map is activated, this
setting is disregarded.
> "Satellite images"
Satellite images* are displayed depend-
ing on availability and resolution.
The traffic bulletins are shown in the map view.
> "Perspective view in 3D"
Real Time Traffic Information End-User
Provisions
Displays a spatial view. Prominent areas
that are contained in the navigation data
are displayed on the map in 3D.
Certain BMW models equipped with navigation
have the capability to display real-time traffic
information. If your system has this capability
the following additional terms and conditions
apply:
> "Traffic Info map"
The map is optimized for displaying traf-
fic bulletins. Symbols for the special
destinations are no longer displayed.
An End-User shall no longer have the right to
use the Traffic Data in the event that the End-
User is in material breach of the terms and con-
ditions contained herein.
Map view for the split screen display
The map view for the split screen can be
selected separately from the main screen.
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A. Total Traffic Network, a division of Clear
Channel Broadcasting, Inc. ("Total Traffic Net-
work") holds the rights to the traffic incident
data and RDS-TMC network through which it is
delivered. You may not modify, copy, scan or
use any other method to reproduce, duplicate,
republish, transmit or distribute in any way any
portion of traffic incident data. You agree to
indemnify, defend and hold harmless BMW of
North America, LLC. ("BMW NA") and Total
Traffic Network, Inrix, Inc (and their affiliates)
against any and all claims, damages, costs or
other expenses that arise directly or indirectly
out of (a) your unauthorized use of the traffic
incident data or the RDS-TMC network, (b) your
violation of this directive and/or (c) any unautho-
rized or unlawful activities by you in connection
herewith.
including, without limitation, claims in contract
and tort (such as negligence, product liability
and strict liability). Some states do not allow the
exclusion or limitation of incidental or conse-
quential damages, so those particular limita-
tions may not apply to you.
Activating/deactivating reception
1. "Navigation"
2. Open "Options".
3. Activate/deactivate "Receive Traffic Info".
In many metropolitan areas you can receive
traffic information broadcast by radio stations.
The traffic conditions are monitored by traffic
control centers and the traffic information is
updated periodically.
During destination guidance, the traffic bulle-
tins relevant to your planned route are automat-
ically shown. Whether destination guidance is
active or not, you can have the traffic bulletins
displayed in the map view or in the traffic info
list.
B. Total Traffic Network traffic data is informa-
tional only. User assumes all risk of use. Total
Traffic Network, BMW NA, and their suppliers
make no representations about content, traffic
and road conditions, route usability, or speed.
C. The licensed material is provided to license
"as is," and "where is". Total Traffic Network,
including, but not limited to, any and all third
party providers of any of the licensed material,
expressly disclaims, to the fullest extent permit-
ted by law, all warranties or representations
with respect to the licensed material (including,
without limitation, that the licensed material will
be error-free, will operate without interruption
or that the traffic data will be accurate), express,
implied or statutory, including, without limita-
tion, the implied warranties of merchantability,
non-infringement fitness for a particular pur-
pose, or those arising from a course of dealing
or usage of trade.
Traffic bulletins in a list
A list of the traffic bulletins can be opened via
the menu or map view.
Opening traffic bulletins
1. "Navigation"
2. "Map"
3. Move the controller to the left, if necessary.
4. Select the
symbol: "Traffic Info"
First, the traffic bulletins on the planned
route are displayed. The traffic bulletins are
sorted in the order of their distance from the
current vehicle position.
5. Select a traffic bulletin.
D. Neither Total Traffic Network, Inrix, Inc. nor
BMW NA will be liable to you for any indirect,
special, consequential, exemplary, or incidental
damages (including, without limitation, lost rev-
enues, anticipated revenues, or profits relating
to the same) arising from any claim relating
directly or indirectly to use of the traffic data,
and even if Total Traffic Network, Inrix, Inc., or
BMW NA are aware of the possibility of such
damages. These limitations apply to all claims,
Additional information can be displayed for
some traffic bulletins:
1. Select the
symbol.
2. Additional information is displayed.
3. To exit from the menu:
Move the controller to the left.
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Traffic bulletins on incidents along the route
are always displayed.
Traffic bulletins in the map
When the traffic bulletin map is activated, the
Control Display changes to a grayscale display.
This enables a better view of the traffic bulle-
tins. The day/night mode is disregarded in this
setting. The symbols for the special destina-
tions are no longer displayed.
For your own safety, traffic bulletins that
notify you of potentially dangerous situa-
tions, such as wrong-way drivers, cannot be
hidden.
Traffic bulletins during destination
guidance
1. "Navigation"
2. "Map"
System response will vary depending on
whether or not "Dynamic guidance" is selected,
refer to page 135.
3. Open "Options".
4. "Settings"
5. "Traffic Info map"
During destination guidance, traffic obstruc-
tions on the route are taken into consideration.
Symbols in the map view
Information on sources of great danger, such as
wrong-way drivers, is displayed regardless of
the setting.
Depending on the scale of the map and the
location of the traffic obstruction along the
route, the symbols for the traffic obstructions
are displayed.
Displaying traffic obstructions
When the navigation system receives a traffic
obstruction message and "Dynamic guidance"
is not selected, you will be shown certain infor-
mation, such as the length of the traffic conges-
tion, when you are approx. 30 miles/50 km away
from the traffic obstruction.
Additional information in the map view
Depending on the map scale, a traffic obstruc-
tion's length, direction and impact are displayed
on the map using triangles or gray bars along
the calculated route.
The last possible detour exit is indicated just
before you reach it.
Filtering of traffic bulletins
You can filter which traffic bulletins are to be
displayed by the system:
This information is displayed even if you have
called up another application on the Control
Display.
1. "Navigation"
2. "Map"
Selecting a detour
3. Open "Options".
4. "Traffic Info categories"
5. Select the desired categories.
Select the
symbol: "Detour".
"Dynamic guidance" is activated for the current
destination guidance.
Dynamic route planning
When "Dynamic guidance" is selected, the
route will be changed automatically in the event
of a traffic obstruction. The system will not point
out traffic obstructions on the original route.
Depending on the road type and the kind and
extent of the traffic obstruction, the newly cal-
culated route may lead through the traffic
obstruction.
Traffic bulletins of the selected categories are
displayed.
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What to do if …
What to do if …
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The current position cannot be displayed?
The position is in an unrecognized region, in
a poor reception area, or the system is in the
process of determining the position.
Reception is generally available when you
are in the open.
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The destination guidance does not accept
an address without the street name?
A downtown area cannot be determined for
the town or city that has been entered. Input
any street in the selected town/city and
start destination guidance.
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The destination guidance does not accept a
destination?
The destination data is not contained in the
navigation data. Choose a destination as
close as possible to the original one.
The letters for a destination cannot be
selected during destination entry?
The stored data do not contain the data of
the destination. Select a destination that is
as close as possible to the original.
The map view is displayed in grayscale?
When the traffic bulletin map is activated,
the Control Display changes to a grayscale
display. This enables a better view of the
traffic bulletins.
Voice instructions are no longer issued
before intersections during destination
guidance?
The area has not been fully recorded yet, or
you have left the recommended route and
the system requires a few seconds to calcu-
late a new route suggestion.
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