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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.
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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.".
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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.
>
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"
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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.
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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.
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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