Navigation -> Destination entry for your BMW X5 2007-2013

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Destination entry  
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"  
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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Destination entry  
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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