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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.
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Iftheexistingentriesshouldnotbechanged,
the entries for the state/province and town/
city can be skipped.
At a glance
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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:
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Enter the destination manually, see below.
Entering a state/province
Select the destination from the address
book, refer to page 166.
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Press the button.
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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.
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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.
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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:
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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"
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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.
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"Interactive map"
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"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.
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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.
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Instructions for voice activation system, re‐
fer to page 25.
2. ›City‹ or ›Spell city‹
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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.
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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:
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The town/city, street, and house number
can be entered using a single command.
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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.
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Spell an entry: ›Spell city‹.
6. Continue making the entry as prompted by
the system.
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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"
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"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"
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"Guidance"
3. "Display all trip destinations"
4. Select an intermediate destination.
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"Edit destination"
"Reposition dest. in the trip": move an
intermediate destination to another po‐
sition in the list.
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"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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