Navigation -> Destination entry for your BMW 1 Series 2011-2019

Navigation system  
Navigation  
Removing navigation DVD  
1. Press button 1.  
The DVD emerges slightly from the drive.  
2. Remove the DVD.  
Querying status  
1.  
Press the button.  
2. "Navigation update"  
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Navigation  
Destination entry  
Destination entry  
1.  
Press the button.  
Vehicle equipment  
2. "Navigation"  
In this chapter, all production, country, and  
optional equipment that is offered in the model  
range is described. Equipment is also described  
that is not available because of, for example,  
selected options or country version. This also  
applies to safety related functions and systems.  
3. "Enter address"  
General information  
In entering your destination you can select from  
the following options:  
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Entering a destination manually, see below  
The system also supports you with the  
following features:  
Selecting destination from address book,  
refer to page 136  
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If you do not enter a street, the system will  
guide you to the downtown area of a town or  
city.  
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Last destinations, refer to page 137  
Special destinations, refer to page 137  
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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.  
Entering a destination on the map, refer to  
page 139  
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Selecting home address, refer to page 137  
Destination entry via voice, refer to  
page 140  
Entering a state/province  
1. "Navigation"  
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Destination entry via BMW Assist, refer to  
page 139  
2. "Enter address"  
3. Select "State/Province" or displayed  
country.  
You can also store a navigation destination on  
the programmable memory keys, refer to  
page 25.  
Entering a town/city  
1. Select "Town/City/Postal Code" or the  
displayed town/city.  
Entering a destination  
manually  
To make it easier to enter town/city names and  
street names, the system assists you with auto-  
matic name completion and entry comparison,  
refer to page 143. This makes it possible to  
enter different spellings and completes your  
entry automatically so that stored town/city  
names and street names can be accessed  
quickly.  
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Destination entry  
Navigation  
2. Select letters, if necessary.  
If there are several streets with the same name:  
1. Change to the list of street names.  
2. Highlight street.  
The list is reduced in steps with each entry.  
To delete letters:  
> To delete individual letters:  
3. Select the street.  
Turn the controller to select  
then press the controller.  
, and  
, and  
Alternative: entering street and house  
number  
> To delete all letters:  
Turn the controller to select  
1. Select "Street" or displayed street.  
then press the controller for an extended  
period.  
2. Enter the street the same way you entered  
the town/city.  
To enter spaces:  
3. "House number"  
> Select the  
symbol.  
4. Select the digits.  
The list gradually grows smaller each time  
you enter a new letter.  
5. Change to the list of house numbers.  
6. Select a house number or range of house  
numbers.  
3. Move the controller to the right.  
4. Select the name of the town/city from the  
list.  
No such street at the destination  
If there are several towns/cities with the same  
name:  
The desired street is not in the entered town/  
city because it belongs to another district of the  
town/city.  
1. Change to the list of town/city names.  
2. Highlight the town/city.  
1. "Navigation"  
2. "Enter address"  
3. Select the town/city.  
3. Select "Street" or displayed street.  
4. Change to the list of street names.  
5. Select "In" displayed country.  
Entering the postal code  
1. Select "Town/City/Postal Code" or the  
displayed town/city.  
All streets of the entered country are  
offered. The corresponding town/city is  
displayed after the street name.  
2. Select the  
symbol.  
3. Select the digits.  
4. Change to the list of postal codes and  
towns/cities.  
5. Highlight the entry.  
6. Select an entry.  
Entering street and intersection  
1. Select "Street" or displayed street.  
2. Enter the street and cross-street the same  
way you entered the town/city.  
6. Select the letters.  
After you enter the street, you can also enter  
the cross street or the house number.  
7. Change to the list of street names.  
8. Highlight street.  
9. Select the street.  
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Navigation  
Destination entry  
Starting destination guidance after  
entering the destination  
Storing a destination in the address  
book  
1. "Accept destination"  
Store the destination in the address book after  
entering the destination.  
2. "Start guidance" or "Add as another desti-  
nation", refer to page 141.  
1. "Navigation"  
2. "Map"  
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Setting "Route preference", refer to  
page 143.  
3.  
"Guidance"  
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Search for "Points of Interest at loc.", refer  
to page 137.  
4. Open "Options".  
5. "Store as new contact" or "Add to existing  
contact".  
Address book  
To create contacts, refer to page 212.  
Selecting a destination from the  
address book  
1. "Navigation"  
2. "Address book"  
Contacts with addresses are displayed if  
these addresses have been checked as  
destinations.  
6. Select an existing contact, if available.  
7. "Business address" or "Home address"  
8. "Last name" and "First name" if you wish.  
9. "Store in vehicle"  
If the contacts with addresses from the  
mobile phone are not displayed, they first  
need to be checked as destinations, refer to  
page 202.  
Storing the position  
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 in the list or if so desired,  
using the "A-Z search".  
4. Select "Business address" or "Home  
address"  
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4. Depending on the selection, select an exist-  
ing contact from the list or the type of  
Opening the last destinations  
1. "Navigation"  
address and enter the last and first name.  
2. "Last destinations"  
5. "Store in vehicle"  
Editing or deleting an address  
1. "Navigation"  
2. "Address book"  
3. Highlight the entry.  
4. Open "Options".  
5. "Edit in Contacts" or "Delete entry".  
3. Select the destination.  
Using the home address as a  
destination  
4. "Start guidance" or "Add as another  
destination"  
The home address must be created. Specifying  
a home address, refer to page 212.  
Editing a destination  
1. "Navigation"  
2. "Address book"  
3. "Home"  
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"  
Deleting the last destinations  
1. "Navigation"  
2. "Last destinations"  
3. Highlight the destination.  
4. Open "Options".  
4. "Start guidance"  
5. "Delete entry" or "Delete all last  
destinations".  
Last destinations  
The last destinations are stored automatically.  
These destinations can be called up and used  
as a destination for destination guidance.  
Special destinations  
General information  
Even with the most up-to-date navigation data,  
information about certain special destinations  
may have changed; for example, filling stations  
may not be in operation.  
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Navigation  
Destination entry  
If a phone number is available, a connection  
can be established, if desired.  
Opening the search for special  
destinations  
1. "Navigation"  
10. Select the  
symbol.  
2. "Points of Interest"  
11. "Start guidance" or "Add as another desti-  
nation". Adding destination as another  
destination, refer to page 141.  
The search can be narrowed by entering the  
location and type of special destination.  
"Start search": without entering a search term,  
the search is repeated with the last stored  
search term.  
Searching online  
1. "Google™ Local Search"  
2. Select the special destination.  
Category search  
1. "Category search"  
2. "Town/City"  
3. Select the  
symbol.  
4. "Start guidance"  
3. Select or enter town/city.  
4. "Category"  
Special destination location  
As you input the search destination, you can  
select from among various options.  
5. Select category.  
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"At current location"  
"At destination"  
6. "Category details"  
For some special destinations, it is possible  
to select several category details.  
Move the controller toward the left to exit  
category details.  
"At different location"  
"Along route"  
7. "Start search"  
A-Z search  
A list of the special destinations is  
displayed.  
1. "A-Z search"  
2. "Town/City"  
8. Select the special destination.  
Details are displayed.  
3. Select or enter town/city.  
4. "Category"  
If several details are stored, then you can  
scroll through the pages.  
5. Select category.  
6. "Category details"  
If a phone number is available, a connection  
can be established, if desired.  
For some special destinations, it is possible  
to select several category details.  
Move the controller toward the left to exit  
category details.  
9. Select the  
symbol.  
10. "Start guidance" or "Add as another desti-  
nation". Adding destination as another  
destination, refer to page 141.  
7. "Keyword"  
8. Enter keyword.  
Displaying special destinations  
A list of the special destinations is  
displayed.  
List of special destinations: the special destina-  
tions are displayed in order of their distance and  
are displayed with a direction arrow pointing  
toward the destination.  
9. Select the special destination.  
Details are displayed.  
If several details are stored, then you can  
scroll through the pages.  
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Destination entry  
Navigation  
With the Professional navigation system:  
In the split screen, special destinations from the  
selected category are displayed as symbols in  
the map view. The display depends on the map  
scale and the category.  
Selecting the destination  
1. "Navigation"  
2. "Map"  
The current position of the vehicle is displayed  
on the map.  
Destination entry via BMW Assist  
3.  
"Interactive map"  
A connection to the BMW Concierge service is  
established, refer to page 213.  
1. "Navigation"  
2. "Enter address"  
3. Open "Options".  
4. "BMW Assist dest. entry"  
Displaying special destinations in the  
map  
4. Select the destination with the cross-hairs.  
To display symbols of the special destinations  
in the map:  
> To change the scale: turn the controller.  
> To shift the map: move the controller in  
1. "Navigation"  
the required direction.  
2. "Map"  
> To shift the map diagonally: move the  
controller in the required direction and  
turn it.  
3. Open "Options".  
4. "Display Points of Interest"  
5. Press the controller to display additional  
menu items.  
> Select the  
symbol: "Start guidance"  
or "Add as another destination".  
> "Find points of interest": the search for  
special destinations is started.  
Specifying the street  
If the system cannot recognize a street, it dis-  
plays one of the following pieces of information:  
5. Select the settings.  
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A street name in the vicinity.  
The district.  
Destination entry via map  
If you only know the location of a destination or  
street, then you can enter the destination with  
the aid of the map.  
The coordinates 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:  
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Destination entry  
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Countries, towns and cities, streets and  
intersections can be said as whole words or  
spelled in the system language, refer to  
page 87.  
Example: to enter a destination in a US state  
as a complete word, the system language  
must be English.  
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Spell the entry if the language spoken in the  
area is different from the system language.  
> Select the  
symbol.  
Say the letters smoothly, and avoid exag-  
gerating the pronunciation and inserting  
lengthy pauses between the letters.  
"Start guidance" or "Add as another  
destination"  
> "Exit interactive map":  
>
The methods of entry depend on the navi-  
gation data in use and on the country and  
language settings.  
Go back to the map view.  
> "View in northern direction" or "View in  
driving direction"  
Entering an address in a command  
> "Display destination":  
1. Press the  
button on the steering wheel.  
The section of the map around the  
destination is displayed.  
2. {Enter address}  
> "Display current location":  
The section of the map around the  
current position is displayed.  
3. Wait for a request from the system.  
4. Say the address aloud in the suggested  
order.  
> "Find points of interest", refer to  
5. Continue making the entry as prompted by  
the system.  
page 137.  
If necessary, individually name the separate  
components of the address, e.g. the town/city.  
Destination entry via voice  
Entering a town/city  
General information  
The town/city name can be spoken as a  
complete word or spelled.  
For instructions on the voice activation system,  
refer to page 27.  
With the destination entry menu displayed:  
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During the destination entry by voice, you  
can switch between voice operation and  
entry via iDrive at any time. To do so,  
reactivate the voice activation system if  
necessary.  
1. Press the  
button on the steering wheel.  
2. {City} or {Spell city}.  
3. Wait for the system to prompt you for the  
town/city.  
>
Having the possible spoken commands  
read aloud: {Voice commands}  
4. Say the name of the town/city or say at least  
the first three letters.  
Saying the entries  
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With the Professional navigation system:  
City/town, street, and house number can be  
entered with a single command.  
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Depending on the entry, up to 20 towns/  
cities may be suggested.  
Planning a trip with  
intermediate destinations  
5. Select a location:  
> To select a recommended town/city:  
{Yes}  
New trip  
A trip can be planned using intermediate  
destinations.  
> To select other town/city: {New  
entry}  
1. "Navigation"  
> To select an entry, e.g. {Entry …}  
> To spell an entry: {Spell city}  
2. "Map"  
3. Move the controller to the left, if necessary.  
6. Continue making the entry as prompted by  
the system.  
4.  
"Guidance"  
5. "Enter new destination"  
If there are several towns/cities with the same  
name:  
6. Select the type of destination entry.  
Towns/cities that sound the same are compiled  
in a separate list and are displayed as one town/  
city followed by three dots.  
1. Select an entry:  
{Yes} or {Entry …} e.g. entry 2.  
2. Select the desired town/city.  
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.  
7. Enter the intermediate destination.  
8. "Start guidance"  
Entering a street or intersection  
Entering intermediate destinations  
The street or intersection is entered in the same  
manner as the town/city.  
A maximum of 30 intermediate destinations can  
be entered for one trip.  
1. "Enter new destination"  
Entering a house number  
Depending on the data in the navigation sys-  
tem, house numbers up to the number 2,000  
can be entered:  
2. Select the type of destination entry.  
3. Enter the intermediate destination.  
4. "Add as another destination"  
1. {House number}  
The intermediate destination is inserted  
into the destination list and highlighted.  
2. Say the house number.  
Say each digit separately.  
5. Turn the controller until the intermediate  
destination is at the desired place in the list.  
3. Continue making the entry as prompted  
by the system.  
6. Press the controller.  
Starting destination guidance  
{Start guidance}  
Destination guidance starts immediately.  
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