Entertainment -> Radio for your BMW 3 Series 2006-2013

Radio  
Your radio is designed for reception of the fol-  
lowing stations:  
The selected station is stored for the remote  
control currently in use.  
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FM and AM  
HD Radio*  
Changing stations  
Turn the controller and press it  
or  
Satellite radio*  
press the button for the corresponding  
direction  
Selecting a station  
or  
press the buttons on the steering wheel, refer to  
page 10.  
Selecting a station manually  
Station selection using the frequency.  
1. "Radio"  
2. "FM" or "AM"  
3. "Manual"  
Press the button if the sound output is switched  
off.  
4. Select the frequency: turn the controller.  
1. "Radio"  
To store the station: press the controller for an  
extended period.  
2. "FM" or "AM"  
3. Select the desired station.  
Storing stations  
Via iDrive  
1. "Radio"  
2. "FM" or "AM"  
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3. Select the desired station.  
4. "RDS"  
4. Press the controller for an extended period.  
5. Select the desired memory location.  
The setting is stored for the remote control cur-  
rently in use.  
The stations are stored for the remote control  
currently in use.  
HD Radio*  
Via programmable memory keys  
Many stations broadcast both analog and digi-  
tal signals. If a digital radio network is available,  
these stations can be received digitally and thus  
with better sound quality.  
You can store a station on the programmable  
memory keys, refer to page 20.  
1. Select a station.  
License conditions  
2.  
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Press the desired button  
HD Radioâ„¢ technology is manufactured under  
license from iBiquity Digital Corp. U.S. and For-  
eign Patents. HD Radioâ„¢ and the HD and HD  
Radio logos are proprietary trademarks of iBiq-  
uity Digital Corp.  
for a longer period.  
Radio Data System RDS*  
In the FM waveband, additional information is  
transmitted via RDS. If the reception conditions  
are good, the station names are shown on the  
Control Display. Where reception is poor or in  
the event of interference, it may take some time  
before the station names appear in the display.  
Switching digital radio reception on/off  
1. "Radio"  
2. "FM" or "AM"  
3. Open "Options".  
4. "HD Radio"  
Switching the RDS on/off  
1. "Radio"  
The setting is stored for the remote control cur-  
rently in use.  
2. "FM"  
This symbol is displayed when a station is  
received digitally.  
3. Open "Options".  
In areas in which the station is not continuously  
received in digital mode, playback switches  
between analog and digital reception. Any time  
shift between these two broadcasts can lead to  
repetitions or interruptions in the output. In this  
case, switch off digital radio reception.  
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Displaying additional information  
Deleting a station  
1. "Radio"  
Some stations broadcast additional information  
on the current track, such as the name of the  
artist.  
2. "Presets"  
3. Select the desired station.  
4. Open "Options".  
5. "Delete entry"  
1. Select the desired station.  
2. Open "Options".  
3. "Station info"  
Selecting a substation  
1. Select the desired station.  
2. Press the controller.  
3. Select the substation.  
Presets  
It is possible to store up to 40 stations.  
Calling up a station  
1. "Radio"  
2. "Presets"  
3. Select the desired station.  
Storing a station  
The station currently selected is stored.  
1. "Radio"  
2. "Presets"  
3. "Store station"  
4. Select the desired memory location.  
The list of stored stations is stored for the  
remote control currently in use.  
You can also store the stations on the program-  
mable memory keys, refer to page 20.  
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