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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