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EnglishNavigation for your BMW 6 Series 2003-2010
Navigation
This chapter describes how you can
enter destinations and specify your route
so that your navigation system guides you
reliably to your destination.
Starting navigation system
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Your navigation system can use satellites
Opening navigation
to ascertain the precise position of your
vehicle and guide you reliably to any desti-
nation you enter.
Enter data only when the vehicle is
stationary, and always obey the traffic
regulations and road signs in the event of
any contradiction between traffic and road
conditions and the instructions issued by
the navigation system. If you do not
Navigation DVD
Special navigation DVDs are required;
these are available from your BMW center.
observe this precaution, you may be in vio-
lation of the law, and can endanger vehicle
occupants and other road users.<
Inserting navigation DVD
Control Center, for principle details, refer to
page 16:
1. Press button.
The start menu is opened
1. Insert the navigation DVD with the
labeled side up
2. Allow approx. 8 seconds for the system
to scan the data from the DVD.
Removing navigation DVD
2. Move the controller to the right to open
"Navigation"
1. Press button 1.
The DVD is ejected from the navigation
computer
3. Select "Navigation" and press the con-
troller.
2. Remove the DVD.
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Display in assistance
window
Displaying current position
Control Center, for principle details, refer to
page 16:
You can display the route or the current
position in the assistance window. This dis-
play remains visible even if you switch to
another application.
1. Select "Navigation" and press the con-
troller
2. Select "Current position" and press the
controller.
1. Move the controller to the right to enter
the assistance window
The current position of your BMW is dis-
played.
2. Press the controller.
Other menu items are displayed
3. Select the desired view of the route or
"Current position"
If the navigation system is unable to identify
a town or city, your current map coordi-
nates will appear.
4. Press the controller.
To exit the menu:
Select
and press the controller.
The contents of the assistance window is
continually updated as you drive.
You can also have the current position
displayed on a map, refer to page 120.
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Destination entry
In entering your destination you can select
from among the following options:
> Entering a destination manually, see
below
> Selecting destination using information,
refer to page 113
> Selecting from among recent destina-
tions, refer to Destination list, page 113
> Selecting destination from address
book, refer to page 114.
The system also supports you with the fol-
lowing features:
After selecting your destination you can
proceed to start the destination guidance,
refer to page 118.
> If you do not enter a street, the system
will guide you to the downtown area of
a town or city
> You can skip the entry of country and
locality if the current entries are being
retained for your new destination
Entering a destination
manually
> The commands of the voice command
system for destination entry differ from
those of the individual menu items on
the Control Display. You can have the
system list the possible voice com-
mands, refer to page 21.
The system supports the wordmatch prin-
ciple to make it easier for you to enter the
names of streets or towns/cities. This
enables input of different spellings and
supplements your input automatically so
that stored names can be applied as desti-
nations as quickly as possible.
Selecting country of destination
Control Center, for principle details, refer to
page 16:
1. Select "State / Province" or the dis-
played country and press the controller.
A list of available countries appears on
the display
1. Select "Navigation" and press the con-
troller
2. Select "New destination" and press the
controller
2. Select the country of destination and
press the controller.
3. Select "Enter address" and press the
controller.
In order to be able to start the destination
guidance, at least the city of destination or
its zip code must be entered.
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Entering town/city of destination or
zip code
1. Select "Town / City" or the displayed
town/city and press the controller
2. To enter the town/city of destination:
Select the first letter and press the con-
troller.
A list of all towns/cities starting with this
letter appears on the Control Display.
To enter the zip code:
After the street you can also enter the inter-
section or the house number.
Select digits individually and press the
controller, then select the zip code and
press the controller.
The corresponding town/city of desti-
nation is displayed
The intersection is entered in the same way
as the street.
To enter the house number:
1. Select "House number" and press the
controller
3. If necessary, enter other letters of the
town/city of destination.
The list gradually grows smaller each
time you enter a new letter.
2. Enter the house number:
Select the individual digits and press
the controller.
To enter blanks:
Select and press the controller.
To delete entered digits or letters:
Move the controller to the right to select
and press the controller
To delete the last letter entered:
Move the controller to the right to select
and press the controller
3. Select the house number and press the
controller.
Only house numbers stored for the
street on the navigation DVD can be
entered.
Starting destination guidance with
manual destination entry
4. Select the town/city name from the list
and press the controller.
Entering street, house number and
intersection
1. Select "Street" or the displayed street
and press the controller
Select "Start guidance" and press the con-
troller.
Destination guidance starts immediately.
2. For instructions on entry, refer to Enter-
ing town/city of destination.
If destination guidance is not to be started
immediately:
Select "Add to destination list" and press
the controller.
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The destination is saved in the destination
list, refer to page 113.
4. Move the controller in the desired direc-
tion to localize your destination.
The controller can be moved to the left,
right, forwards, backwards and also
diagonally.
Selecting destination using
map
If you only know the location of the town/
city or street, the system offers you a map.
You can use the cursor to limit the destina-
tion in the map and then apply it into the
destination guidance.
Control Center, for principle details, refer to
page 16:
1. Select "Navigation" and press the con-
troller
The aim can be applied in a scale below
1 mile/2 km as destination or saved.
To adjust the scale:
2. Select "New destination" and press the
controller
Turn the controller
5. Press the controller.
The selected town/city of destination
and other menu items are displayed
6. Select the desired menu item:
>
closes "Input map"
> "Start route guidance" switches the
destination guidance on
> "Show current position" places the
current position back in the center of
the map
3. Select "Input map" and press the con-
troller.
> "Show destination position" places
the current destination in the center
of the map
> "Return to map" switches back to
"Input map"
A section of a map is displayed on the
Control Display:
> During destination guidance, around
the current destination
> With the destination guidance deac-
tivated, around the last destination
entered
7. Press the controller.
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7. Press the controller.
Selecting destination using
information
A list with a maximum of ten destina-
tions, sorted by distance, is displayed
on the Control Display
You can obtain a display of selected desti-
nations for towns/cities and apply them
into the destination guidance, e.g. hotels,
sights or hospitals.
8. Select a destination and press the con-
troller
9. Select a menu item:
Control Center, for principle details, refer to
page 16:
> To apply the address in the destina-
tion list and start the destination
guidance:
1. Select "Navigation" and press the con-
troller
Select "Select as destination" and
press the controller
2. Select "New destination" and press the
controller
> To set up a telephone connection:
Select "Call" and press the control-
ler.
3. Select "Information" and press the con-
troller
To exit the menu:
Select
and press the controller.
Destination list
The destination list shows the last 20
entered destinations as well as the current
destination of the destination guidance.
The current destination is highlighted by
this symbol
.
4. Select the destination town/city or
country:
Control Center, for principle details, refer to
page 16:
> "On destination"
> "On location"
1. Select "Navigation" and press the con-
troller
> "On a new destination"
2. Select a destination and press the con-
troller
The display for entering a town/city
appears on the Control Display.
Select the desired town/city and
press the controller
3. The selected destination can be edited:
> To start destination guidance:
Select "Start guidance".
The destination guidance is
started
5. Press the controller
6. Select the desired type of destination,
such as "Hotels and restaurants"
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> To display information on the desti-
nation:
Select "Information on destination"
Storing destinations in address book
You can save approx. 100 destinations in
the address book.
> To change the entry:
Control Center, for principle details, refer to
page 16:
Select "Edit", for operation, refer to
Entering town/city of destination or
zip code, page 111
1. Select "Address book" and press the
controller
> To delete the entry:
Select "Delete entry"
2. Select "New address" and press the
controller
> To delete all entries:
Select "Delete list". Destination
guidance is switched off
> To store the entry:
Select "Add to address book"
3. Select "Enter address yourself" and
press the controller
4. Enter name and address
5. Select "Store in address book" and
press the controller.
The entry is stored in the address book.
4. Press the controller.
You can also save a destination from the
destination list in the address book, refer to
page 113.
Address book
Opening address book
Storing current position
Control Center, for principle details, refer to
page 16:
The current position can be adopted into
the address book:
Control Center, for principle details, refer to
page 16:
1. Select "Address book" and press the
controller
2. Select "New address" and press the
controller
Select "Address book" and press the con-
troller.
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3. Select "Apply location as address" and
press the controller.
Changing destinations from address
book
The given name can be changed. For
operation, refer to Entering a destina-
tion manually, page 110
Control Center, for principle details, refer to
page 16:
1. Select "Address book" and press the
controller
4. Select "Store in address book" and
press the controller.
2. Select the entry and press the controller
You can also enter your current position in
the address book after leaving the sector
covered by the navigation DVD. In this
case, you must enter a name.
3. Select "Edit address" and press the
controller
Selecting destinations from address
book
Control Center, for principle details, refer to
page 16:
1. Select "Address book" and press the
controller.
The stored entries are displayed on the
Control Display
4. Change the entry.
For operation, refer to Entering a desti-
nation manually, page 110
Deleting individual destinations from
address book
Control Center, for principle details, refer to
page 16:
1. Select "Address book" and press the
controller
2. Select the entry and press the controller
2. Select the entry and press the control-
ler.
3. Select "Delete address" and press the
controller.
To start destination guidance:
Select "Start guidance" and press the con-
troller.
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The various criteria are listed on the
Control Display
Deleting all destinations from
address book
Control Center, for principle details, refer to
page 16:
3. Select a route criterion for the route:
> "With highways"
Freeways and major traffic arteries
are given priority
1. Open the start menu
2. Press the controller to open the menu
> "Avoid highways"
Freeways are avoided where possi-
ble
3. Select "Vehicle settings" and press the
controller
4. Select "Delete data" and press the con-
troller
> "Fast route"
Shortest time using combination of
smallest possible distance and sec-
tions where fast driving is possible
> "Short route"
Shortest distance without consider-
ation of the time
4. Press the controller.
5. Select "Delete address book" and press
the controller
6. Select "Yes" and press the controller.
Route selection
You can influence the calculated route by
choosing certain route criteria.
The route criterion is highlighted
5. If necessary, select an additional route
criterion and then press the controller:
Changing route criteria
> "Dynamic route"
The route is planned around or
through traffic obstructions
Control Center, for principle details, refer to
page 16:
1. Select "Navigation" and press the con-
troller
> "Avoid tollroads"
Tollroads are avoided where possi-
ble
2. Select "Route preference" and press
the controller.
> "Avoid ferries"
Ferries are avoided where possible.
To exit the menu:
Select
and press the controller.
The route is planned according to fixed
rules. These vary according to the different
kinds of roads stored on the map DVD. As
a result, the routes recommended by the
navigation system may not always be the
same ones that you would choose based
on personal experience.
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You can change the choice of route when-
ever the destination guidance is active.
Wordmatch principle
The system supports the wordmatch prin-
ciple to make it easier for you to enter the
names of streets or towns/cities. The sys-
tem runs ongoing checks, comparing your
destination entries with the data stored on
the navigation DVD as the basis for instant
response. The user benefits include:
> Names of specific locations can also
vary from the official versions provided
that the spelling of the entry corre-
sponds to a standard form used in
another country.
Example:
Instead of 'München', you can also
enter the English spelling 'Munich' or
the Italian spelling 'Monaco'
> When you are entering the names of
towns/cities and streets the system will
complete them automatically as soon
as enough letters are available to
ensure unambiguous identification
> The system only accepts name entries
beginning with letters that are stored on
the navigation DVD. The system will not
accept nonexistent names and
addresses.
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Destination guidance
Starting destination
guidance
Control Center, for principle details, refer to
page 16:
1. Select "Navigation" and press the con-
troller
2. Select the destination from the destina-
tion list and press the controller or enter
a new destination, refer to page 110
1
Estimated time of arrival
2
Distance to the destination on the cal-
culated route
3
4
Route criterion
Switch voice instructions on/off
During destination guidance, you can oper-
ate other equipment using the Control Cen-
ter at any time. You are informed of a
required change in direction by means of
voice instructions in good time prior to
every intersection.
3. Select "Start guidance" and press the
controller.
To exit the menu:
Select
and press the controller.
Terminating/continuing
destination guidance
Control Center, for principle details, refer to
page 16:
indicates the current destination.
1. Select the current destination and press
the controller
The destination guidance is started.
indicates the current destination.
After the route has been calculated, desti-
nation guidance is indicated by arrows or a
route map on the Control Display.
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2. Select "Start guidance" and press the
controller.
Depending on which key you have used to
open the vehicle, the last adjustment is
applied.
The destination guidance is switched
off.
Repeating and canceling voice
instructions
When you park the vehicle before reaching
the entered destination, upon restarting
you will see the question "Continue guid-
ance to dest.?".
With the programmable keys in the steering
wheel, you can also make the following set-
tings, refer to page 49:
To restart destination guidance:
Select "Yes" and press the controller.
> Repeat the voice instruction
> Cancel the voice instruction
> Switching voice instructions on/off.
Destination guidance
through voice instructions
Adjusting volume
1. Repeat the last voice instruction, if
required
Switching voice instructions on/off
Control Center, for principle details, refer to
page 16:
2. Turn the button during the voice
instruction to select the desired vol-
ume.
1. Open the start menu
2. Press the controller to open the menu
3. Select "Display settings" and press the
controller
4. Select "Languages" and press the con-
troller
This volume is independent of the volume
of the audio and video sources.
Depending on which key you have used to
open the vehicle, the last adjustment is
applied.
5. Select "Navigation voice instructions
on" and press the controller.
Displaying route
You have the option of displaying various
views of the route during destination guid-
ance.
Displaying arrow view
1. Select "Navigation" and press the con-
troller
2. Select "Arrow display" and press the
controller.
The voice instructions are switched on.
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The distances remaining to be traveled on
each individual road and directional arrows
are also displayed.
Control Center, for principle details, refer to
page 16:
1. Select "Navigation" and press the con-
troller
2. Select "Route list" and press the con-
troller.
Displaying route map
You can have your current position dis-
played on a map. After starting the destina-
tion guidance, the planned route is shown
on the map.
1. Select "Navigation" and press the con-
troller
2. Select "Map, facing north" or
"Map, direction of travel"
To exit the menu:
Select
and press the controller.
Bypassing route sections
During destination guidance, you can
revise the navigation system's route rec-
ommendations to avoid particular
stretches of road. Enter the number of
miles/kilometers that you want to travel
before returning to the original route.
3. Press the controller.
At scales of less than 300 miles/500 km,
you enjoy the option of deciding whether to
orient the map to north or toward your cur-
rent direction of travel. From 300 miles/
500 km, the map always points toward
north.
Control Center, for principle details, refer to
page 16:
1. Select "New route" and press the con-
troller
Changing scale
Turn the controller.
On the Control Display, a scale display
appears and the scale is changed.
Displaying towns/cities and streets
of route
You can have the names of streets and
towns/cities on your route displayed when-
ever the destination guidance is active.
2. Turn the controller to enter the desired
number of miles/kilometers and press
the controller.
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To exit from the menu without changing
the route:
Select
and press the controller
3. "Calculate" is used to recalculate the
route.
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What to do if …
What to do if …
> you want to enter a destination for the
destination guidance, but it is not pos-
sible to select the letters for your
desired entry?
> you request the current position of your
vehicle, but do not receive a precise
display?
The destination data is not recorded on
the navigation DVD that is loaded. In
this case, the system will not offer you
any letters to choose from. Select a
destination that is as close as possible
to the original
The system is unable to receive enough
GPS signals at your current position
owing to obstructions, your current
position is not yet available on your nav-
igation DVD, or the system is in the pro-
cess of calculating your current posi-
tion. As a rule, reception is guaranteed
under a clear sky
> the system stops furnishing directions
on which way to turn as you approach
intersections?
> the destination guidance does not
apply a destination?
You are driving in an area that has not
yet been completely recorded on the
navigation DVD. Instead of an arrow
indicating a turn, you will see an arrow
which indicates the general direction of
your planned route. Or you have left the
recommended route and the system
requires a few seconds to calculate a
new recommended route
The data of the destination is not stored
on the navigation DVD that is loaded.
Select a destination that is as close as
possible to the original
> the destination guidance does not
apply an address without the street
name?
On the navigation DVD, no downtown
area can be determined for the city or
town entered. Enter any street, or a
destination such as the railway station
etc., then start the destination guidance
> the battery has been disconnected?
It will take approx. 10 minutes for the
system to resume operation.
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