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EnglishiDrive -> Operating concept for your BMW 6 Series 2011-2017
iDrive
At a glance
1. Turn.
Press button Function
BACK
Displays the previous panel.
Opens the Options menu.
OPTION
Operating concept
Opening the main menu
Press button.
2. Press.
3. Move in four directions.
The main menu is displayed.
All iDrive functions can be called up via the
main menu.
Selecting menu items
Highlighted menu items can be selected.
1. Turn the controller until the desired menu
item is highlighted.
Buttons on controller
Press button Function
MENU
RADIO
MEDIA
NAV
Open the main menu.
Opens the Radio menu.
Opens the Multimedia menu.
Opens the Navigation menu.
Opens the phone menu.
2. Press the controller.
TEL
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At a glance
iDrive
Menu items in the Owner's Manual
In the Owner's Manual, menu items that can be
selected are set in quotation marks, e.g.,
"Settings".
Changing between panels
After a menu item is selected, e.g., "Radio", a
new panel is displayed. Panels can overlap.
▷
Move the controller to the left.
Additional options: move the controller to the
right repeatedly until the "Options" menu is
displayed.
Closes current display and shows previous
display.
Reopens previous display by pressing
BACK button. In this case, the current
panel is not closed.
Options menu
The "Options" menu consists of various areas:
▷
Move the controller to the right.
▷
Screen settings, e.g., "Split screen".
This area remains unchanged.
Opens new display on top of previous
screen.
▷
▷
Control options for the selected main
menu, e.g., for "Radio".
If applicable, further operating options for
the selected menu, e.g., "Store station".
Changing settings
1. Select a field.
2. Turn the controller until the desired setting
is displayed.
White arrows pointing to the left or right indi‐
cate that additional panels can be opened.
Display of an opened menu
When selecting a menu, it generally opens with
the panel that was last selected in that menu.
To display the first panel of a menu:
▷
Move the controller to the left repeatedly
until the first panel is displayed.
3. Press the controller.
▷
Press the menu button on the controller
twice.
Activating/deactivating the functions
Several menu items are preceded by a check‐
box. It indicates whether the function is acti‐
vated or deactivated. Selecting the menu item
activates or deactivates the function.
Opening the Options menu
Press button.
The "Options" menu is displayed.
Function is activated.
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iDrive
At a glance
Function is deactivated.
▷
To enter an underscore, swipe to the right
in the lower area of the touchpad.
Using interactive map and Internet
Via touch-pad move the interactive map in the
navigation system and Internet sites.
Touchpad
Some iDrive functions can be operated using
the touchpad on the controller:
Function
Controls
Selecting functions
1. "Settings"
Move interactive map or Swipe into re‐
Internet sites.
spective direc‐
tion.
2. "Touchpad"
3. Select the desired function.
Enlarge/shrink interactive Drag in or out on
▷
▷
"Speller": enter letters and numbers.
map or Internet sites.
the touchpad with
fingers.
"Interactive map": viewing the interac‐
tive map.
Display the menu or open Tap once.
a link in the Internet.
▷
▷
"Browser": enter Internet addresses.
"Audio feedback": pronounces entered
letters and numbers.
Changing settings
You may change control display settings via
touchpad. Swipe left or right accordingly.
Entering letters and numbers
Entering letters requires some practice at the
beginning. When entering, pay attention to the
following:
Example: setting the clock
▷
For the input of upper/lower case letters
and numbers, it may be necessary to reel
via the controller to the corresponding In‐
put mode, refer to page 24, e.g. when the
spelling of upper and lower case letters is
identical.
Setting the clock
On the Control Display:
1.
Press button. The main menu is dis‐
played.
▷
▷
Enter characters as they are displayed on
the Control Display.
2. Turn the controller until "Settings" is high‐
lighted, and then press the controller.
Always enter associated characters, such
as accents or periods so that the letter can
be clearly recognized. Possible input de‐
pends on the set language. Where neces‐
sary, enter special characters via the con‐
troller.
▷
▷
▷
To delete a character, slide to the left on
the touchpad.
To enter a blank space, slide to the right in
the center of the touchpad.
3. If necessary, move the controller to the left
to display "Time/Date".
To enter a hyphen, slide to the right in the
upper area of the touchpad.
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