BMW 650I COUPE 2006 E63 Owner's Manual
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Starting navigation system
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Starting navigation system
Your navigation system can use satellites to 
ascertain the precise position of your vehicle 
and guide you reliably to any destination you 
enter.
Navigation DVD
The navigation system requires a special navi-
gation DVD. You can obtain the latest version at 
your BMW center.
Inserting navigation DVD
1.Insert the navigation DVD with the labeled 
side up.
2.Wait several seconds for the system to scan 
the data from the DVD.
Removing navigation DVD
1.Press  button 1.
The DVD emerges slightly from the drive.
2.Remove the DVD.
If the DVD is not ejected from the drive, it is pos-
sible that it is jammed. A message appears on 
the Control Display.
Display in the assistance 
window
You can display the route or the current position 
in the assistance window. This display remains 
visible even if you switch to another application.
1.Move the controller to the right to enter the 
assistance window.
2.Press the controller.
Other menu items are displayed.
3.Select the desired route view or "Current 
position".
4.Press the controller.
The contents of the assistance window are con-
tinually updated as you drive.
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Destination entry
In entering your destination you can select from 
among the following options:
>Entering a destination manually, see below
>Entering destination via voice*, refer to 
page124
>Selecting destination using information, 
refer to page126
>Selecting destination from a list, refer to 
Destination list, page127
>Selecting destination from address book, 
refer to page128
>Selecting home address, refer to page130
After selecting your destination you can pro-
ceed to start the destination guidance, refer to 
page132.
Operating navigation system
Enter data only when the vehicle is sta-
tionary, and always obey the traffic regu-
lations and road signs in the event of any con-
tradiction between traffic and road conditions 
and the instructions issued by the navigation 
system. If you do not observe this precaution, 
you may be in violation of the law, and can 
endanger vehicle occupants and other road 
users.<
iDrive, for principle details, refer to page16.
1.Press the   button.
This opens the start menu.
2.Move the controller to the right to open 
"Navigation".3.Select "Navigation" and press the control-
ler.
Entering a destination 
manually
The system's word-matching principle makes it 
easier for you to enter the names of streets or 
towns, refer to page131. This allows you to 
enter different spellings and completes your 
entry automatically so that stored names can be 
called up quickly.
1.Change to upper field if necessary. Turn the 
controller until "Navigation" is selected and 
press the controller.
"New destination" is selected.
2.Press the controller. 
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Destination entry
122 3.Change to the second field from the top if 
necessary. Turn the controller until "Enter 
address" is selected and press the control-
ler.
The system also assists you with the following 
features:
>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 town/
city if the current entries are being retained 
for your new destination.
Selecting country
1.Select "State / Province" or the displayed 
country and press the controller.
A list of available countries appears on the 
display.
2.Select the country of destination and press 
the controller.
In order to be able to start the destination guid-
ance, at least the town/city of the destination or 
its zip code must be entered.
Entering destination via town/city 
name
1.Select "Town / City" or the displayed town/
city and press the controller.
2.Select the first letter and press the control-
ler.
A list of all towns/cities starting with this let-
ter appears on the Control Display.
3.To delete the letter entered if necessary:
>To delete individual numbers or letters:
Move the controller to the right to select 
 and press the controller.
>To delete all digits or letters:
Move the controller to the right to select 
 and press the controller, holding it 
down.
4.Enter additional letters if necessary.
The list gradually grows smaller each time 
you enter a new letter.
>Enter blank space if necessary:
Select the   symbol and press the con-
troller.
5.Change to the third field from the top if nec-
essary. Turn the controller until the town or  
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city name is selected from the list and press 
the controller.
Entering town/city of destination via 
zip code
1.Select "Town / City" and press the control-
ler.
2.Input the zip code: 
Select the individual digits and press the 
controller.
>Enter blank space if necessary:
Select the   symbol and press the con-
troller.
>To delete individual digits or letters:
Move the controller to the right to select 
 and press the controller.
>To delete all digits or letters:
Move the controller to the right to select 
 and press the controller, holding it 
down.
3.Select the zip code and press the controller. 
The corresponding town/city of destination 
is displayed.
4.Change into the third field from the top. 
Turn the controller until the destination is 
selected and press the controller.
Entering street, house number and 
intersection
After the street you can also enter the intersec-
tion or the house number.
Entering street and intersection
1.Select "Street" or the displayed street and 
press the controller.
2.Enter the street.
The street is entered in exactly the same 
way as the destination town/city.
The intersection is entered in the same way as 
the street.
Entering a street without entering 
destination
You can also enter a street without entering a 
destination. In this case all streets of the 
entered country are offered for selection. The 
related town/city is displayed after the street 
name.
If a town/city has already been entered, you can 
undo this entry. This may be practical if the 
desired street does not exist in the entered des-
tination, because, for example, it belongs to 
another part of the town/city. 
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Destination entry
124 1.Change to upper field.
 The arrow is selected.
2.Turn the controller to the right until the 
request for the entry of a street in the coun-
try appears and press the controller.
3.Change to the second field from the top and 
enter the street.
Entering house number
1.Select "House number" and press the con-
troller.
2.Enter the house number:
Select the individual digits and press the 
controller.
3.Change into the third field from the top. 
Turn the controller until the house number 
is selected 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
Select "Start guidance" and press the control-
ler.
Destination guidance starts immediately.
If destination guidance is not to be started 
immediately:
Select "Add to destination list" and press the 
controller.
The destination is stored in the destination list, 
refer to page127.
Entering destination via 
voice*
In conjunction with the Professional navigation 
system, you can enter the desired destination 
via the voice input system. When entering the 
destination, it is possible to change between 
speech input and iDrive at any time. Reactivate 
the speech input function for this purpose if 
necessary.
With {Options} you can have the system 
read aloud the possible commands.<
1.Press the   button on the steering wheel 
or in the center console.
2.{Enter address} 
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Selecting country
Say the country of destination in the language 
of the voice command system.
Entering destination
To enter the destination, spell it using the cus-
tomary spelling of the destination country. 
Say the letters smoothly and at normal volume, 
avoiding excessive emphasis and pauses.
The system can suggest up to 20 desti-
nations that match your entries. Up to 
6 entries are displayed at once on the Con-
trol Display.
You can also select the town/city from the list 
via iDrive:
Turn the controller until the destination is 
selected and press the controller.
Entering street and house number
The street is entered in the same way as the 
destination.
To enter the house number:
Up to 4-digit house numbers can be entered.
Starting destination guidance
Destination guidance starts immediately.
Saving destination
The destination is added to the destination list 
or can be stored in the address book.
Map-guided destination 
selection
If you only know the location of the town or 
street of the destination, then it is possible to 
input the destination by using a map. You can 
use the cursor to limit the destination in the map 
and then apply it into the destination guidance.
1.Select "Navigation" and press the control-
ler.
"New destination" is selected.
2.Press the controller. Say country of destination.
1.Spell town/city name:
Say at least the first three letters of the 
destination. The more letters you say, 
the more exactly the system recognizes 
the town/city.
A destination is suggested by the system.
2.Selecting location:
Select {Yes} 
or
Other town/city:
{No}
Select entry, e.g. {Entry 3}
The following options are available:
{Next page}: additional entries of the 
list are displayed.
{Repeat}: the town/city can be 
respelled.
Say the house number.
{Start guidance}
{Add to destination list} or
{add to address book} 
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Destination entry
126 3.Select "Input map" and press the controller.
A section of a map is displayed on the Con-
trol Display:
>During destination guidance, centered 
around the current destination
>With the destination guidance deacti-
vated, centered around the last destina-
tion entered
4.Turn the controller to change the scale.
Move the controller in the desired direction 
to move the map.
The controller can be moved to the left, 
right, forward, backward and also diago-
nally.
5.Press the controller to accept or store the 
destination in the destination guidance sys-
tem.
The selected town/city of destination and 
other menu items are displayed.
6.Select the desired menu item:
>"Start route guidance" starts destination 
guidance.
>"Show current position" places the cur-
rent position in the center of the map.>"Show destination position" places the 
current destination in the center of the 
map.
>"Return to map" changes back to the 
"Input map".
> Exit the menu.
7.Press the controller.
The map for destination input can also be called 
up from the map view:
Select the   symbol and press the controller.
Selecting destination using 
information
You can display selected destinations for 
towns/cities, select them and adopt them into 
the destination guidance if necessary, e. g. 
hotels, places of interest or hospitals.
1.Select "Navigation" and press the control-
ler.
"New destination" is selected.
2.Press the controller.
3.Select "Information" and press the control-
ler. 
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4.Select location:
>"On destination"
>"On location"
>"On a new destination"
5.Press the controller.
6.Make your selection, e.g. "Hotels and res-
taurants", and press the controller.
Destinations are shown on the Control Dis-
play which are sorted by distance or alpha-
betically.
7.Select a destination and press the control-
ler.
8.Select a menu item:
>To adopt the address into the destina-
tion list and start the destination guid-
ance:
Select "Select as destination" and press 
the controller.
>To establish a telephone connection:
Select "Call" and press the controller.
To exit from the menu:
 Select the arrow and press the controller.Destination list
The last 20 destinations entered into the desti-
nation list are displayed. You can select these 
destinations and adopt them into the destina-
tion guidance system.
For example, in order to plan a longer route, you 
can store all of the destinations you wish to visit 
in the destination list ahead of time, refer to 
Entering a destination manually on page121.
Select "Navigation" and press the controller.
The destination last entered appears at the top 
of the destination list.
 This symbol indicates the current destina-
tion.
To display other destinations in the destination 
list:
Turn the controller.
Adopting the destination into the 
destination guidance system
1.Select the desired destination from the des-
tination list and press the controller.
2.Select "Start guidance" and press the con-
troller. 
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Editing the destination list
1.Select the desired destination from the des-
tination list and press the controller.
2.The selected destination can be edited:
>To store the entry:
Select "Add to address book".
>To display information on the destina-
tion:
Select "Information on destination".
>To delete the entry:
Select "Delete entry".
>To delete all entries:
Select "Delete list". Destination guid-
ance is switched off.
>To change the entry:
Select "Edit". For operation, refer to 
Entering destination via town/city name, 
page122.
3.Press the controller.
Address book
Opening address book
iDrive, for principle details, refer to page16.
Select "Address book" and press the controller.
Storing destinations in address book
You can store approx. 100 destinations in the 
address book.
1.Select "Address book" and press the con-
troller.
2.Select "New address" and press the con-
troller.
3.Select "Enter address" and press the con-
troller.
4.Enter names and addresses.
5.Select "Store in address book" and press 
the controller.
The entry is stored in the address book.
You can also store a destination from the desti-
nation list in the address book, refer to 
page127.
Storing current position*
The current position can be adopted into the 
address book.
1.Select "Address book" and press the con-
troller.
2.Change into the second field from the top. 
Turn the controller until "New address" is 
selected and press the controller. 
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3.Select "Use current location as address" 
and press the controller.
The name given can be changed. For oper-
ation, refer to Entering a destination manu-
ally, page121.
4.Select "Store in address book" and press 
the controller.
You can also enter your current position in the 
address book if you have left the sector covered 
by the navigation DVD. In this case, you must 
enter a name.
Selecting destinations from address 
book
1.Select "Address book" and press the con-
troller.
The stored entries are displayed on the 
Control Display.
2.Select the entry and press the controller.
To start destination guidance:
Select "Start guidance" and press the control-
ler.
Changing destinations from address 
book
1.Select "Address book" and press the con-
troller.
2.Select the entry and press the controller.
3.Select "Edit address" and press the con-
troller.
4.Change the entry.
For operation, refer to Entering a destina-
tion manually, page121.
Deleting individual destinations from 
address book
1.Select "Address book" and press the con-
troller.
2.Select the entry and press the controller.
3.Select "Delete address" and press the con-
troller.
Deleting all destinations from address 
book
1.Open start menu.
2.Press the controller to open the   menu.
3.Select "Vehicle settings" and press the 
controller.