BMW 328I SEDAN 2012 Owners Manual

3.Highlight the entry.4."Options" Open.5."Edit in Contacts" or "Delete entry"
Using the home address as the
destination
The home address must be stored. Specify the
home address, refer to page 247.
1."Navigation"2."Address book"3."Home"4."Start guidance"
Last destinations
At a glance
The destinations previously entered are stored
automatically.
The destinations can be called up and used as a
destination for destination guidance.
Calling up the last destination
1."Navigation"2."Last destinations"Starting destination guidance1."Navigation"2."Last destinations"3.Select the destination.4."Start guidance"
Editing the destination
1."Navigation"2."Last destinations"3.Highlight the destination.4.Open "Options".5."Edit destination"
Deleting the last destinations
1."Navigation"2."Last destinations"3.Highlight the destination.4.Open "Options".5."Delete entry" or "Delete all last
destinations"
Special destinations
General information
Even with the most current navigation data, in‐
formation regarding particular individual desti‐
nations may have changed. For instance, certain
gas stations may not be operating.
Opening the search for special
destinations
To select special destinations, e.g., hotels or
tourist attractions:
1."Navigation"2."Points of Interest"3.Select the search function.
Online Search
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3. Select the symbol.4."Start guidance"
A-Z search
1."A-Z search"2."Town/City"
Select or enter the town/city.3."Category"4.Select the category.5."Category details"
For some special destinations, multiple cat‐
egory details can be selected. Move the
controller to the left to leave the category
details.6."Keyword"7.Enter the keyword.
A list of the special destinations is displayed.8.Select a special destination.
Details are displayed.
If multiple details are stored, you can leaf
through the pages.
If a phone number is available, a connection
can be established if necessary.9. Select the symbol.
"Start guidance" or "Add as another
destination"
Add, refer to page 175, a destination as a
further destination.
"Start search": if a search term is not entered,
the search is repeated with the previous search
term.
Category search
1."Category search"2."Town/City"
Select or enter the town/city.3."Category"4.Select the category.5."Category details"For some special destinations, multiple cat‐
egory details can be selected. Move the
controller to the left to leave the category
details.6."Start search"
A list of the special destinations is displayed.7.Select a special destination.
Details are displayed.
If multiple details are stored, you can leaf
through the pages.
If a phone number is available, a connection
can be established if necessary.8. Select the symbol.
"Start guidance" or "Add as another
destination"
Add, refer to page 175, a destination as a
further destination.
Display of special destinations
List of special destinations: special destinations
are organized by distance and are displayed with
a directional arrow to the special destination.
On the split screen, special destinations of the
selected category are displayed in the map view
as symbols. The display depends on the scale
of the map and the category.
Destination entry via BMW Assist
A connection is established to the Concierge
service, refer to page 251.
1."Navigation"2."Enter address"3."Options" Open.4."BMW Assist dest. entry"Seite 172NavigationNavigation system172
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Displaying special destinations in the
map
To display symbols of the special destinations
in the map view:1."Navigation"2."Map"3."Options" Open.4."Display Points of Interest"5.Select the setting.
Destination entry by map
Selecting the destination
1."Navigation"2."Map"
The current position of the vehicle is indi‐
cated on the map.3. "Interactive map"4.Select the destination with crosshairs.▷To change the scale: turn the controller.▷To shift the map: move the controller in
the required direction.▷To shift the map diagonally: move the
controller in the required direction and
turn it.
Specifying the street
If the system does not recognize a street, one of
the following is displayed:
▷The name of a street nearby.▷The county.▷The coordinates of the destination.Additional functions
Additional functions are available on the inter‐
active map after the controller is pressed.▷ Select the symbol.
"Start guidance" or "Add as another
destination"▷"Exit interactive map": return to the map
view.▷"View in northern direction" or "View in
driving direction"▷"Display destination": the map section
around the destination is displayed.▷"Display current location": the map section
around your current location is displayed.▷" Find points of interest": the search for spe‐
cial destinations is started.
Destination entry by voice
General information
▷Instructions for voice activation system, re‐
fer to page 23.▷When making a destination entry by voice,
you can change between voice operation
and iDrive.▷To have the available spoken instructions
read out loud: ›Voice commands‹
Saying the entries
▷The town/city, street, and house number
can be entered as a single command.▷Countries, towns and cities, streets, and in‐
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spelled in the language of the system. Set
the language, refer to page 84.
Example: to enter a town/city in a US state
as a whole word, the language of the system
must be English.▷Spell the entry if the spoken language and
the language of the system differ.▷Say the letters smoothly, and avoid exag‐
gerating the pronunciation and inserting
lengthy pauses between the letters.▷The options available for entering data de‐
pend on the navigation data and the country
and language settings.
Entering an address in a command
1. Press the button on the steering
wheel.2.›Enter address‹3.Wait for a request from the system.4.Say the address in the suggested order.5.Continue making the entry as prompted by
the system.
If necessary, individually name the separate
components of the address, e.g., the town/city.
Entering a town/city separately
The name of the town/city can be said as a
word or spelled out.
With the destination entry menu displayed:
1. Press the button on the steering
wheel.2.›City‹ or ›Spell city‹.3.Wait for the system to prompt you for the
town/city.4.Say the name of the town/city, or say at least
the first three letters.
Depending on the entry, up to 20 towns/cit‐
ies may be suggested.5.Select the town/city.▷To select a recommended town/
city: ›Yes‹▷To select a different town/city: ›New
entry‹▷Select an entry: ›Entry ...‹ e.g., entry 2▷To spell an entry: ›Spell city‹6.Continue making the entry as prompted by
the system.
If there are several towns/cities with the same
name:
Towns/cities of the same name are grouped in a
list and displayed as one location followed by an
ellipsis.
1.Select an entry: ›Yes‹ or ›Entry ...‹ e.g., en‐
try 2.2.Select the desired town/city.
Entering a street or intersection
separately
Enter a street and intersection in the same way
as you would enter a town/city.
Entering a house number separately
Depending on the data in the navigation system,
house numbers up to number 2,000 can be en‐
tered.
1.›House number‹2.Say the house number.
Say each digit separately.3.Continue making the entry as prompted by
the system.
Planning a trip with intermediate
destinations
New trip
A trip can be planned with several intermediate
destinations.
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3.Move the controller to the left if necessary.4. "Guidance"5."Enter new destination"6.Select the type of destination entry.7.Enter the intermediate destination.8."Start guidance"
Entering intermediate destinations
A maximum of 30 intermediate destinations can
be entered for one trip.
1."Enter new destination"2.Select the type of destination entry.3.Enter the intermediate destination.4."Add as another destination"
The intermediate destination is entered in
the destination list and is highlighted.5.Turn the controller until the intermediate
destination is located in the desired position
in the list.6.Press the controller.
Starting the trip
1.After all intermediate destinations are en‐
tered, highlight the first destination.
If the second destination, for example, is
highlighted when destination guidance is
started, the first destination is skipped.2."Start guidance"
This symbol marks the active leg of the
trip.
Storing a trip
Up to 30 trips can be stored in the trip list. If
necessary, delete existing trips to be able to
store new trips.1.Open "Options".2."Store trip"3.Enter the name.4."OK"
Selecting a stored trip
1."Navigation"2."Stored trips"3.Select a stored trip.4."Start guidance"
Reversing the direction of travel
Intermediate destinations are displayed in re‐
verse order in the list.
1."Map"2. "Guidance"3.Open "Options".4."Reverse order of trip dest."
Intermediate destination options
1."Map"2. "Guidance"3."Display all trip destinations"4.Select an intermediate destination.▷"Edit destination"▷"Reposition dest. in the trip": move an
intermediate destination to another po‐
sition in the list.▷"Delete dest. in the trip"▷"Go to next dest. in the trip"
Some options are not available for certain trips.
Deleting a stored trip
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3.Open "Options".4."Delete all trips" or "Delete trip"
Calling up the last trip
1."Navigation"2."Stored trips"3."Last trip"4."Start guidance"
Destination guidance
Starting destination guidance
1."Navigation"2.Make a destination entry, refer to page 168.3."Accept destination"4."Start guidance"▷The route is shown on the Control Display.▷The distance to the destination/intermedi‐
ate destination and the estimated time of ar‐
rival are displayed in the map view.▷The arrow view is shown in the instrument
cluster, in the Head-up Display, and on the
Control Display where appropriate.
Terminating destination guidance
1."Navigation"2."Map"3. "Guidance"4."Stop guidance"
Continuing destination guidance
If the destination was not reached during the last
trip, destination guidance can be resumed.
"Resume guidance"
Route criteria
General information
▷The route calculated can be influenced by
selecting certain criteria.▷The route criteria can be changed when the
destination is entered and during destina‐
tion guidance.▷Road types are part of the navigation data
and are taken into consideration when plan‐
ning a route, such as when avoiding high‐
ways.▷The recommended route may differ from the
route you would take based on personal ex‐
perience.▷The settings are stored for the remote con‐
trol currently in use.▷Destination guidance with traffic bulletins,
refer to page 182.
Changing the route criteria
1."Navigation"2."Map"3. "Route preference"4.Select the criterion:▷ "Fast route": time-optimized route,
being a combination of the shortest pos‐
sible route and the fastest roads.▷ "ECO PRO route": optimized com‐
bination of the fastest and shortest
route.▷ "Short route": short distance, irre‐
spective of how fast or slow progress will
be.▷"Alternative routes": if available, alter‐
native routes are suggested during ac‐
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The individual suggestions are high‐
lighted in color.5.Specify additional criteria for the route, if
necessary:▷"Avoid highways": highways are
avoided wherever possible.▷" Avoid toll roads": toll roads are avoided
wherever possible.▷"Avoid ferries": ferries are avoided
where possible.
Route
Different views of the route are available during
destination guidance:
▷Arrow view in the instrument cluster and on
the Control Display.▷List of route sections.▷Map view, refer to page 178.▷Arrow view in the Head-up Display.
Arrow view
The following information is displayed during
destination guidance:
▷Large arrow: current direction of travel.▷Street name of the currently traveled street.▷Small arrow: indicates the next change in di‐
rection.▷Intersection view.▷Lane information.▷Traffic bulletins.▷Distance to the next change in direction.▷Street name at the next change in direction.Lane information
On multi-lane roads, the recommended lanes
are marked in the arrow view by a triangle.▷Solid triangle: best lane.▷Empty triangle: possible lane. However, an‐
other lane change may be needed shortly.
Displaying list of route sections
When the destination guidance is activated, a
list of route sections can be displayed. The driv‐
ing distances and traffic bulletins are displayed
for each route section.
1."Navigation"2."Route information"3.Highlight route section.
The route section is displayed on the split
screen.
Bypassing a section of the route
Calculate a new route for a route section.
1."Navigation"2."Route information"3."New route for"4.Turn the controller. Enter the number of
miles within which you would like to return
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Resuming the original route
If the route section should no longer be by‐
passed:1."Navigation"2."Route information"3."New route for:"4."Remove blocking"
Gas station recommendation
The remaining range is calculated, and if nec‐
essary gas stations along the route are dis‐
played.
Even with the most current navigation data, in‐
formation regarding individual gas stations may
have changed. For instance, certain gas stations
may not be operating.
1."Navigation"2."Route information"3."Recommended refuel"
A list of the gas stations is displayed.4.Highlight a gas station.
The position of the gas station is displayed
on the split screen.5.Select the gas station.6. Select the symbol.7."Start guidance": destination guidance to
the selected gas station is started.
"Add as another destination": the gas sta‐
tion is added to the route.
Switching spoken instructions on/off
The setting is stored for the remote control cur‐
rently in use.
1."Navigation"2."Map"3. "Voice instructions"Repeating spoken instructions1."Navigation"2."Map"3. Highlight the symbol.4.Press the controller twice.
Volume of spoken instructions
Turn the volume button while giving an instruc‐
tion until the desired volume is set.
Saving the spoken instructions on the
programmable memory buttons
The function for switching the spoken instruc‐
tions on/off can be stored on a programmable
memory button, refer to page 21, for quick ac‐
cess.
Map view
Selecting the map view
1."Navigation"2."Map"
At a glance
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Lines in the map
Streets and routes are displayed in different col‐
ors and styles depending on their classification.
Dashed lines represent railways and ferry con‐
nections. Country borders are indicated by thin
lines.
Traffic obstructions
Small triangles along the planned route indicate
route sections with traffic obstructions, depend‐
ing on the map scale. The direction of the trian‐
gles indicates the direction of the obstruction.
The traffic signs indicate the significance of the
obstruction.▷Red traffic sign: the obstruction affects the
planned route or direction.▷Gray traffic sign: the obstruction does not
affect the planned route or direction.
Traffic bulletins, refer to page 180.
Planned route
After destination guidance is started, the plan‐
ned route is displayed on the map.
Status fields
Show/hide: press the controller.
▷Upper status field: time, telephone, and en‐
tertainment details.▷Lower status field: symbol for active desti‐
nation guidance, status of traffic bulletins,
time of arrival, and distance to destination.
Function bar
The following functions are available in the func‐
tion bar:
SymbolFunction Start/end destination guidance. Switch spoken instructions on/
off. Change the route criteria.SymbolFunction Search for a special destination. Display traffic bulletins. Interactive map. Set the map view. Change the scale.
To change to the function bar, move the con‐
troller to the left.
Changing the map section
"Interactive map"
▷To shift the map: move the controller in the
required direction.▷To shift the map diagonally: move the con‐
troller in the required direction and turn it.
Changing the scale
1. Select the symbol.2.To change the scale: turn the controller.
Automatically scaled map scale
In the map view facing north, turn the controller
in any direction until the AUTO scale is dis‐
played. The map shows the entire route be‐
tween the current location and the destination.
Settings for the map view
The settings are stored for the remote control
currently in use.
1."Navigation"2."Map"3."Options" Open.4."Settings"
Set the map view.
▷"Day/night mode"
Select and create the necessary settings
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"Traffic conditions/gray map" active: the
setting is disregarded.▷"Satellite images"
Depending on availability and resolution,
satellite images are displayed in a scale of
approx. 1 mile to 600 miles/2 km to
1,000 km.▷"Perspective view in 3D"
Prominent areas that are contained in the
navigation data are displayed on the map in
3D.▷"Traffic conditions/gray map"
The map is optimized for displaying traffic
bulletins, refer to page 180. Symbols for the
special destinations are no longer displayed.
Map view for split screen
The map view can be selected for the split
screen independently from the main screen.
1."Options" Open.2."Split screen"3.Move the controller to the right repeatedly
until the split screen is selected.4.Select "Split screen content" or the scale.5.Select the map view.▷"Arrow display"▷"Map facing north"▷"Map direction of travel"▷"Map view with perspective"▷"Position"▷"Exit ramp view": selected blind drive‐
ways are displayed three dimensionally.
Setting in some cases will affect the dis‐
play in the Head-Up Display.▷"Traffic conditions/gray map"6.To change the scale: select the split screen
and turn the controller.Traffic bulletins
At a glance
General information▷Display the traffic bulletins from radio sta‐
tions that broadcast the TI Traffic Informa‐
tion of a traffic information service. Informa‐
tion on traffic obstructions and hazards is
updated continuously.
Certain BMW models equipped with navi‐
gation have the capability to display real-
time traffic information. If your system has
this capability the following additional terms
and conditions apply:
An End-User shall no longer have the right
to use the Traffic Data in the event that the
End-User is in material breach of the terms
and conditions contained herein.
A. Total Traffic Network, a division of Clear
Channel Broadcasting, Inc. (“Total Traffic
Network”) holds the rights to the traffic in‐
cident data and RDS-TMC network through
which it is delivered. You may not modify,
copy, scan or use any other method to re‐
produce, duplicate, republish, transmit or
distribute in any way any portion of traffic in‐
cident data. You agree to indemnify, defend
and hold harmless BMW of North America,
LLC. (“BMW NA”) and Total Traffic Net‐
work, Inrix, Inc (and their affiliates) against
any and all claims, damages, costs or other
expenses that arise directly or indirectly out
of (a) your unauthorized use of the traffic in‐
cident data or the RDS-TMC network, (b)
your violation of this directive and/or (c) any
unauthorized or unlawful activities by you in
connection herewith.
B. Total Traffic Network traffic data is infor‐
mational only. User assumes all risk of use.
Total Traffic Network, BMW NA, and their
suppliers make no representations about
content, traffic and road conditions, route
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