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4.Turn the controller until "Language / Units"
is selected and press the controller.
5.If necessary, move the highlight marker to
the uppermost field. Turn the controller
until "Languages" is selected and press the
controller.
6.Select "Arrow display pop-up instructions"
and press the controller.
The arrow view is displayed in the assis-
tance window.

Destination entry
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Destination entry
In entering your destination you can select from
the following options:
>Entering a destination manually, see below
>Entering a destination by voice com-
mands*, refer to page138
>Selecting destination using information,
refer to page140
>Selecting destination from a list, refer to
Destination list, page141
>Selecting destination from address book,
refer to page142
>Selecting home address, refer to page144
After selecting your destination you can pro-
ceed to start the destination guidance, refer to
page147.
You can also store a navigation destination on
the programmable memory keys, refer to
page21.
Enter data only when the vehicle is sta-
tionary, and always give priority to the
applicable traffic regulations in the event of any
contradiction between traffic and road condi-
tions and the instructions issued by the naviga-
tion system. Otherwise, vehicle occupants and
other road users may be endangered.<
Opening navigation
iDrive, for operating principle refer to page16.1.Press the button.
This opens the start menu.
2.Move the controller to the right to call up
"Navigation".
3.Select "Navigation" and press the control-
ler.
The following is displayed on the Control Dis-
play:
>The arrow or map view during destination
guidance
>The destination list when destination guid-
ance is switched off
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 page146. This allows you to
enter different spellings and completes your
entry automatically so that stored names can be
called up quickly.

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1.If necessary, move the highlight marker to
the uppermost field. Turn the controller
until "Navigation" is selected and press the
controller.
"New destination" is selected.
2.Press the controller.
3.Select "Enter address" and press the con-
troller.
The system also supports you with the follow-
ing 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 local-
ity if the current entries should be retained
for your new destination.Selecting country
1.Select "State / Province" or the country dis-
played and press the controller.
The list of available countries appears on
the display.
2.Select the country of destination and press
the controller.
At least the town/city of the destination or its zip
code must be entered in order to start the des-
tination guidance.
Entering destination by town/city name
1.Select "Town / City" or the town/city dis-
played and press the controller.
2.Select the starting letter and press the con-
troller.
A list of all towns/cities starting with this let-
ter appears on the Control Display.
3.Delete letters, if necessary:
>To delete individual numbers or letters:
Move the controller towards the right to
select , and press the controller.
>To delete all numbers or letters:
Move the controller toward the right to
select , and press the controller for
a longer period.

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Entering street and intersection
1.Select "Street" or the street displayed and
press the controller.
2.Enter the street.
The street is entered in the same manner as
the town or city.
The intersection is entered in the same way as
the street.
Entering a street without entering a
town/city
You can also enter a street without specifying a
town/city. In this case, all streets of the same
name in the designated country are offered.
The corresponding town/city is displayed after
the street name.
If a town/city has already been entered, you can
negate this entry. This could be helpful in
instances where the desired street does not
exist in the entered town/city because it
belongs to another suburb, for example.
1.Move the highlight marker to the uppermost
field.
The arrow is selected.2.Turn the controller to the right until you see
a request to enter a street in the country,
then press the controller.
3.Switch to the second field from the top and
enter the street.
Entering a house number
You can enter any house number stored for the
street on the navigation DVD.
1.Select "House number" and press the con-
troller.
2.To enter the house number:
Select the desired digits and press the con-
troller.
3.Move the highlight marker to the third field
from the top. Turn the controller until the
house number is selected and press the
controller.
Starting destination guidance with
manual destination entry
>Select "Start guidance" and press the con-
troller.
Destination guidance starts immediately.
>If you do not want to start destination guid-
ance right away:
Select "Add to destination list" and press

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1.Wait for the system to ask for the town/city
of destination.
The system can suggest up to 6 destina-
tions that fit your entries.
The town/city can also be selected from the list
via iDrive:
Turn the controller until the destination is
selected and press the controller.
Identical-sounding towns/cities that can-
not be distinguished by the system are
compiled in a separate list and shown as a des-
tination followed by three dots.
If applicable, select this entry with {Yes}. Then
select the desired town/city from that list.<
Entering street and house number
The street is entered in the same way as the
destination town/city.
To enter the house number:
House numbers of up to 4 digits can be entered.
Say the house number as individual digits.
Starting destination guidance
Destination guidance starts immediately.
Storing destinations
Destinations are 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 destination, you can enter the destina-
tion using a map. You can use the cross-hairs to
select the destination on the map and then
transfer it for destination guidance.
1.Select "Navigation" and press the control-
ler.
"New destination" is selected.
2.Press the controller.
3.Select "Input map" and press the controller. 2.Say the name of the destination town/
city.
The system suggests a location.
3.Select location:
>To select highlighted town/city:
{Yes}
>To select other town/city: {No}
>To select an entry, e.g. {Entry 3}
>To re-enter the town/city: {Repeat}
>To enter the town/city by spelling:
{Spell}
1.{House number}
2.Say the house number.
{Start guidance}
{Add to destination list} or
{Add to address book}

Destination entry
140 A section of a map is displayed on the Con-
trol Display:
>During destination guidance, around the
current destination
>With the destination guidance deacti-
vated, around the last destination
entered
4.Select the destination with the cross-hairs.
>To change the scale: turn the controller.
>To move the map: move the controller in
the desired direction.
The controller can be moved to the left,
right, forwards and backwards.
5.Press the controller to transfer the destina-
tion for destination guidance or to store it.
The selected destination and other menu
items are displayed.6.Select the desired menu item:
>"Start route guidance" starts destination
guidance.
>"Show current position" places your
current position at the center of the map.
>"Show destination position" places the
current destination at 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 entry can also be called
up in the map display:
Select the symbol and press the controller.
Selecting destination using
information
You can have a list of selected destinations dis-
played, e.g. hotels, sights or hospitals, and
transfer them for destination guidance.
1.Select "Navigation" and press the control-
ler.
2.Select "Information" and press the control-
ler.

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3.Select location:
>"On destination"
>"On location"
>"On a new destination"
4.Press the controller.
5.Make your selection, e.g. "Hotels and res-
taurants", and press the controller.
6.Enter search criteria if necessary, e. g. the
maximum distance from your location.
7.Select "" and press the con-
troller.
Destinations are shown on the Control Dis-
play.
8.Select a destination and press the control-
ler.
The scope of information and sym-
bols depends on the particular navi-
gation DVD you are using.<
9.Select the desired menu item:
>To transfer the address to the destina-
tion list and start destination guidance:Select the symbol and press the
controller.
>To establish a telephone connection:
Select the symbol and press the con-
troller.
>To display additional destinations:
Select the symbol and press the
controller.
>To start a new search:
Select the symbol and press the con-
troller.
To exit from the menu:
Select the arrow and press the controller.
Symbols in the map display
If you select the hotel category, for example,
and start a search, hotels appear on the map as
symbols.
To hide the symbols in the map display:
1.Select the symbol and press the control-
ler.
2.Select "Hide map icons" and press the con-
troller.
The symbols are hidden.
To show the symbols:
Select "Show map icons" and press the con-
troller.
To exit from the menu:
Select the arrow and press the controller.
Destination list
The last 20 destinations entered into the sys-
tem are shown in the destination list. You can
call up these destinations and transfer them for

Destination entry
142 destination guidance.
If you are planning a longer journey, for exam-
ple, you can store all the destinations you wish
to drive to in the destination list in advance,
refer to Entering a destination manually on
page134.
Select "Navigation" and press the controller.
The destination last entered is listed first in the
destination list.
This symbol identifies the current destina-
tion during destination guidance.
To show other destinations in the destination
list:
Turn the controller.
Transferring destination for
destination guidance
1.Select the desired destination from the des-
tination list and press the controller.
2.Select "Start guidance" and press the con-
troller.
Editing 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". The destination
guidance is switched off.
>To change an entry:
Select "Edit". For operation, refer to
Entering destination by town/city name,
page135.
3.Press the controller.
Address book
Opening address book
iDrive, for operating principle 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.

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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 the name and address, refer also to
Entering a destination manually, page134.
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
page141.
Storing current position*
The current position can be transferred to the
address book.
1.Select "Address book" and press the con-
troller.
2.Move the highlight marker to the third field
from the top. Turn the controller until "New
address" is selected and press the control-
ler.
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, page134.
4.Select "Store in address book" and press
the controller.
You can also enter your current position into the
address book if you have left the area 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 appear 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.

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Using home address as destination
1.Select "Home address" and press the con-
troller.
2.Select "Start guidance" and press the con-
troller.
Changing home address
1.Select "Home address" and press the con-
troller.
2.Select "Edit address" and press the con-
troller. For operation, refer to Entering a
destination manually, page134.
Route selection
You can influence the calculated route by
choosing certain route criteria. You can change
the route criteria as often as you like during des-
tination entry or during destination guidance.
The route is planned according to fixed rules.
The type of road is taken into account, e.g.
whether it is a highway or a winding road. The
road types are stored on the navigation DVD. As
a result, the routes recommended by the navi-
gation system may not always be the same
ones that you would choose based on personal
experience.
Changing route criteria
1.Select "Navigation" and press the control-
ler.
2.Move the highlight marker to the third field
from the top. Turn the controller until
"Route preference" is selected and press
the controller.The various criteria are shown on the Con-
trol Display.
3.Select a route criterion for the route:
>"With highways"
Highways and major traffic arteries are
given priority.
>"Avoid highways"
Highways are avoided as far as possible.
>"Fast route"
Fast route, being a combination of the
shortest possible route and the fastest
roads
>"Short route"
Short route, irrespective of how fast or
slow progress will be
4.Press the controller.
The route criterion is selected.
5.If necessary, select an additional route cri-
terion and then press the controller:
>"Dynamic route"
Automatic rerouting due to traffic
obstructions. Depending on road type
and the kind and extent of the traffic
obstruction, the guided route may lead
through the traffic obstruction.
>"Avoid tollroads"
Toll roads are avoided as far as possible.
>"Avoid ferries"
Ferries are avoided as far as possible.
To exit from the menu:
Select the arrow and press the controller.
The route criteria can also be changed in the
arrow or map display.