tow BMW 645CI CONVERTIBLE 2005 User Guide

Things to remember when driving
110 Never allow floor mats, carpets or any other
objects to protrude into the area around the
accelerator and brake pedals and obstruct their
movement.<
Corrosion on brake rotors
When the vehicle is driven only occasionally,
during extended periods when the vehicle is not
used at all, and in operating conditions where
brake applications are less frequent, there is an
increased tendency for corrosion to form on
rotors, while contaminants accumulate on the
brake pads. This occurs because the minimum
pressure which must be exerted by the pads
during brake applications to clean the rotors is
not reached.
Should corrosion form on the brake rotors, the
brakes will tend to respond with a pulsating
effect that even extended application will fail to
cure.
When the vehicle is parked
Condensation forms in the automatic air condi-
tioner system during operation, and then exits
under the vehicle. Traces of condensed water
under the vehicle are therefore normal.
Before driving into a car wash
To prevent the exterior mirrors from being
damaged due to the width of the vehicle,
always fold them in by hand before entering an
automatic car wash.<
Cargo loading
To avoid loading the tires beyond their
approved carrying capacity, never over-
load the vehicle. Overloading can lead to over-
heating and increases the rate at which damage
develops inside the tires. The ultimate result
can assume the form of a sudden blow-out.<
Determining loading limit
1.Locate the following statement on your
vehicle's placard
*:
The combined weight of occupants
and cargo should never exceed
XXX lbs. or YYY kg, as otherwise the vehicle
may be damaged and unstable driving con-
ditions may result.<
2.Determine the combined weight of the
driver and passengers that will be riding in
your vehicle.
3.Subtract the combined weight of the driver
and passengers from XXX lbs. or YYY kg.
4.The resulting figure equals the available
amount of cargo and luggage load capacity.
For example, if the XXX amount equals
800 lbs. and there will be four 150-lbs. pas-
sengers in your vehicle, the amount of avail-
able cargo and luggage load capacity is
200 lbs.:
800 lbs. minus 600 lbs. = 200 lbs.
5.Determine the combined weight of luggage
and cargo being loaded on the vehicle. That
weight may not safely exceed the available
cargo and luggage load capacity calculated
in step 4.
6.If your vehicle will be towing a trailer, part of
the load from your trailer will be transferred
to your vehicle. Consult the manual for
transporting a trailer to determine how this
may reduce the available cargo and luggage
load capacity of your vehicle.

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Load
The permitted load is the total of the weight of
occupants and cargo/luggage. The greater the
weight of occupants, the less cargo/luggage
can be transported.
Stowing cargo
>Load heavy cargo as far forward and as low
as possible, placing it directly behind the
bulkhead behind the rear seats.
>Cover sharp edges and corners.
Securing cargo
>Use the luggage net* or securing straps to
hold down small and lightweight luggage
and cargo.
>Heavy-duty cargo straps
* for securing
larger and heavier objects are available at
your BMW center. Four lashing eyes
mounted in the luggage compartment are
used to secure these heavy-duty cargo
straps, refer to arrows.
>Please observe the special instructions
supplied with the heavy-duty cargo straps.
Always position and secure the load as
described above, otherwise it may
present a danger to passengers during braking
or evasive maneuvers.
Never exceed either the approved gross vehicle
weight or either of the approved axle loads, refer
to page192, as excessive loads can pose a
safety hazard, and may also place you in viola-
tion of freeway safety laws.
You should never transport heavy or hard
objects unsecured in the passenger compart-
ment, as they could fly around and pose a safety
hazard to the vehicle's occupants during abrupt
braking or evasive maneuver.<
Pad on bottom of luggage
compartment
If required, you can use the pad e.g. to transport
dirty or soiled objects. The rubberized side is
washable and has an anti-slip effect.

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Destination entry
In entering your destination you can select from
among the following options:
>Manual entry of destination, see below
>Select destination using information, refer
to page118
>Select from among recent destinations,
refer to Destination list, page119
>Select destination from address book, refer
to page120.
>Select home address, refer to page122
After selecting your destination you can pro-
ceed to start the destination guidance, refer to
page124.
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.<
Control Center, 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 supports the word matching princi-
ple 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 city and street
names can be applied as destinations as quickly
as possible.
Control Center, for principle details, refer to
page16.
1.Select "Navigation" and press the control-
ler.
2.Select "New destination" and press the
controller.

Destination entry
116 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 are being retained
for your new destination
>The commands of the voice command sys-
tem for destination entry differ from those
of the individual menu items on the Control
Display. You can have the system read
aloud the possible voice commands, refer
to page23.
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 city of the destination or its zip
code must be entered.
Entering destination
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.Enter additional letters if necessary.
The list gradually grows smaller each time
you enter a new letter.
To enter blanks:
Select symbol and press the controller.
To delete the last letter entered:
Move the controller to the right to select
and press the controller.
To delete all letters entered:
Move the controller to the right to select
and press the controller, holding it
down.
4.Select the town/city name 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.Enter the zip code:
Select the individual digits and press the
controller.
To delete the numbers or letters entered:
Move the controller to the right to select
and press the controller.
To delete all numbers or letters entered:
Move the controller to the right to select
and press the controller, holding it
down.

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3.Select the zip code and press the controller.
The corresponding town/city of destination
is displayed.
4.Select the town/city of destination and
press the controller.
Entering street, house number and
intersection
1.Select "Street" or the displayed street and
press the controller.
2.For instructions on entry, refer to Entering
town/city of destination.
After the street, you can also enter the intersec-
tion or the house number.
The intersection is entered in the same way as
the street.
To enter the house number:
1.Select "House number" and press the con-
troller.
2.Enter the house number:
Select the individual digits and press the
controller.
To delete entered digits or letters:
Move the controller to the right to select
and press the controller.
To delete all numbers or letters entered:
Move the controller to the right to select
and press the controller, holding it
down.
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
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 saved in the destination list,
refer to page119.
Selecting destination using
map
If you only know the street or position of the
destination town/city, then you can enter the
destination using a map. You can use the cursor
to limit the destination in the map and then
apply it into the destination guidance.
Control Center, for principle details, refer to
page16.
1.Select "Navigation" and press the control-
ler.
2.Select "New destination" and press the
controller.

Destination entry
118 3.Select "Input map" and press the controller.
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.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 save the
destination at scales smaller than 1 mile/
2km.
The selected town/city of destination and
other menu items are displayed.
6.Select the desired menu item:
>"Start route guidance" switches the
destination guidance on.
>"Show current position" places the cur-
rent position back in the center of the
map.>"Show destination position" places the
current destination in the center of the
map.
>" R e t ur n t o m a p " s w i t c he s b a c k t o " I n p u t
map".
> Exit the menu.
7.Press the controller.
Selecting destination using
information
You can obtain a display of selected destina-
tions for towns/cities, call them and adopt them
into the destination guidance if necessary, e. g.
hotels, sights or hospitals.
Control Center, for principle details, refer to
page16.
1.Select "Navigation" and press the control-
ler.
2.Select "New destination" and press the
controller.
3.Select "Information" and press the control-
ler.

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traffic congestion, the route can also be
calculated so that it is routed through the
traffic congestion.
>"Avoid tollroads"
Tollroads are avoided where possible.
>"Avoid ferries"
Ferries are avoided where possible
To exit from the menu:
Select the arrow and press the controller.
The route is planned according to fixed rules.
Here the road type is taken into account, e.g.
whether freeways or winding roads are con-
cerned. The road types are stored on the navi-
gation DVD. As a result, the routes recom-
mended by the navigation system may not
always be the same ones that you would
choose based on personal experience.
You can change the choice of route as often as
desired when entering the destination and
whenever the destination guidance is active.
Word matching principle
The system supports the word matching princi-
ple to make it easier for you to enter the names
of streets or towns/cities. The system 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 corresponds to a stan-
dard 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 let-
ters 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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Terminating/continuing
destination guidance
Control Center, for principle details, refer to
page16.
This symbol marks the current destination.
1.Select the current destination and press the
controller.
2.Select "Start guidance" and press the con-
troller.
The destination guidance is switched off.
When you park the vehicle before reaching the
entered destination, upon restarting you will
see the question "Continue guidance to desti-
nation?".
The destination guidance starts automatically
after a short time.
To start destination guidance immediately:
Select "Yes" and press the controller.
Displaying current position
You can also display your current position with
the destination guidance switched off.
Control Center, for principle details, refer to
page16.
1.Select "Navigation" and press the control-
ler.
2.Select "Current position" and press the
controller.
The current position of your BMW is displayed.
If the navigation system is unable to identify a
town or city, your current map coordinates will
appear.
To exit from the menu:
Select the arrow and press the controller.
You can also have the current position dis-
played on a map, refer to page127.

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Displaying route
You have the option of displaying various views
of the route during destination guidance.
Displaying arrow view
1.Select "Navigation" and press the control-
ler.
2.Select "Arrow display" and press the con-
troller.
Displaying route map
You can have your current position displayed on
a map. After starting the destination guidance,
the planned route is shown on the map.
1.Select "Navigation" and press the control-
ler.
2.Select "Map, facing north" or "Map, direc-
tion of travel".
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 current direc-
tion of travel. At scales of greater than
300 miles/500 km, the map always points
toward north.
Changing scale
Turn the controller to change the scale.
Displaying towns/cities and streets of
route
You can have the names of the streets and
towns/cities on your route displayed whenever
the destination guidance is active.
The distances remaining to be traveled on each
individual road and directional arrows are also
displayed.
Control Center, for principle details, refer to
page16.
1.Select "Navigation" and press the control-
ler.
2.Select "Route list" and press the controller.
To exit from the menu:
Select the arrow and press the controller.

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What to do if …
What to do if …
>a navigation DVD is inserted, but the
request to insert the DVD is displayed on
the Control Display?
The navigation DVD may not be the right
DVD for the navigation system. The DVD is
labeled accordingly.
>you request the current position of your
vehicle, but do not receive a precise dis-
play?
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 navigation DVD, or the
system is in the process of calculating your
current position. As a rule, reception is
guaranteed under a clear sky.
>the destination guidance does not accept a
destination?
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 accept
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.>you want to enter a destination for the des-
tination guidance, but it is not possible to
select the letters for your desired entry?
The data of the destination is not stored on
the navigation DVD that is loaded. In this
case, the system will not offer you any let-
ters to choose from. Select a destination
that is as close as possible to the original.
>the system stops furnishing directions on
which way to turn as you approach intersec-
tions?
You are driving in an area that has not yet
been completely recorded on the naviga-
tion 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 navigation system does not react to
entries?
If the battery was disconnected, it then
takes up to 10 minutes before the system is
once again operational.