BMW M3 2009 Owners Manual

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Mobility
1."Navigation"
2."Map"
3.Select the symbol
The voice instructions are switched on.
For rapid access, the feature can be stored on a
programmable memory key, refer to page20.
Repeating a voice instruction
1."Navigation"
2."Map"
3.Select the symbol twice.
Adjusting volume for voice instructions
The volume can be adjusted only while a voice
instruction is being issued.
1.Have the last voice instruction repeated, if
necessary.
2.Turn the button during the voice instruction
to select the desired volume.
The setting is stored for the remote control cur-
rently in use.
Map display
Map display
You can have your current position displayed on
a map. After starting the destination guidance,
the planned route is shown on the map.1."Navigation"
2."Map"
The following functions are directly available in
the map display:
1Starting/stopping destination guidance
2Switching voice instructions on/off
3Changing route criteria or selecting route
alternatives
4Special destinations
5Displaying traffic bulletins
6Interactive map
7Settings for the map display
8Changing scale
Information in the map display:
>Time, entertainment source, sound output,
map orientation
>Distance from destination, estimated time
of arrival, if destination guidance is active.
>Any traffic obstructions are highlighted in
color.
Viewing the map
1.Select the symbol.
2.Select a setting:
>"View facing north"
>"View in direction of travel"
>"Perspective view"
>"Arrow display"
3.Press the controller.
Changing scale
1.Select the symbol.
2.Turn the controller to adjust the scale.
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Automatic scaling of the map
In the map display facing north, turn the control-
ler in any direction until AUTO is displayed as
the map scale.
The map shows the entire range from your loca-
tion to the destination.
Settings for the map display
1."Navigation"
2."Map"
3.Open "Options".
4."Settings"
>Optimized view "Night mode"
>Optimized view with spatial display:
"Perspective view in 3D" prominent
areas are shown in the map.
Split screen settings
The map settings for the split screen can be
created separately from the main screen.
1.Open "Options".
2."Split screen"
3.Move the controller to the right until the
split screen is selected.
4.Press the controller.
5.Select the settings:
>"View facing north"
>"View in direction of travel"
>"Perspective view"
>"3D exit ramps"*
6.To change the scale:
>Move the controller: change the scale.
Traffic bulletins*
You can display the traffic bulletins from radio
stations that broadcast the TMC (Traffic Mes-
sage Channel) of a traffic information service.
This information from the traffic information
service is continuously updated on the basis of
measurement data from traffic control centers
and information on traffic congestion.
During destination guidance, traffic bulletins that are relevant to areas along the route are
automatically displayed and taken into account
in the route planning. You can open all traffic
bulletins manually via iDrive.
The traffic bulletins are shown in the map dis-
play.
Activating/deactivating reception
1."Navigation"
2.Open "Options".
3."Receive Traffic Info"
In many metropolitan areas you can receive
traffic information broadcast by radio stations.
The traffic conditions are monitored by traffic
control centers and the traffic information is
updated periodically.
During destination guidance, the traffic bulle-
tins relevant to your planned route are automat-
ically shown. Whether destination guidance is
active or not, you can have the traffic informa-
tion displayed in the map view or in the traffic
info list.
Traffic bulletins in a list
A list of the traffic bulletins can be opened via
the menu or map display.
Opening the traffic bulletins
1."Navigation"
2."Traffic Info"
First, the traffic bulletins on the planned
route are displayed. The traffic bulletins are
sorted in the order of their distance from the
current vehicle position.
3.Select a traffic bulletin.
Additional information can be displayed for
some traffic bulletins:
1.Select the symbol.
2.Additional information is displayed.
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3.To exit from the menu:
Move the controller to the left.
Highlighting traffic bulletins
1."Navigation"
2."Map"
3.Open "Options".
4."Settings"
5."Traffic Info map"
The map is optimized for displaying the traf-
fic bulletins. Symbols for the special desti-
nations are no longer displayed.
Symbols in the map display
The appearance of the symbols indicating a
traffic obstruction depends on the scale and the
position of the traffic obstruction relative to the
route.
>Smaller map scale, e.g. 1 mile/2 km: white
sign with the traffic obstruction symbol
>Larger map scale, e.g. 50 miles/100 km:
white sign with an arrow in the relevant
direction
Additional information in the map
display
When using a smaller map scale, the traffic
obstructions are displayed as gray bars at the
edge of the calculated route.
Filtering of traffic bulletins
You can filter which traffic bulletins are to be
displayed by the system:
1."Navigation"
2."Map"
3.Open "Options".
4."Traffic Info categories"
5.Select the filter:
Traffic bulletins of the selected category are
displayed.
>Traffic bulletins on incidents along the route
are always displayed.
>For your own safety, traffic bulletins that
notify you of potentially dangerous situa-
tions, such as wrong-way drivers, cannot be
hidden.
Traffic bulletins during destination
guidance
System response will vary depending on
whether or not "Dynamic guidance" is selected.
Information on sources of great danger, such as
wrong-way drivers, is displayed regardless of
the setting.
Traffic obstructions
The system calculates the optimized route, tak-
ing into consideration traffic obstructions and
road types.
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Selecting a detour
1."Navigation"
2."Traffic Info"
3.Select the traffic obstruction that is to be
taken into consideration.
4."Detour"
Taking into consideration all traffic
obstructions
1."Navigation"
2."Traffic Info"
First, the traffic bulletins on the planned
route are displayed. The traffic bulletins are
sorted in the order of their distance from the
current vehicle position.
3.Select "Recommended detour".
This information is displayed even if you have
called up another application on the Control
Display.
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What to do if …
What to do if …
>The current position cannot be displayed?
The position is in an unrecognized region, in
a poor reception area, or the system is in the
process of determining the position. Try
again later.
>The destination guidance does not accept
an address without the street name?
A downtown area cannot be determined for
the town or city that has been entered. Input
any street in the selected town/city and
start destination guidance.
>The letters for a destination cannot be
selected during destination entry?
The stored data do not contain the data of
the destination. Select a destination that is
as close as possible to the original.
>Voice instructions are no longer issued
before intersections during destination
guidance?
The area has not yet been fully recorded
>The system does not react to entries?
If the battery was disconnected, it takes up
to 15 minutes before the system is once
again operational.
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Entertainment
Operation of the radio, CD equipment and
external audio devices as well as their tone
settings are described in this chapter.
Entertainment
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On/off and tone
The following audio and video sources share
the same control elements and adjustments:
>Radio
>CD player
>CD changer
*
>Video
>External devices, e.g. MP3 player
Controls
The audio and video sources can be controlled
using the:
>Buttons near the CD player
>iDrive
>Buttons on the steering wheel, refer to
page10
>Programmable memory keys, refer to
page20
>Voice activation system
Buttons near the CD player
1Sound output for entertainment on/off, vol-
ume
>Press: switch on/off.
When you switch on the unit, the last set
radio station or track is played.
>Turn: adjust volume.
2 Eject the CD
3CD/DVD drive
4FM/AM: change the radio station wave-
band5MODE: change the audio and video
sources
6 Station scan/track search
>Change the radio station.
>Select the track for CD player and CD
changer.
Switching on/off
In order to switch the entertainment sound out-
put on and off:
Press button1 next to the CD player.
This symbol on the Control Display indi-
cates that sound output is switched off.
If equipped with a single drive, the sound output
is available for approx. 20 minutes after the igni-
tion is switched off.
For sound output, switch the unit back on.
Adjusting volume
Turn button1 next to the CD player until the
desired volume is obtained.
You can also adjust the volume with buttons on
the steering wheel, refer to page10.
With the ignition at radio readiness or beyond,
the setting is stored for the remote control cur-
rently in use.
Tone control
You can alter various tone settings, e.g. treble
and bass or the speed-dependent volume
increase.
The tone settings are applied to all audio
sources.
With the ignition at radio readiness or beyond,
the settings are stored for the remote control
currently in use.
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Mobility
Opening the tone settings
1."Radio" or "CD/Multimedia"
2."Tone"
Treble, bass, balance, fader
>"Balance": left/right volume distribution
>"Fader": front/rear volume distribution
1.Select the desired tone setting.
2.To adjust: turn the controller.
3.To store: press the controller.
Equalizer*
You can set individual sound frequency ranges.
1."Equalizer"
2.Select the desired setting.>To adjust: turn the controller.
>To store: press the controller.
Individual High-End Audio System* or
LOGIC7*
You can choose between stereo and surround.
"L7 Surround"
"Surround"
Multi-channel playback is simulated when play-
ing back an audio track in stereo.
Surround is automatically activated or deacti-
vated, depending on the audio track selected.
LOGIC7 and the LOGIC7 logo are registered
trade marks of Lexicon, Inc., a company of the
Harman International Group.
Volume
>"Speed volume": speed-dependent volume
control
>"Navigation"
*: voice instructions from the
navigation system
>"PDC"
*: volume of the PDC signal tone rel-
ative to the entertainment sound output
>"Gong": volume of the signal tone, e.g. for
the 'fasten safety belt' reminder, relative to
the entertainment sound output
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Adjustments
1."Volume settings"
2.Select the desired volume setting.
3.To adjust: turn the controller.
4.To store: press the controller.
Resetting tone settings
You can reset all tone settings to the default
setting.
"Reset"
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