BMW X5 XDRIVE 30I 2010 E70 Owner's Manual
Manufacturer: BMW, Model Year: 2010, Model line: X5 XDRIVE 30I, Model: BMW X5 XDRIVE 30I 2010 E70Pages: 300, PDF Size: 12.41 MB
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Navigation
This chapter describes how you can
enter destinations and specify your route
so that your navigation system guides you
reliably to your destination.
Navigation
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Navigation system
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Navigation system
General information
With the help of satellites, the navigation sys-
tem is able to ascertain the precise position of 
the vehicle and guide you reliably to any desti-
nation you enter.
Navigation data are stored in the vehicle and 
can be updated.
Enter data only with the vehicle station-
ary, and always give priority to the appli-
cable traffic regulations in the event of any con-
tradiction between traffic and road conditions 
and the instructions issued by the navigation 
system. Failure to take to this precaution can 
place you in violation of the law and put vehicle 
occupants and other road users in danger.<
Updating the navigation data
General information
Navigation data and an activation code can be 
obtained from your BMW Sports Activity Vehi-
cle Center.
Updating the data can take several hours, 
depending on the volume of data.
>The data are updated as you drive.
>The updating process continues automati-
cally when you resume driving.
>All functions remain available as you drive.
>Data are stored on the hard drive or in the 
internal memory.
>After the updating process is complete, the 
system restarts.
>The medium with the navigation data can 
be removed after the update.
Updating the navigation data
Inserting navigation DVD
1.Insert navigation DVDs into the DVD player 
with the printed side up.
2.Follow the instructions on the Control Dis-
play.
3.Enter the activation code of the navigation 
DVDs and switch DVDs if necessary.
Removing navigation DVD
1.Press the   button1.
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 blocked. In this case a message is 
also shown on the Control Display.
Displaying information on the version
1."Navigation"
2.Open "Options".
3."Navigation system version":
Information on the data version is displayed.
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Destination entry
In entering your destination you can select from 
among the following options:
>Entering a destination manually, see below
>Selecting destination from address book, 
refer to page143
>Last destinations, refer to page144
>Special destinations, refer to page144
>Entering a destination on the map, refer to 
page146
>Selecting home address, refer to page144
>Entering destination via voice*, refer to 
page147
You can also store a navigation destination on 
the programmable memory buttons, refer to 
page20.
Enter data only with the vehicle station-
ary, and always give priority to the appli-
cable traffic regulations 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 can endanger the vehicle occupants and 
other road users.<
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 page149. This allows you to 
enter different spellings and completes your 
entry automatically, so that stored names can 
be called up quickly.
1.Press the MENUbutton.
2."Navigation"3."Enter address"
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 a r e a  o f  a  t o w n  o r  
city.
>You can skip the entry of country and town/
city if the current entries should be retained 
for your new destination.
Entering a state/province
1."Navigation"
2."Enter address"
3.Select "State/Province" or the displayed 
state/province.
Entering a town/city
1.Select "Town/City/Postal Code" or the dis-
played town/city, or select letters.
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142 Delete letters, if necessary:
>To delete individual letters:
Turn the controller to select  , and 
then press the controller.
>To delete all letters:
Turn the controller to select  , and 
then press the controller for an extended 
period.
>To enter spaces:
Select the   symbol.
The list gradually grows smaller each time 
you enter a new letter.
2.Move the controller to the right.
3.Select the name of the town/city from the 
list. The three destinations stored last are 
displayed.
If there are several towns/cities with the same 
name:
1.Change to the list of town/city names.
2.Highlight the town/city: a preview map is 
displayed.
3.Select the town/city.
Entering the postal code
1.Select "Town/City/Postal Code" or the dis-
played town/city.
2.Select the  symbol.
3.Select the digits.
4.Change to the list of postal codes and 
towns/cities.
5.Highlight postal code: a preview map is dis-
played.
6.Select the postal code.
Entering street and intersection
1.Select "Street" or the displayed street.
2.Enter a street and intersection as you would 
the town/city.
After the street you can also enter the intersec-
tion or the house number.If there are several streets with the same name:
1.Change to the list of street names.
2.Highlight the street: a preview map is dis-
played.
3.Select the street.
Entering a street without a destination 
town/city
You can also enter a street without entering a 
town/city of 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.
1."Navigation"
2."Enter address"
3.Select "Street" or the displayed street.
4.Change to the list of street names.
5."In" the state/province currently displayed.
6.Select the letters.
7.Change to the list of street names.
8.Highlight the street: a preview map is dis-
played.
9.Select the street.
Entering house number
You can enter any house number stored in the 
navigation data for the street.
1."House number"
2.Select the digits.
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3.Change to the list of house numbers.
4.Select a house number or range of house 
numbers.
Selection after destination entry
>"Accept destination"
Destination guidance starts immediately.
>"Route preference"
refer to page150.
>"Points of Interest at loc."
refer to page144.
If a new town/city is selected during destination 
guidance, the current destination guidance is 
terminated.
Address book
To create contacts, refer to page213.
Selecting a destination from the 
address book
1."Navigation"
2."Address book"
Contacts with addresses are displayed if 
these addresses have been checked as 
destinations.
If the contacts with addresses are not dis-
played by the mobile phone, then they must 
first be checked as destinations, refer to 
page214.
3.Select a contact from the list or, if neces-
sary, using "A-Z search".
4.If necessary, select "Business address" or 
"Home address".
Storing a destination in the address 
book
Store the destination in the address book after 
entering the destination.
1.Open "Options".
2."Store as new contact" or "Add to existing 
contact".
3.Select an existing contact, if available.
4.Select "Business address" or "Home 
address".
5.Enter "Last name" and, if necessary, "First 
name".
6."Store in vehicle"
Storing the position
Your current position can be stored in the 
address book.
1."Navigation"
2.Open "Options".
3."Store position as contact" or "Add position 
to contact".
4.Depending on the selection, select an exist-
ing contact from the list or the type of 
address and enter the last and first name.
5."Store in vehicle"
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Editing or deleting an address
1."Navigation"
2."Address book"
3.Highlight the entry.
4.Open "Options".
5."Edit in Contacts" or "Delete entry".
Using home address as destination
The home address must be stored as a destina-
tion. Refer to Specifying a contact as the home 
address, page213.
1."Navigation"
2."Address book"
3."Home"
Destination guidance is started.
Last destinations
The last destinations are stored automatically. 
These destinations can be called up and used 
as a destination for destination guidance.
Accessing last destinations
1."Navigation"
2."Last destinations"3.Select the destination.
Destination guidance is started.
Editing a destination
Destinations can be edited, for example, to 
change the house number of an existing entry.
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 destina-
tions".
Special destinations
You can search for a special destination, e.g. a 
hotel or place of interest, and start destination 
guidance to the corresponding location.
The search can be narrowed by entering the 
location and type of special destination.
The scope of information provided 
depends on the particular set of naviga-
tion data you are using.<
Accessing search for special 
destinations
1."Navigation"
2."Points of Interest"
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Special destination location
Search for a special destination according to its 
location relative to a locality or route.
1."Search area"
2.Select the location where the system is to 
search for the special destination:
>"At current location"
>"At destination"
>"At a different destination"
>"Along route"
Special destination category
1."Category"
2.Select "All" or a specific category, e.g. 
hotels or restaurants.
Category details
For some special destinations, it is possible to 
display additional details that are recorded in 
the navigation data, e.g. restaurant type: Italian.
"Category details"
Starting the search for special 
destinations
1."Start search" after the criteria have been 
defined.
2.A list of the special destinations is dis-
played.
>Special destinations "At current loca-
tion" are listed according to their dis-
tance from the current location and are 
displayed with a directional arrow point-
ing to the destination.
>Destinations of the selected category 
are displayed in the map display as sym-
bols. The display depends on the map 
scale and the category.
>Special destinations "At destination", 
"At a different destination", "Along 
route" are listed according to their dis-
tance from the location where the search 
is being performed.
3.Highlight the special destination: the desti-
nation is displayed in the preview map.
4.Select the special destination.
5.Select the   symbol: "Start guidance".
6.If a phone number is available, a connection 
can be established, if desired.
Destination entry using BMW Assist*
The concierge service, refer to page216, 
selects a desired address and transmits it for 
direct adoption into the navigation system.
1."Navigation"
2.Open "Options".
3.Open "BMW Assist dest. entry".
Entering special destinations by name
1."Navigation"
2."Points of Interest"
3."Name, A-Z search"
4.Enter the letters.
Depending on the distance, the search may 
take some time. The list can contain a max-
imum of 100 entries.
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146 5.Change to the list of special destinations.
6.Highlight the special destination. The desti-
nation is displayed in the preview map.
7.Select the special destination.
8.Select the   symbol: "Start guidance".
Displaying special destinations in the 
map
To display symbols of the special destinations 
in the map:
1."Navigation"
2."Map"
3.Open "Options".
4."Display Points of Interest"
5.Select the settings.
Importing special destinations
1."Navigation"
2."Points of Interest"
3.Open "Options".
4."Import (USB)" via the USB interface in 
the glove compartment or "Import (BMW 
Search)"
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Deleting special destinations
1."Navigation"
2."Points of Interest"
3.Open "Options".
4."Delete my Points of Interest"
5."Yes"
Entering the destination via 
map
If you only know the location of the town or 
street, you can enter the destination using the 
map.
Accessing map
1."Navigation"
2."Map"
A map section is displayed on the Control Dis-
play. The map shows the current position of the 
vehicle.
Selecting the destination
1.Select the   symbol. The interactive map is 
started.
2.Select the destination with the cross-hairs.
>Changing scale: turn the controller.
>Moving map: move the controller in the 
corresponding direction.
>Shifting map diagonally: move the con-
troller in the corresponding direction and 
turn the controller.
3.Press the controller to display other menu 
items.
4.If you wish, select the   symbol: 
"Start guidance".
Specifying the street
If the system does not detect any street, then a 
street name in the vicinity or the coordinates of 
the destination are displayed.
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Interactive map
In the interactive map, the scale can be adjusted 
and the visible map section can be shifted. In 
addition, pressing the controller makes further 
functions available:
>Select the   symbol: "Start guidance".
>"Exit interactive map"
>Map display
>"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", refer to 
page144.
Entering destination via 
voice*
General information
You can enter a desired destination with the 
voice activation system. When entering the 
destination, it is possible to change between 
voice command and iDrive at any time. Reacti-
vate the voice command system for this pur-
pose if necessary.
You can use {Voice commands} to have 
the possible commands read aloud to 
you.<
Speaking the entry aloud
>Countries, towns/cities, streets, and inter-
sections can be either spoken aloud as an 
entire words or spelled in the system lan-
guage, refer to page22.
>Town/city, street, and house number can 
also be spoken aloud in one sentence.
>Spell the entry if the language of the area is 
different from the system language.
>Speak the letters smoothly and avoid 
excessive emphasis and pauses.
Entering an address
1.Press the  button on the steering wheel.
3.Wait for the system prompt.
4.Say the desired address in the suggested 
form.
5.Continue entering as prompted by the sys-
tem.
6.If necessary, say the parts of the address 
individually, e.g. town/city.
Entering a town/city
The town/city can be spelled or entered as an 
entire word
*.
The entry possibilities depend on the par-
ticular navigation data as well as the 
country and language settings.<
2.Wait for the system prompt for the town/
city.
3.Say the name of the town/city or if neces-
sary, spell at least the first three letters.
Depending on the entry, up to 20 towns/cit-
ies are suggested.
2.{Enter address}
1.{City} or {Spell city}.
4.Select city/town:
>Choose selected city/town: {Yes}
>Select other city/town: {New entry}
>Select an entry, e.g. {Entry 2}
>Spell the entry: {Spell city}
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148 Similar-sounding towns/cities that can-
not be differentiated by the system are 
compiled in a separate list and displayed as a 
town/city followed by three dots. 
If necessary, select this entry with {Yes}. Then 
select the desired city/town in this list.<
The town/city can also be selected from the list 
using iDrive: turn the controller until the desired 
town/city is displayed and press the controller.
Entering a street or intersection
The street or intersection is entered in the same 
way as the town/city.
Entering house number
You can enter house numbers up to the 
number 999:
Starting destination guidance
Destination guidance starts immediately.
Saving destination
The destination is added to the destination list 
and is displayed in the list of last destinations.
Trip planner
The trip planner can be used to plan a trip with 
several legs to different destinations.
New trip
Various intermediate destinations can be 
entered for a trip.
1."Navigation"
2."Map"
3.Select the   symbol: "Guidance"4."Enter new destination"
5."Enter address"
Entering intermediate destinations
A maximum of 30 intermediate destinations can 
be entered for one trip.
1."Enter new destination"
2."Enter address using:"
3.Select the type of destination entry and 
enter the intermediate destination.
4.Select the location where the intermediate 
destination is to be inserted: "Reposition 
dest. in the trip".
5.If applicable, select "Add as another dest.".
Starting the trip
After all of the intermediate destinations are 
entered, access a stored trip directly "Accept 
destination" or via "Stored trips".
Storing a trip
Up to 30 planned trips can be stored in the trip 
list.
1.Open "Options".
2."Store trip"
3.Enter the letters. 1.{House number}
2.Say the house number.
3.{Yes} to confirm the house number and 
start destination guidance.
{Start guidance}
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