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Ha n d b o o k
Congratulations on your choice of a BMW.
The more familiar you are with the s ys te m s of your BMW, the
more you can m as te r the ir ope ration. We would the re fore like to
offe r you the following advice :
P le as e re ad the Owne r's Handbook be fore s e tting out in your ne w
BMW. Als o us e the inte grate d Owne r's Handbook in your ve hicle .
It contains important note s on how to ope rate your Navigation,
Ente rtainme nt, Communications s ys te ms , e nabling you to de rive
maximum be ne fit from the te chnical advantage s of the s e s ys -
te ms .
Update s to the printe d or inte grate d Owne r's Handbook afte r go-
ing to p re s s are locate d as ne e de d in the appe ndix to the printe d
quick re fe re nce to the ve hicle .
S upple m e ntary information is provide d in the othe r docum e nts of
on-board lite rature .
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Conte nts
For quick acce s s to a particular topic or ite m,
ple as e cons ult the de taile d alphabe tical inde x,
s e e page 132.

Na vig a t io n
8 Navigation s ys te m
9 De s tination input
18 Route guidance
21 Map vie w
24 Traffic information
27 Navigation data
28 What to do if...

En t e rt a in m e n t
32 S ound
35 Radio
41 CD/DVD
49 Mus ic colle ction
56 Exte rnal de vice s
64 Te le vis ion, TV
68 Audio re mote control in the re ar
69 Re ar e nte rtainm e nt

C o m m u n ic a t io n
78 Te le phone
88 Office
99 Contacts
102 Conne cte dDrive
112 Exte nde d BMW Online s e rvice s
113 Re ar te le phone

Re fe re n c e
132 From A to Z

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Various e xam ple s of how the navigation s ys te m
re liably guide s you to your de s tination are s hown
he re .

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Na vig a t io n s ys t e m
Ve h ic le Eq u ip m e n t
This chapte r de s cribe s all s tandard, national and
s pe cial e quipm e nt provide d in the mode l s e rie s .
The re fore e quipme nt not available in a ve hicle is
als o de s cribe d, for e xam ple the s e le cte d s pe cial
e quipme nt or national ve rs ion. That als o applie s
to s afe ty-re le vant functions and s ys te m s .

Ge n e ra l
The navigation s ys te m can de te rmine the pre -
cis e pos ition of the ve hicle by m e ans of s ate llite s
and ve hicle s e ns ors and guide you re liably to any
s pe cifie d de s tination.
Navigation data is s ave d in the ve hicle and can
be update d.

No t e
Inputs whe n the ve hicle is s tationary
Only e nte r data whe n the car is s tationary,
and always obe y the traffic re gulations and road
s igns in the e ve nt of any contradiction be twe e n
the traffic s ituation and the ins tructions give n by
the navigation s ys te m. You could othe rwis e
comm it an offe nce and put ve hicle occupants
and othe r road us e rs at ris k.ԯ

C a ll u p n a vig a t io n s ys t e m

1. P re s s the button on the controlle r.

2. "Navigation"
The navigation s ys te m can als o be dire ctly
calle d up with the button on the controlle r.

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De s t in a t io n in p u t
Ve h ic le Eq u ip m e n t 2. "De s tination input"

This chapte r de s cribe s all s tandard, national and

s pe cial e quipme nt provide d in the m ode l s e rie s .
The re fore e quipm e nt not available in a ve hicle is
als o de s cribe d, for e xample the s e le cte d s pe cial
e quipm e nt or national ve rs ion. That als o applie s
to s afe ty-re le vant functions and s ys te ms .

Ma n u a l d e s t in a t io n in p u t
3. S e le ct "Country" or the country dis playe d.
Ge n e ra l
Whe n you are e nte ring a town/city or s tre e t En t e rin g a t o w n /c it y
name , the s ys te m s upports you, for e xam ple , 1. S e le ct "P lace /pos tcode " or the town/city
with automatic nam e com ple tion. dis playe d.
S ave d town/city and s tre e t name s can be calle d
up quickly.
Ԧ You can s kip input of the country, town or
city if you wis h to re tain pre vious inputs .
Ԧ If only the town/city has be e n e nte re d, route
guidance to the town/city ce ntre is s tarte d.
Ԧ If part of an addre s s is not e nte re d or not
unique ly e nte re d, a lis t with corre s ponding
s e le ctions is s hown whe n the de s tination is
acce pte d. If citie s or addre s s are pre s e nt 2. S e le ct le tte rs , if applicable .
m ore than once , the s e are s hown in s plit The lis t is gradually narrowe d down with
s cre e n. e ach input.
For information on the s plit s cre e n, s e e 3. Tilt the controlle r to the rig ht.
Owne r's Handbook for the ve hicle . 4. S e le ct the nam e of a town/city from the lis t.
If the re are s e ve ral place s with the s ame name :
C o u n t ry in p u t
1. "Navigation" 1. Move to the lis t of place name s .
2. S e le ct the town/city.

En t e rin g t h e p o s t c o d e
1. S e le ct "P lace /pos tcode " or the town/city
dis playe d.
2. S e le ct digits .

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3. Move to the lis t of pos tcode s and towns /cit- S t a rt in g ro u t e g u id a n c e

ie s . 1. "Acce pt de s tination"
4. S e le ct an e ntry. 2. "S tart guidance " or "Add as anothe r
de s tination"
En t e rin g a h o u s e n u m b e r a n d s t re e t
Ente r, s e e page 16, de s tination as a fur-
1. S e le ct "S tre e t" or the dis playe d s tre e t. the r de s tination.
2. Ente r s tre e t in the s am e way as town/city.
3. "Hous e numbe r"
4. S e le ct digits . Ad d re s s b o o k
5. Move to the lis t of hous e numbe rs . S e le c t in g a d e s t in a t io n fro m t h e
6. S e le ct the hous e num be r or a range of hous e a d d re s s b o o k
numbe rs . 1. "Navigation"
2. "Addre s s book"
Alt e rn a t ive : e n t e rin g a s t re e t a n d
ju n c t io n Contacts with addre s s e s are dis playe d if
the s e addre s s e s for the contacts have be e n
1. S e le ct "S tre e t" or the dis playe d s tre e t.
che cke d as de s tinations .
2. Ente r the s tre e t or junction in the s ame way
as the town/city.
If the re are s e ve ral s tre e ts with the s am e nam e :
1. Move to the lis t of s tre e t name s .
2. S e le ct the s tre e t.

S e a rc h in g b y s t re e t
The de s ire d road/s tre e t is not in the e nte re d
town/city be caus e it is part of anothe r city dis -
trict. 3. S e le ct a contact from the lis t or us e "A-Z
s e arch".
1. "Navigation"
4. Whe re applicable , "Work addre s s " or
2. "De s tination input" "Home addre s s "
3. S e le ct "S tre e t" or the dis playe d s tre e t.
4. Move to the lis t of s tre e t name s . S a vin g a d e s t in a t io n in t h e a d d re s s
book
5. "In" s e le ct country lis te d.
Afte r de s tination input, s ave the de s tination in
All the roads /s tre e ts of the s e le cte d country
the addre s s book.
are offe re d. The re s pe ctive town or city is
s hown afte r the s tre e t nam e . 1. "Navigation"
6. S e le ct the le tte rs . 2. "Map"
7. Move to the lis t of s tre e t name s . 3. "Guidance "
8. S e le ct the s tre e t. 4. Call up "Options ".

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5. "S ave as ne w contact" or "Add to contact" 4. Call up "Options ".

5. "Edit in Contacts " or "De le te e ntry"

Ac c e p t in g yo u r h o m e a d d re s s a s a
d e s t in a t io n
The home addre s s mus t be cre ate d.
1. "Navigation"
2. "Addre s s book"
3. "Home addre s s "
6. If applicable , s e le ct an e xis ting contact.
7. "Work addre s s " or "Home addre s s "
8. Ente r "S urname " and, if applicable , "Firs t
name ".
9. "S ave contact in ve hicle "

S a vin g p o s it io n
The curre nt pos ition can be s ave d in the addre s s
book.
4. "S tart guidance "
1. "Navigation"
2. Call up "Options ".
3. "S ave pos ition as contact" or "Add pos ition La s t d e s t in a t io n s
to contact"
Ge n e ra l
The las t de s tinations re ache d are s ave d auto-
matically.
The s e de s tinations can be calle d up and incor-
porate d into route guidance .

C a llin g u p la s t d e s t in a t io n s
1. "Navigation"
2. "Re ce nt de s tinations "
4. S e le ct an e xis ting contract from the lis t, de -
pe nding on the s e le ction. S e le ct type of ad-
dre s s and e nte r s urname and firs t nam e s .
5. "S ave in car"

Ed it o r d e le t e t h e a d d re s s
1. "Navigation"
2. "Addre s s book"
3. Mark e ntry.

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S t a rt in g ro u t e g u id a n c e 2. "P oints of inte re s t"

1. "Navigation"
2. "Re ce nt de s tinations "
3. S e le ct de s tination.
4. "S tart guidance "

Ed it in g a d e s t in a t io n
1. "Navigation"
2. "Re ce nt de s tinations "
3. Highlight de s tination. 3. S e le ct s e arch.
4. Call up "Options ".
Go o g le ™ lo c a l s e a rc h
5. "Edit de s tination"
1. "Google ™ Local S e arch"
De le t in g t h e la s t d e s t in a t io n s 2. "Location"
1. "Navigation" S e le ct or e nte r location.
2. "Re ce nt de s tinations " 3. "S e arch te rm"
3. Highlight de s tination. 4. Ente r ke yword.
4. Call up "Options ". S ugge s tions are dis playe d.
5. "De le te e ntry" or "De le te all re ce nt de s t." 5. S e le ct s ugge s tion.
The lis t of points of inte re s t is dis playe d.
6. S e le ct a point of inte re s t.
P o in t s o f in t e re s t
De tails are dis playe d.
Ge n e ra l If s e ve ral de tails are include d, you can
Eve n with the mos t up-to-date navigation data, brows e through the tabs .
inform ation on individual points of inte re s t may If a phone num be r is s ave d, a te le phone con-
have change d, for e xample , s e rvice s tations may ne ction can be e s tablis he d.
not be in ope ration. 7. S e le ct the s ymbol.
"S tart guidance " or "Add as anothe r
S e a rc h in g p o in t s o f in t e re s t
de s tination"
S e le ction of points of inte re s t, for e xam ple ho-
Ente r de s tination as a furthe r de s tination,
te ls or s ights :
s e e page 1 6.
1. "Navigation"
A- Z s e a rc h
1. "A-Z s e arch"
2. "Location"
S e le ct or e nte r location.
3. "Cate gory"
4. S e le cting a cate gory.
5. "Cate gory de tails "

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S e ve ral cate gory de tails can be s e le cte d for If s e ve ral de tails are include d, you can
ce rtain points of inte re s t. Tilt the controlle r brows e through the tabs .
to the le ft to e xit the cate gory de tails . If a phone numbe r is s ave d, a te le phone
6. "S e arch te rm" conne ction can be e s tablis he d.
7. Ente r ke yword. Additional information can be s hown for
The lis t of points of inte re s t is dis playe d. many s pe cial de s tinations through BMW
Online .
8. S e le ct a point of inte re s t.
Many s pe cial de s tinations can be s ave d
De tails are dis playe d.
as a contact in the addre s s book.
If s e ve ral de tails are include d, you can
8. S e le ct the s ym bol.
brows e through the tabs .
"S tart guidance " or "Add as anothe r
If a phone num be r is s ave d, a te le phone
de s tination"
conne ction can be e s tablis he d.
Ente r de s tination as a furthe r de s tination,
Additional information can be s hown for
s e e page 16.
m any s pe cial de s tinations through BMW
Online .
Dis p la yin g p o in t s o f in t e re s t
Many s pe cial de s tinations can be s ave d
Lis t of points of inte re s t: points of inte re s t are
as a contact in the addre s s book.
arrange d according to dis tance and marke d with
9. S e le ct the s ym bol. an arrow s howing the dire ction.
"S tart guidance " or "Add as anothe r In the s plit s cre e n, points of inte re s t in the s e -
de s tination" le cte d cate gory are dis playe d as s ymbols in the
Ente r de s tination as a furthe r de s tination, map vie w. The dis play de pe nds on the map
s e e page 16. s cale and the cate gory.
"S tart s e arch": without e nte ring a s e arch te rm ,
the s e arch is re pe ate d us ing the las t s tore d De s t in a t io n in p u t via BMW As s is t
s e arch te rm. 1. "Navigation"
2. "De s tination input"
C a t e g o ry s e a rc h 3. "BMW As s is t de s t. input"
1. "Cate gory s e arch"
A conne ction to the information s e rvice is e s -
2. "Location" tablis he d.
S e le ct or e nte r location.
3. "Cate gory" Dis p la yin g p o in t s o f in t e re s t in t h e m a p
4. S e le cting a cate gory. The cate gorie s of the points of inte re s t can be
s hown as s ymbols on the m ap.
5. "Cate gory de tails "
S e t cate gorie s :
S e ve ral cate gory de tails can be s e le cte d for
ce rtain points of inte re s t. Tilt the controlle r 1. "Navigation"
to the le ft to e xit the cate gory de tails . 2. "Map"
6. "S tart s e arch" 3. Call up "Options ".
The lis t of points of inte re s t is dis playe d. 4. "Dis play points of inte re s t"
7. S e le ct a point of inte re s t. 5. S e le ct the s e tting.
De tails are dis playe d.

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Ԧ "All" Ad d it io n a l fu n c t io n s
Ԧ "None " P re s s the controlle r to acce s s the following ad-
Ԧ "S e le cte d": up to five cate gorie s can be ditional functions available in the inte ractive
pre s e t. map:

The dis plays can be s witche d on and off in the

m ap vie w, s e e page 22.

De s t in a t io n in p u t via m a p
S e le c t in g a d e s t in a t io n
1. "Navigation"
2. "Map"
Ԧ "P oints of inte re s t in vicinity": s e arch for
The curre nt pos ition of the ve hicle is s hown points of inte re s t is s tarte d.
in the map.
Ԧ "S how de tails ": any de tails on the de s ti-
3. "Inte ractive map" nation can be s hown.
Ԧ "S tart guidance ": route guidance is s tar-
te d.
Ԧ "Exit inte ractive m ap": change s back to
the map vie w.
Ԧ "Change m ap vie w": change s to map
vie w pointing north.
Ԧ "Dis play curre nt location": the map s e c-
tion around the curre nt location is dis playe d.
4. S e le ct the de s tination with the cros s -hairs . Ԧ "S how de s tination": m ap s e ction around
the de s tination is dis playe d.
Ԧ To change the s cale : turn the controlle r.
Ԧ To move the map: tilt the controlle r in the
corre s ponding dire ction.
De s t in a t io n in p u t b y vo ic e
Ԧ To move the map diagonally: tilt the con-
c o n t ro l
trolle r in the corre s ponding dire ction
and turn it.
Ge n e ra l
S p e c ifyin g t h e s t re e t /ro a d Ԧ For the handbook for the voice control s ys -
te m, s e e Owne r's Handbook for the ve hicle .
If the s ys te m doe s not de te ct a s tre e t/road, one
of the following ite ms of inform ation is dis - Ԧ A change ove r be twe e n voice ope ration and
playe d: iDrive is pos s ible whe n e nte ring de s tina-
tions us ing s poke n com mands .
Ԧ A s tre e t name in the vicinity.
Ԧ Have pos s ible voice com mands re ad
Ԧ The county.
aloud: ›Voice comm ands ‹
Ԧ The co-ordinate s of the de s tination.

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Vo ic e c o m m a n d s De pe nding on the input, up to 20 towns /cit-

Ԧ The location, s tre e t and hous e num be r can ie s are s ugge s te d.
be e nte re d in a s ingle com mand. 5. S e le ct the town/city.
Ԧ Countrie s , locations , roads and junctions Ԧ S e le cting the s ugge s te d town/
can be s poke n as whole words in the lan- city: ›Ye s ‹
guage of the s ys te m or s pe lle d out. Ԧ S e le cting a diffe re nt town/city: ›Ne w
Example : to e nte r a town/city within Ge r- e ntry‹
m any as an e ntire word, the language of the Ԧ S e le ct an e ntry, ›Entry ...‹, for e xample
s ys te m m us t be Ge rman. e ntry 2
Ԧ S pe ll out the input if the language s poke n Ԧ S pe ll the input: ›S pe ll nam e of place ‹
and the language of the s ys te m diffe r.
6. Continue input as s pe cifie d by the s ys te m.
Ԧ P ronounce le tte rs flue ntly and avoid e xce s -
If the re are s e ve ral place s with the s ame name :
s ive intonation and paus e s .
Whe re applicable , place s that s ound the s ame
Ԧ The options for input de pe nd on the s pe cific
are s hown in a lis t and dis playe d as a place fol-
navigation data, country and language s e t-
lowe d by thre e dots .
tings .
1. S e le ct the e ntry: ›Ye s ‹ or ›Entry ...‹ e .g. En-
En t e rin g a n a d d re s s in a c o m m a n d try 2.
2. S e le ct the de s ire d location.
1. P re s s the button on the s te e ring
whe e l. En t e rin g s t re e t o r ju n c t io n o n it s o w n
2. ›De s tination input‹ Ente r the s tre e t or junction in the s ame way as
3. Wait for the s ys te m prom pt. the town/city.
4. S ay the addre s s aloud in the s e que nce s ug-
ge s te d. En t e rin g h o u s e n u m b e r o n it s o w n
5. Continue input as s pe cifie d by the s ys te m. De pe nding on the data pre s e nt in the navigation
s ys te m, hous e numbe rs up to 2000 can be e n-
If re quire d, s ay e ach part of the addre s s s e pa-
te re d.
rate ly, for e xample town/city.
1. ›Hous e num be r‹
En t e rin g n a m e o f t o w n /c it y o n it s o wn 2. S ay the hous e numbe r.
The place name can be s poke n as a word or 3. Continue input as s pe cifie d by the s ys te m.
s pe lle d out.
Whe n the de s tination input me nu is dis playe d:
P la n n in g a t rip
1. P re s s the button on the s te e ring
whe e l. Ge n e ra l
2. ›P lace ‹ or ›S pe ll nam e of place ‹. To plan a trip, m ore than one s topove r can be
e nte re d.
3. Wait for the s ys te m to as k for the town/city.
4. S ay the name of the town/city or s ay at le as t Ne w t rip
the firs t thre e le tte rs .
1. "Navigation"
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3. If ne ce s s ary, tilt the controlle r to the le ft. s ymbol indicate s the active s tage of the
4. "Guidance " trip.

5. "Ente r ne w de s tination"
S a vin g a t rip
6. S e le ct the mode of de s tination e ntry.
Up to 30 trips can be s tore d in the trip lis t. If
ne ce s s ary, de le te e xis ting trips s o that ne w trips
can be s ave d.

1. "Map"
2. "Guidance "
3. Call up "Options ".
4. "S ave in My trips "
5. Ente r nam e s .
6. "OK"
7. Ente r an inte rme diate de s tination.
8. "S tart guidance " S e le c t in g a t rip s a ve d in m e m o ry
1. "Navigation"
En t e rin g a t rip d e s t in a t io n
2. "S ave d trips "
For one trip, a maximum of 20 inte rme diate de s -
tinations can be e nte re d. Until the route cate gory is ope ne d, the num-
be r of ne wly arrive d route s is s hown be hind
1. "Map" the re le vant cate gory.
2. "Guidance " 3. S e le ct route cate gory.
3. "Ente r ne w de s tination" 4. S e le ct trip.
4. S e le ct the mode of de s tination e ntry. 5. "S tart guidance "
5. Ente r an inte rme diate de s tination.
6. "Add as anothe r de s tination" Re ve rs in g t h e t rip d ire c t io n
The inte rm e diate de s tination is adde d to the The inte rme diate de s tinations are s hown in the
de s tinations lis t and is highlighte d. lis t in re ve rs e orde r.

7. Turn the controlle r until the inte rm e diate 1. "Map"

s top appe ars at the de s ire d location in the 2. "Guidance "
lis t.
3. Call up "Options ".
8. P re s s the controlle r.
4. "Re ve rs e s tage de s t. orde r"
S t a rt in g t h e t rip
Op t io n s fo r t h e in t e rm e d ia t e
1. Highlight the firs t de s tination afte r e nte ring d e s t in a t io n s
all inte rme diate de s tinations .
1. "Map"
If, for e xample , the s e cond inte rm e diate
2. "Guidance "
de s tination is the one highlighte d whe n you
s tart route guidance , the firs t inte rme diate 3. "Dis play all s tage de s tin."
de s tination is s kippe d. 4. S e le ct an inte rm e diate de s tination.
2. "S tart guidance " Ԧ "Edit de s tination"

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Ԧ "Re pos ition s tage de s t.": move the in- BMW Ro u t e s

te rme diate de s tination in the lis t.
Ԧ "De le te s tage de s tination" Ge n e ra l
Ԧ "S kip s tage de s tination" Re comm e nde d route s can be take n up in the
route guidance .
S om e options are not pos s ible for s ome trips .
S t a rt BMW ro u t e
De le t in g a t rip s a ve d in m e m o ry
1. "Navigation"
1. "S ave d trips "
2. "S ave d trips "
2. Highlight the de s ire d trip.
Until route cate gorie s are ope ne d, the num-
3. Call up "Options ".
be r of ne wly arrive d route s is s hown be hind
4. "De le te all trips " or "De le te trip" the re le vant cate gory.
3. "BMW Route s "
Im p o rt in g t rip s via a US B m e d iu m
The route s available are s hown with the
1. S witch on ignition.
following information:
2. Conne ct US B m e dium to the US B inte rface
Ԧ Re gion
in the ce ntre armre s t.
Ԧ Re m oval of the s tarting point of the
3. "Navigation"
route
4. "S ave d trips "
Ԧ Name of route
5. "Import trips "
The tim e and dis tance are s hown in the s plit
6. "US B" s cre e n for the re le vant route .
7. "OK" 4. S e le ct de s ire d route .
The maximum numbe r of trips that can be s ave d 5. "S tart guidance "
on the US B me dium and in the navigation s ys -
6. "S tart guidance "
te m toge the r is 30, othe rwis e import is not pos -
s ible .
En d in g ro u t e g u id a n c e
Im p o rt in g t rip s via BMW O n lin e 1. "Navigation"
1. "Navigation" 2. "Map"

2. "S ave d trips " 3. "Guidance "

3. "Import trips " 4. "S top guidance "

4. "BMW Online "

C a ll u p la s t t rip
1. "Navigation"
2. "S ave d trips "
3. "Las t trip"
4. S e le ct a s tage d de s tination.
5. "S tart guidance "

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Ro u t e g u id a n c e
Ve h ic le Eq u ip m e n t Ro u t e c rit e ria

This chapte r de s cribe s all s tandard, national and Ge n e ra l

s pe cial e quipm e nt provide d in the mode l s e rie s .
You can influe nce the route that is calculate d by
The re fore e quipme nt not available in a ve hicle is
s e le cting various crite ria.
als o de s cribe d, for e xam ple the s e le cte d s pe cial
e quipme nt or national ve rs ion. That als o applie s You can change the route crite ria as ofte n as you
to s afe ty-re le vant functions and s ys te m s . like during de s tination input or during route
guidance .
Road type s form part of the navigation data and
Ro u t e g u id a n c e are take n into account in route planning, for e x-
am ple avoid m otorways .
S t a rt in g Route guidance with traffic inform ation, s e e
1. "Navigation" page 25.
2. Ente r de s tination, s e e page 9.
No t e s
3. "Acce pt de s tination"
The s ugge s te d route can diffe r from your pe r-
4. "S tart guidance " s onal e xpe rie nce .
Ԧ The route is dis playe d on the control dis play. The s e ttings are s ave d for the re m ote control
Ԧ The dis tance to the de s tination/inte rme di- curre ntly in us e .
ate de s tination and the e s tim ate d tim e of ar- For BMW Route s the route crite ria cannot be
rival are s hown in the map vie w. change d.
Ԧ An arrow vie w is dis playe d in the ins trume nt
clus te r, and on the control dis play and in the Cha ng e
He ad-Up Dis play and as appropriate . Arrow 1. "Navigation"
vie w, s e e page 19.
2. "Map"
En d 3. "Route crite ria"
1. "Navigation" 4. "Route crite ria"
2. "Map" 5. S e le ct a crite rion:
3. "Guidance " Ԧ "Fas t": tim e -optimis e d route re s ult-
4. "S top guidance " ing from a combination of a route as
s hort as fe as ible and fas t roads .
C o n t in u e Ԧ "ECO P RO": fue l-optim is e d route
If you did not re ach your de s tination during the re s ulting from a com bination of a route
las t journe y, route guidance m ay be continue d. lowe s t pos s ible fue l cons umption and
fas t roads .
"Continue guidance "

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Ԧ "S hort": dis tance -optimis e d route C o u rs e o f ro u t e

re s ulting from a com bination of a route Various vie ws of the cours e of the route are
as s hort as fe as ible and fas t roads . available during route guidance :
Ԧ Arrow dis play in the ins trum e nt clus te r and
on the control dis play.
Ԧ Lis t of routine s e ctions .
Ԧ Map vie w, s e e page 21.
Ԧ De pe nding on e quipme nt, arrow vie w in
He ad-Up Dis play.

Arro w vie w
6. To s e le ct s upple m e ntary route crite ria, if The following information is dis playe d during
ne ce s s ary: route guidance :
Ԧ "Dynamic guidance ": traffic inform ation Ԧ S ym bol for active route guidance with
can automatically be take n into account, re maining trave l tim e and dis tance to de s ti-
s e e page 25, with route guidance . nation.
Ԧ "Avoid motorways ": motorways are Ԧ S mall arrow: ins truction, for e xample , to ne xt
avoide d as far as pos s ible . turn giving the dis tance and name of the ne w
road.
Ԧ "Avoid fe rrie s ": fe rrie s are avoide d as far
as pos s ible . Ԧ Large arrow: curre nt he ading.
Ԧ "Avoid toll roads ": route s with tolls are Ԧ Road name of the road you are curre ntly
avoide d as far as pos s ible . trave lling along.
Ԧ "Avoid tax vigne tte roads ": route s with Ԧ Traffic information.
long-te rm tolls are avoide d as far as pos - De pe nding on road guidance , the illus tration
s ible . change s to junction vie w. Any lane information
is als o s hown he re .
Alt e rn a t ive Ro u t e s S how, s e e page 23, arrow vie w in s plit s cre e n.
Whe n route guidance is active , alte rnative
route s are s ugge s te d if pos s ible . Drivin g la n e in fo rm a t io n
1. "Route crite ria" In arrow vie w, a triangle indicate s the re com-
me nde d lane on a multilane carriage way.
2. "Alte rnat. route s "
Ԧ Optimum lane .
An ove rvie w of the curre nt route and the
propos e d alte rnative route s is s hown. In ad- Ԧ Lane that is als o pos s ible . But a lane
dition, de tails s uch a trave l time and route change might s oon be ne ce s s ary.
le ngth and with alte rnative route s any data
on fue l cons umption compare d with the cur- Dis p la y lis t o f ro u t in e s e c t io n s
re nt route are s hown. The route s are illus - With active route planning, a lis t of the route
trate d in colour in the s plit s cre e n. s e ctions can be dis playe d. For e ach route s tage ,
3. S e le ct to take an alte rnative route . the dis tance to be drive n and the traffic infor-
mation are dis playe d.
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2. "Route de tails " 6. S e le ct the s ymbol.

3. Mark route s e ction. 7. "S tart guidance ": route guidance to the
The s e ction of the route is als o s hown in the s e rvice s tation you s e le cte d is s tarte d.
s plit s cre e n. "Add as anothe r de s tination": the s e rvice
s tation is adde d to the cours e of the route .
Byp a s s in g a s e c t io n o f t h e ro u t e
Calculate a ne w route for a route s tage . Vo ic e in s t ru c t io n

1. "Navigation" S wit c h in g o n /o ff
2. "Route de tails " The s e tting is s ave d for the re mote control cur-
3. "Ne w route for" re ntly in us e .
4. Turn the controlle r. Ente r the dis tance 1. "Navigation"
within which you want to re turn to the origi-
2. "Map"
nal route .
3. "S poke n ins tructions "
5. P re s s the controlle r.
Re p e a t
C a n c e llin g a b yp a s s
1. "Navigation"
In cas e you no longe r wis h to bypas s this s e ction
of the route : 2. "Map"
3. Highlight the s ym bol.
1. "Navigation"
4. P re s s the controlle r twice .
2. "Route de tails "
3. "Ne w route for:" Vo lu m e c o n t ro l
4. "Cance l clos ure " Turn the volum e knob during the voice ins truc-
tions until the de s ire d volum e is obtaine d.
Re fu e llin g re c o m m e n d a t io n
The re m aining range is calculate d and, as ne e - S t o re in fa vo u rit e s b u t t o n s
de d, s e rvice s tations along the way are dis - The function Enable /dis able voice ins tructions
playe d. can be s ave d to a favourite s button for quick ac-
Eve n with the mos t up-to-date navigation data, ce s s .
inform ation on individual s e rvice s tations may
have change d, for e xample , s e rvice s tations may
not be in ope ration.
1. "Navigation"
2. "Route de tails "
3. "Re fue lling re com m e nd."
A lis t of s e rvice s tations is dis playe d.
4. Highlight the s e rvice s tation.
The pos ition of the s e rvice s tation is s hown
in the s plit-s cre e n.
5. S e le ct the s e rvice s tation.

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Ma p vie w
Ve h ic le Eq u ip m e n t Tra ffic o b s t ru c t io n s
Whe n re ce iving traffic inform ation from a radio
This chapte r de s cribe s all s tandard, national and
s tation, traffic obs tructions can be s hown on the
s pe cial e quipme nt provide d in the m ode l s e rie s .
map, s e e page 24.
The re fore e quipm e nt not available in a ve hicle is
als o de s cribe d, for e xample the s e le cte d s pe cial Line s along the planne d route de note route
e quipm e nt or national ve rs ion. That als o applie s s tage s with traffic obs tructions , de pe nding on
to s afe ty-re le vant functions and s ys te ms . the map s cale . The pos ition of the line s on the
route s how the dire ction of the obs truction.
Road s igns clas s ify the obs tructions .
Dis p la ys Ԧ Re d road s ign: the obs truction affe cts the
planne d route or dire ction of trave l.
1. "Navigation"
Ԧ Gre y road s ign: the obs truction doe s not af-
2. "Map" fe ct the planne d route or dire ction of trave l.

P la n n e d ro u t e
O ve rvie w Afte r s tarting route guidance , the planne d route
is s hown on the map.

S t a t u s fie ld s
Dis play/hide : pre s s the controlle r.
Ԧ Uppe r s tatus fie ld: time , te le phone and e n-
te rtainm e nt de tails .
Ԧ Lowe r s tatus fie ld: s ymbol for active route
guidance , s tatus of traffic inform ation, arrival
time and dis tance to de s tination.
1 Function bar
2 Route s tage with traffic obs truction Fu n c t io n b a r
3 Road s ign for traffic obs truction The following functions are available us ing the
4 P lanne d route function bar:
5 Location S ymbol Function
6 Uppe r s tatus fie ld
Route guidance active /inactive .
7 Lowe r s tatus fie ld
Voice ins tructions active /inac-
tive .
Lin e s o n t h e m a p
Roads and s tre e ts are dis playe d in various col- Change route crite ria.
ours and line s in accordance with the ir clas s ifi- S e arch for point of inte re s t.
cation. Dotte d line s de note train and fe rry con-
ne ctions . National borde rs are de note d by thin Traffic inform ation functions .
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S ymbol Function Ԧ "Points of inte re s t": s ym bols for

points of inte re s t are s hown. S e t dis play,
P ropos e d dive rs ions are avail- s e e page 13.
able .
Ԧ "Traffic e ve nts ": s ymb ols for traffic
Inte ractive m ap. inform ation, s e e page 24, are s hown.
Ԧ "Traffic flow": de pe nding on the
S e t m ap vie w.
s cale , the le ngth, dire ction and e ffe ct, a
Change s the s cale . traffic obs truction are indicate d by road
s igns in the m ap or coloure d line s along
the calculate d route . Inform ation on traf-
fic flow in the m ap vie w, s e e page 25.
To s witch to the toolbar, tilt the controlle r to the
Ԧ "We athe r": we athe r s ymbols are
le ft.
s hown on the map.
Dis playe d s ymbols : cle ar s kie s , ove rcas t
Ma p s e c t io n s kie s , rain, thunde rs torm s and s now,
with the curre nt te m pe rature in e ach
Chang e cas e .

"Inte ractive map" The we athe r information is automati-

cally update d.
Ԧ To m ove the map: tilt the controlle r in the
corre s ponding dire ction. The s ymbols are dis playe d in s pe cific
s e le cte d s cale s .
Ԧ To m ove the map diagonally: tilt the control-
le r in the corre s ponding dire ction and turn it. Ԧ "S ate llite im age s ": de pe nding on
availability and re s olution, s ate llite im-
age s are s hown as the background in
s e ve ral s cale s .
S e t t in g s
Ԧ 3D "P e rs pe c. vie w in 3D": dis tinctive lo-
The s e ttings are s ave d for the re mote control cations in the navigation data are s hown
curre ntly in us e . on the m ap in 3D.
1. "Navigation" Ԧ "Map m ode ": according to lighting con-
2. "Map" ditions , s e le ct and make s e ttings .
3. "Map vie ws " Ԧ "Day"
S e t m ap vie w. Ԧ "Night"
Ԧ "North-orie nte d" Ԧ "Automatic"
Ԧ "In dire ct. of trave l" Ԧ "S tatus info": fade in/out s tatus fie lds .
S tatus fie lds , s e e page 21.
Ԧ "P e rs pe ctive "
Ԧ "Traffic info m ap": information on traffic
flow is s hown in a s pe cial m ap vie w. The S c a le
s ymbols of the othe r additional information
s e t are als o s hown. Cha ng e
Ԧ "Additional info" 1. S e le ct the s ymbol.
2. To change the s cale : turn the controlle r.

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Au t o m a t ic a lly s e t s c a le 4. "P icture s at de s tination"

"Autos cale ": in the north-pointing map vie w, 5. De pe nding on the offe ring, various photos
the route be twe e n location and de s tination is can be s e le cte d.
s hown. This vie w is als o s e le cte d whe n the s cale
is s e t s o wide that the following is s hown:
"AUTO".

Ma p vie w fo r s p lit - s c re e n
Re gardle s s of the m ain s cre e n, the m ap vie w can
be s e le cte d for the s plit-s cre e n.

1. Call up "Options ".

2. "S plit s cre e n"
3. Tilt the controlle r re pe ate dly to the right until
the s plit s cre e n is s e le cte d.
4. P re s s the controlle r.
5. S e le ct m ap vie w.
Ԧ "Arrow vie w"
Ԧ "Map north-orie nte d"
Ԧ "Map in dire ction of trave l"
Ԧ "Map pe rs pe ctive "
Ԧ "P os ition"
Ԧ "Guiding P lus ": s e le cte d s e ctions of
route , for e xam ple motorway inte rs e c-
tions , are s hown in pe rs pe ctive .
Ԧ "Traffic inform ation map": map is opti-
m is e d to the dis play of traffic inform a-
tion.
6. To change the s cale : s witch to s plit s cre e n
and turn controlle r.

Im a g e s t o t h e d e s t in a t io n
Dis p la ys
P hotos can be dis playe d for ce rtain de s tinations
whe n route guidance is active .
1. "Navigation"
2. "Map"
3. "Guidance "

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Tra ffic in fo rm a t io n
Ve h ic le Eq u ip m e n t s ituation off the motorways , for e xample , on s ide
s tre e ts and urb an roads , is e xte ns ive ly re corde d
This chapte r de s cribe s all s tandard, national and and s hown. Dive rs ion re comme ndations can be
s pe cial e quipm e nt provide d in the mode l s e rie s . calculate d more pre cis e ly on the bas is of this
The re fore e quipme nt not available in a ve hicle is inform ation. This lowe rs the ris k of coming
als o de s cribe d, for e xam ple the s e le cte d s pe cial acros s anothe r traffic obs truction on dive rs ions .
e quipme nt or national ve rs ion. That als o applie s S e ve ral re com me nde d dive rs ions or furthe r in-
to s afe ty-re le vant functions and s ys te m s . form ation m ay be provide d.
Whe n driving in countrie s in which re al-tim e traf-
fic information is available , the traffic information
Ge n e ra l continue s to us e radio s tations .
Traffic inform ation from radio s tations s e nding It is s hown in the lowe r s tatus fie ld, s e e
a traffic warning s e rvice on the Traffic Me s s ag e page 21, in m ap vie w whe the r TMC or RTTI in-
Channe l, TMC, is s hown in the map vie w and form ation is us e d.
cons ide re d whe n calculating route . Information
on traffic obs tructions and dange rs is continu-
ous ly update d. Re c e p t io n
Traffic inform ation is dis playe d on the map by
s ymbols . S wit c h in g o n /o ff
Traffic inform ation for the vicinity is s tore d in a 1. "Navigation"
lis t. 2. Call up "Options ".
3. "Re ce ive traffic info"
Dis p la y
The s ym bol in the function bar of the map
vie w turns ye llow, if the traffic information con- Tra ffic in fo rm a t io n lis t
ce rns the calculate d route and the e xpe cte d de -
lay is le s s than 20 minute s . The s ym bol turns re d
Dis p la ys
if the e xpe cte d de lay is more than 20 minute s or
the route is blocke d or the re is a dange r me s - 1. "Navigation"
s age for the route . 2. "Map"
The s ymbol s hows that the re are s uitable di- 3. "Traffic inform ation"
ve rs ions from the traffic information. 4. "Traffic re ports "
With active route guidance traffic informa-
Re a l- Tim e Tra ffic In fo rm a t io n , RTTI tion affe cting the com pute d route is firs t
In s om e countrie s additional bookable s e rvice s s hown with re d s ymbols . The n the traffic in-
s e nd re al-tim e traffic information, RTTI, which is form ation not affe cting the route with gre y
the n us e d and s hown ins te ad of traffic inform a- s ymbols . The various ite ms of traffic infor-
tion from the radio s tation. m ation are s orte d by dis tance from the ve -
The location of traffic obs tructions is s pe cifie d hicle 's curre nt pos ition.
m ore compre he ns ive ly and pre cis e ly with re al- 5. S e le ct the ite m of traffic inform ation.
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"More inform ation": dis plays furthe r in- In fo rm a t io n o n t ra ffic flo w in t h e m a p

formation. vie w
6. If applicable , brows e to the ne xt or De pe nding on the s cale , the le ngth, dire ction
the pre ce ding ite m of traffic information. and e ffe ct of a traffic obs truction are indicate d
by road s igns in the map or coloure d line s along
the calculate d route .
Re c o m m e n d e d d ive rs io n s Ԧ Black: obs truction.
Ԧ Re d: traffic jam.
Dis p la ys
Ԧ Orange : que uing traffic.
1. "Navigation"
Ԧ Ye llow: he avy traffic.
2. "Map"
Ԧ Gre e n: fre e -flowing traffic.
3. "Dive rs ion": a lis t of re comm e nde d di-
ve rs ions is s hown. Ԧ Gre y: ge ne ral traffic inform ation, for e xam-
ple roadworks .
The inform ation dis playe d de pe nd on the s pe -
Tra ffic in fo rm a t io n in t h e m a p cific traffic information s e rvice .

Tra ffic o ve rvie w

With the function s witche d on, the map vie w Tra ffic in fo rm a t io n wit h ro u t e
change s to gre y s cale , s e t to point north and g u id a n c e
change s the s cale as ne e de d. The s ymbols for
additional inform ation are gre ye d out. This op- P rin c ip le
tim is e s the traffic information dis play. Day/night If the re is information on traffic obs tructions , the
m ode is not take n into cons ide ration for this s e t- s ys te m calculate s the pos s ible propos e d dive r-
ting. s ions .

S h o w t ra ffic o ve rvie w Ge n e ra l
1. "Navigation" Two type s of route guidance are pos s ible .
2. "Map" Ԧ P artially dynam ic route guidance : dive rs ion
3. "Traffic inform ation" s ugge s tions from the navigation s ys te m
4. "Traffic info m ap" may be take n.
Ԧ Dynam ic route guidance : dive rs ion s ugge s -
Le a ve t ra ffic o ve rvie w tions are automatically re corde d in the route
Tilt the controlle r to the le ft. The original m ap guidance .
vie w is s hown.
P a rt ia lly d yn a m ic ro u t e g u id a n c e
S ym b o ls in t h e m a p vie w P artially dynamic route guidance is active whe n
De pe nding on the s cale of the m ap and location traffic information re ce ption is s witche d on.
of the traffic obs truction in re lation to the route , The s ys te m s take s into account the e xis ting
the s ymbols for traffic obs tructions are dis - traffic information during the route guidance . A
playe d. me s s age is dis playe d de pe nding on the route ,
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route s . If the re is a traffic obs truction, a dive rs ion als o pos s ible that the route is calculate d s o
is offe re d if pos s ible . that it cuts acros s the traffic conge s tion.
For particular dange rs , for e xample obje cts on Ԧ P articular dange rs are dis playe d inde pe nd-
the road, a m e s s age is dis playe d with no dive r- e ntly of the s e tting.
s ion option.
The uppe r part of the me s s age s hows : Ac t iva t in g d yn a m ic ro u t e g u id a n c e
Ԧ S ymbol of the firs t traffic dis ruption, or with 1. "Navigation"
dis tance to the s tart of the traffic dis ruption. 2. "Map"
Ԧ Dis tance to the s tart of the dive rs ion. 3. "Route crite ria"
The lowe r part of the me s s age s hows : 4. "Route crite ria"
Ԧ Re maining route to be drive n and arrival tim e 5. "Dynamic guidance "
on the original route , with white s ym bol.
Ԧ Diffe re nce in route le ngth and gain in time of
the dive rs ion compare d with the original C o u n t ry- s p e c ific in fo rm a t io n
route , with coloure d s ym bol. via BMW O n lin e
The following is s hown in the s plit s cre e n: S pe cific inform ation on countrie s can be trans -
Ԧ Original route , white . fe rre d via BMW Online , for e xam ple s pe e d lim its
Ԧ Dive rs ion, coloure d. on B roads .
1. "Navigation"
Ac c e p t in g a d ive rs io n
2. Call up "Options ".
In the m e s s age :
3. "Country info (BMW Online )"
"Dive rs ion"
Via the toolbar:

1. "Navigation"
2. "Map"
3. "Traffic inform ation"
4. "Dive rs ion"
5. Ope n de s ire d dive rs ion.
6. "Dive rs ion"

Dyn a m ic ro u t e g u id a n c e
The route is automatically change d if a traffic
obs truction is e ncounte re d.
Ԧ The s ys te m doe s not indicate traffic ob-
s tructions on the original route .
Ԧ Traffic inform ation is s till dis playe d on the
m ap.
Ԧ De pe nding on the type of road and the na-
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Na vig a t io n d a t a
Ve h ic le Eq u ip m e n t Up d a t in g
1. Conne ct US B me dium with the ne w naviga-
This chapte r de s cribe s all s tandard, national and
tion data to the US B inte rface in the ce ntre
s pe cial e quipme nt provide d in the m ode l s e rie s .
armre s t.
The re fore e quipm e nt not available in a ve hicle is
als o de s cribe d, for e xample the s e le cte d s pe cial 2. Follow the ins tructions on the control dis -
e quipm e nt or national ve rs ion. That als o applie s play.
to s afe ty-re le vant functions and s ys te ms . 3. Ente r activation code for the navigation data.
The navigation data are update d. Afte r an
inte rruption in the trip, follow the ins truc-
In fo rm a t io n o n n a vig a t io n tions on the control dis play.
data 4. Afte r updating, re move the me dia with nav-
igation data.
1. "Navigation"
2. Call up "Options ". C h e c kin g s t a t u s
3. "Navigation s ys te m ve rs ion" Information re -
garding the ve rs ion of the data is dis playe d. 1. P re s s the button.
2. "Navigation update "

Up d a t in g
Ge n e ra l
Navigation data is s ave d in the ve hicle and can
be update d us ing US B me dium.
You can obtain up-to-date navigation data and
the activation code from your S e rvice ce ntre .

No t e s
De pe nding on the volume of data, updating the
data can take s e ve ral hours .
Update while the ve hicle is in motion, to s ave the
batte ry.
Only the bas ic functions of the navigation s ys -
te m are available while an update is in progre s s .
You can che ck the s tatus of the update proce s s .

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Wh a t t o d o if...
Ve h ic le Eq u ip m e n t Ԧ S poke n ins tructions ce as e to be give n im-
m e diate ly be fore junctions during route
This chapte r de s cribe s all s tandard, national and guidance ?
s pe cial e quipm e nt provide d in the mode l s e rie s .
Are a is not fully re corde d, or you have de vi-
The re fore e quipme nt not available in a ve hicle is
ate d from the s ugge s te d route and the s ys -
als o de s cribe d, for e xam ple the s e le cte d s pe cial
te m re quire s a fe w s e conds to calculate a
e quipme nt or national ve rs ion. That als o applie s
ne w route .
to s afe ty-re le vant functions and s ys te m s .

Wh a t t o d o if...
Ԧ The curre nt pos ition cannot be dis playe d.
The car is in an are a not cove re d by the data,
is in a poor re ce ption are a or the s ys te m is
curre ntly calculating the pos ition. Re ce ption
will norm ally be pos s ible outdoors .
Ԧ A de s tination without a s tre e t is not trans -
fe rre d to the route guidance s ys te m .
No city ce ntre can be de te rmine d for the
place e nte re d.
Ente r any s tre e t in the place s e le cte d and
s tart route guidance .
Ԧ A de s tination is not trans fe rre d to the route
guidance s ys te m .
The data for the de s tination is not available
in the navigation data. Choos e a de s tination
as clos e as pos s ible to the original one .
Ԧ Le tte rs cannot be s e le cte d for de s tination
input.
The data s tore d do not contain the de s tina-
tion data.
Choos e a de s tination as clos e as pos s ible to
the original one .
Ԧ Map vie w s hown in gre y s cale s ?
"Traffic info map" Active : indications on the
Control Dis play are toggle d to gre y-s cale .
This facilitate s optim um traffic inform ation
dis play. De activate traffic inform ation m ap,
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This chapte r e ns ure s your e njoym e nt whe n
re ce iving radio and te le vis ion s tations or whe n
playing CDs , DVDs and tracks from the mus ic
colle ction.

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S ound
Ve h ic le Eq u ip m e n t Ad ju s t in g
1. "Multime dia", "Radio" or "S e ttings "
This chapte r de s cribe s all s tandard, national and
s pe cial e quipm e nt provide d in the mode l s e rie s . 2. "S ound"
The re fore e quipme nt not available in a ve hicle is
als o de s cribe d, for e xam ple the s e le cte d s pe cial
e quipme nt or national ve rs ion. That als o applie s
to s afe ty-re le vant functions and s ys te m s .

Ge n e ra l
The s ound s e ttings are s ave d for the re mote
control curre ntly in us e .
3. S e le ct the de s ire d s ound s e tting.

S o u n d s e t t in g s
C a ll u p
1. "Multim e dia", "Radio" or "S e ttings "
2. "S ound"

Re s e t t in g
1. "S ound"
4. Adjus ting: turn the controlle r.
2. "Re s e t"
5. S aving: pre s s the controlle r.

Tre b le , b a s s , b a la n c e , fa d e r
Eq u a lis e r
Ge n e ra l S e tting for individual s ound fre que ncy range s .
Ԧ "Tre ble ": tre ble adjus tme nt.
Ԧ "Bas s ": bas s adjus tm e nt. Ad ju s t in g
Ԧ "Balance ": le ft/right volum e dis tribution. 1. "Multime dia", "Radio" or "S e ttings "
Ԧ "Fade r": front/re ar volume dis tribution. 2. "S ound"
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4. S e le ct the de s ire d s e tting. 3. "Bang & Olufs e n"

4. S e le ct the de s ire d s ound s e tting.
Ԧ "S tudio": s tudio s ound.
Ԧ "Expande d": ope n room s ound.

C e n t e r s p e a ke r
An additional s pe ake r is provide d in the ce ntre
of the ins trume nt pane l. This automatically e x-
te nds whe n Ente rtainme nt is s witche d on and is
illuminate d according to the illumination s e tting.
5. Adjus ting: turn the controlle r.
With Ente rtainme nt s witche d off or m ute
6. S aving: pre s s the controlle r. s witching, the s pe ake r contracts again.

Mu lt ic h a n n e l re p ro d u c t io n , Vo lu m e
s u rro u n d
Ge n e ra l
Ge n e ra l Ԧ "S pe e d volum e ": adaptation of the volume
Choice of s te re o and m ultichanne l re produc- de pe nding on s pe e d.
tion, s urround. Ԧ With Bang & Olufs e n High End S urround
S ound S ys te m: automatic adjus tme nt of the
Ad ju s t in g volum e de pe nding on drive nois e s audible in
1. "Multime dia", "Radio" or "S e ttings " the inte rior, for e xample wind nois e , no e xtra
2. "S ound" s e tting ne e de d through S pe e d Volum e .
3. "S urround" or"L7 s urround" Ԧ "P DC": volume of the P DC s ound s ignal re l-
ative to the s ound output from the e nte r-
Whe n s urround is activate d, multichanne l re -
tainm e nt s ys te m.
production is s imulate d whe n playing an audio
track in s te re o. Ԧ "Gong": volume of the s ound s ignal, for e x-
am ple for s e at be lt re minde r, in re lation to
LOGIC7 and the LOGIC7 logo are re gis te re d
the s ound output from the e nte rtainme nt
trade marks of Le xicon, Inc., a company of the
s ys te m .
Harman Inte rnational Group.
Ԧ "Microphone ": microphone volume during a
te le phone call.
Ba n g & O lu fs e n Hig h En d Ԧ "Louds pe ak.": louds pe ake r volume during a
S u rro u n d S o u n d S ys t e m te le phone call.
The following volum e s are s tore d only for the
The s e ttings for louds pe ake r illumination are re s pe ctive conne cte d te le phone :
s ave d for the re mote control curre ntly in us e .
"Microphone ", "Louds pe ak.".

S e t t in g t h e s o u n d Ad ju s t in g
1. "Multime dia", "Radio" or "S e ttings "
1. "Multim e dia", "Radio" or "S e ttings "
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3. "Volum e s e ttings "

4. S e le ct the de s ire d volum e s e tting.

5. Adjus ting: turn the controlle r.

6. S aving: pre s s the controlle r.

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Ra d io
Ve h ic le Eq u ip m e n t S ound outp ut
This chapte r de s cribe s all s tandard, national and
S wit c h in g o n /o ff
s pe cial e quipme nt provide d in the m ode l s e rie s .
The re fore e quipm e nt not available in a ve hicle is With the ignition s witche d off:
als o de s cribe d, for e xample the s e le cte d s pe cial pre s s button.
e quipm e nt or national ve rs ion. That als o applie s
to s afe ty-re le vant functions and s ys te ms .

C o n t ro l fu n c t io n s Mu t in g
With the ignition s witche d on, or
P re s s the button Function e ngine running: pre s s button.
P re s s : s witch s ound output
on/off.
Turn: s e t volume .

AM/FM s t a t io n s
S witche s e nte rtainme nt
s ource s . S e le c t in g s t a t io n
Change s tation/track 1. "Radio"
2. "FM" or "AM"
Favourite s buttons The s tation las t playe d is playe d and s hown.

Traffic inform ation on/off

Change wave band

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3. "FM s tations ", "AM s tations " or 4. Highlight the de s ire d s tation.
"S ave d s tations ".

5. P re s s and hold down the controlle r.

4. S e le ct the de s ire d s tation. 6. Mark de s ire d s torage place and pre s s con-
trolle r.
The s tations are s ave d for the re m ote control
curre ntly in us e .
The s tations can als o be s ave d on the favourite s
buttons .
With navigation s ys te m: The s tation can als o be
s tore d on the favourite buttons .

Ma n u a l s t a t io n s e le c t io n
The s e le cte d s tation is s ave d for the re mote
S tation s e le ction via fre que ncy.
control curre ntly in us e .
1. "Radio"
C h a n g in g s t a t io n s 2. "FM" or "AM"
S e le ct s ymbol or . 3. "FM s tations " or "AM s tations "
Us ing buttons on the radio: 4. "Manual s e arch"
P re s s the button. 5. S e le ct anothe r band as ne ce s s ary.
6. To s e le ct the fre que ncy: turn the controlle r.

S a vin g s t a t io n s
1. "Radio"
2. "FM" or "AM"
3. "FM s tations " or "AM s tations "

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Re n a m e s t a t io n 4. Call up "Options ".

A s tation with changing s tation nam e s can be 5. "RDS "
re name d.
1. "Radio"
2. "FM"
3. S e le ct the de s ire d s tation.
4. Call up "Options ".
5. "Re name as :"
Wait until the de s ire d name is dis playe d.
The s e le cte d s tation name is in the lis t of curre nt
s tations and the s tore d s tation is s e le cte d. The s e tting is s ave d for the re m ote control cur-
re ntly in us e .
Dis p la yin g a d d it io n a l in fo rm a t io n
If a radio s tation broadcas ts a radio te xt or radio
te xt plus , this inform ation can be s hown, for e x-
Dig it a l ra d io DAB, DAB/DMB
am ple , title or pe rform e r of a pie ce of mus ic.
P rin c ip le
Availability, conte nt and s e que nce de pe nd on
the radio s tation. Digital s tations are bundle d into what are known
as bouque ts . S ome s tations fe ature additional
1. "Radio" programm e s . S ports s tations , for e xample , may
2. "FM" broadcas t various s ports e ve nts at the s ame
3. "FM s tations " time .

4. S e le ct s tation. De pe nding on what the s tation provide s , addi-

tional information or e ve n image s trans m itte d by
5. Call up "Options ".
the s tation can be s hown.
6. "S tation information"
S e le c t in g s t a t io n
RDS 1. "Radio"

P rin c ip le 2. "DAB/DMB"

RDS broadcas ts additional information in the 3. "DAB/DMB s tations "

FM wave band, for e xample the s tation nam e .
For a s tation with a numbe r of fre que ncie s , an
automatic change ove r to the fre que ncy with the
be s t re ce ption quality take s place if re quire d.

S w it c h in g o n /o ff
It is re comm e nde d that you s witch on RDS .
1. "Radio"
2. "FM"
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4. S e le ct the top e ntry in the lis t: "All 4. S e le ct the de s ire d s tation.

e ns e mble s " or e ve rything s hown.

5. P re s s the controlle r again.

5. S e le ct the de s ire d s tation. 6. S e le ct the de s ire d me mory location.
The s tations are s ave d for the re m ote control
curre ntly in us e .
The s tations can als o be s ave d on the favourite s
buttons or radio s tation buttons .

Ad d it io n a l in fo rm a t io n
If a radio s tation broadcas ts a radio te xt or radio
te xt plus , this inform ation can be s hown, for e x-
am ple , title or pe rforme r of a pie ce of mus ic or
S ome inform ation on the s tation playing and the te le phone num be r or e -mail addre s s of the
s che dule is s hown. The type of inform ation de - radio s tation. Availability, conte nt and s e que nce
pe nds on what the s tation is s e nding. de pe nd on the radio s tation.

C h a n g in g s t a t io n s 1. "Radio"
S e le ct s ymbol or . 2. "DAB/DMB"
Or 3. "DAB/DMB s tations "

P re s s the button. 4. S e le ct the de s ire d s tation.

5. Call up "Options ".
6. "S tation information"
C h a n g in g t h e e n s e m b le
It is only pos s ible to change the e ns e m ble if the
following has be e n s e le cte d: "All e ns e mble s ".
P re s s and hold down the button.

S a vin g s t a t io n s
1. "Radio"
2. "DAB/DMB"
3. "DAB/DMB s tations "

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Au t o m a t ic s t a t io n fo llo win g for e xample , m ay broadcas t various s ports

e ve nts at the s ame time .
Ge n e ra l
1. "Radio"
With s tation following activate d, the radio auto-
2. "DAB/DMB"
m atically s witche s to a ne w s tation whe n the
pre vious one can no longe r be re ce ive d. 3. "DAB/DMB s tations "
Firs t of all, a s e arch is run for the s tation in an- 4. S e le ct the de s ire d s tation.
othe r e ns e m ble . If it is not available in anothe r 5. P re s s the controlle r.
e ns e mble , the s tation's analogue fre que ncy is 6. S e le ct the additional s tation.
s e arche d for.
Automatic change ove r is only pos s ible if the Ele c t ro n ic P ro g ra m m e Gu id e
corre s ponding s tation's s ignal is available in ad- S e ve ral s tations broadcas t the ir programm e
e quate quality and the IDs of the s tations m atch. guide e le ctronically.

En a b lin g a u t o m a t ic s t a t io n fo llo win g 1. "Radio"

1. "Radio" 2. "DAB/DMB"
2. "DAB/DMB" 3. "P rogramm e "
3. Call up "Options ". The radio s che dule for the programme on now
4. "S tation s witching" and ne xt is s hown.

En la rg e im a g e
If a radio s tation trans mits image s , the s e are
s hown. The image dis play can be s hown e n-
large d.
1. "Radio"
2. "DAB/DMB"
3. "Enlarge image "
Re duce im age again: tip controlle r to the le ft.
S ym bol Me aning

A digital s tation is re produce d in an- S a ve d s t a t io n s

alogue .

A digital s tation is re produce d digi- Ge n e ra l

tally in anothe r group. Forty s tations can be s ave d.

The s e tting is s ave d for the re mote control cur-

C a llin g u p a s t a t io n
re ntly in us e . 1. "Radio"
2. "S ave d s tations "
Ad d it io n a l p ro g ra m m e s 3. S e le ct the de s ire d s tation.
S ymbol indicate s that a s e le cte d s tation con-
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S a vin g s t a t io n s Tra ffic re p o rt s

The curre ntly s e le cte d s tation is s ave d.
Dis p la y in t h e s t a t u s fie ld
1. "Radio"
Ԧ TP white : traffic radio s witche d on, traffic
2. "S ave d s tations "
radio s tation available .
3. "S ave s tation"
Ԧ TP gre y: traffic radio s witche d on, no traffic
radio s tation available .
Ԧ No dis play: Traffic P rogram is s witche d off.

S wit c h in g o n /o ff
P re s s the button.
The traffic re port s tation with the s tron-
ge s t re ce ption is chos e n.

The s e tting is s ave d for the re mote control cur-

4. S e le ct the de s ire d me mory location. re ntly in us e .
The lis t of s ave d s tations is s ave d for the re mote
control curre ntly in us e . In t e rru p t in g
The s tations can als o be s ave d on the favourite s P re s s one of the following buttons during a traf-
buttons . fic radio re port:
Ԧ
Wit h o u t n a vig a t io n s ys t e m a n d
t e le p h o n e : s t o re s t a t io n o n ra d io
Ԧ
s t a t io n b u t t o n s
1. S e le ct the de s ire d s tation.
Ad ju s t in g t h e vo lu m e
2. P re s s the de s ire d button for longe r
Turn the knob during a traffic re -
than two s e conds .
port until the de s ire d volum e is
To call up a s tore d s tation, brie fly pre s s ure the obtaine d.
corre s ponding button.

De le t in g a s t a t io n
1. "Radio"
2. "S ave d s tations "
3. S e le ct the de s ire d s tation.
4. Call up "Options ".
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C D/DVD
Ve h ic le Eq u ip m e n t S ound outp ut
This chapte r de s cribe s all s tandard, national and
S wit c h in g o n /o ff
s pe cial e quipme nt provide d in the m ode l s e rie s .
The re fore e quipm e nt not available in a ve hicle is With the ignition s witche d off:
als o de s cribe d, for e xample the s e le cte d s pe cial pre s s button.
e quipm e nt or national ve rs ion. That als o applie s
to s afe ty-re le vant functions and s ys te ms .

C o n t ro l fu n c t io n s Mu t in g
With the ignition s witche d on, or
P re s s the button Function e ngine running: pre s s button.
P re s s : s witch s ound output
on/off.
Turn: s e t volume .

P la yb a c k
S witche s e nte rtainme nt
s ource s . In s e rt in g a C D/ DVD
Change s tation/track Ins e rt the CD/DVD with the labe l s ide uppe r-
mos t.
Favourite s buttons The dis k be gins to play autom atically.
It may take a fe w m inute s to re ad compre s s e d
Traffic inform ation on/off audio file s .

S t a rt in g p la y
Change wave band
A CD/DVD is in the CD/DVD playe r or the DVD
change r.
Eje ct CD/DVD
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3. S e le ct the de s ire d CD or DVD. S e le c t in g a t ra c k u s in g iDrive

Au d io C Ds

S ymbol Me aning

CD/DVD playe r S e le ct the de s ire d track to s tart playback.

... DVD change r C Ds /DVDs w it h c o m p re s s e d a u d io file s

CD/DVD playe r in the re ar De pe nding on the data, it might occur that not
all characte rs on the CD/DVD are dis playe d cor-
re ctly.
Fo rm a t s t h a t c a n b e p la ye d
1. S e le ct the dire ctory as appropriate .
Ԧ DVD-ROM, DVD-R, DVD+R, DVD-RW, DVD
+RW, DVD-R DL, DVD+R DL, DVD-Audio, To change to a highe r-le ve l dire ctory: tilt the
DVD-Vide o. controlle r to the le ft.
Ԧ CD: CD-ROM, CD-R, CD-RW, CD-DA.
Ԧ Compre s s e d audio file s : m p3, wma, aac,
m 4a, m 4b, ogg.

Re m o ve t h e C D/DVD

1. P re s s the button.
The CD/DVD is pus he d out s lightly.
2. Re move the CD/DVD.
2. S e le ct the de s ire d track to s tart playback.

Au d io
S e le c t in g a t ra c k u s in g b u t t o n
P re s s button re pe ate dly until the de -
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Dis p la yin g t ra c k in fo rm a t io n 4. Call up "Options ".

5. "Random"

If inform ation is s ave d for a track, this is dis -

playe d automatically:
Ԧ Artis t. Fa s t fo rw a rd /re w in d
Ԧ Album nam e Ke e p button pre s s e d.
Ԧ Numbe r of tracks on the CD/DVD.
Ԧ File nam e of the track.
Ԧ Track image of the CD/DVD. Vid e o
Up d a t in g a lb u m in fo rm a t io n Ge n e ra l
The album information for a CD is s hown auto- The vide o image is s hown on the front control
m atically. If the album information is not s hown dis play up to a s pe e d of approxim ate ly 3 km/h.
corre ctly, be caus e the re are s e ve ral s imilar al- In s om e countrie s , it is only s hown with the park-
bum s , the album inform ation can be update d. ing brake e ngage d or in ge ar pos ition P .
1. "Multime dia"
C o u n t ry c o d e s
2. "CD/DVD"
Only DVDs with the code of your home re gion
3. Call up "Options ". can be playe d. S e e als o the information on your
4. "Album information" DVD.
5. S e le ct the de s ire d e ntry. Code Re gion

Ra n d o m p la yb a c k 1 US A, Canada
All the tracks on the CD/DVD are playe d in ran- 2 J apan, Europe , Middle Eas t, S outh Af-
dom orde r. rica
1. "Multime dia" 3 S outh-Eas t As ia
2. "CD/DVD"
4 Aus tralia, Ce ntral and S outh Am e rica,
3. S e le ct the de s ire d CD or DVD. Ne w Ze aland

5 North-We s t As ia, North Africa

6 China

0 All re gions

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P la yb a c k S e le c t in g la n g u a g e
1. "Multim e dia" The language s available de pe nd on the DVD.
2. "CD/DVD" 1. Turn the controlle r while the DVD is playing.
3. S e le ct a DVD with vide o conte nt. 2. Call up "Options ".
4. "P lay" 3. "Audio/language "

Vid e o m e n u
To ope n the Vide o me nu:
P re s s button during playback.

S ymbol Function

Calls up the DVD m e nu.

S tarts playback.
4. S e le ct the de s ire d language .
Paus e

S top
S e le c t in g s u b t it le s
The available s ubtitle s de pe nd on the DVD.
Ne xt chapte r
1. Turn the controlle r while the DVD is playing.
Pre vious chapte r
2. Call up "Options ".
Fas t forward 3. "S ubtitle s "
Re wind 4. S e le ct the de s ire d language or "Do not
dis play s ubtitle s ".
For fas t forward/re wind: e ach tim e the controlle r
is pre s s e d, the s pe e d incre as e s . To s top, s tart
playback.

DVD m e n u
Many DVDs have the ir own me nu. The dis play
de pe nds on the conte nts of the DVD.

1. P re s s button to call up the vide o me nu.

2. "DVD me nu" S e t t in g t h e b rig h t n e s s , c o n t ra s t , c o lo u r
3. To s e le ct m e nu ite ms : tilt and pre s s the con- 1. Turn the controlle r while the DVD is playing.
trolle r.
2. Call up "Options ".

DVD S e t t in g s 3. "Dis play s e ttings "

De pe nding on the DVD, s om e s e ttings are only

pos s ible via the DVD me nu, s e e als o information
on your DVD.

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4. "Brightne s s ", "Contras t" or "Colour" S e le c t c a m e ra a n g le

The availability of an alte rnative cam e ra angle
de pe nds on the DVD and the curre nt track on
the DVD.
1. Turn the controlle r while the DVD is playing.
2. Call up "Options ".
3. "Furthe r options "
4. "Vie wing angle "
5. S e le ct the de s ire d angle of vie w.
5. Turn the controlle r until the de s ire d s e tting
is re ache d and pre s s the controlle r. C a llin g u p t h e m a in m e n u , Ba c k
The s e functions are not include d on e ve ry DVD.
S e le c t in g zo o m The re fore , the y may not be available for us e .
Dis play vide o picture ove r full s cre e n.
1. Turn the controlle r while the DVD is playing.
DVD c h a n g e r
2. Call up "Options ".
3. "Furthe r options " Ge n e ra l
4. "Zoom mode " The DVD change r is locate d, de pe nding on the
ve hicle , in the glove box, through the glove box
or in the boot be hind the le ft s ide trim.

O ve rvie w

S e le c t in g t it le
DVD vide o:
1. With the DVD me nu dis playe d, turn the con-
1 Em ptying the DVD compartm e nts
trolle r.
2 LED on the DVD compartm e nt
2. Call up "Options ".
3 Buttons for DVD compartm e nts
3. "Furthe r options "
4 DVD compartme nt
4. "S e le ct title "
5 Filling the DVD compartme nts
5. S e le ct the de s ire d title .

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Fillin g t h e DVD c o m p a rt m e n t s Re m o vin g C Ds /DVDs in d ivid u a lly

in d ivid u a lly
1. P re s s the button once .
1. P re s s the button once . 2. S e le ct the DVD compartme nt.
The LED on the firs t vacant compartme nt The CD/DVD is pus he d out s lightly.
flas he s .
3. Re m ove the CD/DVD.
2. S e le ct a diffe re nt comp artm e nt if ne ce s s ary.
3. Wait until the LEDs on the DVD compart- Re m o vin g a ll C Ds /DVDs
m e nt flas h.
4. Ins e rt a s ingle CD or DVD in the ce ntre . 1. Hold down the button once .
The CD/DVD is pulle d in automatically and 2. Re m ove the CDs /DVDs .
s tore d in the s e le cte d compartme nt.
In t e rru p t fu n c t io n
Ins e rting CDs /DVDs
Filling the DVD trays or re moving the CDs /DVDs
Only ins e rt CD/DVD if the LEDs on the may be inte rrupte d.
DVD compartme nt are flas hing, othe rwis e the
P re s s the appropriate button.
CD/DVD or the DVD change r could be damage d.
Ԧ
Do not force the CD/DVD into the drive ; it could
jam and you might not be able to e je ct it.ԯ
Ԧ
Fillin g a ll t h e a va ila b le DVD
c o m p a rt m e n t s
Fa u lt s
1. Hold down the button once . If the LEDs on the DVD s lot and the LEDs on the
DVD trays flas h rapidly, the re is a fault.
The LEDs on the vacant compartme nts
flas h. Re pairing the fault:

2. Wait until the LEDs on the DVD compart- 1. P re s s one of the following buttons :
m e nt flas h and the n ins e rt a CD or DVD, Ԧ
m aking s ure it is ce ntre d.
The CDs /DVDs are drawn in automatically Ԧ
and s towe d in the e m pty com partme nts .
Ins e rting CDs /DVDs The las t CD/DVD ins e rte d is pus he d out
Only ins e rt CD/DVD if the LEDs on the s lightly.
DVD compartme nt are flas hing, othe rwis e the 2. Re m ove the CD/DVD.
CD/DVD or the DVD change r could be damage d. Whe n the LEDs are no longe r flas hing quickly,
Do not force the CD/DVD into the drive ; it could the DVD change r is ope rational again.
jam and you might not be able to e je ct it.ԯ
P la yin g a u d io t ra c ks
It may take a fe w minute s to re ad the CDs /DVDs
afte r loading. The audio track of a DVD can be playe d e ve n if
vide o playback is not pos s ible in the ve hicle .
Only the main film is playe d, without intro or e x-
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S t a rt in g p la y C Ds a n d DVDs
The re is a DVD in the DVD change r. Us ing CDs /DVDs
1. "Multime dia" Ԧ Do not us e CDs /DVDs with adhe s ive
2. "CD/DVD" labe ls that have be e n affixe d s ubs e -
que ntly, as the s e may pe e l off while in
3. S e le ct the de s ire d DVD. the drive as a re s ult of the te mpe ra-
ture s to which the s e me dia are e x-
S e le c t in g a c h a p t e r u s in g t h e b u t t o n pos e d during playing. This could dam-
P re s s button re pe ate dly until the de - age the s ys te m irre parably.
s ire d chapte r is playe d. Ԧ Us e only round CDs /DVDs with a s tandard
diam e te r of 12 cm and do not us e CDs /DVDs
S e le c t in g a c h a p t e r u s in g iDrive in conjunction with adapte rs , for e xample
CD s ingle s . Othe rwis e the CDs or the
1. "Multime dia"
adapte r could jam and be im pos s ible to
2. "CD/DVD" e je ct.
3. S e le ct the de s ire d DVD. Ԧ Do not us e combine d CD/DVDs , for e xample
4. S e le ct the de s ire d chapte r. DVD P lus , as othe rwis e the CD/DVD could
jam and be im pos s ible to e je ct.ԯ
Fa s t fo rwa rd /re win d
Ge n e ra l m a lfu n c t io n s
Ke e p button p re s s e d.
Ԧ The CD/DVD playe rs and change rs have
be e n optim is e d for ope ration in your ve hicle .
S e le c t in g la n g u a g e In s om e ins tance s , the y m ay be m ore s e n-
s itive to faulty CDs /DVDs than de vice s for
The language s available de pe nd on the DVD.
s tationary us e .
1. "Multime dia" Ԧ If a CD/DVD cannot be playe d back, firs t
2. "CD/DVD" che ck whe the r it has be e n ins e rte d cor-
3. S e le ct the de s ire d DVD. re ctly.

4. Call up "Options ".

At m o s p h e ric h u m id it y
5. "Audio/language "
The CD/DVD or the focus s ing le ns can carry
6. S e le ct the de s ire d language . conde ns ation due to high humidity and playback
may te mporarily not be pos s ible .

No t e s Ma lfu n c t io n s w it h in d ivid u a l C Ds /DVDs

If malfunctions occur only with individual CDs /
C D/DVD p la ye r a n d c h a n g e r DVDs , this can be due to one of the following:
Do not re move the cove r
All BMW CD/DVD playe rs and change rs
S e lf- re c o rd e d C Ds /DVDs
are Clas s 1 las e r products . Do not ope rate whe n Ԧ With s e lf-re corde d CDs /DVDs , pos s ible
the cove r is dam age d, othe rwis e it could caus e caus e s include incons is te nt data-cre ation
s e ve re e ye injurie s .ԯ or burning proce s s , low quality or high age
of the CD/DVD blank.

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Ԧ Only write on the uppe r s ide of CDs /DVDs

us ing a s pe cial marke r pe n.

Da m a g e
Ԧ Avoid caus ing finge rprints and prote ct
agains t dus t, s cratche s and mois ture .
Ԧ S tore CDs /DVDs in a cas e .
Ԧ Do not e xpos e CDs /DVDs to te mpe rature s
above 50 ǔ, high le ve ls of humidity or dire ct
s unlight.

C Ds /DVDs w it h c o p y p ro t e c t io n
CDs /DVDs are ofte n copy-prote cte d by the
m anufacture r. This could re s ult in CDs /DVDs
be ing impos s ible to play, or only be ing playable
with re s trictions .

MAC RO VIS ION

This product contains copyrighte d te chnology
bas e d on a num be r of re gis te re d US pate nts and
inte lle ctual prope rty of the Macrovis ion Corpo-
ration and othe r manufacture rs . The us e of this
copy prote ction mus t be approve d by Macrovi-
s ion. Me dia with the corre s ponding prote ction –
unle s s othe rwis e agre e d with Macrovis ion – may
only be s hown private ly. It is prohibite d to copy
this te chnology.

DTS Dig it a l S u rro u n d ™

Manufacture d unde r lice nce of US pat-
e nt numbe rs : 5,4 51,942; 5,956,674;
5,974 ,380; 5,978,762; 6,4 87,535 & and othe r
pate nts is s ue d and applie d for in the US A and
worldwide . DTS and the logo are re gis te re d
trade m arks & DTS Digital S urround and the DTS
logos are trade marks of DTS Inc. © DTS , Inc. All
rights re s e rve d.

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Mu s ic c o lle c t io n
Ve h ic le Eq u ip m e n t ognition te chnology and re late d conte nt de liv-
e ry. For m ore inform ation, ple as e vis it
This chapte r de s cribe s all s tandard, national and www.grace note .com.
s pe cial e quipme nt provide d in the m ode l s e rie s .
CD and mus ic-re late d data from Grace note , Inc.,
The re fore e quipm e nt not available in a ve hicle is
copyright © 2000-2009 Grace note . Grace note
als o de s cribe d, for e xample the s e le cte d s pe cial
S oftware , copyright © 2000-2 009 Grace note .
e quipm e nt or national ve rs ion. That als o applie s
This product and s e rvice may practice one or
to s afe ty-re le vant functions and s ys te ms .
more of the following U.S . P ate nts : # 5.987.525;
# 6.061.680; # 6.154.773, # 6.1 61.132,
# 6.230.192, # 6.230.207, # 6.2 40.459,
Mu s ic m e m o ry # 6.330.593, and othe r pate nts is s ue d or pe nd-
ing. S om e s e rvice s s upplie d unde r lice ns e from
P rin c ip le Ope n Globe , Inc. for U.S . P ate nt: # 6.304.523.
Tracks from CDs /DVDs and US B m e dia can be
s ave d in the mus ic colle ction on a hard dis k in S a vin g fro m C D/DVD
the ve hicle and playe d from the re . 1. Ins e rt a CD or DVD in the CD/DVD playe r.
2. "Multim e dia"
Ge n e ra l
Ԧ Audio CD: tracks are conve rte d into a com- 3. "CD/DVD"
pre s s e d audio form at. Inform ation on the al- 4. S e le ct the s ymbol for the CD/DVD playe r.
bum , for e xample artis t, is s ave d, if applica- 5. "S ave in ve hicle "
ble .
Ԧ CD/DVD or US B m e dium with compre s s e d
audio file s : the e ntire conte nt of the CD/DVD
or US B me dium is s ave d as an album in the
ve hicle . All audio file s with the formats s up-
porte d, s e e page 4 2, in the ve hicle are
s tore d. Tracks and dire ctorie s can be de -
le te d late r individually, De le te tracks and di-
re ctory, s e e page 54.

No t e s The m us ic colle ction is dis playe d and the firs t

track of the CD/DVD is playe d. The tracks are
Tracks with copy prote ction, DRM, are s ave d,
playe d in the normal orde r during s aving.
but cannot be playe d.
During s aving, be ar the following in mind:
Backing up m us ic data
Do not s witch to the CD/DVD playe r and do not
Back up m us ic data re gularly, as othe rwis e re move the CD from the CD/DVD playe r, as oth-
it could be los t in the e ve nt of a fault in the hard e rwis e s aving is inte rrupte d. It is pos s ible to
dis k.ԯ change ove r to the othe r audio s ource s without
Mus ic re cognition te chnology and re - inte rrupting s aving. Tracks of the curre nt CD/
late d data are provide d by Grace note ® . DVD that have alre ady be e n s ave d can als o be
Grace note is the indus try s tandard in mus ic re c- calle d up.

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In t e rru p t in g s a vin g Ԧ S uitable m e dia: US B mas s s torage facilitie s ,

1. "Multim e dia" for e xample US B me mory s ticks or MP 3
playe rs with US B inte rface .
2. "CD/DVD"
Ԧ Uns uitable me dia: US B hard dis ks , US B
3. "S aving..."
hubs , US B me mory card re ade rs with a
numbe r of bays , Apple iP od/iP hone . Mus ic
from an Apple iP od/iP hone can be playe d in
the AUX-IN port or US B inte rface in the ce n-
tre armre s t.
Ԧ File s ys te m s : curre nt file s ys te ms for US B
de vice s are s upporte d. FAT 32 form at is
re com me nde d.
1. Conne ct US B m e dium to the US B inte rface
in the ce ntre armre s t.
4. "Cance l s aving"
2. "Multime dia"
The s aving proce s s is inte rrupte d and can be
3. "Mus ic colle ction"
continue d at any tim e .
4. Call up "Options ".
Re s u m in g s a vin g 5. "Mus ic data im port/e xport"
1. "Multim e dia" 6. "Import m us ic (US B)"
2. "CD/DVD"
3. S e le ct the s ymbol for the CD/DVD playe r.
4. "Continue s aving"
CD/DVD s aving is continue d at the s tart of the
track for which s aving was inte rrupte d.

In fo rm a t io n o n t h e a lb u m
During the s aving proce s s , the information, for
e xample the name of the artis t, is s ave d for the
tracks if this information is available in the data-
bas e in the ve hicle or on the CD. P la yin g m u s ic
To update the databas e , contact your S e rvice
ce ntre . Mu s ic s e a rc h
If no information is s ave d for the tracks , it might All tracks for which information is s ave d can be
be pos s ible to update the e ntire album inform a- calle d up via m us ic s e arch. All tracks for which
tion, s e e page 54, of the CD via BMW Online . no inform ation is s ave d can be calle d up via the
mus ic dire ctory.
S a vin g fro m a US B m e d iu m
1. "Multime dia"
To s ave mus ic, a s uitable me dium mus t be con-
2. "Mus ic colle ction"
ne cte d to the US B inte rface in the ce ntre arm-
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3. "Mus ic s e arch" 3. Call up the de s ire d cate gory, for e xam-

ple ›S e le ct artis t‹.
4. S ay the de s ire d e ntry from the lis t.
5. S e le ct furthe r cate gorie s as appropriate .
S e le cting the track dire ctly: ›Track ...‹.
S ay the s poke n command and the name of the
de s ire d track toge the r in one command.

Mu s ic Dire c t o ry
All albums s tore d are lis te d in the mus ic dire c-
4. S e le ct the de s ire d cate gory.
tory.

1. "Multim e dia"
2. "Mus ic colle ction"
3. "Mus ic s e arch"
4. "S e arch folde r"
All dire ctorie s s tore s are s hown as a lis t.
5. S e le ct de s ire d dire ctory.
To change to a highe r-le ve l dire ctory: tilt the
5. S e le ct the de s ire d e ntry: controlle r to the le ft.
Ԧ S e le ct "A-Z s e arch" and m ake the de -
S ymbol Format
s ire d e ntry.
All e ntrie s containing the characte r Audio CD
s tring e nte re d are lis te d, e ve n if this is
Com pre s s e d audio file s
not at the s tart of the e ntry.
Ԧ S e le ct the de s ire d e ntry from the lis t.
S o rt m u s ic d ire c t o ry
6. S e le ct furthe r cate gorie s as appropriate .
The lis t can be s orte d alphabe tically by name or
The tracks found are lis te d in alphabe tical by s torage date .
orde r.
1. "S orting"
7. "P lay s e le ction"
2. "By name " or "By date "
S t a rt in g n e w m u s ic s e a rc h
"Re s e t s e arch" C u rre n t ly p la yin g
Lis ting of the track which is curre ntly be ing
Mu s ic s e a rc h u s in g vo ic e c o n t ro l playe d back. For e xam ple , the lis t of tracks found
via the m us ic s e arch, a playlis t or lis t of s imilar
For the handbook for the voice control s ys te m ,
tracks found.
s e e Owne r's Handbook for the ve hicle .
1. "Multim e dia"
1. P re s s the button on the s te e ring 2. "Mus ic colle ction"
whe e l.
2. ›Mus ic s e arch‹

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3. "Curre ntly playing" A maximum of 100 title s are s tore d. The numbe r
of playlis ts is re s tricte d and an old playlis t m ay
be de le te d whe n s toring a ne w one .

Fa vo u rit e s
If a track is curre ntly be ing playe d, this can be
marke d and s tore d as a favourite .

S t o re t ra c k a s a fa vo u rit e
A track m us t be curre ntly be playing to s tore it
4. If applicable , s e le ct the de s ire d track. as a favourite .
1. "Multime dia"
P la ylis t s
2. "Mus ic colle ction"
1. "Multim e dia"
3. "Add to favourite s "
2. "Mus ic colle ction"
3. "P laylis ts " C a llin g u p s t o re d fa vo u rit e s
The following lis ts are s hown: 1. "Multime dia"
Ԧ "My favourite s " 2. "Mus ic colle ction"
All tracks which have be e n marke d as fa- 3. "P laylis ts "
vourite . 4. "My favourite s "
Ԧ "Top 50" 5. S e le ct the de s ire d title .
The 50 mos t playe d tracks . The favourite s can be s tore d in the ve hicle as a
Ԧ "More m us ic like this " playlis t, s e e page 52.
All playlis ts which have be autom atically cre -
ate d by s e arching for s imilar m us ic. De le t in g in d ivid u a l t ra c ks fro m
fa vo u rit e s
De le t e p la ylis t 1. The track which is to be de le te d from the lis t
1. "P laylis ts " of favourite s is to be calle d up.

2. Mark playlis t which is to be de le te d. 2. "De le te from favourite s "

3. Call up "Options ".

De le t e in d ivid u a l t ra c k fro m fa vo u rit e s
4. "De le te playlis t"
Individual or othe r tracks can be de le te d from
favourite s .
S im ila r m u s ic
Mus ic s tore d in the ve hicle s im ilar to the track 1. "P laylis ts "
curre ntly playing can be s e arche d for. 2. "My favourite s "

1. "Multim e dia" 3. Call up "Options ".

2. "Mus ic colle ction" 4. "De le te all tracks from favourite s "

3. "More like this (local)"

A playlis t with the track found is s tore d.

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S t o re fa vo u rit e s a s p la ylis t s Ma n a g in g m u s ic
The lis t of favourite s can be s tore d in the ve hicle
as a playlis t. Mu s ic Dire c t o ry
1. "My favourite s "
Re n a m e fo ld e r o r t ra c k
2. Call up "Options ".
If applicable , the name of the album is e nte re d
3. "S ave as playlis t" automatically during s aving. If the nam e is un-
known it can als o be change d.
Au d io b o o ks a n d p o d c a s t s
1. "Multim e dia"
Audio books and podcas ts can be calle d up s e p-
arate ly. 2. "Mus ic colle ction"
3. "Mus ic s e arch"
1. "More me dia"
4. "S e arch folde r"
2. Call up de s ire d e ntry:
5. Mark de s ire d folde r or title .
Ԧ "Audio books "
6. Call up "Options ".
Ԧ "P odcas ts "
7. "Re nam e track" or "Re nam e folde r"
3. S e le ct the dire ctory as appropriate .
4. Call up de s ire d file .

Ra n d o m p la yb a c k
All the tracks in the s e le ction are playe d in ran-
dom orde r.
1. "Multime dia"
2. "Mus ic colle ction"
3. Call up "Options ".
8. S e le ct the le tte rs individually.
4. "Random "
De le t e d ire c t o ry
A dire ctory cannot be de le te d if a track is be ing
playe d back dire ctly from it.

1. "Multim e dia"
2. "Mus ic colle ction"
3. "Mus ic s e arch"
4. "S e arch folde r"
5. Mark de s ire d dire ctory.
6. Call up "Options ".
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De le t e t ra c k a n d fo ld e r Mu s ic c o lle c t io n
It m ay not be pos s ible to de le te a track while it
is be ing playe d. A folde r cannot be de le te d if a Ba c kin g u p m u s ic c o lle c t io n
track is be ing playe d back dire ctly from it. The e ntire m us ic colle ction can be backe d up on
a US B me dium . Ens ure that the US B me dium
1. "Multim e dia"
has ade quate fre e capacity.
2. "Mus ic colle ction"
De pe nding on the num be r of tracks , backing up
3. "Mus ic s e arch" the mus ic colle ction can take up to two hours .
4. "S e arch folde r" This is why it is be s t to make the backup during
5. Highlight the folde r or track. a longe r journe y. If the backup cannot be cre -
ate d, do not re m ove US B me dium , the back-up
6. Call up "Options ". will be continue d on the ne xt journe y.
7. "De le te folde r" or "De le te track"
1. S tart the e ngine .
Alb u m in fo rm a t io n 2. Conne ct US B m e dium to the US B inte rface
If no information was s ave d for audio CDs during in the ce ntre armre s t.
s aving, it can be update d late r via BMW Online 3. "Multime dia"
as re quire d. 4. "Mus ic colle ction"
The update take s place for e ach individual al- 5. Call up "Options ".
bum.
6. "Mus ic data im port/e xport"

Up d a t in g a lb u m in fo rm a t io n via BMW 7. "Backup m us ic on US B"

O n lin e
1. "Multim e dia"
2. "Mus ic colle ction"
3. "Mus ic s e arch"
4. "S e arch folde r"
5. Highlight the de s ire d album .
6. Call up "Options ".
7. "Album inform ation"
8. "Update album inform ation" S a vin g m u s ic c o lle c t io n t o t h e ve h ic le
If it was pos s ible to s ave the album information, Whe n the m us ic colle ction is s ave d from a US B
the name of the album is dis playe d. me dium to the ve hicle the e xis ting m us ic col-
le ction in the ve hicle is re place d. It is be s t to
Fre e c a p a c it y make the backup during a longe r journe y. If it
Dis play fre e capacity in the m us ic colle ction. cannot be s ave d, do not re move US B m e dium,
the s aving will be continue d on the ne xt journe y.
1. "Multim e dia"
1. "Multime dia"
2. "Mus ic colle ction"
2. "Mus ic colle ction"
3. Call up "Options ".
3. Call up "Options ".
4. "Manage mus ic colle ction"
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4. "Mus ic data im port/e xport"

5. "Re s tore mus ic from US B"

De le t in g m u s ic c o lle c t io n
1. "Multime dia"
2. "Mus ic colle ction"
3. Call up "Options ".
4. "Manage mus ic colle ction"
5. "De le te mus ic"
6. S e le ct any cate gory, the tracks of which are
to be de le te d.
7. "De le te mus ic"

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Ext e rn a l d e vic e s
Ve h ic le Eq u ip m e n t C o n n e c t in g

This chapte r de s cribe s all s tandard, national and AUX-IN port is in the ce ntre con-
s pe cial e quipm e nt provide d in the mode l s e rie s . s ole .
The re fore e quipme nt not available in a ve hicle is Conne ct the he adphone s or line -
als o de s cribe d, for e xam ple the s e le cte d s pe cial out conne ction of the e quipme nt
e quipme nt or national ve rs ion. That als o applie s to the jack conne ctor.
to s afe ty-re le vant functions and s ys te m s .
P la yb a c k
1. Conne ct the audio de vice , s witch it on and
P rin c ip le s e le ct a track.
Various e xte rnal de vice s can be conne cte d to 2. "Multime dia"
the ve hicle . S ound output is via the ve hicle loud-
3. "Exte rnal de vice s "
s pe ake rs . De pe nding on how the e xte rnal de -
vice is conne cte d to the ve hicle , it can be ope r- 4. "AUX front"
ating us ing iDrive .
Vo lu m e c o n t ro l
S ymbol Me aning
The volume of the s ound output de pe nds on the
AUX-IN port audio de vice . If this volum e diffe rs s ignificantly
from othe r audio s ource s , it make s s e ns e to bal-
US B audio inte rface ance the volum e s .
Mus ic inte rface for s m artphone s
Ad ju s t vo lu m e
Blue tooth audio
1. "Multime dia"
2. "Exte rnal de vice s "
3. "AUX front"
AUX- IN p o rt
4. "Volum e "
O ve rvie w
Ԧ Conne ction of audio de vice s is pos s ible , for
e xam ple MP 3 playe rs . The s ound output is
via the ve hicle louds pe ake rs .
Ԧ Re comm e ndation: me dium s ound and vol-
um e s e ttings on the audio de vice . The
s ound might de pe nd on the quality of the
audio file s .

5. Turn the controlle r until the de s ire d volume

s e tting is re ache d and pre s s the controlle r.

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US B a u d io in t e rfa c e /m u s ic Conne ct Apple iP od/iPhone to

the US B inte rface .
in t e rfa c e fo r s m a rt p h o n e s
The me nu s tructure of the Apple
O ve rvie w iP od/iP hone is s upporte d by the
US B audio inte rface .
Exte rnal de vice s can b e conne cte d, Ope ration
is done us ing the iDrive . The s ound output is via
the ve hicle louds pe ake rs . C o n n e c t io n o f US B d e vic e via US B
a u d io in t e rfa c e
C o n n e c t io n o p t io n s fo r e xt e rn a l The US B audio inte rface is locate d in the ce ntre
d e vic e s armre s t.
Ԧ Conne ction is via US B audio inte rface : Ap- Us e a fle xible adapte r cable for conne cting, to
ple iP od/iP hone , US B de vice s , for e xample prote ct the US B inte rface and the US B de vice
MP 3 playe r, US B m e m ory s ticks or mobile from me chanical damage , for e xample , the
phone s that are s upporte d by the US B audio adapte r cable s upplie d with the US B de vice .
inte rface .
Conne ct the US B de vice to the
Ԧ Conne ction via s nap-in adapte r, for e quip-
US B inte rface .
m e nt with m us ic inte rface for s martphone s :
Apple iP hone or m obile phone s . The me nu s tructure of the Apple
iP od/iP hone is s upporte d by the
Due to the large varie ty of the audio de vice s
US B audio inte rface .
available on the marke t, ope ration us ing the ve -
hicle cannot be e ns ure d for e ve ry de vice /m obile
phone . Aft e r c o n n e c t in g fo r t h e firs t t im e
As k at your S e rvice ce ntre re garding s uitable Information on all title s , e .g. artis t, ge nre or title ,
de vice s /m obile phone s . as we ll as the playback lis ts are trans fe rre d to
the ve hicle . This might take s om e tim e , de pe nd-
Au d io file s ing on the US B de vice and the numbe r of tracks .
Normal audio file s , vide o file s and playlis ts can During trans fe r, the tracks can be calle d up via
be re produce d. the file dire ctory.

File s ys t e m s Nu m b e r o f t ra c ks
Curre nt file s ys te ms for US B de vice s are s up- The inform ation from up to four US B de vice s or
porte d. Form ats FAT 32 and NTFS are re com- for a total of approxim ate ly 40,0 00 tracks can be
m e nde d. s ave d in the ve hicle . If a fifth de vice is conne cte d
or if more than 40,000 tracks are s ave d, the in-
C o n n e c t io n o f Ap p le iP o d /iP h o n e via formation for e xis ting tracks is de le te d.
US B a u d io in t e rfa c e
The US B audio inte rface is locate d in the ce ntre C o p y p ro t e c t io n
arm re s t. Mus ic tracks with inte grate d Digital Rights Man-
Us e a fle xible adapte r cable for conne cting, for age m e nt, (DRM), cannot be playe d.
e xample , the original adapte r cable of the iP od/
iP hone . P la yb a c k
1. "Multim e dia"
2. "Exte rnal de vice s "

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3. S e le ct s ym bol or . Not all cate gorie s ne e d to be s e le cte d. If, for

e xample , all the tracks of a ce rtain artis t are
to be dis playe d, it is s ufficie nt to call up only
this artis t. All tracks by that artis t will be dis -
playe d.
3. "P lay s e le ction"

S t a rt in g a n e w t ra c k s e a rc h
"Re s e t s e arch"

P layback is s tarte d. S e a rc h t h ro u g h d ire c t o ry

Whe n conne cting us ing the US B audio inte rface
S e a rc h in g fo r t ra c ks in the ce ntre armre s t, the file dire ctory of the
The title s are dis playe d if the y have be e n cre - de vice is s hown.
ate d with Roman le tte rs . "S e arch dire ctory"

1. "Multim e dia" A lis t of dire ctorie s and tracks is dis playe d.

2. "Exte rnal de vice s " This s ymbol m arks dire ctorie s .

3. S e le ct the or s ymbol. S e le ct track:

4. "Mus ic s e arch" S e le ct de s ire d track or dire ctory.

To change to a highe r-le ve l dire ctory tilt the
S e a rc h fo r t ra c k b y in fo rm a t io n controlle r to the le ft.
1. S e le ct the de s ire d cate gory, for e xam ple
"Ge nre " or "Artis t". P la ylis t s
All e ntrie s are s hown in a lis t. Calling up playlis ts .

Ԧ Call up "A-Z s e arch" and make the de - 1. "Multime dia"

s ire d e ntry. Whe n you e nte r a characte r, 2. "Exte rnal de vice s "
a filte r is run on the bas is of this charac-
3. S e le ct the or s ymbol.
te r as the firs t le tte r. Whe n you e nte r
s e ve ral characte rs , all the re s ults that 4. "P laylis ts "
contain this characte r s tring are dis - 5. S e le ct de s ire d playlis t.
playe d.
Ԧ S e le ct the de s ire d e ntry from the lis t. Mo re m e d ia , a u d io b o o ks , p o d c a s t s ,
vid e o s
Audio books , podcas ts and vide os can be calle d
up s e parate ly on the de vice .
1. "Multime dia"
2. "Exte rnal de vice s "
3. S e le ct the or s ymbol.
4. "More me dia"
5. Call up de s ire d me dium:
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Ԧ "P odcas ts " C u rre n t ly p la yin g

Ԧ "Vide o" Lis ting of the track which is curre ntly be ing
playe d back. For e xample , the lis t of tracks which
Vid e o p la yb a c k are found through the track s e arch or a playlis t.
1. "Multim e dia"
O ve rvie w
2. "Exte rnal de vice s "
Vide o playback is pos s ible unde r the following
pre conditions : 3. S e le ct the or s ym bol.
Ԧ iP od/iP hone : conne ction via s nap-in 4. "Curre ntly playing"
adapte r.
Ԧ US B de vice s : conne ct via US B inte rface or
Ra n d o m p la yb a c k
s nap-in adapte r. The curre nt lis t of tracks is playe d in random or-
de r.
P la yb a c k 1. "Multim e dia"
The vide o image is s hown on the front control 2. "Exte rnal de vice s "
dis play up to a s pe e d of approximate ly 3 km /h.
In s ome countrie s , it is only s hown with the park- 3. Call up "Options ".
ing brake e ngage d or in ge ar pos ition P . 4. "Random"

1. "Multime dia" iP od/iP hone : the playback lis t is s hown in ran-

dom orde r and the tracks are playe d according
2. "Exte rnal de vice s " to that orde r.
3. S e le ct s ymbol or . US B de vice : the playback lis t is s hown in the
4. "More me dia" conve ntional orde r and the tracks are playe d in
5. "Vide o" random orde r.
6. S e le ct the dire ctory as appropriate .
Fa s t fo rw a rd /re w in d
To change to a highe r-le ve l dire ctory: tilt the
controlle r to the le ft. Ke e p button pre s s e d.
7. S e le ct the de s ire d vide o file to s tart play-
back.
No t e s
Vid e o m e n u Ԧ Do not e xpos e the audio de vice to e xtre me
e nvironme ntal conditions , for e xample ve ry
S ym bol Function high te mpe rature s , s e e the ope rating in-
s tructions of the audio de vice .
Ne xt vide o file Ԧ De pe nding on the format of the audio and
P re vious vide o file vide o file s pe rfe ct playback cannot be e n-
s ure d in e ve ry cas e ; for e xample bit rate s
S e le ct s ymbol twice to play back the
highe r than 256 Kbit/s or various compre s -
pre vious vide o file .
s ion te chnique s .
Ԧ Audio playback is only pos s ible if no audio
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No t e s o n c o n n e c t in g Ԧ Ve hicle is at re s t.
Ԧ The conne cte d audio de vice is s upplie d with
a maximum of 500 mA if the de vice s upports C o n n e c t in g
this . Do not, the re fore , als o conne ct the de - Conne cting the de vice
vice to a s ocke t in the ve hicle as othe rwis e
Only conne ct the de vice whe n the ve hicle
pe rfe ct playback cannot be guarante e d.
is s tationary. Othe rwis e , you m ay be come dis -
Ԧ Do not ins e rt the plug forcibly in the US B in- tracte d and e ndange r the ve hicle occupants and
te rface . othe r road us e rs .ԯ
Ԧ Do not conne ct any de vice s s uch as fans or
1. "S e ttings "
lights to the US B audio inte rface .
2. "Conne ctions "
Ԧ Do not conne ct up US B hard drive s .
3. "Blue tooth"
4. "Add ne w de vice "
Blu e t o o t h a u d io The Blue tooth name of the ve hicle is dis -
playe d in the control dis play.
O ve rvie w 5. To pe rform othe r ope rations on the de vice ;
Ԧ P layback of m us ic file s from e xte rnal de vi- s e e the Owne r's Handbook of the de vice : for
ce s s uch as audio de vice s or m obile phone s e xample finding/conne cting Blue tooth de -
via Blue tooth is pos s ible . vice or ne w de vice .
Ԧ The s ound output is via the ve hicle loud- The Blue tooth name of the ve hicle is s hown
s pe ake rs . on the dis play of the de vice .
Ԧ The volum e of the s ound output de pe nds on 6. S e le ct the Blue tooth name of the ve hicle on
the de vice . If applicable , change volume s e t- the dis play of the de vice .
tings on the de vice .
7. Re que s t us ing the iDrive or mobile phone to
Ԧ Up to four e xte rnal de vice s can be re gis te re d e nte r the s ame Blue tooth pas s ke y. Ente r
with the ve hicle . and confirm pas s ke y.
Or
Re q u ire m e n t s
Compare the control numbe r in the ve hicle
Ԧ S uitable de vice . Vis it www.bmw.com/blue -
dis play with the control numbe r in the mo-
tooth for more information.
bile phone dis play. Confirm the control num-
Ԧ De vice re ady for ope ration. be r in the m obile phone and on the ve hicle .
Ԧ Ignition s witche d on. "OK"
Ԧ Blue tooth in the ve hicle , s e e page 79, and 8. S e le ct functions for which the de vice is to be
de vice activate d. us e d, for e xample "Blue tooth audio".
Ԧ Blue tooth pre s e ttings m us t be made on the 9. "OK"
de vice , for e xam ple conne ct without confir-
If conne ction was s ucce s s ful, the de vice is
m ation or vis ibility, s e e Owne r's Handbook
s hown as conne cte d.
of the de vice .
White s ymbol: de vice active as audio s ource .
Ԧ A numbe r with a m inim um of 4 and a m axi-
mum 16 pos itions is s pe cifie d as the Blue - If conne ction was uns ucce s s ful: What to do if...,
tooth pas s ke y. Only re quire d for non-re cur- s e e page 62.
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C o n n e c t in g a c e rt a in d e vic e 3. "Exte rnal de vice s "

An alre ady conne cte d de vice can be conne cte d 4. S e le ct the s ym bol.
as an active audio s ource .
Conne ction not pos s ible if data is e xchange d
us ing a mobile phone e quippe d with Blue tooth.

Re q u ire m e n t s
If ne ce s s ary, activate the audio conne ction of
the de s ire d de vice from the lis t of conne cte d
de vice s .
1. "S e ttings "
P layback is autom atically s tarte d.
2. "Conne ctions "
3. "Blue tooth" C h a n g in g t h e t ra c k
4. Call up "Options ". Not all functions may be available , de pe nding on
5. "Configure de vice " the de vice .
6. "Audio" S ymbol Function
7. "OK"
Ne xt track
C o n n e c t in g a d e vic e P re vious title
1. "S e ttings "
2. "Conne ctions " Fa s t fo rw a rd /re w in d
3. "Blue tooth" Ke e p button pre s s e d.
4. S e le ct the de vice to be conne cte d.
White s ymbol: de vice active as audio s ource .
Ra n d o m p la yb a c k
P la yb a c k 1. "Multim e dia"
2. "Exte rnal de vice s "
Ge n e ra l 3. S e le ct the s ym bol.
Ԧ The following functions are de pe nde nt on 4. Call up "Options ".
the de vice : dis play of track information, fas t
5. "Random"
forward/re wind, random playback.
Ԧ Can be ope rate d us ing the de vice or iDrive . Dis c o n n e c t in g a u d io c o n n e c t io n
Ԧ P layback is inte rrupte d if data is e xchange d 1. "S e ttings "
us ing a mobile phone e quippe d with Blue -
tooth. 2. "Conne ctions "
3. "Blue tooth"
S t a rt in g p la y 4. Highlight the de s ire d de vice .
1. Conne cting a de vice . 5. Call up "Options ".
2. "Multime dia" 6. "Configure de vice "

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7. "Audio" Ԧ Adjus t the volume controls on the de vice .

8. "OK" P layback is dis rupte d whe n a button is pre s s e d
on the de vice or if othe r m e s s age s are is s ue d via
Dis c o n n e c t in g a d e vic e the de vice .
1. "S e ttings " Ԧ S witch off ke ypad acknowle dge m e nt tone s
2. "Conne ctions " and othe r audio output at the de vice .
3. "Blue tooth" P layback is inte rrupte d by phone calls or traffic
announce me nts and doe s not re s ume automat-
4. Highlight the m obile phone to be dis con-
ically.
ne cte d.
Ԧ S witch the radio off and on again.
5. Call up "Options ".
P layback is not pos s ible if the mobile phone is
6. "De le te de vice "
conne cte d via Blue tooth Audio and via the US B
inte rface or s nap-in adapte r at the s am e time .
Wh a t t o d o if...
Ԧ Dis conne ct one of the two pairing conne c-
Vis it www.bm w.com/blue tooth for more infor-
tions , for e xam ple dis conne ct audio conne c-
m ation on com patible de vice s .
tion, s e e page 61, and re s tart playback.
Compatible m obile phone s , s e e page 78
If all the points on the lis t have be e n re vie we d
De vice not s upporte d by the ve hicle . and the de s ire d function cannot be run, contact
Ԧ If applicable , pe rform a s oftware update , s e e Hotline or S e rvice Ce ntre .
page 62.
De vice not re gis te re d or paire d.
Ԧ Do the Blue tooth pas s ke ys for de vice and
S o ft wa re u p d a t e
ve hicle match. Ente r the s ame pas s ke y on De pe nding on the curre nt s oftware , the ve hicle
the de vice and us ing iDrive . s upports diffe re nt e xte rnal de vice s . A s oftware
Ԧ Duration for pas s ke y input longe r than update may be s upporte d, for e xam ple , by a ne w
30 s e conds . Re pe at the conne ction at- mobile phone or ne w e xte rnal de vice s of the ve -
te mpt. hicle , which m ay improve compatibility with the
ve hicle .
Ԧ Is the mobile phone in powe r-s ave mode or
is the batte ry low? Charge the m obile phone The s oftware is update d via:
us ing the s nap-in adapte r or the charging Ԧ US B.
cable . Update s and re late d, up-to-date informa-
Ԧ Is the de vice no longe r re s ponding. S witch tion is available on the we bs ite
the de vice off and on again. www.bmw.com /update .
Ԧ Re pe at the conne ction atte mpt. Ԧ BMW Te le S e rvice s
No mus ic can be playe d back. The available s oftware can be update d di-
Ԧ S tart the program for playing back m us ic re ctly through the ve hicle .
file s on the de vice and if ne ce s s ary, s e le ct a
track via the de vice . No t e
Ԧ S witch the radio off and on again. The ins tallation mus t only be done whe n s ta-
tionary. To com ple te the ins tallation, the ignition
Mus ic file s are playe d back, but only at low vol-
mus t be s witche d off.
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S h o w c u rre n t ve rs io n s oftware m us t only be done whe n s tationary.

The information about the ve rs ion of the s oft- The re mus t be mobile re ce ption for the update .
ware curre ntly ins talle d is dis playe d. 1. S witch on ignition.
1. "S e ttings " 2. "S e ttings "
2. "S oftware update " 3. "S oftware update "
3. "S how curre nt ve rs ion" 4. "Update s oftware "
If an update has alre ady be e n applie d, s e le ct the 5. "BMW Te le S e rvice s "
de s ire d ve rs ion to s how additional information. 6. "Trans fe r s oftware "
7. Inte rrupt the trip as ne ce s s ary, the ins talla-
Up d a t e s o ft w a re via US B
tion mus t only be done whe n s tationary.
Do not atte mpt to update the s oftware unle s s
8. "Ins tall s oftware "
the ve hicle is at a s tands till.
9. "OK"
1. S tore the file for the s oftware update onto a
10. S witch of ignition and wait until the control
US B data s tore in the main folde r.
dis play is s witche d off.
2. Conne ct US B drive to the US B inte rface in
the ce ntre armre s t. Re s t o re s o ft w a re ve rs io n
3. "S e ttings " The s oftware ve rs ion be fore the las t s oftware
4. "S oftware update " update or the ve rs ion be fore the firs t s oftware
5. "Update s oftware " update can be re s tore d.
Do not atte mpt to re s tore the s oftware unle s s
the ve hicle is at a s tands till.
1. "S e ttings "
2. "S oftware update "
3. "Re s tore s oftware "
4. "P re vious ve rs ion" or "S oftware factory
s e ttings "
5. "Re move s oftware "
6. If applicable , "US B" 6. "OK"
7. "Ins tall s oftware " 7. S witch of ignition and wait until the control
8. "OK" dis play is s witche d off.
9. S witch of ignition and wait until the control
dis play is s witche d off.

Up d a t e s o ft w a re via BMW Te le S e rvic e s

It is pos s ible to trans fe r the s oftware whe n trav-
e lling and is als o autom atically continue d afte r
the trip is inte rrupte d. The ins tallation of the

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Te le vis io n , TV
Ve h ic le Eq u ip m e n t The channe l las t s e e n is dis playe d.

This chapte r de s cribe s all s tandard, national and

s pe cial e quipm e nt provide d in the mode l s e rie s .
The re fore e quipme nt not available in a ve hicle is
als o de s cribe d, for e xam ple the s e le cte d s pe cial
e quipme nt or national ve rs ion. That als o applie s
to s afe ty-re le vant functions and s ys te m s .

Ge n e ra l
4. S e le ct the de s ire d channe l.
For your own s afe ty, the TV picture is only dis -
playe d up to approx. 3 km /h. On s om e national Afte r a s hort time , the dis play change s to full
ve rs ions , it is only dis playe d whe n the parking s cre e n m ode . To continue s howing the naviga-
brake is e ngage d or ge ar pos ition P is e ngage d. tion bar: pre s s controlle r.

S e le c t in g p ro g ra m In fo rm a t io n b o x
All re ce ivable TV channe ls and radio s tation are Afte r changing to a ne w channe l, a box with in-
s hown in a lis t. The radio s tations are s hown at form ation on the s e le cte d channe l is s hown
the e nd of the lis t. brie fly.

In ce rtain circums tance s , the lis t of channe ls S ym bol Me aning

that can be re ce ive d might not be update d au-
Channe l information available
tomatically. Update the lis t with s tation s e arch,
s e e page 64, if ne ce s s ary. Digital TV channe l
S ymbol Me aning TV radio s tation
Digital TV channe l Multiple s ound tracks available
No s ym bol Analogue TV channe l S ound track in multi-channe l re pro-
duction, s urround, available
Digital radio s tation
S ubtitle s available
1. "Multim e dia"
2. "TV"
3. "All s tations "
S t a t io n s e a rc h
The s tation s e arch take s up to 2 m inute s de -
pe nding on the numbe r of channe ls offe re d. If
not all offe re d channe ls are lis te d, it m ight be

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ne ce s s ary to re s e t the TV re gion, s e e 6. "S ave program me "

page 66. 7. S e le ct the de s ire d me m ory location.
1. "Multime dia" The s ave d channe ls are s tore d for the re mote
2. "TV" control curre ntly in us e .
3. Call up "Options ".
4. "S tation s can" Ele c t ro n ic P ro g ra m m e Gu id e
Many s tations provide and e le ctronic program
guide .
1. "Multim e dia"
2. "TV"
3. "P rogramm e "

C a n c e llin g t h e s t a t io n s e a rc h
"Cance l s tation s e arch"

C h a n g in g t h e c h a n n e l
1. "Multime dia" The TV s che dule for the program me on now and
2. "TV" ne xt is s hown.
3. Carry out one of the following points : If s om e characte rs are not corre ctly dis playe d
adjus t TV re gion, s e e page 66 .
Ԧ "Ne xt programme " or "Pre vious
programme "
Dis p la yin g d a ily s c h e d u le
Ԧ P re s s the button. De pe nding on the information the s tation trans -
mits , the e ntire daily s che dule of the s tation is
Ԧ Turn the controlle r.
s hown
The ne xt or pre vious programme from the las t
S e le ct s tation nam e s to dis play the daily s che d-
s e le cte d lis t of all programm e s or s ave d pro-
ule .
gram me s is dis playe d.
S h o w p ro g ra m m e in fo rm a t io n
De pe nding on the inform ation a s tation trans -
S a vin g t h e c h a n n e l mits , more de taile d inform ation on a program me
1. "Multime dia" can be s hown.

2. "TV" S e le ct program me to s how the more de taile d

information.
3. "All s tations "
Or this can be change dire ctly in the programm e :
4. S e le ct the de s ire d channe l.
s e le ct s ymbol.
5. Call up "Options ".

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S a ve d c h a n n e ls 4. "Colour"
5. Adjus ting: turn the controlle r.
Twe nty-five channe ls can be s ave d.
1. "Multim e dia"
2. "TV"
3. "S ave d programm e s "
4. S e le ct the de s ire d channe l.

De le t in g c h a n n e ls
1. "Multim e dia" 6. S aving: pre s s the controlle r.
2. "TV"
Zo o m
3. "S ave d programm e s "
S howing an e nlarge d TV image .
4. Highlight the channe l to be de le te d.
5. Call up "Options ". 1. "Multime dia"
6. "De le te " 2. "TV"
3. Call up "Options ".
4. "Zoom mode "
Ad ju s t in g TV
TV Re g io n
Brig h t n e s s a n d c o n t ra s t The TV re gion is not the s ame in e ve ry country.
1. "Multim e dia" The TV re ce ive r can be adjus te d to the de s ire d
2. "TV" re gion.
3. S e le ct the or s ym bol. For more information: www.bmw.com/tvre gion
1. "Multime dia"
2. "TV"
3. Call up "Options ".
4. "TV re gion"
5. S e le ct the de s ire d re gion.
The s e tting is s ave d for the re mote control cur-
re ntly in us e .

4. Turn the controlle r until the de s ire d s e tting S e le c t in g t h e a u d io t ra c k

is re ache d and pre s s the controlle r. The range of audio tracks available de pe nds on
the TV program m e and time of day.
C o lo u r
1. "Multime dia"
1. "Multim e dia"
2. "TV"
2. "TV"
3. Call up "Options ".
3. Call up "Options ".

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4. "Audio track"
5. S e le ct the de s ire d audio track.

S h o w s u b t it le s
S howing s ubtitle s de pe nds on the TV channe l
and time .
1. "Multime dia"
2. "TV"
3. Call up "Options ".
4. "S ubtitle s "
5. S e le ct the de s ire d language or "S ubtitle s
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Au d io re m o t e c o n t ro l in t h e re a r
Ve h ic le Eq u ip m e n t turning the re le vant button again allows a func-
tion to be e xe cute d again.
This chapte r de s cribe s all s tandard, national and
s pe cial e quipm e nt provide d in the mode l s e rie s .
The re fore e quipme nt not available in a ve hicle is
C h a n g in g t h e b a t t e rie s
als o de s cribe d, for e xam ple the s e le cte d s pe cial
e quipme nt or national ve rs ion. That als o applie s No re charge able batte rie s
to s afe ty-re le vant functions and s ys te m s . Do not us e re charge able batte rie s , othe r-
wis e the ir conte nts can caus e dam age .ԯ

P rin c ip le
The following audio functions at the front can b e
controlle d us ing the audio re mote control in the
re ar:
Ԧ "Radio"
Ԧ "Multim e dia"
The ope ration is the s ame as for the corre -
s ponding ke ys on the CD/DVD playe r.
1. Re m ove the cove r. To do s o, pre s s the
The re m ote control is accommodate d in the
cove r, arrow 1, and pus h forwards , arrow 2.
ce ntre armre s t in the back.
2. Ins e rt batte rie s of the s am e type .
3. Clos e the cove r.
Me n u g u id a n c e Dis pos e of old batte rie s at an authoris e d
colle cting point or hand the m in to a
P re s s the button Function S e rvice ce ntre .
Turn the whe e l: adjus ts the
volum e .
P re s s middle button:
s witche s the s ound on/off.

S witche s e nte rtainme nt

s ource s .

S witche s s tations , tracks or

chapte rs .
Ke e p button pre s s e d: fas t
forward/re wind.

The s e nd tim e of the re mote control is lim ite d in

accordance with le gal re gulations . P re s s ing or

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Re a r e n t e rt a in m e n t
Ve h ic le Eq u ip m e n t 5 Cinch s ocke ts
This chapte r de s cribe s all s tandard, national and 6 He adphone conne ction, le ft
s pe cial e quipme nt provide d in the m ode l s e rie s .
The re fore e quipm e nt not available in a ve hicle is
als o de s cribe d, for e xample the s e le cte d s pe cial
S wit c h in g s ys t e m o n /o ff
e quipm e nt or national ve rs ion. That als o applie s
to s afe ty-re le vant functions and s ys te ms . P re s s the button on the lowe r e dge of
the s cre e n.
The re ar e nte rtainme nt and re le vant s cre e ns are
C o n t ro l fu n c t io n s s witche d on/off.
Afte r the ignition is s witche d off the s ys te m
Control P lace of ins tallation mus t be s witche d on again.
S cre e ns On the backre s t of
the front s e ats .

CD/DVD playe r in the On the ce ntre con- S c re e n s

re ar s ole .
Ad ju s t in g
Controlle r in the re ar Be twe e n the re ar
Ris k of s us taining burns with the s cre e n
s e ats .
folde d out
Re mote control In the ce ntre arm re s t Do not re ach be hind the s cre e n; othe rwis e
in the re ar burns could re s ult. The back of the s cre e n can
ge t ve ry hot.ԯ

C D/DVD p la ye r in t h e re a r

Ԧ To fold out: pull the lowe r e dge .

Ԧ To fold in: pre s s agains t the lowe r e dge .
1 CD/DVD com partm e nt
2 Eje cting CD/DVD No t e s
3 He adphone conne ction, right Ԧ Whe n loading the re ar s e ats and adjus ting
4 US B inte rface the backre s ts of the front s e at, fold in the
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Ԧ P le as e fold in the dis play s cre e ns whe n Me n u g u id a n c e

m aking us e of the through-loading s ys te m .
Ԧ Fold in the dis play s cre e ns be fore folding P re s s the but- Function
down the re ar backre s t. ton
Ԧ To cle an the s cre e ns , com ply with the infor- Ope rating principle as front
m ation re garding care , s e e Owne r's controlle r.
Handbook for the ve hicle . Turn the whe e l: highlights a
me nu ite m.
P re s s middle button: confirm
C o n t ro lle r in t h e re a r s e le ction.
P re s s ing the arrow buttons
corre s ponds to tipping the
Controlle r, change be twe e n
s cre e ns .

Call up the m ain me nu.

Dis plays the pre vious me nu.

Ope ration is the s ame as for iDrive at the front. Calls up the "Options " me nu.
Ԧ To adjus t the volume : turn, arrow 1.
Ԧ Activate the controlle r and s witch be twe e n S witche s s tations , tracks or
the s cre e ns : pre s s the button, arrow 2. chapte rs .
A gre e n LED indicate s which s ide is active Ke e p button pre s s e d: fas t
and can be ope rate d us ing the iDrive in the forward/re wind.
re ar.
Adjus ts the volum e .

Toggling be twe e n the

Re m o t e c o n t ro l s cre e ns .
In t h e c e n t re a rm re s t in t h e re a r
The s e nd time of the re mote control is limite d in
The re m ote control is in the ce ntre arm re s t.
accordance with le gal re gulations . P re s s ing or
turning the re le vant button again allows a func-
tion to be e xe cute d again.

C h a n g in g t h e b a t t e rie s
No re charge able batte rie s
Do not us e re charge able batte rie s , othe r-
wis e the ir conte nts can caus e dam age .ԯ

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Mu lt im e d ia

C D/DVD
The s ame thing is s hown in the front and re ar
whe n the s am e box of the DVD change r is s e -
le cte d.
Ope ration is s ame as in front.

S ymbol Me aning
1. Re m ove the cove r. To do s o, pre s s the ... DVD change r
cove r, arrow 1, and pus h forwards , arrow 2.
2. Ins e rt batte rie s of the s am e type . CD/DVD playe r in the re ar

3. Clos e the cove r.

Mu s ic c o lle c t io n
Dis pos e of old batte rie s at an authoris e d
colle cting point or hand the m in to a It is only pos s ible to s ave m us ic or e xport and
S e rvice ce ntre . import data via the CD/DVD playe r at the front or
via the US B inte rface in the ce ntre arm re s t.
If the mus ic colle ction is s e le cte d at the front and
in the re ar, playback is inde pe nde nt.
C o n t ro ls
Ope ration is the s ame as for m us ic colle ction at
Alm os t all functions can be ope rate d in the s ame the front.
way as at the front. S pe cial fe ature s of ope ration
in the re ar are lis te d in the following s e ction. TV
If TV is s e le cte d at the front and in the re ar, the
Au d io /vid e o p la yb a c k s am e channe l is playe d.
Audio and vide o can be playe d in the re ar from Ope ration is the s ame as for TV at the front.
the following s ource s :
Ԧ Radio S ound
Ԧ DVD change r For he adphone s in the re ar, only tre ble and bas s
Ԧ Mus ic colle ction can be s e t. The s e tting is made s e parate ly for
the he adphone s on the le ft and right.
Ԧ Te le vis ion, TV
Ope ration is the s am e as for the s ound s e ttings
Ԧ CD/DVD playe r in the re ar
at the front.
Ԧ US B audio inte rface in the re ar
Ԧ AUX-In port in the re ar Mu lt i- c h a n n e l p la yb a c k, s e t s u rro u n d
fo r h e a d p h o n e s
Ra d io 1. "S e ttings "
If the s ame radio s ource is s e le cte d at the front 2. "S ound"
and in the re ar (for e xample FM/AM), the s ame
3. "He adphone s s urround"
radio s tation is playe d.
Ope ration is the s am e as for the radio at the Te le p h o n e
front.
Te le phoning via the te le phone in the re ar.

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An incoming call can be acce pte d or re je cte d En a b lin g

without a te le phone in the re ar. Ope ration s am e
as front te le phone . En a b lin g t h e re a r
Only pos s ible us ing the iDrive at the front.
Na vig a t io n
Route planning is pos s ible s e parate ly in the re ar 1. "S e ttings "
le ft/right. It is only pos s ible to s tart the route 2. "Re ar controlle r mode "
guidance at the front. 3. S e le ct the de s ire d priority.
Ope ration is the s ame as for navigation at the
front.

S u g g e s t in g a d e s t in a t io n
A de s tination or trip can be forwarde d to the
front as a s ugge s tion. The s ugge s tion can be
acce pte d at the front and s ave d or cance lle d.
This function is not available with the following
s e tting: "Drive r has priority"
1. Ente r de s tination.
En a b le o p t io n s
2. "S ugge s t de s tination"

Drive r h a s p rio rit y

C o n n e c t e d Drive
Ԧ The s ource s e le cte d at the front with iDrive
Ope ration is the s ame as for Conne cte dDrive at
is playe d ove r the ve hicle louds pe ake rs . It
the front.
can be s e le cte d from the re ar pas s e nge r
compartm e nt but it cannot be ope rate d from
S e t t in g s
the re . Othe r audio or vide o s ource s m ay be
The following s e ttings are pos s ible : ope rate d.
Ԧ "Re ar dis play" Ԧ S ound output in the re ar is only pos s ible via
Ԧ "Language /units ": the language can be s e t he adphone s .
jointly for all s cre e ns . Ԧ iDrive at the front can be us e d to s e le ct the
Ԧ "S ound" s ource that is to be dis playe d in the re ar.
Ԧ "Clim ate " S e tting the s ource in the re ar us ing the iDrive at
Ԧ "Conne ctions " the front:

1. "Multime dia" or "Radio"

Ve h ic le in fo rm a t io n
2. "Re ar"
Conte nt of the on-board compute r can be dis -
3. S e le ct the de s ire d audio or vide o s ource .
playe d. Ope ration is only pos s ible at the front.

S a m e p rio rit y
O p t io n s m e n u
Ԧ All the audio and vide o s ource s can be op-
No s plit s cre e n pos s ible .
e rate d via the iDrive in the front or in the re ar.
Ope ration is the s ame as for the options m e nu
at the front.

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Ԧ S ound output in the re ar via he adphone s : He a d p h o n e s , ve h ic le

the s ource s e le cte d us ing the iDrive at the
front is output via the ve hicle louds pe ake rs .
lo u d s p e a ke rs
Ԧ S ound output via louds pe ake rs : the s ource C o n n e c t in g h e a d p h o n e s
las t s e le cte d us ing the iDrive at the front or
in the re ar is output via the ve hicle loud- No rm a l h e a d p h o n e s
s pe ake rs .
Conne ction is via jack conne ctor 3.5 mm, s e e
page 69, on the CD/DVD playe r in the re ar
Re a r h a s p rio rit y
Ԧ The s ource that was s e le cte d in the re ar can Wire le s s h e a d p h o n e s
be s e le cte d from the front us ing iDrive .
You can ge t s uitable wire le s s he adphone s from
Howe ve r, it cannot be ope rate d from the re .
your S e rvice ce ntre .
Othe r audio or vide o s ource s m ay be ope r-
ate d.
Conne ct he a d p hone s
Ԧ S ound output in the re ar via he adphone s :
Up to 3 s e ts of wire le s s he adphone s can be
the s ource s e le cte d us ing the iDrive at the
conne cte d.
front is output via the ve hicle louds pe ake rs .
Ԧ S ound output via louds pe ake rs : the s ource 1. S witch on he adphone s .
s e le cte d in the re ar is output via the ve hicle 2. "S e ttings "
louds pe ake rs . No audio or vide o s ource s 3. "Conne ctions "
can be s e le cte d us ing the iDrive at the front.
4. "He adphone s /re mote "
S w it c h in g o ff t h e re a r DVD 5. Hold down on button on he adphone s , LED
on the he adphone s flas he s rapidly.
Ԧ The re ar e nte rtainme nt is s witche d off.
6. "Add ne w de vice "
Ԧ S witching on re ar e nte rtainme nt again: s e -
le ct anothe r priority us ing the iDrive at the 7. S e le ct with which s ide the he adphone s are
front and s witch on the s ys te m, s e e to be conne cte d.
page 69. The he adphone s are s hown on the lis t of con-
ne cte d de vice s . Information re garding the con-
Vo lu m e lim it fo r h e a d p h o n e s ne cte d he adphone s is dis playe d.
The maximum pos s ible volume for the he ad- S ymbol Me aning
phone s in the re ar can be s e t.
He adphone s
1. "S e ttings "
2. "Re ar controlle r m ode " Batte ry charge s tate

3. "Volume lim itation" L Conne ction to le ft s ide

R Conne ction to right s ide

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Re n a m e h e a d p h o n e s With the following s e tting, s ound output in the

The name s hown with the he adphone s can be re ar is not pos s ible us ing the ve hicle loud-
change d. s pe ake r: "Drive r has priority".

1. "S e ttings "

2. "Conne ctions " Ext e rn a l d e vic e s
3. "He adphone s "
Ge n e ra l
4. Highlight the he adphone s you want to re -
name . Ԧ Conne ction of e xte rnal audio or vide o de vi-
ce s or digital came ras us ing Cinch te rm i-
5. Call up "Options ".
nals , s e e page 69, to the CD/DVD playe r in
6. "Re nam e " the re ar. The ope ration is done via the e x-
7. Ente r de s ire d nam e s . te rnal de vice .
Ԧ Conne ction of e xte rnal de vice s via US B au-
De le t in g c o n n e c t io n o f t h e h e a d p h o n e s dio inte rface to the CD/DVD playe r in the
The conne ction with the ve hicle m ay be de le te d. re ar. Ope ration is the s am e as front, s e e
page 57.
1. "S e ttings "
Due to the large num be r of audio and vide o de -
2. "He adphone s "
vice s available on the marke t, faultle s s playback
3. Highlight the he adphone s you want to de - via the s cre e n cannot be e ns ure d for e ve ry audio
le te . and vide o de vice .
4. Call up "Options ".
5. "De le te de vice " C o n n e c t in g a n e xt e rn a l d e vic e
1. Fold down the cove r of the cinch s ocke ts on
S e le c t in g p a g e the CD/DVD playe r.
A s e t of he adphone s can be conne cte d to the 2. Conne ct the e xte rnal de vice to the cinch
le ft or right s ide of the re ar e nte rtainme nt. The s ocke ts .
s ide can be change d at any tim e . The he ad- Ԧ Vide o: ye llow s ocke t.
phone s ne e d to be s witche d on.
Ԧ Audio: white and re d s ocke t.
1. "S e ttings "
2. "He adphone s " S t a rt in g p la y
1. "Multime dia"
3. Highlight the he adphone s for which you
want to change s ide s . 2. "Exte rnal de vice s "
4. Call up "Options ". 3. "AUX re ar"
5. "S witch s ide "
Vo lu m e c o n t ro l
S o u n d o u t p u t via h e a d p h o n e s o f The volume of the s ound output de pe nds on the
ve h ic le lo u d s p e a ke rs audio de vice . If this volum e diffe rs s ignificantly
from othe r audio s ource s , it make s s e ns e to bal-
Ope ration is only pos s ible in the re ar.
ance the volum e s .
1. Call up "Options ".
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Ad ju s t vo lu m e
1. "Multime dia"
2. "Exte rnal de vice s "
3. "AUX re ar"
4. "Volume "
5. Turn the controlle r until the de s ire d volume
s e tting is re ache d and pre s s the controlle r.

Wh a t t o d o if...
You can only s e e a black s cre e n.
Ԧ S witch on s ys te m .
Nothing can be de te cte d on the s cre e n.
Ԧ Toggling be twe e n the s cre e ns .
Radio or TV channe ls are gre ye d out and cannot
be s e le cte d.
Ԧ Function is re s tricte d bas e d on the s e le cte d
priority. Change priority.
DVD doe s not play back.
Ԧ The dis k doe s not be gin to play autom ati-
cally. S tart DVD m anually.
Ve hicle louds pe ake r volume cannot be adjus te d
in the re ar.
Ԧ S ound output in the re ar is done ove r the
he adphone s . Change any priority and out-
put the s ound ove r the ve hicle louds pe ak-
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 C o m m u n ic a t io n
All of the pos s ibilitie s available for mobile
com munication with your family, frie nds , bus ine s s
partne rs or s e rvice provide rs are s umm aris e d in
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Te le p h o n e
Ve h ic le Eq u ip m e n t It might be ne ce s s ary to have ce rtain functions
e nable d by the m obile phone or s e rvice pro-
This chapte r de s cribe s all s tandard, national and vide r.
s pe cial e quipm e nt provide d in the mode l s e rie s .
At high te mpe rature s , the charging function of
The re fore e quipme nt not available in a ve hicle is
the mobile can be re s tricte d and no longe r op-
als o de s cribe d, for e xam ple the s e le cte d s pe cial
e rate .
e quipme nt or national ve rs ion. That als o applie s
to s afe ty-re le vant functions and s ys te m s . Whe n us ing the m obile through the ve hicle , fol-
low the us e r m anual of the mobile .

P rin c ip le
C o m p a t ib le m o b ile p h o n e s
Mobile s or othe r e xte rnal de vice s , e .g. audio
playe r, can be conne cte d to the ve hicle by Blue - Vis it www.bmw.com/blue tooth for de taile d in-
tooth. form ation about the m obile phone s and e xte rnal
de vice s with Blue tooth inte rface that are s up-
Afte r s ingle re gis tration, the s e de vice s are au-
porte d by the m obile phone pre paration option.
tomatically de te cte d with the ignition s witche d
on. As s oon as the y are in the ve hicle , the y can
Vie w in g ve h ic le id e n t ific a t io n n u m b e r
be ope rate d through iDrive , the buttons on the
(VIN) a n d s o ft w a re p a rt n u m b e r
s te e ring whe e l and by voice .
The ve hicle ide ntification numbe r (VIN) and s oft-
ware part num be r are ne ce s s ary s o that you can
Ge n e ra l che ck which m obile phone s are s upporte d by
the m obile phone pre paration option. You m ight
Exte rnal de vice s can be us e d de pe nding on als o ne e d de tails about the mobile phone 's s oft-
functionality of the de vice as a te le phone or as ware ve rs ion.
an audio s ource through the ve hicle .
1. "S e ttings "
Up to four e xte rnal de vice s can be re gis te re d. If
the re ar te le phone is re gis te re d, thre e more e x- 2. "Conne ctions "
te rnal de vice s can be re gis te re d. 3. Call up "Options ".
4. "Blue tooth info"
5. "Dis play s ys te m inform ation"
No t e s The s e s uitable mobile phone s have a ce rtain
Us ing the te le phone while the ve hicle is in s oftware ve rs ion that s upports the functions of
motion the ve hicle de s cribe d be low.
Only m ake inputs whe n traffic activity pe rmits . Malfunctions m ay occur whe n us ing othe r m o-
As the drive r, do not m ake te le phone calls with bile phone s or s oftware ve rs ions .
the m obile phone in your hand while the ve hicle Do not ope rate a conne cte d m obile phone with
is in m otion; us e the hands -fre e s pe aking s ys - the ke ypad of the phone to avoid m alfunctions .
te m. The ve hicle occupants and othe r road
You have the option of pe rforming a s oftware
us e rs could othe rwis e be e ndange re d.ԯ
update , s e e page 62.

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Fu n c t io n s C o n n e c t in g /d is c o n n e c t in g
The following functions can be as s igne d to a t h e m o b ile p h o n e
m obile whe n re gis te ring.
O p e ra t in g re q u ire m e n t s
Te le p h o n e a n d a d d it io n a l t e le p h o n e Ԧ S uitable mobile phone .
A mobile phone can be as s igne d the te le phone Ԧ Mobile phone ope rational.
or s upple m e ntary te le phone function. Ԧ Ignition s witche d on.
Ԧ Blue tooth in the ve hicle and mobile phone
Da t a t ra n s fe r
activate d.
A m obile phone as s igne d the te le phone or s up-
Ԧ Blue tooth pre s e ttings mus t be made on the
ple m e ntary te le phone function may als o be as -
mobile phone , for e xample conne ct without
s igne d the data trans m is s ion function. For data
confirm ation or vis ibility; s e e Owne r’s
trans m is s ion, this can re s ult in call charge s , for
Handbook of the de vice .
e xample , with a roaming conne ction.
Ԧ If applicable de activate Blue tooth audio.
A data trans m is s ion is dis playe d in the s tatus
box, s e e Owne r's Handbook for the ve hicle . Ԧ Any numbe r with a minim um of 4 and a m ax-
imum 1 6 pos itions is s pe cifie d as the Blue -
The s e rvice s bre akdown as s is tance , hotline , te l-
tooth pas s ke y. Only re quire d for non-re cur-
e s e rvice call, autom atic te le s e rvice call, Inte rne t
ring re gis tration.
and BMW Live can be us e d via the mobile
phone . Us ing the s e rvice s doe s not re quire a Ԧ Ve hicle is at re s t.
valid BMW As s is t contract.
Ac t iva t in g /d e a c t iva t in g Blu e t o o t h
The availability of the function de pe nds on the
c o n n e c t io n
country and is s e rie s -s pe cific. The m obile
phone mus t be compatible with and s upport the Blue tooth us e is not pe rmitte d e ve rywhe re .
re quire d Blue tooth radio s tandards , e quippe d Comply with re le vant local laws .
with a corre s ponding m obile tariff and have s uit- 1. "S e ttings "
able Inte rne t s e ttings .
2. "Conne ctions "
An e xis ting data trans m is s ion can be te rm inate d
3. "Blue tooth"
im me diate ly, for e xam ple , to avoid roaming
cos ts . 4. "Blue tooth"

1. Call up "Options ". En a b lin g /d is a b lin g fu n c t io n s

2. "Trans fe rring data via de vice " Activate functions be fore re gis te ring, to be able
The data trans fe r s upple m e ntary function is de - to as s ign the s e to a mobile phone .
activate d and can be as s igne d to anothe r te le - Information about s uitable mobile phone s that
phone . s upport this function, s e e page 78.

Blu e t o o t h a u d io 1. "S e ttings "

A mobile phone can be as s igne d the Blue tooth 2. "Conne ctions "
Audio function. The m obile phone can the n be 3. "Blue tooth"
us e d as an audio s ource , s e e page 60.
4. Call up "Options ".
5. "Configure Blue tooth"

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6. S e le ct de s ire d functions . 8. S e le ct the function for which you would like

Ԧ "Blue tooth audio" to us e the mobile phone .

Ԧ "Office " 9. "OK"

Ԧ "S e condary te le phone " The mobile phone is conne cte d and s hown
in the firs t pos ition on the lis t of mobile
Ԧ "S how picture s "
phone s .
7. Tilt the controlle r to the le ft.
Up to thre e mobile phone s can be conne cte d to
the ve hicle at the s ame time .
C o n n e c t in g
If the re gis tration was uns ucce s s ful: What to do
Conne cting the m obile phone if..., s e e page 8 1.
Only conne ct the m obile phone whe n the
ve hicle is s tationary. Othe rwis e , you m ay be - Dis p la y o f s u p p o rt e d fu n c t io n s
come dis tracte d and e ndange r the ve hicle oc- Functions s upporte d by the mobile phone are
cupants and othe r road us e rs .ԯ s hown as a s ymbol whe n re gis te ring.
P e rform the conne ction in full at e ithe r the front White s ymbol: function is active .
or re ar control dis play. Gre y s ymbol: function is inactive .
1. "S e ttings " S ym bol Function
2. "Conne ctions "
Te le phone .
3. "Blue tooth"
4. "Add ne w de vice " Additional te le phone .

The Blue tooth name of the ve hicle is dis - Data trans fe r.

playe d in the control dis play.
Audio s ource .
5. P e rform othe r ope rations on the m obile
phone , s e e the Owne r's Handbook of the
m obile phone : for e xam ple finding/conne ct- Aft e r c o n n e c t in g fo r t h e firs t t im e
ing Blue tooth de vice or ne w de vice . The mobile phone is paire d in the ve hicle afte r a
The Blue tooth name of the ve hicle is s hown s hort de lay whe n the e ngine is running or the
on the dis play of the m obile phone . ignition s witche d on.

6. S e le ct the Blue tooth nam e of the ve hicle on P hone book e ntrie s on the te le phone 's S IM card
the dis play of the mobile phone . or the mobile phone its e lf are trans fe rre d to the
ve hicle afte r it has be e n de te cte d, de pe nding on
7. Ente r the s ame pas s ke y on the m obile
the mobile phone .
phone and via iDrive and confirm.
For a fe w m obile phone s , ce rtain s e ttings are
Or ne e de d, for e xample , authoris ation or s e cure
Compare the control numbe r on the control conne ction, s e e ins truction m anual of the m o-
dis play with the control numbe r in the mo- bile phone .
bile phone dis play. Confirm the control num -
be r in the mobile phone and on the control C o n n e c t in g a c e rt a in m o b ile p h o n e
dis play.
1. "S e ttings "
"OK"
2. "Conne ctions "

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3. "Blue tooth" Dis c o n n e c t in g a m o b ile p h o n e

4. S e le ct the m obile phone to be conne cte d. 1. "S e ttings "
Functions as s igne d to the mobile phone be fore 2. "Conne ctions "
dis conne ction are re as s igne d to the m obile 3. "Blue tooth"
phone upon re conne ction. If applicable , this
4. Highlight the mobile phone to be dis con-
function was de activate d for a pre vious ly con-
ne cte d.
ne cte d mobile phone .
5. Call up "Options ".
C o n fig u rin g m o b ile p h o n e 6. "De le te de vice "
Functions can be activate d or de activate d with
a re gis te re d and conne cte d mobile phone . Wh a t t o d o if...
Information about s uitable mobile phone s , s e e
1. "S e ttings "
page 78.
2. "Conne ctions "
Mobile phone not re gis te re d or paire d.
3. "Blue tooth"
Ԧ Is Blue tooth activate d in the ve hicle and the
4. Highlight mobile phone to be configure d. mobile phone ? Activate Blue tooth in the ve -
5. Call up "Options ". hicle and the mobile phone .
6. "Configure de vice " Ԧ Do the Blue tooth pas s ke ys for the mobile
7. At le as t one function mus t be s e le cte d. phone and ve hicle match. Ente r the s ame
pas s ke y on the mobile phone and us ing
Ԧ "Te le phone "
iDrive .
Ԧ "S e condary te le phone "
Ԧ Duration for pas s ke y input longe r than
Ԧ "Data trans fe r" 30 s e conds . Re pe at the conne ction at-
Ԧ "Audio" te m pt.
8. "OK" Ԧ Doe s the control num be r on the mobile
If a function is as s igne d to a mobile phone , the n phone and ve hicle agre e ? Re pe at the con-
this is de activate d for the alre ady conne cte d ne ction atte m pt.
m obile phone and the m obile phone is logge d Ԧ Too m any Blue tooth de vice s paire d to the
off. mobile phone or the ve hicle ? If ne ce s s ary
de le te the pairing inform ation for s ome
S w it c h in g t e le p h o n e a n d a d d it io n a l othe r de vice .
t e le p h o n e Ԧ Is Blue tooth audio activate d? De activate
The function of the te le phone and additional te l- Blue tooth audio.
e phone can be s witche d automatically. Ԧ Is the m obile phone in powe r-s ave mode or
1. "S e ttings " is the batte ry low? Charge the mobile phone
us ing the s nap-in adapte r or the charging
2. "Conne ctions " cable .
3. "Blue tooth" Ԧ If appropriate , only one mobile phone can be
4. "S wap phone /s e cond. phone " conne cte d to the ve hicle , de pe nding on the
mobile phone . De -re gis te r the mobile phone
from the ve hicle and only re gis te r and con-
ne ct one m obile phone .
The m obile phone is no longe r re s ponding.

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Ԧ S witch the m obile phone off and on again. C o n t ro ls

Ԧ Too high or low ambie nt te mpe rature s ? Do
not s ubje ct the mobile phone to e xtre me Ad ju s t in g t h e vo lu m e
am bie nt conditions . Turn the knob until the de s ire d volum e is
Te le phone functions not pos s ible . re ache d. The s e tting is s ave d for the re mote
Ԧ Configure mobile phone and conne ct with control curre ntly in us e .
the te le phone or additional te le phone func-
tion. Au t o m a t ic vo lu m e e q u a lis a t io n
No phone book e ntrie s , not all e ntrie s or incom - The ve hicle adjus ts the volum e of the m icro-
ple te e ntrie s are dis playe d. phone on the te le phone and the volume of the
othe r party autom atically. De pe nding on the
Ԧ Trans fe r of the phone book e ntrie s has not
mobile phone , it may be ne ce s s ary to adapt the
com ple te d.
volume s . S e ttings are pos s ible only during a call
Ԧ Unde r ce rtain circums tance s only the phone and m us t be adjus te d s e parate ly for e ach mobile
book e ntrie s s ave d in the mobile phone or phone . The s e ttings are de le te d as s oon as the
on the S IM card are trans fe rre d. mobile phone is de -re gis te re d.
Ԧ It m ight be that phone book e ntrie s with s pe -
1. "S e ttings "
cial characte rs cannot be dis playe d.
2. "S ound"
Ԧ Num be r of phone book e ntrie s to be s tore d
is too high. 3. "Volume s e ttings "

Ԧ Data volume of the contact too large , e .g. 4. S e le ct de s ire d s e tting: "Microphone " or
due to s tore d information s uch as note s ? "Louds pe ak."
Re duce data volume of the contact. 5. Adjus ting: turn the controlle r.
Ԧ Mobile phone conne cte d as audio s ource ? 6. S aving: pre s s the controlle r.
Configure mobile phone and conne ct with
the te le phone or additional te le phone func- In c o m in g c a ll
tion.
Quality of the phone conne ction is poor. Re c e ivin g a c a ll
Ԧ Blue tooth s ignal s tre ngth can be adjus te d If the num be r of the calle r is s ave d in the te le -
on mobile phone , de pe nds on the m ode l. phone book and is trans fe rre d from the ne twork,
the name of the contact and the te le phone num-
Ԧ P lace the mobile phone in the s nap-in
be r is dis playe d. Othe rwis e , only the phone
adapte r or clos e to the ce ntre cons ole .
num be r is dis playe d.
Ԧ Adjus t the volum e of the m icrophone and
s pe ake r s e parate ly. Ac c e p t in g a c a ll
If all the points on the lis t have be e n re vie we d
and the de s ire d function cannot be run, contact Us in g iDrive
Hotline or S e rvice Ce ntre . "Acce pt"

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Via in s t ru m e n t c lu s t e r
"Hang up"

Dia llin g a n u m b e r
1. "Te le phone "
2. "Dial num be r"
3. S e le ct the digits individually.
4. S e le ct the s ym bol. The call is m ade us ing
the m obile phone as s igne d to the te le phone
Via b u t t o n o n t h e s t e e rin g wh e e l function.
P re s s the button.

Via in s t ru m e n t c lu s t e r
"Acce pt"

Re je c t in g a c a ll

Us in g iDrive
"Re je ct" If a call is to be made through the s upple me ntary
te le phone :
Via in s t ru m e n t c lu s t e r
1. S e le ct the digits individually.
"Re je ct"
2. Call up "Options ".
En d in g a c a ll 3. "via"
The phone num be r can als o be e nte re d us ing
Us in g iDrive the voice control s ys te m . The call is made us ing
"Hang up" the mobile phone as s igne d to the te le phone
function.

C a lls wit h a n u m b e r o f p a rt ic ip a n t s

Ge n e ra l
It is pos s ible to s witch be twe e n calls or m e rge
two calls to s e t up a confe re nce . The functions
mus t be s upporte d by the mobile phone and
s e rvice provide r.

Via b u t t o n o n t h e s t e e rin g wh e e l Ac c e p t in g a c a ll d u rin g a n o t h e r c a ll

If the re is a s e cond call during an ongoing call
P re s s the button.
you he ar a call waiting s ignal, if applicable .
"Acce pt"
The call is acce pte d and the e xis ting call is he ld.

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S e t t in g u p a s e c o n d c a ll DTMF o ve rla p d ia llin g

S e t up anothe r call during a call. Us ing DTMF ove rlap dialling to acce s s ne twork
s e rvice s or to control de vice s , e .g. re mote an-
1. "Te le phone "
s we r phone acce s s . This re quire s the DTMF
2. "Active calls " code .
3. Dial a ne w phone num be r or s e le ct from a
1. "Te le phone "
lis t.
2. S e le cting a contact from a lis t or "Dial
S w it c h in g b e t we e n t w o c a lls , numbe r".
a lt e rn a t in g 3. "DTMF s uffix dialling"
You can s witch be twe e n two calls . The calls can 4. Ente r DTMF code via iDrive .
be made us ing both conne cte d m obile phone s .
Active call is dis playe d in colour. Phone book
Call on hold is dis playe d in gre y.
Ge n e ra l
"S wap calls "
The phone book has acce s s to the contacts
The phone s witche s to the call that is in pro- s tore d in the ve hicle and contacts of the mobile
gre s s . phone s as s igne d the function te le phone or s up-
ple m e ntary te le phone . All contacts for which a
S e t t in g u p a c o n fe re n c e phone numbe r is e nte re d are dis p laye d. The
Two calls can be m e rge d to s e t up a te le phone contacts s ave d with BMW Online are als o
confe re nce . The calls mus t be made through a s hown.
m obile p hone .
Dis p la ys
1. S e tting up two calls .
1. "Te le phone "
2. "P lace confe re nce call"
2. "P hone book"
On te rmination, both calls are always te rm ina-
te d. If one call is te rm inate d by anothe r s ub- The s ym bols m ark the s torage location of the
s cribe r, the othe r call is continue d, if re quire d. contacts .

S e t t in g t h e m ic ro p h o n e t o m u t e
The m icrophone can be m ute d during active
calls .

1. "Te le phone "

2. "Active calls "
3. "Microphone m ute d"
The m ute microphone is autom atically activa-
te d: S ym bol S torage location
Ԧ Whe n a ne w call is s e t up.
Ve hicle .
Ԧ Whe n alte rnating be twe e n call partie s .
Mobile phone .

BMW Online addre s s book.

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Ma kin g a c a ll tary te le phone , are trans fe rre d to the ve hicle .

The e ntrie s can be s e le cte d and a call s e t up. The las t 20 num be rs dialle d are dis playe d for
e ach m obile phone .
S ym bol Me aning

Contact with a s tore d numbe r. Dia llin g n u m b e rs via t h e in s t ru m e n t

c lu s t e r
Contact with m ore than one s tore d P os s ible if no call is curre ntly active .
num be r.

Call not pos s ible , m obile phone with- 1. P re s s ke y on the s te e ring whe e l.
out re ce ption or ne twork, Te le s e r- 2. S e le ct the de s ire d phone numbe r.
vice Call or data trans fe r active .
The call is made through the m obile phone from
the lis t of which the num be r com e s .
P hone book e ntrie s with a s tore d phone num-
be r: s e le ct de s ire d e ntry. Dia l n u m b e r u s in g iDrive
P hone book e ntrie s with more than one s tore d 1. "Te le phone "
phone numbe r: s e le ct de s ire d e ntry and the n
2. "Las t num be r re dial"
phone numbe r.
3. S e le ct the de s ire d e ntry and te le phone
The call is m ade us ing the mobile phone as -
num be r as ne ce s s ary.
s igne d to the te le phone function.
The call is m ade us ing the mobile phone as -
If the call is to be m ade us ing the mobile phone
s igne d to the te le phone function.
as s igne d to the s upple me ntary te le phone func-
tion: If the call is to be made us ing the mobile phone
as s igne d to the s upple me ntary te le phone func-
1. Highlight contact, and highlight the de s ire d tion:
phone numbe r if the re are more than one .
1. Mark e ntry.
2. Call up "Options ".
2. Call up "Options ".
3. "via"
3. "via"
Ed it in g c o n t a c t s
S a vin g a n e n t ry in C o n t a c t s
Changing the e ntrie s in the "Contacts " me nu. If
a contact is change d, the change s are not s ave d 1. Mark e ntry.
on the mobile phone . A copy of the e ntry is s ave d 2. Call up "Options ".
in the ve hicle . 3. "S ave as contact" or "Add to contact"
1. Highlight the contact. 4. If ne ce s s ary, s e le ct contact.
2. Call up "Options ". 5. S e le ct the type of numbe r: "Home ", "Work",
3. "Edit e ntry" "Mobile " or "Othe rs "
The contact can be e dite d. 6. If ne ce s s ary, com ple te the e ntrie s .
7. "S ave contact"
Re d ia llin g

Ge n e ra l
Lis ts of numbe r dialle d on the m obile phone s
as s igne d the function te le phone or s upple m e n-

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In c o m in g c a lls Fro m m o b ile p h o n e t o t h e h a n d s - fre e

s ys t e m
Ge n e ra l Calls that we re s tarte d outs ide the Blue tooth
Lis ts of incoming calls on the m obile phone s as - range of the ve hicle can be continue d via the
s igne d the function te le phone or s upple m e ntary hands -fre e s ys te m whe n the ignition is s witche d
te le phone , are trans fe rre d to the ve hicle . The on.
las t 20 incoming calls are dis playe d for e ach De pe nding in the mobile phone , the re is an au-
m obile p hone . tom atic s witch to the hands -fre e m ode .
If it is not automatically toggle d, follow what is
Dia l n u m b e r u s in g iDrive
dis playe d on the m obile phone s cre e n, and als o
1. "Te le phone " s e e the ins truction m anual for the m obile phone .
2. "Re ce ive d calls "
3. S e le ct the de s ire d e ntry and te le phone Fro m t h e h a n d s - fre e s ys t e m t o t h e
numbe r as ne ce s s ary. m o b ile p h o n e
The call is made us ing the mobile phone as - Calls take n via the hands -fre e s ys te m can als o
s igne d to the te le phone function. be continue d via the m obile phone , de pe nding
on the mobile phone .
If the call is to be made us ing the m obile phone
as s igne d to the s upple m e ntary te le phone func- The n follow what is dis playe d on the mobile
tion: phone , and als o s e e the ins truction manual of
the mobile phone .
1. Mark e ntry.
2. Call up "Options ".
3. "via" S n a p - in a d a p t e r
S a vin g a n e n t ry in C o n t a c t s P rin c ip le
1. Mark e ntry. The s nap-in adapte r e nable s :
2. Call up "Options ". Ԧ S torage of the m obile phone .
3. "S ave as contact" or "Add to contact" Ԧ Charging of the batte ry.
4. If ne ce s s ary, s e le ct contact. Ԧ Conne ction to the e xte rnal ae rial of the ve -
hicle .
5. S e le ct the type of num be r: "Home ", "Work",
"Mobile " or "Othe rs " This e ns ure s be tte r ne twork re ce ption and uni-
form re production quality.
6. If ne ce s s ary, comple te the e ntrie s .
7. "S ave contact" Ge n e ra l
More de taile d information on the s nap-in adapt-
Ha n d s - fre e s ys t e m
e rs which com patibly s upport the functions of
the handy can be obtaine d from the S e rvice ce n-
Ge n e ra l
tre .
Calls take n via the hands -fre e s ys te m can be
continue d via the mobile phone and vice ve rs a. No t e s
At high te mpe rature s , the charging functions of
the mobile can be re s tricte d and no longe r op-
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In s t a lle d p o s it io n ne ctions , arrow 1, and pus h down, arrow 2,

In the front ce ntre arm re s t. The dire ction of in- until it e ngage s .
s tallation in the ce ntre armre s t varie s from ve hi-
cle to ve hicle .

In s e rt in g t h e s n a p - in a d a p t e r
1. P re s s the button and take out the cove r.

Re m o vin g t h e m o b ile p h o n e

2. Ins e rt s nap-in adapte r at the front, arrow 1,

and pre s s to the bottom, arrow 2, until the
adapte r e ngage s .

P re s s the button and pick up the mobile phone .

In s e rt in g t h e m o b ile p h o n e
1. De pe nding on the mobile phone , re m ove
the prote ctive cap from the ae rial conne ctor
and from the US B port of the mobile phone
if ne ce s s ary.
2. P us h the m obile phone with buttons up-
wards in the dire ction of the e le ctrical con-

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Ve h ic le Eq u ip m e n t O p e ra t in g re q u ire m e n t s
This chapte r de s cribe s all s tandard, national and Ԧ Office is activate d, s e e page 7 9.
s pe cial e quipm e nt provide d in the mode l s e rie s . Ԧ A compatible m obile phone is re gis te re d
The re fore e quipme nt not available in a ve hicle is and conne cte d to the ve hicle . The mobile
als o de s cribe d, for e xam ple the s e le cte d s pe cial phone is as s igne d the function te le phone or
e quipme nt or national ve rs ion. That als o applie s s upple me ntary te le phone .
to s afe ty-re le vant functions and s ys te m s .
Ԧ For s ome m obile phone s , data acce s s m us t
be confirm e d on the mobile phone .

P rin c ip le Ԧ Time , tim e zone and date are corre ctly s e t

on the Control Dis play and on the mobile
Contacts , appointme nts , tas ks , note s , te xt m e s - phone , for e xam ple to dis play appointm e nts
s age s and e -mails from the mobile phone can be corre ctly.
vie we d on the control dis play if the mobile phone
s upports the s e functions and is com patible with
the corre s ponding Blue tooth s tandards . Func- Up d a t in g
tions have to be re le as e d s e parate ly as re quire d.
The data is update d e ve ry tim e the mobile
Trans mis s ion can take a fe w minute s afte r the
phone is conne cte d to the ve hicle . Appoint-
firs t time a mobile phone is paire d.
me nts , tas ks , note s and re m inde rs can be up-
date d s e parate ly.

Ge n e ra l 1. "Office "

Inform ation on which mobile phone s s upport 2. "Office today", "Cale ndar", "Tas ks ",
which Office functions can be found unde r "Note s /voice m e m os " or "Re m inde rs "
www.bmw.com /blue tooth. 3. Call up "Options ".
Conte nts are comple te ly dis playe d whe n the 4. "Update data"
ve hicle is at s tands till. Data from the mobile phone is trans fe rre d to
the ve hicle again.

No t e s
Do not ope rate Office while the ve hicle is O ffic e u p d a t e
in m otion. The numbe r of unre ad me s s age s and active
Only m ake adjus tme nts if the traffic conditions tas ks as we ll as appointme nts com ing up are
are appropriate . Othe rwis e , you may be come dis playe d.
dis tracte d and e ndange r the ve hicle occupants
1. "Office "
and othe r road us e rs .ԯ
2. "Office today"

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3. S e le ct the de s ire d e ntry to dis play de tails . S ymbol S torage location

Ve hicle .

Mobile phone .

BMW Online addre s s book.

Dis p la yin g c o n t a c t s fro m BMW O n lin e

To dis play contacts from BMW Online , whe n
logging on to BMW Online the function "Log in
automatically" mus t be e nable d.

Contacts Dia l a p h o n e n u m b e r
1. S e le ct the de s ire d contact.
Ge n e ra l
2. S e le ct the phone numbe r.
Contacts can be cre ate d and e dite d. The con-
The conne ction is e s tablis he d.
tacts from the m obile phone as s igne d the func-
tion te le phone or s upple m e ntary te le phone are If a call is to be made through the s upple me ntary
als o s hown, as are the contacts from the BMW te le phone :
Online addre s s book. The addre s s e s can be 1. S e le ct the de s ire d contact.
us e d as navigation de s tinations and the phone
num be rs dialle d dire ctly. 2. Highlight phone numbe r.
3. Call up "Options ".
Dis p la yin g c o n t a c t s 4. "via"
1. "Office "
2. "Contacts " Ed it in g c o n t a c t s
All contacts are lis te d in alphabe tical orde r.
No t e
The A-Z s e arch function is offe re d, de pe nd-
ing on the numbe r of contacts . If a contact that com e s from the m obile phone
or BMW Online is e dite d, the change s are not
It can be s e le cte d whe the r the contacts are to s ave d on the m obile phone or at BMW Online . A
be trans fe rre d from a mobile . The contacts can copy of the e ntry is s ave d in the ve hicle .
als o be trans fe rre d from both conne cte d m o-
bile s .
1. Call up "Options ".
2. S e le ct m obile from which the contacts are
to be trans fe rre d.
A s ym bol indicate s the s torage location of the
contacts :

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Ed it Dis p la y t h e In t e rn e t a d d re s s o f a
1. S e le ct the de s ire d contact. contact
2. "Edit contact" The Inte rne t addre s s s tore d for a contact can be
calle d up.

1. S e le ct the de s ire d contact.

2. S e le ct Inte rne t addre s s .
The s e le cte d Inte rne t addre s s is dis playe d
in the brows e r.

Dis p la yin g a d d it io n a l in fo rm a t io n fro m

BMW O n lin e
Dis play of additional information for a contact if
3. Change e ntrie s . pre s e nt at BMW Online .
4. "S ave contact in ve h."
1. S e le ct the de s ire d contact.

S e le c t in g a c o n t a c t a s n a vig a t io n 2. Call up "Options ".

d e s t in a t io n 3. "Addit. info (BMW Online )"
1. S e le ct the de s ire d contact.
Ne w c o n t a c t
2. S e le ct addre s s .
In the cas e of contacts from the mobile At t a c h in g
phone and BMW Online addre s s book, the
1. "Office "
addre s s might have to be matche d to the
navigation data in the ve hicle . If that is the 2. "Contacts "
cas e : 3. Call up "Options ".
Corre ct the addre s s . 4. "Ne w contact"
3. "S tart guidance " or "Add as anothe r 5. Input boxe s s till s how pre vious input: "Cle ar
de s tination" fie lds "
6. Comple te input boxe s : s e le ct input box.
C h e c kin g a d d re s s a s d e s t in a t io n
7. Ente r te xt and make any as s ignme nt.
An addre s s that is to be adde d to the route guid-
8. In the navigation s ys te m: e nte r addre s s .
ance m us t m atch the navigation data containe d
Only addre s s e s that are pre s e nt in the car's
in the ve hicle . He re , the addre s s can be
navigation data can be e nte re d. This e n-
che cke d.
s ure s that route guidance is pos s ible for all
1. S e le ct the de s ire d contact. addre s s e s .
2. Highlight addre s s . If applicable , "Acce pt"
3. Call up "Options ". 9. "S ave contact in ve h."
4. "Che ck as de s tination" The e ntrie s for a contact are as s igne d by the
5. If ne ce s s ary, corre ct and s ave the addre s s . following s ymbols .
If the addre s s is corre cte d and s ave d, a copy is
cre ate d in the ve hicle . The addre s s is not
change d on the mobile phone or BMW Online .

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S ym bol Me aning Dis p la y c o n t a c t im a g e s

P hotos s ave d for contacts are s ave d in the ve -
P rivate phone numbe r
hicle whe n the m obile phone is conne cte d to the
Work phone numbe r ve hicle .

Mobile phone numbe r 1. "S e ttings "

2. "Conne ctions "
Othe r phone num be r
3. "Blue tooth"
P rivate addre s s
4. Call up "Options ".
Work addre s s 5. "Configure Blue tooth"
E-m ail addre s s 6. "S how picture s "
Dis playing all contact image s is activate d or de -
Inte rne t addre s s
activate d.

S p e c ifyin g h o m e a d d re s s Exp o rt in g /im p o rt in g c o n t a c t s

A hom e addre s s can be s ave d in me mory. This Contacts can be e xporte d and importe d via P e r-
home addre s s appe ars at the top of the lis t of s onal P rofile . The contacts s tore d in the ve hicle
contacts . are e xporte d, not the contacts from the m obile
phone or BMW Online .
1. "Office "
2. "Contacts " De le t in g c o n t a c t s
3. "Home addre s s " Only contacts s ave d in the ve hicle are de le te d.
4. Cre ate contact. The contacts from the mobile phone or BMW
5. "S ave contact in ve h." Online cannot be de le te d.

1. "Office "
S e le c t in g s o rt o rd e r fo r n a m e s
2. "Contacts "
Name s can be dis playe d in a diffe re nt orde r.
3. Highlight the contact.
1. "Office " 4. Call up "Options ".
2. "Contacts " 5. "De le te contact" or "De le te all contacts ".
3. Call up "Options ". 6. If applicable , "Ye s "
4. "Dis play s urname firs t" or "Dis play firs t
name firs t"
The s ort orde r for nam e s m ight not be the s am e Me s s a g e s
as the s e le cte d s ort orde r, de pe nding on how
contacts are s ave d on your mobile phone . Ge n e ra l
Me s s age s are only dis playe d whe n the y are
comple te .

Dis p la yin g m e s s a g e s
1. "Office "
2. "Me s s age s "

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The late s t me s s age s are s hown. Only E-m ails from the mobile phone are
It can be s e le cte d whe the r the me s s age s are to dis playe d.
be trans fe rre d from a mobile . The me s s age s can Ԧ "Te xt m e s s age "
als o be trans fe rre d from both conne cte d mo- Only S MS me s s age s are dis playe d.
bile s .
Ԧ "S e rvice m e s s age s "
If a m obile phone is as s igne d to more than one
Only s e rvice m e s s age s are dis playe d.
e -mail account, the de s ire d e -mail account mus t
be s e le cte d. S e le ct m e s s age s tatus .
Ԧ "Unre ad me s s age s "
1. Call up "Options ".
Only unre ad me s s age s are s hown.
2. S e le ct mobile and which account from
which the me s s age s are to be trans fe rre d. Ԧ "S ince s tart of journe y"
All S MS and E-mails re ce ive d s ince the
s tart of the trip are s hown.
Ԧ "All me s s age s "
All me s s age s are dis playe d.

De le t in g m e s s a g e s

Ge n e ra l
All me s s age type s can be de le te d in the ve hicle .
A S ym bol de s ignate d the me s s age type . S MS and E-mails trans fe rre d from the mobile to
the ve hicle are als o de le te d on the m obile .
S ymbol Me s s age type

S MS . De le t in g a s e rvic e m e s s a g e
My Info 1. S e le ct the de s ire d s e rvice me s s age .
2. Call up "Options ".
Me s s age from information s e rvice .
3. "De le te m e s s age "
E-m ail from mobile phone
De le t e a ll s e rvic e m e s s a g e s
S e le ct this to dis play a m e s s age . 1. Call up "Options ".
2. "De le te all me s s age s " or "De le te
Filt e r m e s s a g e lis t m e s s age s "
The m e s s age lis t can be filte re d if more than one
type of m e s s age is available . Filte ring can be S MS
combine d be twe e n me s s age type and me s s age
s tatus . Ge n e ra l
1. "Filte r:" S MS me s s age s trans fe rre d from the mobile
phone to the ve hicle .
2. S e le ct type of me s s age .
Ԧ "All m e s s age type s " Ad d it io n a l fu n c t io n s
All m e s s age s are dis playe d. The following functions are available whe n an
Ԧ "E-m ail" S MS me s s age is s e le cte d:

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S ym bol Function S ymbol Function

Brows e in the S MS "Mark as unre ad"

"P lay", s e e page 97. "De le te e -mail"

"Call s e nde r"

My In fo
"Us e contact data", s e e page 9 7.

"Mark as unre ad" Ge n e ra l

My Info me s s age s from the BMW As s is t P ortal.
"De le te me s s age "
Re p lyin g
E- m a il S e nd a pre de fine d re ply.

Ge n e ra l 1. S e le ct the de s ire d me s s age .

E-mail me s s age s trans fe rre d from the mobile 2. Call up "Options ".
phone to the ve hicle . 3. "Ans we r"

De a c t iva t e c o m p le t e d is p la y Ad d it io n a l fu n c t io n s
Ope ning an E-mail in the ve hicle comple te ly The following functions are available whe n a
trans fe rs it to the ve hicle . This m ay be s ubje ct me s s age is s e le cte d:
to charge s .
S ymbol Function
1. "Office "
"S tart guidance " or "Add as anothe r
2. "Me s s age s " de s tination"
3. Call up "Options ".
"Call"
4. "Fully download e -mails "
A phone conne ction is e s tablis he d if
Only part of the E-mail is loade d from the the me s s age contains a num be r.
m obile phone into the ve hicle .
"S e le ct phone numbe r"
Ad d it io n a l fu n c t io n s S e le ct the de s ire d numbe r from the
The following functions are available whe n an e - lis t if the me s s age contains more
m ail me s s age is s e le cte d: than one numbe r. Te le phone con-
ne ction is s e t up.
S ym bol Function
"S e nd e -mail (BMW Online )"
Brows e in the e -mail
"Ope n link in brows e r"
"P lay", s e e page 97.

"S e nde r/re cipie nt" Me s s a g e fro m in fo rm a t io n s e rvic e

Contact data are s hown
Ge n e ra l
"Us e contact data", s e e page 9 7.
Me s s age s from BMW inform ation s e rvice .

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S a vin g a n a d d re s s It can be s e le cte d whe the r the appointme nts are

1. S e le ct the de s ire d me s s age . to be trans fe rre d from a mobile . The appoint-
me nts can als o be trans fe rre d from both con-
2. Call up "Options ".
ne cte d mobile s .
3. "S ave contact in ve h."
1. Call up "Options ".
Ad d it io n a l fu n c t io n s 2. S e le ct m obile phone from which the ap-
The following functions are available whe n a pointme nts are to be trans fe rre d.
m e s s age is s e le cte d: S croll to the curre nt we e k, or
S ymbol Function "P re vious days ": s hows the las t 7 days .
"Ne xt days ": s hows the ne xt 7 days .
"S tart guidance " or "Add as anothe r
de s tination"
S h o w c a le n d a r m o n t h
"Call" 1. S e le ct date .
A phone conne ction is e s tablis he d if The curre nt month is s hown. Appointm e nts
the me s s age contains a numbe r. are e nte re d on the highlighte d cale ndar
date s .
"S e le ct phone numbe r"
2. Turn controlle r until the pre vious or ne xt
S e le ct the de s ire d num be r from the
m onth is s hown.
lis t if the m e s s age contains more
than one num be r. Te le phone con-
S h o w c a le n d a r d a y
ne ction is s e t up.
1. S how cale ndar m onth.
"S e nd e -mail (BMW Online )"
2. S e le ct de s ire d day.
"Ope n link in brows e r" The appointme nts of the s e le cte d day are
Call up Inte rne t addre s s . s hown.

"Furthe r inform ation" Ap p o in t m e n t

Dis play additional information
Dis p la ys

C a le n d a r
P rin c ip le
The las t 30 days and the ne xt 90 days can be
dis playe d.

Dis p la ys
1. "Office "
S e le ct the de s ire d appointme nt.
2. "Cale ndar"
Ye s te rday, today and the ne xt five days are Ad d it io n a l fu n c t io n s
s hown.
The following functions are available for the ap-
pointm e nt e ntry s e le cte d:

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S ym bol Function Ad d it io n a l fu n c t io n s
The following functions are available whe n a
Brows e in the appointme nt
tas k is s e le cte d:
S ymbol Function
"Re ad out", s e e page 97.
Brows e in the tas k
"Us e contact data", s e e page 9 7.
"Re ad out", s e e page 97.

"Us e contact data", s e e page 97.

Ta s ks
Dis p la y t a s k lis t
No t e s
1. "Office "
2. "Tas ks " Dis p la y n o t e s
It can be s e le cte d whe the r the tas ks are to be 1. "Office "
trans fe rre d from a m obile . The tas ks can als o be 2. "Note s /voice me mos "
trans fe rre d from both conne cte d mobile s .
All te xt me mos from the m obile phone and
1. Call up "Options ". voice m e m os re corde d in the ve hicle are
2. S e le ct m obile phone from which the tas ks s hown.
are to be trans fe rre d. It can be s e le cte d whe the r the note s are to be
trans fe rre d from a mobile . The note s can als o be
S o rt t a s k lis t trans fe rre d from both conne cte d mobile s .
1. S e le ct he ade rs in the tas k lis t. 1. Call up "Options ".
2. S e le ct mobile phone from which the me mos
are to be trans fe rre d.

Te xt m e m o s

S h o w t e xt m e m o s
S e le ct de s ire d te xt me mo.

Ad d it io n a l fu n c t io n s
2. S e le ct s ort crite rion: The following functions are pos s ible with a s e -
Ԧ "P riority (!)" le cte d te xt me mo:
Ԧ "S ubje ct" S ymbol Function
Ԧ "Due date "
Brows e in the me m o
Dis p la y t a s k "Re ad out", s e e page 97.
S e le ct the de s ire d tas k.
"Us e contact data", s e e page 97.

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Vo ic e m e m o s Ad d it io n a l fu n c t io n s
The following functions are pos s ible with a s e -
Ge n e ra l le cte d voice m e mo:
A voice m e m o can be re corde d. The s e are
S ym bol Function
s tore d in the ve hicle and can be e xporte d
through the US B inte rface . "P lay"

Re c o rd vo ic e n o t e "P aus e "

1. "Office " "To be ginning"

2. "Note s /voice me mos " "Fas t re ve rs e "
3. "Ne w voice m e m o"
"Fas t forward"
4. "Re cord voice m e m o"
"De le te "
Fu n c t io n s e le c t io n
Exp o rt vo ic e n o t e
S ymbol Function
To e xport voice me mos through the US B con-
"Re cord" ne ction in the ce ntre cons ole , a s uitable m e dium
S tart re cording. Afte r the voice mus t be conne cte d to the US B inte rface .
m e m o can be re corde d afte r the Ԧ S uitable m e dia: US B mas s s torage facilitie s ,
tone . for e xample US B me mory s ticks or MP 3
playe rs with US B inte rface .
"P aus e "
Ԧ Uns uitable me dia: US B hard dis ks , US B
P re s s ing again re s tarts the re cord-
hubs , US B me mory card re ade rs with a
ing.
numbe r of bays , Apple iP od/iP hone .
"P lay" Ԧ File s ys te m s : curre nt file s ys te ms for US B
The re cording cannot be continue d de vice s are s upporte d. FAT 32 form at is
afte r s tarting playback. re com me nde d.
1. Conne ct US B m e dium to the US B inte rface
"To be ginning"
in the ce ntre armre s t, s e e pag e 57.
"Fas t re ve rs e " 2. "Office "
"Fas t forward" 3. "Note s /voice m e m os "
4. Highlight de s ire d voice me mo.
"De le te "
5. Call up "Options ".
"OK"
6. "Export all me m os (US B)" or "Export voice
Finis h re cording. m e m o (US B)"
All voice note s are e xporte d and/or the pre -
Dis p la yin g vo ic e m e m o vious ly-m arke d voice note is e xporte d.
S e le ct de s ire d voice me m o.
De le t e vo ic e n o t e
1. Mark de s ire d voice note .
2. Call up "Options ".

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3. "De le te all voice m e m os " or "De le te voice Us e c o n t a c t d a t a

m e m o"
4. "OK" Ge n e ra l
Contact data from appointme nts , tas ks , S MS ,
EŤmails and note s can be s tore d or s e le cte d.
Re m in d e rs
Dis p la y c o n t a c t o r d ia l t e le p h o n e
Ge n e ra l number
Re minde rs conne cte d to appointme nts and 1. "Us e contact data"
tas ks are dis playe d. Afte r an appointm e nt or 2. Dis play contact or dial te le phone numbe r:
tas k de adline has e laps e d, the re minde r is no
longe r dis playe d. Ԧ S e le ct contact to dis play a de taile d vie w
of the contact.
Dis p la y re m in d e rs Ԧ S e le ct te le phone numbe r to make a di-
1. "Office " re ct conne ction.

2. "Re m inde rs "

S t o re c o n t a c t d a t a
3. S e le ct the de s ire d re minde r. 1. "Us e contact data"
The re le vant appointme nt or tas k is dis - 2. Highlight te le phone num be r or e -mail ad-
playe d. dre s s .
It can be s e le cte d whe the r the re minde rs are to 3. Call up "Options ".
be trans fe rre d from a m obile . The re m inde rs can
als o be trans fe rre d from both conne cte d m o- 4. "Add to contact" or "S ave as contact"
bile s .

1. Call up "Options ". Re a d in g o u t

2. S e le ct mobile phone from which the re m ind-
e rs are to be trans fe rre d. Ge n e ra l
S MS , E-m ails , appointme nts , tas ks , m e m os and
Ac t iva t e /d e a c t iva t e p o p - u p re m in d e r voice me m os can be re ad out or playe d back.
1. "Office "
2. Call up "Options ". Re a d in g o u t
3. "Re m inde r pop-up" 1. S e le ct de s ire d e le me nt.

All re minde rs for appointme nts and tas ks 2. "Re ad out"

are s hown in a lis t on the control dis play The following pos s ibilitie s are available whe n
whe n the y are due . re ading out or playing back:
Ԧ "P aus e "
C lo s e a ll re m in d e rs
Inte rrupt re ading out. S e le ct again to re s tart
1. "Office " re ading out.
2. "Re m inde rs " Ԧ "To be ginning"
3. "Clos e all re minde rs " Re ad out again from the be ginning.
Ԧ "Ne xt paragraph"
S kip paragraph.

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Ԧ "P re vious paragraph" Ԧ For e ach m obile phone conne cte d, a m axi-
Re turn to las t paragraph. m um of 20 0 contact image s are trans fe rre d
to the ve hicle .
Ԧ To e nd re ading out or playback, tip the con-
trolle r to the le ft. Are E-m ails dis playe d with a de lay?
Ԧ Che ck E-m ail s e ttings on the m obile phone
and adjus t, if applicable .
Wh a t t o d o if... If all the points on the lis t have be e n re vie we d
and the de s ire d function cannot be run, contact
Inform ation about s uitable m obile phone s , s e e
Hotline or S e rvice Ce ntre .
page 7 8.
Appointme nts , tas ks , re m inde rs , m e m os , or
m e s s age s from the m obile phone are not dis -
playe d?
Ԧ Mobile phone is not s uitable for the m is s ing
function or it is not conne cte d corre ctly?
Ԧ Mobile phone is als o conne cte d by WLAN.
Ԧ Office function is de activate d.
Ԧ Mobile phone is not s e le cte d for trans fe rring
the de s ire d e le m e nts .
Ԧ Appointm e nts are more than 30 days old/
m ore than 90 days ahe ad.
Ԧ Tas ks are m arke d as done .
Ԧ Not all s tore d appointme nts , tas ks , note s ,
m e s s age s in the mobile phone are dis playe d
in the ve hicle , de pe nding on the numbe r of
s tore d appointme nts .
Are not all appointme nts , tas ks and re minde rs
from the mobile phone dis playe d at the corre ct
tim e ?
Ԧ Tim e zone , time or date is not corre ctly s e t
on the control dis play and the mobile phone .
The E-mail attachm e nt is not dis playe d.
Ԧ E-mails are trans fe rre d without attach-
m e nts .
Te xts of e ntrie s are not fully dis playe d.
Ԧ Te xts are abridge d be fore the y are trans fe r-
re d from the mobile phone .
Ԧ S ynchronis ation be twe e n m obile phone and
ve hicle might take s e ve ral minute s to com-
ple te .
Contact photos are not dis playe d.

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Contacts
Ve h ic le Eq u ip m e n t 4. To com ple te the input fie lds : s e le ct the s ym-
bol be s ide the input fie ld.
This chapte r de s cribe s all s tandard, national and
s pe cial e quipme nt provide d in the m ode l s e rie s .
The re fore e quipm e nt not available in a ve hicle is
als o de s cribe d, for e xample the s e le cte d s pe cial
e quipm e nt or national ve rs ion. That als o applie s
to s afe ty-re le vant functions and s ys te ms .

Ge n e ra l
Contacts can be cre ate d and e dite d. The con- 5. Ente r te xt.
tacts from the m obile are als o s hown. Addre s s e s
can be us e d as navigation de s tinations and the 6. If e quippe d with navigation s ys te m: Ente r
phone numbe rs dialle d dire ctly. addre s s . Only addre s s e s that are pre s e nt in
the car's navigation data can be e nte re d.
This e ns ure s that route guidance is pos s ible
for all addre s s e s .
O p e ra t in g re q u ire m e n t s
7. If applicable , "S ave "
This de s cription of the contacts applie d with
8. "S ave contact in ve h."
e quipm e nt with hands -fre e s ys te m with US B in-
te rface or without a m obile phone provis ion.
S p e c ifyin g h o m e a d d re s s
A home addre s s can be s ave d in me mory. This
Ne w c o n t a c t hom e addre s s appe ars at the top of the lis t of
contacts .
At t a c h in g 1. "Home addre s s "
1. "Contacts " 2. Cre ate contact.
2. "Ne w contact" 3. "S ave contact in ve h."

My c o n t a c t s
Ge n e ra l
Lis t of all contacts s ave d in the ve hicle .

Dis p la yin g c o n t a c t s
1. "Contacts "
3. Input boxe s s till s how pre vious input: "Cle ar
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2. "My contacts " If a contact that come s from the m obile phone is
e dite d, the change s are not s ave d on the mobile
phone . A copy of the e ntry is s ave d in the ve hicle
and only the copy is dis playe d. Unde r ce rtain
circums tance s an ide ntical contact e ntry is cre -
ate d.

S e le c t in g a c o n t a c t a s n a vig a t io n
d e s t in a t io n
1. S e le ct the de s ire d contact.

All contacts are lis te d in alphabe tical orde r. The 2. S e le ct addre s s .

A-Z s e arch function is offe re d, de pe nding on the In the cas e of contacts from the m obile
numbe r of contacts . phone , the addre s s might have to be
A s ym bol indicate s the s torage location of the m atche d to the navigation data in the ve hi-
contacts : cle . In this cas e : corre ct the addre s s .
3. "S tart guidance " or "Add as anothe r
S ymbol S torage location
de s tination"
Ve hicle .
C h e c kin g a d d re s s a s d e s t in a t io n
Mobile phone .
An addre s s that is to be adde d to the route guid-
ance mus t match the navigation data containe d
Dia l a p h o n e n u m b e r in the ve hicle . He re , the addre s s can be
1. S e le ct the de s ire d contact. che cke d.
2. S e le ct the phone num be r. 1. S e le ct the de s ire d contact and highlight the
The conne ction is e s tablis he d. addre s s .
2. Call up "Options ".
Ed it in g c o n t a c t s 3. "Che ck as de s tination"
1. S e le ct the de s ire d contact.
4. If ne ce s s ary, corre ct and s ave the addre s s .
2. "Edit contact"
If the addre s s is corre cte d and s ave d, a copy is
cre ate d in the ve hicle . The addre s s is not
change d on the mobile phone .

S e le c t in g s o rt o rd e r fo r n a m e s
Name s can be dis playe d in a diffe re nt orde r.
1. "My contacts "
2. Call up "Options ".
3. "Dis play s urname firs t" or "Dis play firs t
3. Change e ntrie s . name firs t"
4. Tilt the controlle r to the le ft. The s ort orde r for nam e s m ight not be the s am e
5. "Ye s " as the s e le cte d s ort orde r, de pe nding on how
contacts are s ave d on your mobile phone .

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Exp o rt in g /im p o rt in g c o n t a c t s
Contacts can be e xporte d and importe d via P e r-
s onal P rofile , s e e Owne r's Handbook for the ve -
hicle .

De le t in g c o n t a c t s
Only contacts s ave d in the ve hicle are de le te d.
It is not pos s ible to de le te contacts from the mo-
bile phone .
1. "My contacts "
2. Highlight the contact.
3. Call up "Options ".
4. "De le te contact" or "De le te all contacts "

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C o n n e c t e d Drive
Ve h ic le Eq u ip m e n t 2. "Info plus "

This chapte r de s cribe s all s tandard, national and

s pe cial e quipm e nt provide d in the mode l s e rie s .
The re fore e quipme nt not available in a ve hicle is
als o de s cribe d, for e xam ple the s e le cte d s pe cial
e quipme nt or national ve rs ion. That als o applie s
to s afe ty-re le vant functions and s ys te m s .

BMW As s is t
3. "S tart s e rvice "
Ge n e ra l A voice conne ction to the BMW inform ation
As s is t provide s ce rtain s e rvice s , for e xam ple an s e rvice is e s tablis he d.
inform ation s e rvice .
The e xact offe ring is country-s pe cific. Your
S e rvice ce ntre will be glad to ans we r any que s - BMW Te le S e rvic e s
tions you might have .
P rin c ip le
As s is t can als o be us e d via the Inte rne t, whe re
additional s e rvice s are available : Te le S e rvice s s upports communication with the
www.bmw.com . S e rvice ce ntre .
During a conne ction to As s is t, it might be that
Ge n e ra l
no te le phone conne ction can be e s tablis he d via
the m obile phone . If the m obile phone is to be Data on the s e rvicing ne e ds of the ve hicle can
us e d, dis conne ct it from the ve hicle . be trans fe rre d dire ctly to the S e rvice ce ntre . In
s o doing, the S e rvice ce ntre can initiate the work
ne e de d e arlie r. The works hop s tay is s horte ne d.
In fo rm a t io n s e rvic e In the cas e of a bre akdown, data on the ve hicle
condition can be trans fe rre d to the Mobile S e rv-
Ge n e ra l ice . It might be that malfunctions can be re m-
The inform ation s e rvice provide s information, e die d dire ctly.
for e xample re garding hote ls , e me rge ncy che m - The offe ring is country-s pe cific.
is ts , e tc. and provide s the ir te le phone num be rs Conne ction charge s can be incurre d.
and addre s s e s to the ve hicle . To do this , a call is
S e rvice s can b e limite d abroad.
m ade to the information s e rvice through the m o-
bile phone . P hone num be rs can be calle d di-
Re q u ire m e n t s
re ctly and addre s s e s take n ove r as a de s tination
in the navigation. Ԧ BMW As s is t is activate d.
If BMW As s is t is not activate d, a mobile
S t a rt in g t h e in fo rm a t io n s e rvic e phone re comme nde d by BMW for Te le S e r-
1. "BMW S e rvice s " or "Conne cte dDrive " vice s and configure d for mobile data com-

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m unication mus t be conne cte d to the ve hi- conne ction to bre akdown as s is tance is e s -
cle . tablis he d.
Ԧ The S IM card is e nable d for fre e s e rvice
numbe rs .
Ԧ Mobile te le phony re ce ption mus t be guar-
ante e d.
Ԧ The ignition is s witche d on.

Us in g BMW Te le S e rvic e s
The Te le S e rvice s are ge ne rally activate d in the
ve hicle .
If the Te le S e rvie s are not active , it is pos s ible to S t a rt b re a kd o w n a s s is t a n c e w it h BMW
m ake a call to the Mobile S e rvice . As s is t o r BMW Te le S e rvic e s
To continue to us e it, or to de activate the s e rv-
ice s , contact your s e rvice partne r or the BMW S t a rt in g s e rvic e
Cus tome r Hotline . Whe n e quippe d with BMW Te le S e rvice s , firs t
through the BMW Te le s e rvice diagnos is and
the n by the BMW Te le s e rvice as s is tance , s up-
Bre a kd o wn a s s is t a n c e port is provide d.

1. "BMW S e rvice s " or "Conne cte dDrive "

P rin c ip le
2. "BMW Mobile Care "
The Mobile S e rvice offe re d by the BMW Group
can be contacte d if you re quire he lp in the e ve nt 3. "S tart s e rvice "
of a bre akdown.

Ge n e ra l
Contact with the Mobil e n S e rvice can als o be
done with a Che ck Control Me s s age , s e e Own-
e r's Manual for the ve hicle .

S t a rt b re a kd o wn a s s is t a n c e wit h o u t
BMW As s is t o r BMW Te le S e rvic e s
1. "BMW S e rvice s " or "Conne cte dDrive "
2. "BMW Mobile Care " BMW Te le s e rvic e Dia g n o s is
The num be r for bre akdown as s is tance is Te le s e rvice Diagnos is e nable s trans fe r of de -
dis playe d. If a m obile phone is conne cte d, a taile d ve hicle data that are ne ce s s ary for diag-
nos is of the ve hicle via mobile te le phony. This
data is trans fe rre d automatically.
Afte r trans fe r of the data, a voice conne ction to
the Mobile S e rvice is e s tablis he d.

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BMW Te le s e rvic e As s is t a n c e 2. "BMW Online "

The Te le s e rvice As s is tance e nable s a de e pe r
diagnos is of the ve hicle to be gone through by
the Mobile S e rvice .
As re que s te d by the Mobile S e rvice and on te r-
m inating the voice conne ction, the Te le s e rvice
As s is tance can be s tarte d.

S t a rt in g BMW Te le s e rvic e As s is t a n c e
1. P ark the ve hicle s afe ly.
2. Apply the parking brake . 3. If applicable , "OK"
3. The ignition is s witche d on. The BMW Online s tart page is dis playe d.
4. "Te le s e rvice he lp"
Op e ra t in g
Afte r concluding the Te le s e rvice As s is tance , a
To s e le ct and dis play conte nt:
voice conne ction to the Mobile S e rvice is e s -
tablis he d. Ԧ Turn the controlle r to highlight an e le me nt.
Ԧ P re s s the controlle r to dis play an e le me nt.

BMW O n lin e C a ll u p h o m e p a g e
1. Call up "Options ".
P rin c ip le 2. "Dis play home page "
BMW Online is an online portal which provide s
ce rtain s e rvice s for us e in the ve hicle , for e xam-
ple , we athe r fore cas ts , curre nt ne ws , s tock mar-
ke t data, acce s s to E-mails and pe rs onal ad-
dre s s book.

O p e ra t in g re q u ire m e n t s
Ԧ BMW Online is applie d for at the S e rvice
ce ntre .
Ԧ Mobile te le phony re ce ption m us t be guar-
ante e d. Re lo a d in g a p a g e
Ԧ For ce rtain s e rvice s , for e xam ple informa- 1. Call up "Options ".
tion on curre nt location, the ve hicle m us t b e
2. "Update "
able to de te rmine your curre nt location.
Ԧ The corre ct date is s e t on the control dis - Ca nce l
play, s e e Owne r's Manual for the ve hicle .
1. Call up "Options ".

S t a rt in g 2. "Cance l loading"
1. "BMW S e rvice s " or "Conne cte dDrive "

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Lo g o n BMW Live
To dis play contacts of BMW Online or othe r pe r-
s onal data, log on is re quire d. P rin c ip le
1. "BMW S e rvice s " or "Conne cte dDrive " BMW Live is an online portal, providing ce rtain
s e rvice s available to us e in the ve hicle , e .g. in-
2. "BMW Online "
formation on we athe r fore cas ts .
3. Call up "Options ".
BMW Live is available through the S IM card in
4. "Us e r login" the mobile phone .

No t e s
Follow the data trans fe r ins tructions , s e e
page 79.

O p e ra t in g re q u ire m e n t s
Mobile te le phony re ce ption m us t be guaran-
te e d.
S ome of the functions ne e d an E-mail addre s s
5. "Us e r:" to be s tore d to be able to work.
For ce rtain s e rvice s , for e xample information on
curre nt location, the ve hicle mus t be able to de -
te rmine your curre nt location.
The corre ct date is s e t on the control dis play,
s e e Owne r's Manual for the ve hicle .

S t a rt in g
1. "BMW S e rvice s " or "Conne cte dDrive "
2. "BMW Live "
6. Ente r your us e r name and s e le ct "OK".
The BMW Live hom e page is dis playe d.
7. "P as s word:"
8. Ente r your pas s word. O p e ra t in g
9. "OK" To s e le ct and dis play conte nt:
Ԧ Turn the controlle r to highlight an e le me nt.
Au t o m a t ic lo g o n
Ԧ P re s s the controlle r to dis play an e le m e nt.
The log on take s place automatically whe n BMW
Online is calle d up.
C a ll u p h o m e p a g e
"Log in automatically" 1. Call up "Options ".
2. "Dis play hom e page "
Lo g g in g o ff
1. "BMW S e rvice s " or "Conne cte dDrive "
Re lo a d in g a p a g e
2. "BMW Online " 1. Call up "Options ".
3. Call up "Options ". 2. "Update "
4. "Us e r logoff"

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Canc e l S ym bol Function

1. Call up "Options ".
Call up hom e page .
2. "Cance l loading"
Re fre s h, re load

Back.
In t e rn e t
Ente ring Inte rne t addre s s .
Ge n e ra l
Tabs .
The Inte rne t is available through the S IM card
ins talle d in the ve hicle or the S IM card in the S how favourite s and his tory.
m obile phone . If the Inte rne t is us e d through the
Zoom.
S IM card in the m obile phone , follow ins truc-
tions on data trans m is s ion, s e e page 79. Le ave brows e r and cut off data con-
ne ction.
No t e
For your own s afe ty, the Inte rne t is dis playe d Na vig a t in g w it h t h e m o u s e p o in t e r
only at up to approx. 5 km /h; for s om e national-
Ԧ To m ove the m ous e pointe r: tilt the control-
m arke t ve rs ions , only whe n the ve hicle is at a
le r in the corre s ponding dire ction.
s tands till.
Ԧ To move the mous e pointe r diagonally: tilt
C a ll u p the controlle r in the corre s ponding dire ction
and turn it.
1. "BMW S e rvice s " or "Conne cte dDrive "
Ԧ To s e le ct an e le me nt: move the m ous e
2. "Inte rne t"
pointe r onto the e le me nt and pre s s the con-
trolle r.
Ԧ To s croll: turn the controlle r.

Zo o m
1. "Zoom "
2. Ԧ Turn controlle r: e nlarge or re duce we b
page .
Ԧ Tip controlle r: move the we b page in four
The home page is dis playe d. It is pos s ible that dire ctions .
the Inte rne t s ite s are not dis playe d in the s am e 3. P re s s the controlle r.
way as on a P C. Flas h or J ava applications may The s e tting is s ave d.
be dis playe d incorre ctly.
S t a t u s d is p la y
O p e ra t in g
A s ym bol in the top le ft on the s cre e n indicate s
the following s tatus :
Fu n c t io n b a r
A toolbar for ope ration is dis playe d. To activate
the toolbar, tilt the controlle r to the le ft until the
curs or is locate d in the toolbar or pre s s the
BACK button.

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S ym bol Me aning De le t e t a b
1. "Tabs "
No conne ction pos s ible .
2. Call up "Options ".
Data trans fe r/conne ction.
3. "De le te tab"
S e cure conne ction. Curre nt tab is de le te d.

En t e rin g In t e rn e t a d d re s s e s Fa vo u rit e s
1. S e le ct the s ym bol.
Ge n e ra l
2. Ente r addre s s and s e le ct "OK" or tip the
We b page s can be s tore d in Favourite s s o the y
controlle r to the right. S e le ct we b page from can be calle d up quickly as ne e de d.
lis t and "OK".
Tilt the controlle r upwards to s witch be - Ad d in g
twe e n uppe r and lowe r cas e . The page curre ntly s hown is s ave d in Favour-
ite s .
1. "Favourite s his tory"
2. "Add to favourite s "

Ta b s

Ge n e ra l
Ope n a ne w tab, to s how m ore than one we b
page at a time . S e le c t in g
1. "Favourite s his tory"
O p e n we b p a g e in a n e w t a b 2. S e le ct de s ire d favourite s .
1. "Tabs "
2. P re s s the controlle r. ›De le t e ‹
3. Ente r we b addre s s , s e le ct we b addre s s 1. "Favourite s his tory"
through favourite s or through his tory. The 2. Highlight the favourite to be de le te d.
we b page is ope ne d in a ne w tab.

Cha ng e b e twe e n ta b s
1. "Tabs "
2. Turn controlle r to the le ft or right.
3. P re s s controlle r to s how s e le cte d tab.

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3. Call up "Options ". S e t t in g s

4. "De le te favourite " or "De le te all favourite s "
Ac t iva t in g /d e a c t iva t in g s o u n d
1. Call up "Options ".
2. "S ound"

S u p p re s s in g c o o kie s
1. Call up "Options ".
2. "Block cookie s "

C h a n g e t o m o b ile we b p a g e vie w
1. Call up "Options ".
S e t t in g a s h o m e p a g e
2. "Mobile we bs ite vie w"
1. "Favourite s his tory"
2. Highlight the de s ire d favourite . S u p p re s s in g p o p - u p s
3. Call up "Options ". 1. Call up "Options ".
4. "S e t as home page " 2. "Block pop-ups "

His t o ry S u p p re s s HTTP S wa rn in g s
1. Call up "Options ".
P rin c ip le
2. "Block warnings "
The we b page s calle d up are s tore d in the his -
tory.
De le t e p e rs o n a l s e t t in g s
Dis p la ys 1. Call up "Options ".
1. "Favourite s his tory" 2. "Cle ar HTTP S s e ttings "
2. "His tory" HTTP S ce rtificate s and his tory are de le te d.

S ymbol Me aning
Ho t lin e
P age s vis ite d today

P age s vis ite d e arlie r O ve rvie w

Contact the BMW Hotline for information cov-
S e le ct the s ymbol. The we b page s vis ite d on e ring e ve ry as pe ct of the ve hicle .
the s e le cte d date are s hown.
C a llin g t h e h o t lin e
S e le ct the s ym bol. The we b page is calle d up.
Wit h o u t BMW As s is t o r BMW
De le t in g a ll e n t rie s Te le S e rvic e s
1. Call up "Options ". 1. "BMW S e rvice s " or "Conne cte dDrive "
2. "De le te all e ntrie s " 2. "Hotline "
The te le phone num be r of the hotline is dis -
playe d. Through the conne cte d mobile , which is

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conne cte d as a te le phone , a conne ction is made Au t o m a t ic Te le s e rvic e c a ll

to the hotline .
The Te le s e rvice data on the s e rvice re quire -
me nt for the ve hicle are trans m itte d to your s e rv-
ice partne r automatically whe n a s e rvice is due .
If pos s ible , the partne r will m ake contact and a
s e rvice appointme nt can be agre e d.
Che cking whe n your s e rvice partne r was noti-
fie d:

1. "Ve hicle information"

2. "Ve hicle s tatus "

Wit h BMW As s is t o r BMW Te le S e rvic e s

1. "BMW S e rvice s " or "Conne cte dDrive "
2. "Hotline "
3. "S tart s e rvice "

Te le s e rvic e C a ll
P rin c ip le 3. Call up "Options ".
S e nds information to your s e rvice partne r indi- 4. "Las t Te le s e rvice Call"
cating that a s e rvice appointme nt is to be
agre e d. The Te le s e rvice data is trans fe rre d. If
pos s ible , your s e rvice partne r will e s tablis h con-
tact with you.

S t a rt in g a Te le s e rvic e C a ll
1. "BMW S e rvice s " or "Conne cte dDrive "
2. "Te le s e rvice Call"
3. "S tart s e rvice "

Te le s e rvic e Re p o rt
P rin c ip le
As ne e de d, trans fe rs the te chnical data from
your ve hicle to BMW at re gular inte rvals . This is
us e d to e valuate the furthe r de ve lopm e nt of
BMW products .
A Te le s e rvice Call can als o be s tarte d through a
Che ck Control Me s s age , s e e Owne r's
Handbook for the ve hicle .

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Ge n e ra l S e rvic e s t a t u s
The Te le s e rvice Re port is activate d fre e of
charge to you for ve hicle s with ce rtain te chnical Dis p la y a va ila b le s e rvic e s
re quire me nts and with a valid As s is t contract. Dis play of all s e rvice s available in the ve hicle .
Ne ithe r pe rs onal information nor pos ition data
1. "BMW S e rvice s " or "Conne cte dDrive "
are trans fe rre d.
2. "S e rvice s s tatus "
Dis p la ys 3. "Available s e rvice s "
Dis plays whe n the las t Te le s e rvice Re port has
be e n trans fe rre d:
1. "Ve hicle information"
2. "Ve hicle s tatus "
3. Call up "Options ".
4. "Las t Te le s e rvice info"

Te le s e rvic e Ba t t e ry Gu a rd
Up d a t in g BMW S e rvic e s
P rin c ip le Manual update of BMW Te le S e rvice s , BMW As -
If the batte ry charge s tatus falls be low a ce rtain s is t and BMW Online .
le ve l, in de fine d cas e s the BMW Te le s e rvice "Update BMW S e rvice s "
Batte ry Guard informs your S e rvice P artne r
whe n the ve hicle is ne xt s tarte d.
Da t a t ra n s fe r
Ge n e ra l
Whe n updating BMW s e rvice s , the s tatus of the
If re quire d, the y will contact you to agre e a s e rv-
data trans fe r is dis playe d.
ice appointm e nt.
1. "BMW S e rvice s " or "Conne cte dDrive "
No t e 2. Call up "Options ".
Te le s e rvice Batte ry Guard is only available for 3. "Data trans fe r"
ve hicle s with ce rtain te chnical pre re quis ite s and
with valid BMW Conne cte dDrive contract.
Ap p s
S e rvic e p a rt n e rs O ve rvie w
P os s ible contact with the S e rvice P artne r. Ce rtain s oftware applications of a s uitable mo-
bile phone can be inte grate d into the ve hicle .
Dis p la yin g s e rvic e p a rt n e rs The s e s oftware applications are dis playe d on
1. "BMW S e rvice s " or "Conne cte dDrive " the Control Dis play.
2. "Your S e rvice " Ope ration is done us ing the iDrive .
With the m obile phone re gis te re d, a con-
ne ction is made to the S e rvice P artne r.

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Re q u ire m e n t s P lu g In
Ԧ S uitable m obile phone . S e le cte d functions of the mobile phone are
Ԧ The ope rating s ys te m of the m obile p hone s hown on the Control Dis play. Ope ration is done
s upports the s oftware applications of Apps . us ing the iDrive .
Ԧ S oftware applications are ins talle d on op- 1. Conne ct the m obile phone us ing the s nap-
e rational on the m obile phone . in adapte r.
Ԧ Corre s ponding mobile radio contract. 2. "Conne cte dDrive "
Any additional cos ts incurre d are not the 3. "P lugIn"
compone nt of Apps . 4. "Activate P lugIn"
Ԧ Only us e s oftware applications approve d by 5. Us ing the controlle r, navigate in the de s ire d
BMW, othe rwis e the re m ay be m alfunctions . functions and, for e xample , s e le cte d the de -
Information on s uitable mobile phone , available s ire cate gory or title .
s oftware applications and the ir ins tallation is
Pre s s the button to go one le ve l highe r or
available unde r www.bm w.com/conne ctivity or
back within the functions of the m obile
from your S e rvice ce ntre .
phone .
Input data
Only make inputs whe n traffic activity pe r- Pre s s button twice to change back to the
m its . The ve hicle occupants and othe r road main me nu.
us e rs could othe rwis e be e ndange re d due to
lack of conce ntration. No t e s
S om e s oftware applications can only be us e d Ԧ The e xte nt of apps which can be s hown on
whe n the ve hicle is s tationary for s afe ty re a- the control dis play de pe nds on the e xte nt of
s ons .ԯ s oftware applications ins talle d on the mo-
bile phone .
O p e ra t in g Ap p s Ԧ The data trans fe r of the s oftware applica-
1. Conne ct the mobile phone us ing the s nap- tions from the m obile phone to the ve hicle
in adapte r or the US B audio inte rface . may take a while . S ome s oftware applica-
tions are de pe nde nt on the s pe e d of the
2. "Conne cte dDrive "
available Inte rne t conne ction of the mobile
3. S e le ct the de s ire d s oftware application. phone .
Ԧ S ome mobile phone s cannot us e apps and
Dis p la y s t a t u s
Blue tooth hands -fre e at the s am e time .
Information on the curre ntly available s oftware
Re s tart the s oftware application on the mo-
applications can be dis playe d.
bile phone afte r a te le phone call as ne ce s -
1. "Conne cte dDrive " s ary.
2. "Conne ction s tatus "

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Ext e n d e d BMW O n lin e s e rvic e s

Ve h ic le Eq u ip m e n t P e rs o n a l P ro file
This chapte r de s cribe s all s tandard, national and Ԧ For e xporting/importing a us e r profile , s e e
s pe cial e quipm e nt provide d in the mode l s e rie s . Owne r's Handbook for ve hicle .
The re fore e quipme nt not available in a ve hicle is
als o de s cribe d, for e xam ple the s e le cte d s pe cial
e quipme nt or national ve rs ion. That als o applie s BMW O n lin e a n d In t e rn e t
to s afe ty-re le vant functions and s ys te m s .
Ԧ BMW Online , s e e page 104.
Ԧ Inte rne t, s e e page 106.
P rin c ip le
The e xte nde d BMW Online s e rvice s provide s
s cope for e xchange s of information and data
with the ve hicle via BMW Online .
The following s e ction lis ts the functions of the
e xte nde d BMW Online s e rvice s .

Na vig a t io n
Ԧ Im porting trips , s e e page 17.
Ԧ Information on points of inte re s t from BMW
Online , s e e page 12.
Ԧ Dis playing curre nt traffic re gulations and
country information, s e e page 26.

C D/m u lt im e d ia
Ԧ Updating album inform ation, s e e page 54 .

Contacts
Ԧ S how BMW Online addre s s book, s e e
page 89.
Ԧ Dis play additional inform ation for a contact,
s e e page 90.

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Re a r t e le p h o n e
Ve h ic le Eq u ip m e n t Ԧ Conne ct the m obile phone via the S IM Ac-
ce s s P rofile (S AP ) to the s nap-in adapte r,
This chapte r de s cribe s all s tandard, national and s e e page 114.
s pe cial e quipme nt provide d in the m ode l s e rie s .
Ԧ Ins e rt the S IM card into the s nap-in adapte r,
The re fore e quipm e nt not available in a ve hicle is
s e e page 115.
als o de s cribe d, for e xample the s e le cte d s pe cial
e quipm e nt or national ve rs ion. That als o applie s Ԧ Ins tall the s nap-in adapte r to the ve hicle , s e e
to s afe ty-re le vant functions and s ys te ms . page 115.

O p e ra t io n via t h e h a n d s e t
P rin c ip le
P rin c ip le
The re ar te le phone cons is ts of a hands e t and a Calls can only be made dire ctly via the hands e t.
s nap-in adapte r.
Via a S IM card, it is us e d to phone like a m obile O p e ra t in g re q u ire m e n t s
phone , with the advantage of be ing able to us e Ԧ S nap-in adapte r ins talle d in the ve hicle .
the hands e t.
Ԧ S IM card ins e rte d in the s nap-in adapte r.
Whe n the s nap-in adapte r is ins talle d in the ve -
hicle , it is pos s ible to m ake phone calls via the Or
hands -fre e s ys te m in the front and via the hand- Mobile phone conne cte d via the S IM Acce s s
s e t in the re ar. P rofile (S AP ) to the s nap-in adapte r.
Calls can be trans fe rre d from the hands e t to the
hands -fre e s ys te m and vice ve rs a. O p e ra t io n via t h e h a n d s - fre e s ys t e m
Through the inte grate d WLAN hots pot, various
P rin c ip le
de vice s , s uch as a note book, for e xam ple , can
conne ct to the Inte rne t wire le s s ly with WLAN. Calls can be made from the front via the hands -
fre e s ys te m or dire ctly via the hands e t.

O p e ra t in g re q u ire m e n t s
S e rvic e p ro vid e rs
Ԧ S nap-in adapte r ins talle d in the ve hicle .
Many functions de pe nd on your s e rvice provide r
Ԧ S IM card ins e rte d in the s nap-in adapte r.
and contract.
Or
If you have any othe r que s tions , contact the
s e rvice provide r dire ctly. Mobile phone conne cte d via the S IM Acce s s
P rofile (S AP ) to the s nap-in adapte r.
Ԧ S nap-in adapte r conne cte d in the ve hicle .
O p t io n s fo r u s e
P re p a ra t io n s
To be able to us e the re ar te le phone , the
following m us t be carrie d out de pe nding on the
type of us e :

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S IM Ac c e s s P ro file (S AP ) Bre a kin g t h e c o n n e c t io n

Ԧ Dis able the S AP conne ction on the mobile
P rin c ip le phone . If the Blue tooth inte rface is not dis -
S AP m e ans that the s nap-in adapte r us e s Blue - able d, the conne ction is autom atically re -
tooth to acce s s S IM card of the m obile phone s ave d afte r approximate ly te n s e conds .
with Blue tooth capability. Ԧ S witch off the hands e t.
The calls and the conne ction to the e xte rnal ae r- Ԧ S witch off the ignition for longe r than 3 mi-
ial run via the s nap-in adapte r. Radiation which nute s .
is caus e d by the trans mis s ion ope ration is dis - Ԧ Take the m obile phone to a dis tance ap-
s ipate d from the ve hicle inte rior. proxim ate ly te n me tre away from the ve hi-
If the m obile phone is conne cte d to the ve hicle cle .
and downloading the inte rnal phone book e n-
trie s of the mobile phone is s upporte d, the in-
te rnal phone book can be dis playe d on the hand- O ve rvie w
s e t and on the control dis play.
Ha n d s e t a n d s n a p - in a d a p t e r
Ge n e ra l
The S IM Acce s s P rofile can be us e d to conne ct
your m obile phone to the hands e t via the s nap-
in adapte r.

O p e ra t in g re q u ire m e n t s
Ԧ Mobile phone with S AP capability. Ove rvie w
of com patible mode ls at www.bm w.com/
fond-te le fonie .
Ԧ Mobile phone is s witche d on with activate d S nap-in adapte r and hands e t are in the ce ntre
Blue tooth inte rface . arm re s t in the re ar.
Ԧ No S IM card is ins e rte d into the s nap-in
adapte r.
Re m o vin g h a n d s e t
C o n n e c t in g t h e m o b ile p h o n e via S AP

1. P re s s the button on the s nap-in

adapte r for approx. 11 s e conds .
The LED above the button flas he s , alte rnat-
ing gre e n and orange .
2. The 16-digit S AP P IN is dis playe d on the
hands e t.
3. "Conne ct" with BMW GS M S IA. P ull the hands e t upwards .
4. Ente r the dis playe d P IN in the mobile phone .

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In s e rt in g h a n d s e t 2. P ull the s nap-in adapte r upwards and for-

1. S nap the hands e t into place at the top, ar- wards , arrow 2.
row 1.
In s t a llin g
1. S nap into place at the lowe r e nd.
2. P re s s downwards until it s naps into place ,
arrow 1 .

In s t a ll t h e s n a p - in a d a p t e r t o
t h e ve h ic le
2. P re s s the hands e t downwards , arrow 2. P rin c ip le
Conne ct the s nap-in adapte r to the ve hicle . The
In s e rt in g /re m o vin g t h e S IM c a rd phone book is s hown on the Control Dis play and
the front hands -fre e s ys te m can be us e d.

O p e ra t in g re q u ire m e n t s
Ԧ The Blue tooth pas s ke y, s e e page 127, on
the back of the s nap-in adapte r is known.
Ԧ The s nap-in adapte r is ins e rte d in the ce ntre
armre s t.
Ԧ The ignition is s witche d on.
Ԧ The S IM card is ins e rte d into the s nap-in
Ins e rt S IM card as de s cribe d on the s ide of the adapte r or the S IM Acce s s P rofile (S AP ) is
s nap-in adapte r. Re m ove the S IM card to pull it active .
out.
In s t a ll t h e s n a p - in a d a p t e r t o t h e
Re m o vin g /in s t a llin g t h e s n a p - in ve h ic le
ad apte r
Activate the Blue tooth conne ction, s e e
page 79, in the ve hicle . Up to four de vice s , in-
Re m o vin g
cluding the hands e t can be conne cte d.
1. P re s s the button, arrow 1.
1. "S e ttings "
2. "Conne ctions "
3. "Blue tooth"
All conne cte d mobile phone s are lis te d.
4. "Blue tooth"

5. P re s s the button on the s nap-in

adapte r for approx. 5 s e conds .
The LED above the button illum inate s
gre e n.

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C o n n e c t in g t h e h a n d s e t C o n t ro ls
P rin c ip le Ba s ic p rin c ip le s
To be able to us e the hands e t, it mus t be con-
ne cte d to the s nap-in adapte r. The hands e t is Conne c t b utton
alre ady conne cte d at the factory. The conne c- P re s s the button. S e le ct the dis playe d or
tion is s e t up autom atically e ach time the hand- highlighte d phone numbe r, acce pt the call.
s e t is s witche d on. Ens ure that the batte ry on the
re ar of the hands e t is corre ctly ins e rte d. O n /o ff/e xit b u t t o n
P re s s and hold down button: s witching on
O p e ra t in g re q u ire m e n t s and off.
Ԧ The Blue tooth pas s ke y, s e e page 127, on P re s s button brie fly: e nds a call.
the back of the s nap-in adapte r is known.
Ԧ The s nap-in adapte r is ins e rte d in the ce ntre In fo rm a t io n re g a rd in g s w it c h in g o n /o ff
armre s t. If the hands e t is s witche d off and on again while
Ԧ The ignition is s witche d on. the ve hicle is in m otion, the Blue tooth conne c-
Ԧ The S IM card is ins e rte d into the s nap-in tion in the control dis play m us t be re -s ave d.
adapte r.
Fu n c t io n a l re q u ire m e n t fo r re a d in e s s
C o n n e c t in g t h e h a n d s e t d is p la ys
Ԧ The S IM card is ins e rte d into the s nap-in
1. P re s s the button on the s nap-in adapte r or a m obile phone is conne cte d via
adapte r for approx. 17 s e conds . the S IM Acce s s P rofile .
The LED above the button illuminate s or- Ԧ The hands e t is s witche d on.
ange . Ԧ The P IN for the S IM card has be e n e nte re d
2. S witch on the hands e t. or the P IN que ry, s e e page 125 , has be e n
3. "GS M-S IA" s uppre s s e d.

4. "Ok" Ԧ Ente ring the P IN is als o pos s ible on the con-

trol dis play if the s nap-in adapte r is conne c-
5. "GS M-S IA BMW"
te d to the ve hicle .
6. "Ok"
Ԧ Mobile te le phony re ce ption m us t be guar-
7. Ente r the Blue tooth pas s ke y. ante e d.
8. "Ok" Ԧ P IN is e nte re d or P IN que ry is incorporate d.
9. The conne ction to the s nap-in adapte r is e s -
tablis he d.

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ne xt le tte r is e nte re d with the s ame ke y as

the curre nt le tte r, wait brie fly until the curs or
is dis playe d again.
Ԧ Ins e rt s pace : 0 ke y.
Ԧ S witch be twe e n uppe r and lowe r cas e : #
ke y.
Ԧ Ins e rt s ymbols : 1 ke y.
Ԧ Change to digit mode : pre s s and hold # ke y.
The s tandby indicator and name of the ne twork
ope rator are dis playe d. In it ia t in g a c a ll

Via n u m e ric a l ke ys
Dis p la y/a rro w b u t t o n s
1. Ente r the comple te phone numbe r with are a
code /national dialling code .
2. P re s s the button or "Dial".
De le te las t digit during input: "De le te "

Via re p e a t d ia llin g
The las t te n phone numbe rs dialle d are auto-
matically s ave d.
1. P re s s the button.
The curre nt functions of the s e buttons are
The phone num be r las t dialle d is dis playe d.
s hown in the bottom line of the dis play.
2. Us e the arrow buttons to s e le ct the phone
P re s s the button: s e le cts the function.
num be r.
3. P re s s the button.

Via t e le p h o n e b o o k
1. "P h.book"
2. Ins e rt firs t le tte r of de s ire d e ntry or brows e
us ing arrow ke ys .
3. Us e the arrow buttons to s e le ct an e ntry.
4. P re s s the button.
P re s s the up/down arrow buttons : brows e s in
Via S MS
m e nus .
1. "Me nu"
P re s s the le ft/right arrow buttons : s e ts the call
volume during a call. 2. "Te xt m e s s ag."
3. "Ok"
Te xt in p u t 4. "Inbox" or "Outbox"
Ԧ P re s s a num e rical ke y (1 to 9) re pe ate dly 5. "Ok"
until the de s ire d characte r is dis playe d. If the 6. S e le ct an e ntry.

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7. "Ok" Dive rt in g c a lls

8. "Call" In the "Call forward" me nu:
9. "Ok" 1. "Voice calls "
2. "Ok"
Via t h e c a ll lis t
3. "Forward all calls ", "If bus y", "If not avail." or
1. "Me nu"
"If no ans we r"
2. "Las t calls "
4. "Ok"
3. "Mis s e d calls " or "Re ce ive d calls "
5. "De activate " or "Activate "
4. "Ok"
6. Ente r the p hone numbe r for the dive rs ion.
5. Dial a phone num be r.
7. "Ok"
6. P re s s the button or "Call numbe r".
Dive rt in g fa x a n d d a t a in p u t s
In c o m in g c a ll
In the "Call forward" me nu:
Ac c e p t in g a c a ll 1. "Fax calls " or "Data calls "
If the numbe r of the calle r is s ave d in the te le - 2. "De activate " or "Activate "
phone book and is trans fe rre d from the ne twork, 3. Ente r the p hone numbe r for the dive rs ion.
the name of the te le phone book e ntry is dis -
playe d. 4. "Ok"

Ԧ P re s s the button or "Ans we r".

C h e c kin g t h e s t a t u s
Ԧ With call acce ptance , s e e page 124, activa- S e le ct call forwarding.
te d, take the hands e t from its cradle .
1. "S tatus "
Re je c t in g a c a ll 2. "Ok"
P re s s the button or "End call". 3. The s tatus is dis playe d.

C a ll Fo rwa rd Dis a b lin g a ll d ive rs io n s

In the "Call forward" me nu:
P rin c ip le
Incom ing calls are dive rte d to anothe r te le phone 1. "De activate "
numbe r. 2. "Ok"
A pas s word might be re quire d to s e t this up.
Phone book
C a llin g u p t h e m e n u
S e le c t t h e s t o ra g e lo c a t io n
1. "Me nu"
If the mobile phone s upports downloading of in-
2. "S e ttings "
te rnal phone book e ntrie s and this function is
3. "Ok" active , the inte rnal m e m ory of the te le phone
4. "Call forward" book is s e le cte d as the s torage location. The
5. "Ok" function "Me m ory place " is the n not available .

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S e le ct the S IM card or s nap-in adapte r as the 8. Ente r the comple te phone num be r.
s torage location. 9. "Ok"
1. "Me nu"
En t ry fro m c a ll lis t s
2. "P h.book"
S ave phone num be rs from call lis ts in the te le -
3. "Ok"
phone book.
4. "Me m ory place "
1. "Me nu"
5. "Ok"
2. "Las t calls "
6. "S IM" or "GS M-S IA" or "Both"
3. "Ok"
7. "Ok"
4. "Numbe rs dialle d", "Mis s e d calls " or
S e t t in g t h e d is p la y "Re ce ive d calls "
1. "Me nu" 5. "Ok"
2. "P h.book" 6. S e le ct an e ntry.
3. "Ok" 7. "S tore numbe r"

4. "P rivate Ph.book" 8. "Ok"

5. "Ok" 9. Ente r the nam e and num be r and confirm
e ach with "Ok".
Ava ila b le m e m o ry
En t ry fro m S MS
1. "Me nu"
1. "Me nu"
2. "P h.book"
2. "Te xt m e s s ag."
3. "Ok"
3. "Ok"
4. "Me m ory place "
4. "Inbox" or "Outbox"
5. "Ok"
5. "Ok"
6. "S tatus "
6. S e le ct S MS and confirm with "Ok".
7. "Ok"
7. "Options "
Ne w e n t ry 8. "Extract numbe r"
S ave phone num be rs in the inte rnational form at. 9. "Ok"
P re s s the as te ris k ke y until + is s hown on the
dis play. Ed it in g a n e n t ry
1. "Me nu"
1. "Me nu"
2. "P h.book"
2. "P h.book"
3. "Ok"
3. "Ok"
4. "Find e ntry"
4. "Ne w e ntry"
5. "Ok"
5. "Ok"
6. S e le ct S MS and confirm with "Ok".
6. Ente r the name .
7. "Edit"
7. "Ok"

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8. "Ok" 3. "Ok"
9. Edit the nam e and num be r and confirm with 4. "S e ttings "
"Ok". 5. "Ok"
6. "S e rvice ce ntre "
De le t in g a n e n t ry
7. "Ok"
1. "Me nu"
8. Che ck the phone numbe r.
2. "P h.book"
9. "Ok"
3. "Ok"
4. "Find e ntry" Dis p la yin g S MS
5. "Ok" 1. "Me nu"
6. S e le ct an e ntry. 2. "Te xt me s s ag."
7. "Ok" 3. "Ok"
8. "De le te " 4. "Inbox"
9. "Ye s " All S MS are dis playe d.
To re ad an S MS , s e le ct both the m e s s age and
S h o w d e t a ils
"Ok".
1. "Me nu"
2. "P h.book" Writ in g a n S MS
3. "Ok"
C re a t in g a n d s e n d in g a n S MS
4. "Find e ntry"
1. "Me nu"
5. "Ok"
2. "Te xt me s s ag."
6. S e le ct an e ntry.
3. "Ok"
7. "Ok"
4. "Te xt me s s ag."
8. "De tails "
5. Ente r te xt, s e e page 117.
S MS 6. "S e nd"
7. "Ok"
Ge n e ra l
8. Ente r the p hone numbe r or us e "Find
Re ce ive d S MS m e s s age s are s ave d autom ati- e ntry" to ope n the phone book and s e le ct an
cally. If ne ce s s ary, de le te s ave d S MS me s s age s e ntry.
s o that you can re ce ive ne w S MS me s s age s .
9. Confirm with "Ok" and s e le ct "S e nd".
Obs e rve the me mory s tatus , s e e page 122, on
the S IM card. Fo rwa rd in g a n S MS
1. "Me nu"
S e t t in g t h e S MS S e rvic e c e n t re
2. "Te xt me s s ag."
The phone numbe r of the S e rvice ce ntre is
s ave d. 3. "Ok"
4. "Inbox" or "Outbox"
1. "Me nu"
5. S e le ct S MS and confirm with "Ok".
2. "Te xt me s s ag."
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7. S e le ct "Forward" and change te xt if re - 8. "Options "

quire d. 9. "S e nd" or "S tore "
8. "Options "
9. S e le ct "S e nd" and confirm with "Ok". S a vin g c re a t e d S MS m e s s a g e s
Cre ate d S MS me s s age s can be s ave d for future
Re p lyin g t o a n S MS us e on the S IM card.
1. "Me nu" 1. "Me nu"
2. "Te xt me s s ag." 2. "Te xt m e s s ag."
3. "Ok" 3. "Ok"
4. "Inbox" 4. "Te xt m e s s ag."
5. "Options " 5. Ente r te xt, s e e page 117.
6. "Re ply" 6. "Options "
7. Ente r te xt, s e e page 117. 7. "S tore "
8. "Options " 8. "Ok"
9. "S e nd"
Au t o m a t ic a lly s t o re S MS
C re a t in g a t e m p la t e S ave s e nt S MS me s s age s automatically.
Te mplate s are s ave d S MS me s s age s with fre -
1. "Me nu"
que ntly us e d te xts .
2. "Te xt m e s s ag."
1. "Me nu"
3. "Ok"
2. "Te xt me s s ag."
4. "S e ttings "
3. "Ok"
5. "Ok"
4. "Te xt me s s ag."
6. "S tore te xt m s g"
5. Ente r te xt, s e e page 117.
7. "Ok"
6. "Options "
7. "Ins e rt s ym bol" or "Ins e rt te mplate " De le t in g a n S MS
8. "Ok" 1. "Me nu"
9. S e le ct the s ymbol or a te mplate and confirm 2. "Te xt m e s s ag."
with "Ok". 3. "Ok"
4. "Inbox" or "Outbox"
Ed it in g t e m p la t e s
5. S e le ct an e ntry and confirm with "Ok".
1. "Me nu"
6. "Options "
2. "Te xt me s s ag."
7. "De le te "
3. "Ok"
8. "Ok"
4. "Te m plate s "
9. "Ye s "
5. "Ok"
6. S e le ct the te mplate and confirm with "Ok".
7. Edit the te xt of the te mplate .

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De le t e o ld e s t re a d t e xt m e s s a g e 3. "Ok"
If the te xt me s s age m e mory is full, the LED 4. "S e ttings "
above the ke y lights up orange . 5. "Ok"
The olde s t re ad S MS can be de le te d. 6. "Validity"
P re s s the button on the s nap-in adapte r 7. S e le ct a pe riod of time .
for approx 3 s e conds until the LED 8. "Ok"
above the button lights up orange .
S e t t in g t h e la n g u a g e
O p t io n s S e t the language for the S MS .

Q u e ry m e m o ry s t a t u s 1. "Me nu"
S ym bol indicate s that me mory capacity is 2. "Te xt me s s ag."
no longe r available for S MS m e s s age s . 3. "Ok"
De le te , s e e page 121, s tore d S MS . 4. "Ne w te xt m s g"
1. "Me nu" 5. "Ok"
2. "Te xt me s s ag." 6. "Input language "
3. "Ok" 7. "Ok"
4. "S e ttings " 8. S e le ct the language .
5. "Ok" 9. "Ok"
6. "Me mory capacity"
C a lls w it h a n u m b e r o f p a rt ic ip a n t s
7. "Ok"
The numbe r of occupie d and fre e me mory C a ll w a it in g
s lots is dis playe d. If the re is a s e cond call during an ongoing call,
you he ar a call waiting s ignal.
Ac t iva t e a u t o m a t ic s t a t u s re p o rt
"Ans we r"or "Re je ct".
S how fre e m e m ory whe n s e nding an S MS .
1. "Me nu" S e t t in g u p a s e c o n d c a ll
2. "Te xt me s s ag." 1. "Options "

3. "Ok" 2. "Hold"

4. "S e ttings " 3. "Back"

5. "Ok" 4. S e le ct e ntry from te le phone book or the

numbe r of anothe r s ubs cribe r.
6. "S tatus re port"
7. "Ok" S wit c h in g b e t we e n t w o c a lls ,
a lt e rn a t in g
S e t t ra n s m is s io n t im e 1. "Options "
Validity pe riod for atte mpts to s e nd an S MS . 2. "S witch"
1. "Me nu"
2. "Te xt me s s ag."

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Te le p h o n e c o n fe re n c e In the "S e ttings " me nu:

Me rge two calls to s e t up a confe re nce . 1. "Call options "
1. "Options " 2. "Ok"
2. "Confe re nce " 3. "Trans m it calle r ID"
4. "Ok"
Te rm in a t in g a c a ll
5. "Activate ", "De activate " or "Ne twork-
de pe nd."
Te rm in a t in g c u rre n t c a ll
"End call" S e t t in g c a ll wa it in g
Acous tic s ignal for a call during anothe r call.
Te rm in a t in g a ll c a lls
In the "S e ttings " me nu:
1. "Options "
2. "End call" 1. "Call options "
2. "Ok"
Te rm in a t in g s e c o n d c a ll wh e n c o n fe re n c e 3. "Call waiting"
c a llin g
4. "Ok"
1. "Options "
5. "Activate " or "De activate "
2. "S witch"
6. "Ok"
3. "End call"
S e le c t in g t h e m e n u la n g u a g e
Te rm in a t in g c o n fe re n c e c a ll
In the "S e ttings " me nu:
1. "Options "
2. "Conf. participants " 1. "Te le phone "

3. S e le ct the call. 2. "Ok"

4. "End active call" 3. "Language "

4. "Ok"
5. "Me nu language " or "Input language "
S e t t in g s 6. "Ok"
7. S e le ct the language .
Te le p h o n e
8. "Ok"
C a ll u p s e t t in g s m e n u
1. "Me nu" De le t in g t h e c a ll lis t
1. "Me nu"
2. "S e ttings "
2. "Las t calls "
3. "Ok"
3. "Ok"
Ac t iva t e /d e a c t iva t e c a ll n u m b e r 4. "De le te "
t ra n s m is s io n 5. "Ok"
Dis play call numbe r on re ce ive r.
6. "All calls " or s e le ct e ntry.

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7. "Ok" 3. "Autom . ke ylock"

8. "Ye s " 4. "Ok"

C a ll a c c e p t a n c e o n lift in g h a n d s e t C a n c e llin g t h e ke y lo c k
The call is acce pte d whe n you lift the hands e t Follow the ins tructions on the hands e t dis play.
from the cradle .
In the "S e ttings " m e nu: Re s e t t in g t h e la n g u a g e
S e t the Englis h language .
1. "Call options "
2. "Ok" 1. Pre s s the button.
3. "Ans we r on e je ct" 2. P re s s the button on the right be low the dis -
play.
4. "Ok"
3. P re s s the arrow button downwards thre e
S e t c a ll vo lu m e time s .
In the "S e ttings " m e nu: 4. P re s s the right-hand arrow once .
5. P re s s the arrow button downwards once .
1. "Te le phone "
6. P re s s the right-hand arrow once .
2. "Ok"
7. P re s s the arrow button downwards thre e
3. "Ring tone vol. S IA"
time s .
4. "Ok"
8. P re s s the right-hand arrow once .
5. Make the s e tting.
9. S e le ct the language and confirm with "Ok".
6. "Ok"
Re s t o rin g fa c t o ry s e t t in g s
S e t b rig h t n e s s a n d lig h t in g d u ra t io n If you re s e t the hands e t to the factory s e ttings ,
Make the s e tting for the dis play. the following s e ttings are m ade . This doe s not
In the "S e ttings " m e nu: affe ct the S IM card and ne twork s e ttings .

1. "Te le phone " In the "S e ttings " me nu:

2. "Ok" 1. "Te le phone "

3. "Brightne s s " or "Backlight durat." 2. "Ok"
4. Make the s e ttings . 3. "De fault s e ttings "
5. "Ok" 4. "Ok"
5. "Ye s "
Au t o m a t ic ke y lo c k
Locks the ke ypad autom atically if no ke y has Function Factory s e tting
be e n pre s s e d for a ce rtain time .
P hone book. The te le phone book is
P roviding prote ction agains t inadve rte nt ope ra- de le te d.
tion of the ke ys .
Dis play of the te le - Both.
In the "S e ttings " m e nu:
phone book.
1. "Te le phone "
2. "Ok"

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Function Factory s e tting 3. "Ok"

4. "Ne twork s e le ction"
S ave te xt m e s s age s S witche d off.
automatically. 5. "Ok"
6. "Autom atic" or "Manual"
Trans fe r duration of Maximum
te xt me s s age s . 7. "Ok"

S tatus re port for te xt S witche d off. Ma n u a l n e t w o rk s e le c t io n

m e s s age s 1. "Me nu"
Ke y lock. S witche d off. 2. "S e ttings "

Brightne s s 3 3. "Ok"
4. "Ne tw. s e le ct."
Lighting duration 3
5. "Ok"
Language Englis h 6. "S e le ct ne twork"
Blue tooth name GS M S IA BMW 7. S e le ct ne twork.

Call acce ptance for S witche d on 8. "Ok"

hands e t
Au t h o ris a t io n a n d s e c u rit y
P rivate te le phone S witche d off.
book En a b lin g /d is a b lin g t h e P IN q u e ry
Ring s ound volum e 4 P IN que ry is not de activate d, othe rwis e the S IM
card is not prote cte d agains t abus e .

Ne t w o rk s e le c t io n 1. "Me nu"
2. "S e ttings "
P rin c ip le 3. "Ok"
On olde r S IM cards , it m ight be ne ce s s ary to e n-
4. "S e curity"
able roaming.
5. "Ok"
Roaming e nable s you to conne ct to othe r te le -
phone ne tworks abroad. 6. "P IN que ry": confirm with "Ok".
7. "Activate " or "De activate "
Au t o m a t ic o r m a n u a l n e t wo rk s e le c t io n 8. "Ok"
With automatic ne twork s e le ction, the hands e t 9. Ente r the P IN and confirm with "Ok".
conne cts to an available ne twork.
With manual ne twork s e le ction, an available ne t- C h a n g in g t h e P IN
work can be s e le cte d. If the hands e t is conne c- If the P IN q ue ry is activate d.
te d to anothe r ne twork, a triangle is s hown on
the dis play. 1. "Me nu"
To s e t the type of ne twork s e le ction: 2. "S e ttings "
3. "Ok"
1. "Me nu"
4. "S e curity"
2. "S e ttings "
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6. "Change P IN" 3. "All calls ", "Inte rnational calls " or "Int. e xc.
7. "Ok" home ctry"

8. Ente r the curre nt P IN and confirm with 4. "Ok"

"Ok". 5. "Activate ", "De activate " or "S tatus "
9. Ente r the ne w P IN twice and confirm with 6. Ente r your pas s word.
"Ok". 7. "Ok"

Re s e t S IM c a rd b lo c k In c o m in g c a lls
If the incorre ct P IN is e nte re d thre e tim e s , the Incoming calls can be s uppre s s e d:
S IM card is blocke d.
Ԧ All calls .
"P le as e e nte r P UK:" is s hown on the dis play.
Ԧ All inte rnational calls .
The P IN Unblocking Ke y (P UK) or S upe r P IN is
1. "Incoming calls "
re quire d. This can only be e nte re d on the hand-
s e t. 2. "Ok"
Afte r e nte ring the P UK, as s ign a ne w P IN, s e e 3. "All calls ", "Int'l calls "
page 1 25. 4. "Ok"
5. Ente r your pas s word.
Ba rrin g c a lls
6. "Ok"
P rin c ip le
De a c t iva t in g c a ll b a rrin g
The s e functions are prote cte d with a pas s word
agains t unauthoris e d us e . 1. "Me nu"
2. "S e ttings "
C a llin g u p t h e m e n u 3. "Ok"
1. "Me nu" 4. "S e curity"
2. "S e ttings " 5. "Ok"
3. "Ok" 6. "Call barring"
4. "S e curity" 7. "Ok"
5. "Ok" 8. "De activate all"
6. "Call barring" 9. Ente r the p as s word and confirm with "Ok".
7. "Ok"
Re s e t s e t t in g s
O u t g o in g c a lls All s nap-in adapte r s e ttings are re s e t to factory
Outgoing calls can be s uppre s s e d: s e ttings , s e e p age 124. You mus t re configure
Ԧ All e xce pt for e m e rge ncy call. WLAN and re -e s tablis h Blue tooth conne ctions .

Ԧ All inte rnational calls .

P re s s buttons s im ultane ous ly.
Ԧ All inte rnational calls e xce pt home country.
1. "Call barring"
2. "Ok"

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Blu e t o o t h p a s s ke y Ԧ De vice is on and re ady for ope ration.

Ԧ WLAN conne ction on de vice is s witche d on.
Ge n e ra l Ԧ Acce s s data from s e rvice provide r available :
The Blue tooth pas s ke y is locate d AP N (acce s s point of the s e rvice provide r),
on the b ack of the s nap-in us e r nam e , pas s word.
adapte r. The AP N is diffe re nt whe n changing to an-
To re ad the pas s ke y re move the othe r m obile phone ne twork, e .g. abroad.
s nap-in adapte r, s e e page 1 15. P le as e obtain inform ation from the s e rvice
provide r which APN is us e d in a diffe re nt
The numbe r in the P IN line is the Blue tooth
mobile phone ne twork.
pas s ke y. A ne w P IN can be chos e n.
Ԧ WP A2 ke y and the name of the s nap-in
adapte r, S S ID, are available . This data is
C h a n g in g t h e Blu e t o o t h p a s s ke y available on the back of the s nap-in adapte r.
1. "Me nu"
2. "S e ttings " C o n n e c t d e vic e w it h s n a p - in a d a p t e r
3. "Blue tooth"
1. Che ck whe the r the bottom LED
4. "Ok" above the WLAN button lights up gre e n.
5. "Change P as s ke y" If the LED doe s not light up gre e n:
6. "Ok" P re s s the button on the s nap-in adapte r for
7. Ente r a ne w pas s word. approx. 5 s e conds until the bottom LED
8. "Ok" above the WLAN button lights up gre e n.
2. S tart the program on the de vice to s e t up
Re s e t Blu e t o o t h p a s s ke y wire le s s ne twork, s e e Owne r's Handbook of
P re s s the button on the s nap-in adapte r the de vice .
for approx. 23 s e conds . The LED above 3. S e le ct from the lis t of wire le s s ne tworks
the button illuminate s re d. All Blue tooth pas s - "BMW Wire le s s " within range of the s nap-in
ke y conne ctions are de le te d. adapte r and conne ct.
4. Ente r WP A2 ke y.
Bottom LED above WLAN button on the
WLAN s nap-in adapte r lights up gre e n if a conne c-
tion has be e n e s tablis he d.
P rin c ip le
A de vice s uch as a note book can be wire le s s ly C o n fig u re c o n n e c t io n t o t h e In t e rn e t
conne cte d to the s nap-in adapte r us ing WLAN. To e s tablis h a conne ction to the Inte rne t you
For this purpos e , the de vice mus t be e quippe d mus t configure the s nap-in adapte r.
with a WLAN adapte r.
1. S tart Inte rne t brows e r on the de vice .

O p e ra t in g re q u ire m e n t s 2. Ente r the following URL in the Inte rne t

brows e r's URL line : http://1 92.168.1.1
Ԧ S IM card has be e n ins e rte d into s nap-in
adapte r and s nap-in adapte r is re ady for op- The "Conne ctivity S IA" page is dis playe d.
e ration. 3. S e le ct "WAN".

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4. Input data. Data is provide d by the s e rvice S t a t u s LEDs

provide r.
"AP N": acce s s point of the s e rvice provide r Top LED above Me aning
"Us e rname ": us e r nam e WLAN button

"P as s word": pas s word Lights up orange . Inte rne t conne ction via
5. Confirm with "S ubmit". GS M (2G).
6. S e le ct"WLAN". Lights up gre e n. Inte rne t conne ction via
7. The nam e of the s nap-in adapte r is s tate d in UMTS (3G).
the "S S ID" fie ld. You can individually adapt
this name , if re quire d.
Bottom LED Me aning
8. Ke e p all othe r s e ttings . above WLAN
button
Re s e t WLAN s e t t in g s
Doe s not light up. WLAN de activate d.
WLAN s e ttings of the s nap-in adapte r are re s e t
to factory s e ttings . You m us t re configure . Lights up gre e n. WLAN is activate d.
P re s s and hold WLAN button for ap-
prox. 15 s e conds until the bottom LED LED above Blue - Me aning
ove r the button flas he s re d. S ubs e que ntly le t go tooth button
of the button.
Lights up gre e n. Blue tooth conne ction to
the ve hicle , ope rating
S w it c h WLAN o n t h e s n a p - in a d a p t e r hands e t or m obile phone
o n a n d o ff activate d.
To s witch on: pre s s WLAN button until
Lights up orange . Te xt me s s age m e m ory full.
bottom LED lights up gre e n.
To s witch off: pre s s and hold WLAN button until
bottom LED flas he s gre e n and the n goe s off.

Wh a t t o d o if...
Ԧ No conne ction to the Inte rne t can be e s tab-
lis he d.
Che ck whe the r WLAN is s witche d on at the
s nap-in adapte r and on the de vice .
Ԧ WLAN s witche d on on the s nap-in adapte r
and the de vice and no conne ction to the In-
te rne t can be e s tablis he d.
The UMTS ne twork (3 G) m ay be bus y. In
s uch a cas e , change to anothe r ne twork, s e e
page 125, GS M (2G).

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The s e ction contains the alphabe tical inde x that
will le ad you to the de s ire d information in the
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 Re fe re n c e Fro m A t o Z

Fro m A t o Z
In d e x
A Ce ntral s pe ake r 33 G
Changing the batte rie s , re -
Activating/de activating Blue - mote control for re ar e nte r- Gong, s pe ake r e qualis a-
tooth link 79 tainm e nt 7 0 tion 33
Additional te le phone 78 Changing the s cale in naviga- GPS navigation 8
AM-/FM s tations 35 tion s ys te m 22
Applications 110 City input, navigation 9 H
Appointme nts 94 Conne cte dDrive 102
Apps 110 Contacts 89 , 99 Hands e t 113
Apps , vide o playback 59 Country s e le ction, naviga- He adphone s for re ar e nte r-
As s is t, BMW 102 tion 9 tainme nt 73
Audio playback, Blue tooth 60 Cours e of route 19 Hints re garding CD/DVD 47
Audio re mote control 68 Hotline 108
AUX-IN port 56 D Hous e numbe r, input for navi-
Avoiding route s 18 gation 10
DAB, digital radio 37
B De s tination input 9 I
Digital radio, DAB/DMB 37
Balance 32 Dis playing the route 19 Importing a trip, online 17
Bang & Olufs e n 33 DMB, digital radio 37 Importing a trip, US B 17
Bas s 3 2 DVD/CD 41 Information on navigation
Batte ry changing, audio re - DVD/CD playe r in the re ar 69 data 27
mote control 68 DVD change r 45 Information s e rvice 102
Blue tooth audio 60 DVD s e ttings 44 Inte ractive map 1 4
BMW As s is t 102 DVD, vide o 43 Inte rme diate de s tinations 16
BMW Conne cte dDrive 10 2 Dynam ic route guidance 26 Inte rne t 106
BMW Live 105 iP od/iP hone 57
BMW Online 104 E
BMW route s 17 J
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