BMW Nav and TV Owners Manual - 1999

Contents
A-Z
Operating Instructions for

On-Board Computer with Navigation and TV.
Advanced technology.
Online Edition for Part No. 01 41 0 002 576 - © 04/99 BMW AG

The on-board monitor offers you a great many functions which will make your
journeys even safer and more of a pleasure.
The GPS navigation system means that you do not have to consult printed maps or
search for road signs; it brings you accurately to any destination shown on the map
CD.
The radio, cassette and CD ensure the best possible signal reception and choice of
entertainment for all listeners' tastes, and take the monotony out of even the longest
journey. The DSP sound system transports you to the concert hall, jazz club or
cathedral – with the ideal audio environment for every station.
The on-board computer calculates data relevant to the journey – average fuel con-
sumption, range and estimated time of arrival. It also provides additional safety
when driving — for example by supplying a warning signal if your car's speed
exceeds the limit you yourself have selected.
The car's auxiliary fuel-burning heater and independent ventilation control system
with provision for advance programming ensure that a pleasant interior climate
always awaits you when you enter the car.
An individual code number can be input as an additional safeguard against theft of
your vehicle.
The TV with teletext ensures a supply of topical information and provides in-car
entertainment while you are waiting.
The GSM car phone means that you can always be contacted and make outgoing
telephone calls.
We wish you an enjoyable motoring experience.
BMW AG

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Notes on these Operating Since there are other methods of oper- Symbols used
Instructions ating the telephone as well as by way of identifies details which are essen-
So that you can enjoy using the on- the on-board monitor, the complete tel- tial for you to read – for your own
board monitor as soon as possible, the ephone operating instructions are is- safety and that of others, and to protect
first section of this handbook describes sued in a separate handbook. the on-board monitor or the complete
all the navigation system, radio, on- The quickest way to locate specific top- car from possible damage.c
board computer and TV functions you ics is by reference to the index at the
are likely to need most frequently. end of the handbook – all the technical is used to identify details of spe-
These examples explain how to use the information you need and details of how cial features.c
simple menu guidance procedure to to look after the equipment are given in
allow you to gain rapid access to all the "Technical features in detail". And so c marks the end of a specific item of
facilities which the equipment offers. that minor malfunctions do not interfere information.
with the versatility of your on-board
The on-board monitor and the instruc-
monitor, the section headed "What to * identifies optional extras or specific
tions can be regarded as a single unit:
do if ..." contains an overview of queries national-market items of equipment,
Whenever the equipment guides you
which may arise. and also accessories.
through its various functions, these de-
tails are not repeated in the handbook. Should you sell your BMW at a later
date, please remember to pass these If you have any queries, BMW Service
The same applies to self-explanatory
Operating Instructions on to the next will be glad to advise you.
screen displays.
owner – it is a legally required element
in the vehicle's specification.
© 1999 BMW AG
Munich, Germany
Not to be reproduced wholly or in part without
written permission from BMW AG, Munich.
Order No. 01 41 0 002 576
English V/99
Printed in Germany
Printed on environmentally friendly paper
(bleached without chlorine, suitable for recycling)

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Equipment Status at time of printing

Your on-board monitor has the follow- The advanced technological features
ing basic equipment specification: and high quality standard of BMW
d GPS navigation equipment are maintained by an on-
d Radio with cassette player going development process. This may
d Code for engine immobiliser lead to discrepancies between the in-
d On-board computer formation in this handbook and the
d Television (TV) actual equipment installed in or on the
car. Nor can errors and omissions be
Further equipment which can be
entirely ruled out. You are therefore
specified:
asked to appreciate that no legal claims
d Car telephone can be entertained on the basis of the
(separate handbook) data, illustrations or descriptions in this
d CD changer handbook.
d Digital Sound Processing (DSP)
sound system
d Auxiliary fuel-burning heater/
independent ventilation control.
If your car is equipped with a multi-
function steering wheel, the controls on
the wheel can also be used to operate
the radio. In a BMW 7 Series model,
there is a connection for a rear-seat TV
with video recorder, so that passengers
occupying the rear seats can watch TV
while the car is being driven.

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Initial overview
Navigation Overview
GPS navigation
Radio, cassette, CD, DSP Sound System
Radio
On-board computer, code,
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auxiliary heater/ventilation
Television (TV)
TV
Technical items in detail
Technical
Index
Index
Contents
The on-board monitor at a Safety 32 Station selection 50

Initial overview
GPS navigation
glance 10 Getting started 32 Storing stations 52
Destination input in detail 32 Regional stations 52
Example
Minor roads 38 Traffic report stations in
for the navigation system:
Terminating destination background 53
Input of a destination address
guidance 39 Cassette 54
and guidance to it 14
Displaying route 40 CD play 55
Basic radio functions: Selecting a new route 41 DSP sound system 57
Selecting a station 18 Traffic information 42 CD changer 58
Tone control 19 Vehicle position 46 CD changer AI 59
Traffic reports 20 Compiling a list of PI CD changer 60
destinations 47
Example Varying volume 48
for the on-board computer: Changing the map CD 48
Selecting road speed at which
limit signal is heard 21
Example for the TV:
Automatically storing TV stations
and viewing enjoyment 23
Example for teletext:
Latest information always availa-
ble via teletext 25
Changing the settings 27
Operation via the

multifunctional steering
wheel 29

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Getting started 62 Selecting a station 70 Diversity function 76
On-board computer, code, auxiliary heater/ventilation

Television (TV)
Speed limit 62 Storing a station 71 Dolby 76
Range 63 Adjusting the TV screen 72 DSP 76
Distance and time of arrival 63 Selecting TV format 72 Television (TV) 77
Outside temperature 64 Teletext 73 Radio-controlled clock in the
Fuel consumption 64 Connection for TV and video BMW 7 Series 77
Stopwatch 65 recorder for rear passen- GPS 78
Speed 65 gers in the BMW 7 CD map 78
Remote control 65 Series 74 RDS 79
Code: prevents unauthorized Care of technical equipment 79
persons from starting the TMC traffic information 80
engine 66 TP function 80
Auxiliary fuel-burning heater/ Wordmatch principle 81
independent ventilation
control 68

Contents
What to do if ... 84
Index
From A to Z 87

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The on-board monitor at a Initial overview
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glance 10
Input of a destination address
and guidance to it 14
Selecting a station 18
Tone control 19 GPS navigation
Traffic reports 20
Selecting road speed at which
limit signal is heard 21
Automatically storing TV stations
and viewing enjoyment 23 Radio, cassette, CD, DSP Sound System
Latest information always availa-
Radio
ble via teletext 25
Changing the settings 27
Operation via the
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multifunctional steering
wheel 29 auxiliary heater/ventilation
Television (TV)
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Index
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10nThe on-board monitor at a glance
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The on-board monitor at a glance 11n
Displays and controls 5 All on-board monitor systems are
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1 Tape slot operated using this knob.
2 Telltales for the car phone Turn: this selects a system or a
Yellow: displayed function or setting.
The telephone is logging onto Press: this confirms the selection and
another network starts the system or function, or con-
Green: firms an input.
A connection has been established 6 Audio volume is adjusted at this
Red: knob.
Comes on if telephone operation is Press: switches the radio on and off
not possible; Turn: to vary volume of
flashes if the telephone is not regis- d radio, cassette, CD
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tered in a network. d hands-free use of the telephone
d navigation announcements.
It is always possible to make emer-
7 Station buttons for radio operation
gency calls, irrespective of these
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displays.
There are separate operating instruc-
tions for your telephone.
3 Telltale for auxiliary fuel-burning
heater or independent ventilation
control
On: auxiliary fuel-burning heater or
TV
independent ventilation control is
programmed
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Flashing: auxiliary fuel-burning heater
or
independent ventilation control is
running.
4 Monitor for displaying all systems
available on the on-board monitor
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12nThe on-board monitor at a glance
Tuning the radio You can tune to a special traffic report
station.
Search in the radio, cassette and CD
modes.
Each time this button is pressed, the
radio cycles through the AM preset Call up the RDS function and choose
ranges MW (medium wave), SW (short between: Changing mode
wave) and LW (long wave). d RDS On/Off
On FM (VHF), you can switch on the
RDS function to have the station's Each time the button is pressed, the
Each time this button is pressed, the name displayed mode switches between radio, cassette
radio changes between the FM preset d Region On/Off and CD.
ranges FM and FMD (diversity function On FM (VHF), certain stations may
= 2 receivers). broadcast regional stations either all
day or at certain times of day only The display on the monitor switches
d Freq On/Off between the radio functions (radio, CD,
The frequency can be displayed in cassette) and the on-board monitor
There are 6 station preset buttons for
addition to the name of the station. system that is currently active.
FM (VHF) and 6 each for MW, SW and
LW.
Searching for a station or title
These buttons are also used for select-
ing a particular CD. The on-board monitor's general menu
appears – you can now select from the
Call up the search function and choose systems displayed.
Switching TP function on/off: between: Also returns you from each display or
Traffic reports are also received during d m Manual station selection setting to the general menu. Therefore
cassette, CD and TV operation, or if you d SCAN search also important if you wish to interrupt
are tuned to a station which does not d II Search sensitive (weak signal) an adjustment.
broadcast traffic reports. d I Search non-sensitive (strong signal).

The on-board monitor at a glance 13n
Cassette Tone control Auxiliary fuel-burning heater/
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independent ventilation control/
time
Switching B or C on/off: see To call up tone control and select
page 76. between:
d Bass: amplifies or attenuates low d Switches independent ventilation
notes control off
To change tape direction. d Treble: amplifies or attenuates high Shows the time in ignition key posi-
notes tion 0.
d Fader: louder at front or rear
Cassette eject d Balance: louder on right or left. Radio-controlled clock in the
BMW 7 Series
Radio
The time is automatically corrected. If
you are currently in a time zone other
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than Central European Time (e.g. Portu-
gal), the hour display can be changed
using the input buttons.
The date is automatically adjusted.
If your car is momentarily unable to pick
up the radio signal, e.g. when in an
underground garage with concrete
TV
walls or driving through a mountain
gorge, or due to local interference from
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other electrical equipment currently in
use, such as a laptop or a retrofitted
mobile phone, the time and date can be
changed, see page 27.
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14nInput of a destination address and guidance to it
An example of how to use the GPS na-
vigation system to find the following
destination in Germany:
Munich, Leopoldstrasse 194
Only enter data when the car is

standing still, and always obey the
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traffic regulations and road signs in the
event of any contradiction between the
traffic situation and the instructions
given by the navigation system. Failure
to do so may result in an infringement of 1 Select GPS navigation 2 Enter destination country
traffic laws and put the car's occupants
If the name of a country appears on the
and other road users at risk.c
monitor in white letters, data for more
The general menu appears. than one country is stored on the map
CD.
1 Turn until "GPS navigation" is

highlighted.
2 Press to start the system.

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Use the same procedure to select all
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the remaining letters of the destination
"Munich", until the name of the city is
recognised beyond all doubt and dis-
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4 Turn until "enter" is highlighted.
5 Press to store the destination city.
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To select Germany as the destination 3 Input the destination
country: "City:" or the name of the last destina-
tion city entered is highlighted.
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To select Munich as the destination:
1 Turn until the currently displayed
name is highlighted.
2 Press to call up a list of all available
1 Press to activate the input.
countries.
2 Turn until "M" is highlighted
3 Turn until "Deutschland" is high-
3 Press to confirm the selection.
lighted.
TV
4 Press to accept your selection as the
destination input.
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16nInput of a destination address and guidance to it
After entering the road, you can select a
house number, e.g. "194".
4 Turn until "1" is highlighted

In the same way, select all the remain-
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ing numerals making up the building or
house number.
4 Input the road and house 6 Turn until "enter" is highlighted. 5 Start destination guidance
number 7 Press to complete the entry. When you have entered the complete
"Road" or the name of the last destina- destination address, the city, road and
tion road entered is highlighted. If the building number is not house number are displayed on the
stored on the CD, the nearest monitor; "Dest. guide" is highlighted.
building number will be entered.
There will be no option for entering
1 Press to start the input numbers if no house numbers are
2 Turn until "L" is highlighted. stored on the map CD for the street. Press to start destination guidance.
3 Press to confirm the selection. Destination guidance can be started While the navigation computer is calcu-
In the same way, select all the remain- straight away.c lating a route to your destination, the
ing letters of "Leopoldstraße" until the distance and direction to the destina-
road is identified beyond doubt and dis- tion as the crow flies is displayed at the
played in full. top right.

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The distance to the next turning is To repeat the last direction announce-
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shown at the top right. An arrow indi- ment:
cates the direction of the chosen desti-
nation as the crow flies.
Your current position is shown at the 1 Turn until "Instruction" is highlighted.
bottom left. 2 Press the button.
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In areas which are not yet fully You will likewise be directed to
covered by the map CD, a direc- your destination if you select an-
tional arrow indicates the route to be other function of the on-board monitor
taken. This should help you decide with the menu button, e.g. radio or on-
which way to go when you reach a fork board computer.
Radio
Once the route has been calculated, the in the road or a junction.c A spoken instruction will be given and a
name of the road which the arrow in-
visual display will appear on the screen
structs you to take and the distance to
well before the next turning, informing
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the next junction are shown at the top
you of any change of direction re-
left.
quired.c
A change of direction is indicated by
the spoken instructions.
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Index
18nSelecting a station
2 Reading off information 3 Selecting the waveband
Bayern 3
Name of radio station.
FMD Changes over as follows each time the
Waveband; for other wavebands, see button is pressed:
next column. FM/FMD = VHF
AM = MW/SW/LW
P3
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Station button, number of preset.

4 Selecting station search
TP
The device is equipped with an RDS
Traffic Programme is switched on, see
(VHF) diversity function (2 receivers) in
page 80.
the FM range, which means that the
1 Switching on the radio T names of all receivable stations appear
May appear instead of "TP", and automatically on the screen.
means:
If you are tuned to a station which does
Press the left-hand button: The Traffic Programme is not switched
not broadcast traffic reports, when the
A display appears on the screen inform- on, but the radio is tuned to a station button
ing you about the current settings. which broadcasts traffic reports.
RDS
Switch off the function "Au- Radio Data System is switched on: is pressed, the radio automatically acti-
dio+OBC" if on-board monitor Station names are displayed and the vates a traffic report station in the back-
functions appear on the screen when strongest frequency on which the sta- ground. The programme on the station
the system is switched on, see tion can be picked up is searched for you are tuned to is then interrupted by
page 27.c automatically, see page 79. traffic reports.
REG
Regional stations can be received, see
page 52.
1 Turn until the desired station is
>> highlighted.
Further stations can be displayed. 2 Press to select this station.

Tone control 19n
To adjust all tone settings to medium
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values:
1 Turn until the control symbol for the
desired feature is highlighted, e.g.
Balance. Keep the button pressed in.
2 Press to select this function.
The display goes out eight seconds af-
3 Turn to change the setting.
ter the button has last been pressed.
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4 Press to store this setting.

The modified settings are stored auto-
matically.
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Press this button repeatedly until the
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desired tone setting is highlighted (in
this example, "Balance").
Press until the desired setting is

reached.
Alternatively:
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Press the button.
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20nTraffic reports
Switching on Displays and signals Adjusting volume
TP
Traffic Programme switched on.
Press the button. T Turn the left-hand knob during a traffic
The radio then broadcasts traffic re- TP not switched on, but the selected report until the desired volume is ob-
ports even if the station you have se- radio station does broadcast traffic retained.
lected does not do so. ports. This volume is retained for traffic re-
While traffic reports are being received, Continuous tone ports even if you set other audio
TV reception and cassette or CD play No traffic report station can be found. sources to minimum values.
are interrupted. The speech output of
the navigation system, however, re-
mains active.

Selecting road speed at which limit signal is heard 21n
An example for operating the on-board
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computer:
You decide to limit your speed to
130 km/h (approx. 80 mph) when driv-
ing on a motorway and therefore want a
limit signal to be given when you have
reached this road speed.
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Perform all inputs while the vehi-
cle is stationary. The car's occu-
pants and other road users could other-
wise be put at risk.c
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1 Selecting the on-board 2 Selecting function
computer
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1 Turn until "Limit" is highlighted.
The general menu will appear. 2 Press to enable inputs to be made.
1 Turn until "On-board computer" is

highlighted.
2 Press to select it.
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Index
22nSelecting road speed at which limit signal is heard
3 Entering speed limit Limit reached
d The warning signal is heard.
d The rectangle next to the word "Limit"
1 Turn until "set" is highlighted. turns red.
2 Press to begin making inputs. d The selected limit speed is shown
briefly in the instrument cluster .
The speed limit reminder is only re-
peated if the car has in the meantime
3 Turn until the desired speed
been driven at least 5 km/h (approx.
130 km/h is displayed.
3 mph) slower.
4 Press to store this value:
A green rectangle lights up next to
the word "Limit".

Automatically storing TV stations and viewing enjoyment 23n
Example of TV operation:
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You wish to store the 10 TV stations
with the strongest signal automatically
and then call a station up on the TV
screen.
For your own safety, the TV image is
received only up to a speed of 3 km/h
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(approx. 2 mph), whereas the accompa-
nying sound signal can be heard while
the car is being driven.
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cle is stationary. The car's occu- 1 Selecting Television 2 Stations, storing automatically
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The general menu appears. 1 Turn or press until the TV menu is
shown.
2 Turn until "Autostore" is highlighted.
1 Turn until "Television" is highlighted. 3 Press to start an automatic station
2 Press to select it. search and store routine.
If the inputs are not made within four
seconds, this process will have to be
TV
repeated, as the menu disappears
again.
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The first 10 stations are stored in preset
locations 21-30.
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24nAutomatically storing TV stations and viewing enjoyment
3 Selecting a station
The station stored on preset 21 is auto-
matically shown.
To select a different stored station:
Turn until the desired station appears.

Latest information always available via teletext 25n
Teletext can be used to display the
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latest news from the world of politics,
business, culture, society and sport, the
weather forecast and the traffic situa-
tion on the monitor.

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1 Selecting Television 2 Selecting teletext
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The general menu appears. 1 Turn or press until the TV menu is
shown.
2 Turn until "Teletext" is highlighted.
1 Turn until "Television" is highlighted. 3 Press to see the teletext bulletins.
2 Press to select it. If the inputs are not made within four
seconds, this process will have to be
repeated.
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26nLatest information always available via teletext
3 Selecting information 4 To quit teletext
1 Press to enter the teletext menu. 1 Press to enter the teletext menu.
2 Turn until "Page" is highlighted. 2 Turn until "Television" is highlighted.
3 Press and turn until the desired page 3 Press to return to TV reception.
number appears at the top left.
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The page will be located and displayed.

Subsequent pages will be displayed au-
tomatically if the information extends
over more than one page.

Changing the settings 27n
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Your car is supplied with a basic setting You can change the language of the On-board computer display: you can
for all displays, which depends on the display texts, the units of measurement choose whether to have the outside
country for which the car is intended. for distance, fuel consumption and tem- temperature or your estimated time of
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These settings can also be changed as perature, the time and date, and the arrival shown in the general menu.
preferred individually. way these are expressed. Colour set means: you select a set of
SW 2-1/XX means: generation 2 soft- colours for the screen display from the
Changing the settings ware status, version 1. three options available.
"XX" indicates the current version. Day/Night means: you can switch the
The following can also be changed by automatic day/night changeover func-
The general menu will appear. turning the control further: tion for colour set on or off.
TV
Memo: shortly before the hour, three BMW Assist*: you can initialize or
signal tones will be emitted. update the emergency call function in-
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1 Turn until "Set" is highlighted. Audio+OBC means: radio and on-board formation service if these have been ar-
2 Press to obtain a display of possible computer displays appear on the moni- ranged for you by BMW Service or
settings. tor at the same time. BMW Customer Information.
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28nChanging the settings
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In the following example, the date is
used to illustrate the operating princi-
ple.
5 Turn to adjust the year.
6 Press to store.
To change the date 7 Set the month and day in the same
way.
The date entry is stored with your last
1 Turn until "Date" is highlighted. save.
2 Press to confirm this. You can also choose the order in which
3 Turn until "set" is highlighted. you wish the date to be displayed:
4 Press to start the adjustment proce- Either the days (dd) first, followed by
dure. the months (mm) – or in the opposite
order.

Operation via the multifunctional steering wheel 29n
Changing to next station or title Special feature of radio:
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You can specify whether to jump to the
next possible station or the next stored
station:
To reach the next station in the selected

waveband or the next music title:
Press and hold in until PRES ON or
d Press the button briefly. PRES OFF ("PRES" stands for PRESET)
appears on the monitor.
Fast station search (radio) or fast PRES ON:
forward/reverse: Jumps from one stored station to the
Radio
You can select the following radio, cas- d Keep the button pressed in. next.
sette and CD functions conveniently PRES OFF:
and safely without removing your hand Special feature of cassette replay: Jumps to the next station.
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from the multifunctional steering wheel. The next music title is only recognised
Consult the separate operating instruc- after a period of silence lasting at least
tions for details of how to use the tele- four seconds. To stop the search if nec-
phone. essary:
d Press the button again briefly.
Adjusting volume
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Safety 32 Initial overview
Navigation Overview
Getting started 32
Destination input in detail 32
Minor roads 38
Terminating destination
guidance 39 GPS navigation
Displaying route 40
Selecting a new route 41
Traffic information 42
Vehicle position 46
Compiling a list of Radio, cassette, CD, DSP Sound System
destinations 47
Radio
Varying volume 48
Changing the map CD 48
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Television (TV)
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32nSafety Getting started Destination input in detail
The navigation system means you no The menu guidance principle is de-
longer have to read maps during a jour- scribed briefly below. A detailed exam-
ney. It therefore constitutes a significant ple may also be consulted on page 14.
contribution towards improved road To call up the general menu:
safety.
Only enter data when the car is

standing still, and always obey the Select as follows:
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traffic regulations and road signs in the
event of any contradiction between the
traffic situation and the instructions d Turn to select the navigation system
given by the navigation system. Failure or its functions, or to enter a value.
to do so may result in an infringement of d Press to confirm the selection. If you know the place and street
traffic laws and put the car's occupants To exit from the navigation system, An example for input of the place and
and other road users at risk.c press the following button again: street of your destination address is
given on page 14.
Do not place any metallic objects,
e.g. umbrellas, on the rear win- For inputs, please follow the menu
dow shelf near the GPS aerial, as such guidance.
objects may interfere with GPS recep-
tion and the navigation system may fail
to operate accurately.c

Destination input in detail 33n
Note the following special features:
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d If you do not enter a street name, you
will be guided to the boundary of the
town or village.
d Depending on the data stored on
your map CD, you may also be able
to enter a house number for certain
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streets, see page 16.
d You can skip input of the country or
place if you wish to retain previous in-
puts.
d You can correct the last input with
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"Delete". To cancel the whole entry, If you do not know the place- You can restrict the number of names
keep pressed for longer. name or street name exactly displayed in the directory by first enter-
In this case, consult the "Index" before ing one or more letters of that name be-
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entering the place and street. The index fore selecting the "Index" function.
will display all the places on the map of When you have found the entry you
a particular country, and all the streets want in the index, select it – it will then
in a specified place. be transferred to the destination guid-
ance system.
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34nDestination input in detail
Information on hotels can be displayed
either as text or using symbols:
Parking
Restaurant facilities
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Swimming-pool
Credit cards accepted
You do not know the address of 4 Select the desired type of destina- Disabled facilities
your destination tion, e.g. "Hotel".
For instance, you may be looking for a 5 Select "Index" and choose one of the Children's facilities
hotel, restaurant or garage, the nearest hotels from the alphabetical list.
BMW Service point, a tourist attraction You can restrict the number of names Conference facilities
or a hospital... but you don't have its displayed in the directory by first en-
correct address. tering one or more letters of that
No-smoking areas and/or rooms
name before selecting the "Index"
1 Enter the desired town or village.
function.
2 Select "Information".
3 Select "Info on destination"; various
types of destination are listed.

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6 Turn to select the address.
7 Press to transfer this information to
the destination guidance system.
Select "Functions" to obtain further
information on the hotel you have
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selected or to return to the index.
If you have a BMW car telephone

or a BMW mobile phone installed
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in your car, you can mark the telephone
If you know the town but not the 4 If necessary, change the scale:
number of your destination and dial the
exact position of the street
number in a single key push.c
The system offers you maps on which
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With the "Info on current location" func- you can identify your destination with d Turn and mark "Scale". If the fol-
tion, you can create a list of up to ten cross-hairs, then transfer this informa- lowing inputs are not made within
destinations of various kinds, arranged tion to the guidance system. four seconds, this process will
in order of distance from your current 1 Enter the place-name. have to be repeated.
position. 2 Select "Information". d Press to confirm this.
Each entry is accompanied by the dis- 3 Select "Destination input map". d Turn until the desired scale is
tance calculated by the navigation sys- appears.
d Press to input this value.
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tem and an arrow indicating the direc-
tion as the crow flies. If the scale is greater that 1 km, the
Technical
"Save destination" function cannot
be selected.
Index
36nDestination input in detail
6 Transfer to the destination guidance
system:
d Turn until "Save destination" is high-

lighted.
If the scale is greater than 1 km, the
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"Save destination" function cannot be
selected.
d Press to transfer the destination.
You can also use the destination

5 Localize the destination with the input map function without speci- You are looking for an interesting
cross-hairs: fying a place name. This allows you to destination
select a destination with the cursor and The map CD currently inserted also
then transfer this information to the contains various places of interest in
d Turn to select "Cursor". guidance system.c the country or region in which you are
d Press to confirm this. currently travelling in your BMW; these
d Turn and choose the horizontal are summarised by category.
point of intersection. Select a destination from one of the
d Press to retain this value. lists, and transfer it to the destination
d Turn to choose the vertical point of guidance system.
intersection.
1 Select "Delete destination" during
The map scrolls across the monitor
destination input.
as soon as the cross-lines reach
the edge.
3 Select "Info on destination".
d Press to retain this value.

Returning to a recently chosen
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destination
The last ten destinations chosen are
stored.
2 Select "Destination memory".
3 Select "Last destinations".
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4 Select "Retrieve address", select the
desired address and press the button
to transfer it to the destination guid-
ance system.
Radio
4 Select the destination category, e.g. The address is stored in the
"AIRPORT". destination list
5 Select "Index" and choose an entry To make destination inputs even easier,
Computer
from the alphabetical list. frequently-used destinations can be
You can restrict the number of names stored in a destination list (see page 47)
displayed in the directory by first en- and called up directly from there.
tering one or more letters of that
name before selecting the "Index"
function.
3 Select "Retrieve address".
6 Mark the address of the destination
4 Select the desired address – it will be
located in this way and press the but-
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transferred to the destination guid-
ton to transfer it to the destination
ance system.
guidance system.
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Index
38nDestination input in detail Minor roads
Deleting destination addresses You can change the type of route both
You can delete the ten stored destina- when selecting a destination, and as
tion addresses: often as desired while destination guid-
ance is in operation – the system will
always adapt to your wishes:
3 Select "Last destinations". 1 Select "Information".
4 Select "Delete address", select the 2 Choose "Route selection".
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address you want to delete, then 3 Select the preferred type of route.
press the button to delete it.
The navigation system plans
To delete all addresses, select "Delete
routes according to fixed princi-
address" and hold the button in for at
ples. These depend on the road charac-
least one second. The navigation system allows you to teristics that are stored on the map CD.
specify the type of route you would like For this reason, the route proposed by
To return to the starting point to take. You can thus define the priori- the system will not necessarily be the
1 Select "Information". ties according to which the route is one the driver expects from experi-
2 Select "Destination memory". determined: ence.c
3 Select "Return to starting point" – the d Fast roads: motorways and trunk
address of the starting point is trans- roads are given priority.
ferred to the destination guidance d Minor roads: motorways are avoided
system. as far as possible.
d Fastest route: this is a combination of
the fastest and shortest routes.
d Shortest route: the most direct route,
irrespective of how fast or slow
progress will be.

Terminating destination guidance 39n
Interrupting speech output
Navigation Overview
To ensure that news bulletins or traffic
reports, for example, are not interrupted
by spoken instructions, it is possible to
suppress the speech output when the
destination guidance system is active:
d Select "Instruction" and hold the but-
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ton in for about one second.

The last route instruction is repeated
if the button is pressed only briefly.
When "Instruction" is selected a further
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Destination guidance is explained on time, the speech output is switched on
page 15. again.
Selecting "Dest. input" ends destination
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guidance and speech output.
TV
Technical
Index
40nDisplaying route
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Calling up route map Changing the scale
During destination guidance, the sys-
tem can display a map showing the
planned route. 1 Turn and mark "Scale"; if the inputs
To display the route map during desti- are not made within four seconds,
nation guidance: this process will have to be repeated.
2 Press to confirm this.
3 Turn until the desired scale is
appears.
1 Turn until "Route map" is highlighted
4 Press to input this value.
The visible section of the map changes
The route map is automatically after a few seconds.
flashed up if the destination guid-
ance takes you into a region which has
not yet been digitised on the map CD
inserted.c

Displaying route Selecting a new route 41n
Changing display direction Displaying the route list You can quit the navigation system
Navigation Overview
If the scale is < 1 km, you can choose You can call up a list of places and during destination guidance and devi-
whether to align the map with north at streets during destination guidance. ate from planned sections of the route.
the top, or according to the direction of This list is based on the route proposed You can state the distance you wish to
your chosen route. by the navigation system. travel before returning to the original
route.
The length of the individual streets or
roads is also indicated.
1 Turn until "Map positioning" is To display the route list during destina-
highlighted. tion guidance: 1 Turn and mark "New route".
2 Press to confirm this. 2 Press to confirm this.
3 Select the desired direction. 3 Select the desired distance.
Radio
The system will return you automatically
1 Turn until "Information" is highlighted.
Interrupting speech output to the new route at the next opportu-
2 Press to confirm your choice.
It is possible to interrupt speech output nity.
3 Turn until "Route list" is highlighted.
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while the route map is being displayed: 4 Press to call up the list.
To help you avoid traffic jams and
5 Turn to browse through the list.
other road congestion, your navi-
gation system displays traffic informa-
1 Turn and select "Instruction". tion from your car's radio. See Traffic
2 Press and hold in for about one information on page 42.c
second.
The last route instruction is repeated
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if the button is pressed only briefly.
When "Instruction" is selected a further
Technical
time, the speech output is switched on
again.
Index
42nTraffic information
To activate the TMC traffic information Advanced traffic information
function: If you have been registered for the
1 Select "Traffic info" during destina- emergency call and information serv-
tion input. ices by BMW Assist*, you can receive
2 Select "RDS-TMC". "Traffic info plus" traffic information.
"TMC" appears in black in the bottom Your BMW Service or BMW Customer
line of the monitor. The display Information will be happy to advise you.
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changes to green as soon as a TMC

channel is received.
The radio can receive TMC sta-

tions while you are tuned in to
Activating traffic information another station. See diversity function,
You can receive TMC traffic information page 76.c
(see page 80) and have it displayed on
the monitor screen during destination
guidance.

Traffic information 43n
Traffic information in the
Navigation Overview
route map
TMC traffic information is shown in the
route map using the following symbols:
Accident
Closed road
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Delay
Stationary traffic
Radio
Selecting traffic information
The system distinguish between differ- No parking
ent types of incidents. These are dis- 3 Turn until the desired incident is high-
Computer
played in the route map as various sym- lighted; activated incidents appear in Slippery road
bols. green.
To determine the nature of the incident: 4 Press to activate/deactivate your Cross winds
1 Select "Traffic info" during destina- selection.
tion input. 5 Select "memorise" to confirm your Roadworks
2 Select "TMC messages". choice.
6 Select "Dest. guide" or "Map" to
Danger
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switch to destination guidance or the
route map.
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Index
44nTraffic information
The symbols appear
d in colour with a red border along the
intended route;
d in black and white with a grey border
if not on the proposed route.
Where a scale of 10 km or less is being
used, additional detailed information
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such as the length, direction and sever-
ity of the congestion is shown by ar-
rows along the route. For example:
Slow traffic
Traffic information during The following information will appear in
Stop-and-go traffic destination guidance the route guide approx. 25 km (15 miles)
If the navigation system detects con- before any stationary traffic:
Stationary traffic gestion or stationary traffic on the in- d The cause of the congestion
tended route, a warning symbol ap- (see page 43).
pears next to "Route map" in the desti- d The distance until you reach the
If the scale being used is greater nation guide. congestion.
than 10 km, a traffic incident is d The length of the congestion.
shown by an arrow pointing in the di- d The distance to the last possible exit.
rection affected.c

Traffic information 45n
Navigation Overview
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Radio
To avoid the congestion: Deactivating traffic information
If you do not wish to receive TMC traffic
information:
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Turn and select "Diversion". 1 Select "Traffic info".
The navigation system calculates a new 2 Select "Service selection".
route and then returns to destination 3 Choose "no traffic information".
guide mode. "TMC" disappears from the bottom line
When you are approx. 5 km of the monitor.
(3 miles) from the last possible exit
TV
or if you have selected another on-
board monitor mode with the route
Technical
guide mode still active, you are auto-
matically prompted to take a diver-
sion.c
Index
46nVehicle position
To call up the car's current location: Entering car's position
1 Select "Information". Correcting the car's current location is
only recommended in exceptional
circumstances.
2 Turn until "Vehicle position" is high- E.g. after a trip on Motorail, the GPS re-
lighted. ceiver needs a few minutes to find your
3 Press to select the display. new location. This search period can be
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For the road map, select: cut short by entering the car's current
location.
1 "Information"
2 "Vehicle position" To enter the car's current position,
3 "Street Map". select:
Vehicle position This function can also be useful if you 1 "Information"

have not input a destination. It enables 2 "Vehicle position".
You can call up the present location of
your car, or display a road map showing you to monitor the route you have taken Enter the address for your current posi-
your position. so far. tion in the same way as for entering a
If the scale is < 1 km, you can choose destination.
whether to align the map with north at
the top, or according to the direction of
your chosen route (see page 41).

Compiling a list of destinations 47n
Address and destination Storing current location
Navigation Overview
You can store up to 50 address and You can transfer the car's current posi-
transfer them directly from the address tion directly to the destination list and
book as navigation destinations (see add a name – provided that the car is on
page 37). part of the street network recorded on
1 Select "Destination memory". the map.
2 Select "Enter address". 1 Select "Destination memory".
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3 Enter the data you have retrieved. 2 Select "Enter current car position".
The name is not needed for destina- 3 Add a name if required.
tion guidance or for storing in the list. 4 Select "enter".
Due to restricted memory capacity,
this is restricted to 10 characters. Deleting addresses
Radio
4 When the full address has been en- 1 Select "Destination memory".
tered, use "enter" to store it in the list. 2 Select "Delete address".
Computer
3 Select the required address and
press the button to delete it.
To delete all addresses, select "Delete
address" and hold the button in for at
least one second.
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Technical
Index
48nVarying volume Changing the map CD
You can raise or lower the volume of To change the map CD:
navigation information in relation to 1 At the navigation computer in the rear
other audio sources. left of the luggage compartment,
1 Select "Information". press
2 Select "Volume navigation".
as often as necessary until the CD is
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3 Turn until the desired setting is ejected.
obtained. 2 Remove the CD and insert the new
Press to store this setting. one.
3 Wait for eight seconds until the new
You can also vary the volume at the
CD starts.
rotary knob on the radio; see page 10. If your navigation system indicates that
you are about to leave the area covered
by the map on the CD currently in-
serted, you should change the map CD
in the navigation system.
Map CD contain road map covering one
or more countries or regions; these
maps are revised at regular intervals.

49n
Station selection 50 Initial overview
Navigation Overview
Storing stations 52
Regional stations 52
Traffic report stations in
background 53
Cassette 54 GPS navigation
CD play 55
DSP sound system 57
CD changer 58
CD changer AI 59
PI CD changer 60 Radio, cassette, CD, DSP Sound System
Radio
Computer
Television (TV)
TV
Technical features in detail
Technical
Index
Index
50nStation selection
The following instructions always apply: Manual tuning
Switch RDS on if Search for a specific station either by
d you wish to have the station name name or by frequency.
displayed Select the desired waveband:
d you want the radio to search auto-
matically for the most powerful trans-
mitter broadcasting your chosen Changes over as follows each time the
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station. button is pressed:

Switch TP on if FM = FM/FMD (VHF)
d you wish to hear traffic reports AM = MW/SW/LW
d you also wish to have the traffic re-
The general overview (page 18) will ports faded up when listening to a
have familiarized you with the radio's cassette or CD, using the navigation 1 Press to obtain the selection menu.
basic functions and operation. system or watching the TV.
The information below relates to further
facilities available on the radio. 2 Turn until "m Manual selection" is
highlighted.
Switch off the "Audio+OBC" func-
tion if on-board monitor functions
appear on the screen when the system
3 Press until the desired station is
is switched on, see page 27.c
reached.

Station selection 51n
Next station 2 Manual search Selecting TMC station
Navigation Overview
II The radio tunes itself in the background
Station search for weaker stations to the TMC station with the strongest
I signal if you have activated RDS-TMC
Press in the direction desired:
Station search for more powerful (Traffic Message Channel) in the navi-
the next station will be searched for.
stations. If none is found, a second gation system, see page 42, 80.
station search is made which in-
Scanning and selecting
cludes the weaker stations. The navigation system automati-
cally selects the most suitable
TMC station.
Press to obtain the search menu.
d Turn until "II Search sensitive" is If you want to have a particular TP
1 Automatic search (SCAN) highlighted. station in the background, you will have
Radio
Stations with a sufficiently strong sig- d Press to confirm your selection. to deactivate TMC in the navigation
nal are heard automatically for a short d Turn until you hear the desired system.c
time, one after the other. station.
Computer
If the inputs are not made within eight
seconds, the procedure will have to be
d Turn until "SCAN Station sample" is repeated.
highlighted.
d Press to start the search. Calling up stored station
First select the correct waveband, then
the station using preset buttons 1 to 6.
TV
d Press to continue hearing the sam- This assumes that stations have already
pled station. been stored.
Technical
Index
52nStoring stations Regional stations
You can store up to 24 stations: On FM (VHF), certain stations may
6 FM and 18 AM stations. broadcast regional stations either all
The AM reception band is subdivided day or at certain times of day only.
into individual MW, SW and LW preset If you also wish to receive these sta-
ranges, to permit greater flexibility in tions, you must switch on the regional
storing stations. function:
1 Select the waveband.
2 Select the station.
3 Hold the desired preset button 1 Press.
pressed in until the station is heard
again after a brief interruption.
Alternatively: 2 Turn until "Region On/Off" is
in the FM, MW, SW or LW mode highlighted.
3 Press to activate the regional
function.
"REG" appears on the screen.
1 Turn to select the number of the
If you have selected this function and
desired preset button.
the transmitter switches to a regional
2 Hold in until the station is heard again
station, the radio will automatically
after a brief interruption.
search for these regional stations as
If the preset button was already occu- alternatives.
pied by a stored station, the station last
stored is faded up briefly. If you release
the button immediately, the store proc-
ess will be stopped and the previously
stored station will not be lost – other-
wise the preset will be assigned to the
new station selected.

Traffic report stations in background 53n
You can select a station with traffic You may wish to switch off RDS-
Navigation Overview
reports but keep it in the background, TMC in the navigation menu first.
so that it interrupts the station to which If you have activated RDS-TMC (Traffic
you are listening when a traffic report is Message Channel) in the navigation
broadcast. sytem (see page 42), the traffic report
station selected by the navigation
system is used, irrespective of the one
1 Press and hold in until "Selected TP- you have tuned to.c
Station" is displayed.
2 Turn until the desired traffic report
Radio
station is highlighted.
3 Press to confirm your selection.
To cancel a background station:
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1 Turn until "Delete TP- Stat"
is highlighted.
2 Press to delete.
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Technical
Index
54nCassette
Reproduction quality Listening to cassettes Search using buttons

The best-quality reproduction is Switch on the radio. Music search:
obtained if you Push a cassette into the slot or, if there
d use C60, C90 or special car tape is already one in the slot, press
cassettes Press the desired direction briefly.
d remove cassettes from the car in The next piece of music is only recog-
extremely cold or hot weather (below until "TAPE 1" is displayed. nised after a period of silence at least
– 106 or above + 406) four seconds long.
d protect cassettes against exposure to Noise suppression Fast forward/reverse:
direct sunlight or dirt and dust.
press until the best audio reproduction Press the desired direction twice
is obtained. The radio switches be- briefly.
tween Dolby off, Dolby B and Dolby C. To interrupt fast forward/reverse:
Changing tape track

Press briefly in the desired direction.
Ejecting cassette

Cassette CD play 55n
Fast forward/reverse: Playing a CD
Navigation Overview
Switch on the radio.
Press,
"<< >> Fast forward / reverse" is
Press as often as necessary until "CD"
highlighted.
is displayed.
To start/stop the search:
Select CD, for example:
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The first CD from the magazine is

Music search: played.
Radio
Search via menu The next piece of music is only recog-
The general overview disappears if no nised after a period of silence at least Stopping CD play
further button is pressed for about eight four seconds long.
Computer
seconds.
Press this button.
Press as often as necessary or
Search using buttons
Title search:
turn
until "< > Music search" is highlighted.
TV
To start/stop the search: Press the desired direction button.
Technical
Fast forward/reverse:
Press in the desired direction and hold

in.
Index
56nCD play
Scanning and selecting: Title search:
Press as often as necessary Press as often as necessary

or or
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turn until "SCAN Track sample" is turn until "< > Music search" is
highlighted. highlighted.
To start/stop the search: To start title search:
Search via menu

The general overview disappears if no
further button is pressed for about eight Random play:
seconds.
The music titles on all the CDs are
Fast forward/reverse: played in random order (random play).
Press, Press as often as necessary

"<< >> Fast forward / reverse" is or
highlighted.
Press in the desired direction and hold turn until "RANDOM Random genera-
in. tor" is highlighted.
The tracks can be heard, but the quality To start random play:
is distorted.
To stop random play:

Select a different function or a different
CD.

DSP sound system 57n
Digital Sound Processing (DSP) assures Individual tone control preset
Navigation Overview
an optimum level of audio reproduction Tone control presets 1 to 3 can be
quality by means of spatial simulation adjusted individually:
and also by providing equalizer func-
1 Select the desired preset.
tions.
2 Select the aspect to be changed.
It is only operational when the radio is 3 Make the adjustment and store it
switched on. each time by pressing the button.
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Concert hall, jazz club and cathedral
Switching on and off
are fixed preset settings and cannot be
1 Select "DSP" from the general menu. modified.
2 Select "switch on" or "switch off".
Radio
Scanning and selecting If one of the sound-pattern con-
trols (spatial acoustic, reverbera-
1 Select "Demo".
tion) is set to 0, the other reverts to 0
2 To accept one of the sample settings
Computer
automatically. As soon as you move a
(concert hall, jazz club, cathedral):
control away from 0, the other returns
to its previous setting. However, this is
cancelled if you reset both controls to
press while the sample is being heard. zero.c
The remaining samples cannot be se-
lected directly. If the demonstration is Calling up tone control preset
1 Select "Memo".
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interrupted, the settings in use before-
hand are retained. 2 Select tone control preset.
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Index
58nCD changer
Installed position Precautions when using laser Handling CDs
The BMW 6 CD AI or PI CD changer is equipment A CD has a protective coating on both
installed at the rear left in the luggage The BMW AI and PI 6 CD changers are sides. In spite of this, take the following
compartment. classified as Class 1 laser products. precautions:
The CD magazine holds up to 6 CDs. d Always hold the CD at the outer
Do not remove the cover from the edge, and avoid fingerprints or dust,
Operating temperatures housing. scratches or moisture on the reflec-
Never run the device if its cover is dam- tive side of the CD.
Only use the CD changer at tem- aged. This could expose you to radia- d Do not write on CDs or attach labels
peratures between 06 and tion from the invisible laser beam. to them.
+ 606, otherwise it may malfunction. Repairs or maintenance work must only
Even when switched off, the unit should be carried out by qualified service ex-
not be exposed to temperatures out- perts.c
side a range of – 256 to + 856.c
Atmospheric humidity
A high level of humidity inside the de-
vice may cause the laser beam focusing
lens to fog over and prevent the CD
from being played.

CD changer AI 59n
Navigation Overview
Removing the CD magazine Loading/unloading CD magazine Inserting the CD magazine
To open: push the flap to the right. 1 Slide the flap to the right.
When adding CDs to or removing 2 With the arrow pointing towards the
them from the CD magazine, hold CD changer, push the CD magazine
them only at the edge and do not touch
Radio
fully in.
the reflective, unprinted side of the 3 Close the flap.
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Computer
The CD compartments in the changer
have the same numbers as the CD se-
Press the button: the magazine will lector buttons on the radio.
slide out and can then be removed. Insert CDs into the changer's compart-
ments with the label side uppermost.
To remove CDs, press the slide as illus-
trated: the CD will move out slightly and
TV
can then be removed.
Technical
You are recommended not to play CD
singles with an adapter. The CDs or the
adapter could jam in the CD changer.
Suitable magazines for CD singles can
be obtained from shops.
Index
60nPI CD changer
Removing the CD magazine Loading/unloading CD magazine Inserting the CD magazine

1 Press the button: the CD changer Press the button: the CD changer
opens automatically. When adding CDs to or removing opens automatically.
2 Press the button again: the magazine them from the CD magazine, hold
1 With the arrow pointing towards the
will slide out and can then be re- them only at the edge and do not touch
CD changer, push the CD magazine
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fully in.
2 Close the flap.
The CD compartments in the changer
have the same numbers as the CD se-
lector buttons on the radio.
Press the release button and push out
the CD compartment.
Insert CDs into the CD holders with the
label side uppermost.
To empty, pull out a CD holder and take
out the CD.
You are advised not to play CD singles
with an adapter. The CDs or the
adapter could jam in the CD changer.
Suitable magazines for CD singles can
be obtained from shops.

61n
Getting started 62 Initial overview
Navigation Overview
Speed limit 62
Range 63
Distance and time of arrival 63
Outside temperature 64
Fuel consumption 64 GPS navigation
Stopwatch 65
Speed 65
Remote control 65
Code: prevents unauthorized
persons from starting the Radio, cassette, CD, DSP Sound System
engine 66
Radio
Auxiliary fuel-burning heater/
independent ventilation
control 68
Computer
Television (TV)
TV
Technical
Index
Index
62nGetting started Speed limit
The on-board computer must have

been selected at the general menu be-
fore you carry out any of the operating
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procedures described below.
The menu guidance principle is de- Selecting, changing or switching

scribed briefly below. A detailed exam- off the speed limit
ple may also be consulted on page 14. Selecting or changing:
To call up the general menu, select: 1 Select "Limit".
2 Select "set".
3 Select the desired speed and press
In other words: the button to confirm it.
Switching off or on again:
1 Select "Limit".
1 Turn to select the on-board compu- 2 Select "switch off" or "switch on".
ter, its functions or a setting, or to
enter a value. Storing actual speed as limit value
2 Press to confirm the selection. 1 Select "Limit".
To exit from the computer, press the 2 Select "Speed".
following button again:

Range Distance and time of arrival 63n
Arrival time
Navigation Overview
An estimated time of arrival will be dis-
played, as calculated by the navigation
computer for the planned route and the
selected route type, on the assumption
that your average speed will be main-
tained.
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This presupposes that you have en-
tered a destination in the GPS naviga-
tion before setting off on your journey
(see page 14 or 32) and have set the
clock in the on-board monitor to the
Radio
The distance which the car should Distance correct time (see page 27).
cover on the remaining fuel in the tank You then obtain a display showing the
is displayed, on the assumption that the remaining distance to your destination.
Computer
average fuel consumption will be main- This presupposes that you have en-
tained. tered a destination in the GPS naviga-
tion before setting off on your journey
Do not allow the range to fall be- (see page 14 or 32).
low 10 km, to avoid the risk of
The distance to the destination by the
damage to the engine or the catalytic
planned route is transferred automati-
converter.c
cally.
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The on-board computer only reg-
isters amounts in excess of four li-
Technical
tres when you refuel.c
Index
64nOutside temperature Fuel consumption
To calculate fuel consumption for the
second distance, now select
d "Consump 2".
To recalculate the average fuel

consumption on the basis of the
previous reading,
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d "Recalculate? No".c
You can obtain an outside (ambient) You can display the average fuel con-
temperature reading by selecting the sumption for two routes, e.g. for the
"Out. temp" menu item. entire journey and for a section of it.
The average fuel consumption is calcu-
If the menu item "Arrival" is shown lated for the period since the engine
here instead, go into "Set" and was last started.
select the on-board computer display To start the fuel consumption calcula-
"Out. temp".c tion, select the following with the igni-
tion key in position 1 or beyond:
d "Consump 1"
d "Recalculate? Yes".

Stopwatch Speed Remote control 65n
Navigation Overview
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Radio
Starting and stopping: You can obtain a display of the car's The on-board computer information can
d Select "Timer" average speed. The average speed is be called up in the display on the instru-
d Mark "start": the stopwatch will begin calculated for the period since the en- ment panel by using the button in the
Computer
to run when the button is pressed, gine was last started. turn indicator lever, if the ignition key is
and then switches over to the "stop" To start the average speed calculation, in position 1 or beyond.
function. select the following with the ignition key First store the functions you wish to
d To stop it, press the button again. in position 1 or beyond: display in this way:
Taking an interim time reading: d "Speed" 1 Press the button on the turn indicator
d Mark "Interim time" the interim time d "Recalculate? Yes". lever towards the steering column
appears on your display at the push until "Remote control" appears on the
TV
of a button. To recalculate the average speed screen.
on the basis of the previous read- 2 Choose the desired functions from
Technical
Continuing timing in the background:
ing, select those against a green background.
d Use "return" to quit the menu while
When you have chosen all the displays
the stopwatch is running. d "Recalculate? No".c you need:
Any other desired function can then be
3 Select "memorise".
called up, but the stopwatch continues
to run. To call up the values:
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d Press the turn indicator lever in
briefly.

66nCode: prevents unauthorized persons from starting the engine
Selecting and activating code To correct an input:
1 Select "Code" in the general menu 1 Select "change".
To enter the code: 2 Repeat the input procedure from the
beginning.
To interrupt input of the code:
2 Turn until the desired number
appears.
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3 Press to confirm it.

4 Enter the three remaining figures in
the same way.
5 To activate the code:
Turn the ignition key to 0.
You can choose and enter a code with-
out which the engine cannot be started.
When the code has been activated, the
driver is required to enter it with the
ignition key in position 1.
Each time the code is activated, it is
valid only until the next time the engine
is started.
If the code is not available or has been
forgotten, emergency deactivation is
possible; see next page.

Code: prevents unauthorized persons from starting the engine 67n
Deactivating the code Emergency deactivation
Navigation Overview
When you are required to enter the Emergency deactivation can also be
code (in ignition key position 1): carried out before the three attempts to
1 Enter the code. start the engine or three incorrect code
2 Select "deactivate". inputs have been made and the alarm
sounded.
To correct the input:
1 Disconnect the battery and wait
d Select "change" and repeat the code
about 5 minutes before reconnecting
input.
it; see the car's Operating Instruc-
tions.
After three incorrect code inputs
2 Turn the ignition key to position 1:
or three attempts to start the
A ten-minute countdown appears on
Radio
engine without a code input, an alarm
the screen.
sounds for 30 seconds.
See also emergency deactivation.c After the ten minutes have elapsed,
Computer
start the engine.
TV
Technical
Index
68nAuxiliary fuel-burning heater/independent ventilation control
Direct operation Pre-selection
1 For independent ventilation control, You can set two switching-on times for
always leave the ignition key in posi- the auxiliary heating/independent venti-
tion 1. lation control.
For the auxiliary heater, ignition key 1 Make sure that the clock is in opera-
position 2 is also possible, in order to tion and the ignition key is in
boost heating output when the en- position 1.
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gine is cold. 2 Select "Aux. heat/vent".

2 Select "Aux. heat/vent" in the general 3 Select "Timer 1" (or, for the second
menu. time, "Timer 2").
3 To switch on, select "Aux. heating" or 4 Select "set".
"Aux. ventilation". 5 Enter the desired time:
For your own safety please comply with The green rectangle beside the se- The green rectangle next to the se-
the instructions regarding the auxiliary lected function lights up and the red lected time and the red fan symbol on
fuel-burning heater or independent ven- fan symbol in the screen surround the screen surround come on.
tilation control in the car's Operating In- flashes.
structions. The instructions below refer The heater/ventilation will only be
The auxiliary heater/ventilation control switched on within the next 24 hours.
only to operation by way of the on-
shuts down after 30 minutes. After this, the time must be confirmed
board monitor.
To switch off beforehand: again.
d Repeat steps 2 and 3.
Alternatively:
Press until the red fan symbol on the

screen surround goes out.

69n
Selecting a station 70 Initial overview
Navigation Overview
Storing a station 71
Adjusting the TV screen 72
Selecting TV format 72
Teletext 73
Connection for TV and video re- GPS navigation
corder for rear passengers in
the BMW 7 Series 74
Radio
Computer
Television (TV)
TV
Technical
Index
Index
70nSelecting a station
Choosing from all stations that Selecting a specific station
can be received If you wish to call up a specific station
1 Select "Search"; the screen will dis- that has already been stored:
play for example 1 Select "Programme".
(CH followed by channel number) 2 Turn to select the desired station.

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2 Turn to start station search.
The initial overview explained how con- Station search is halted when a station
venient it is to store and call up TV sta- with a sufficiently strong signal is lo-
tion data automatically (see page 23). cated on a reception channel.
This detailed description also refers to If this station has already been stored,
menu-guided operation, with which you the preset number is shown at the bot-
are now assumed to be familiar. tom left of the screen; otherwise you
The following operating instructions will be invited to store the station.
apply after the TV menu has been called If reception quality deteriorates, a
up. search procedure starts automatically.
If the word "MUTE" appears on screen,
Perform all inputs while the vehi- this indicates that TV sound has been
cle is stationary. The car's occu- switched off ("muted") to prevent dis-
pants and other road users could other- torted sound reproduction from being
wise be put at risk.c heard in the car.

Selecting a station Storing a station 71n
Sample view and selection Automatic Individual
Navigation Overview
You can display all the stored stations The 10 stations with the strongest You can allocate stations to any preset
briefly and then select one. reception signal are stored at presets you wish.
1 Select "Programme". 21-30. 1 Select "Search"; the screen will dis-
d Select "Autostore", see page 23. play for example
2 Press and hold in for about three sec-

onds until a display such as the fol-
lowing appears:
2 Turn to start station search. Station
search is halted when a station is lo-
Radio
cated.
3 Press and hold in for about three sec-
3 Press to continue viewing the onds until a display such as the fol-
Computer
displayed station. lowing appears:
4 Turn until the desired preset between

1 and 30 is displayed.
5 Press to store.
TV
Technical
Index
72nAdjusting the TV screen Selecting TV format
Contrast, brightness and colour The same TV format is not used in every
1 Select "Set" on the TV menu. country. However, you can adapt your
2 Select the desired control. TV receiver to accept all common TV
3 Turn the knob to vary the setting, formats (see page 77).
then press it to retain the new setting. 1 Select "Set" on the TV menu.
2 Select "TV format".
3 Select the country in which you are
currently travelling from the list dis-
played.

Teletext 73n
Suppressing next page Enlarging text
Navigation Overview
If the information occupies more than 1 Call up the teletext menu.
one page, the signal to move on to the 2 Highlight "Zoom".
next page comes from the transmitter. 3 To enlarge the text:
You can suppress it as follows:
1 Call up the teletext menu.
2 Select "Hold": Press once: upper half of screen
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The page number is highlighted in display

red. Press twice: lower half of screen
display
4 To call up the complete screen
Radio
The general overview introduced you to display again:
the teletext viewing procedure. The two
additional functions described below
Computer
make it easier to obtain information. Press a second time.
TV
Technical
Index
74nConnection for TV and video recorder for rear passengers in the BMW 7 Series
Television Playing a video cassette
Connect up monitor screen for rear Connect the video recorder to socket
passengers to "AV out" socket and "AV in" and change over to video oper-
switch on ation:
d Press briefly to change the station. Press for longer than 5 seconds.
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d Hold pressed for longer than 2 sec-

onds to start a station search.
Rear-seat passengers can watch TV
while the car is being driven.
1 Video recorder connection
2 Monitor screen connection
3 Cigarette lighter
(used for power supply to monitor)
4 Station search button

75n
Diversity function 76 Initial overview
Navigation Overview
Dolby 76
DSP 76
Television (TV) 77
Radio-controlled clock in the
BMW 7 Series 77 GPS navigation
GPS 78
CD map 78
RDS 79
Care of technical equipment 79
TMC traffic information 80 Radio, cassette, CD, DSP Sound System
TP function 80
Radio
Wordmatch principle 81
Computer
Television (TV)
TV
Technical
Index
Index
76nDiversity function Dolby DSP
To ensure the best possible reception, Dolby B and C are a noise suppression Digital Sound Processing
this radio also has an RDS diversity system for cassette replay. A sound system which fascinates the
function, i.e. it is equipped with two High frequencies are raised during re- listener with its tremendously natural,
separate FM receivers. One of these cording and suppressed during replay. precise sound reproduction. Satellite
supplies the selected station, the other As audio hiss consists mainly of high units containing sub-woofers, mid-
searches continuously for other fre- frequencies and occurs above all during range speakers and dome-pattern
quencies which are transmitting the replay, it is reduced in this way. tweeters produce a spacious but subtle
same station, and for RDS stations sound quality. A 6-band equalizer is
Dolby and the symbol are regis-
which can be received. provided for individual adjustment of
tered trade marks of Dolby Laboratories
If the reception quality of the selected Licensing Corporation. the frequency range. It can also simu-
station deteriorates, but no alternative late the acoustics of three different en-
frequency can be found, the frequency Only switch on when playing cas- closed spaces: a concert hall, a jazz
last selected appears on the display. settes recorded using Dolby, as club and a cathedral. Three control set-
Many private radio stations transmit at reproduction will otherwise sound tings can be stored: tone, reverberation
very low power and therefore have only dull.c and equalizer.
a limited range; furthermore, if they only
operate on a single frequency, RDS and In order to take changing condi-
diversity will be unable to find a signal tions during a car journey into ac-
offering higher-quality reception. count, the acoustic image is varied au-
tomatically to suit road speed and the
ambient noise level.c

Television (TV) Radio-controlled clock in the BMW 7 Series 77n
This enables you to use it anywhere in
Navigation Overview
the world with the multi-standard re-
ceiver (PAL, SECAM, NTSC).
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Radio
The radio-controlled clock always
shows the correct time and date. It
corrects itself at regular intervals.
Computer
The rear-window aerial picks up a radio
signal from which the receiver deter-
mines the time and date.
The radio signal is broadcast by a cen-
tral transmitter. The time shown by the
radio-controlled clock is first checked
approx. 4 minutes into a journey. When
the car is parked, the time is monitored
TV
once during the night, and adjusted if
necessary. The radio-controlled clock
Technical
therefore does not need adjusting man-
ually for the changeover between sum-
mer and winter time.
Index
78nGPS CD map
GPS stands for Global Positioning To be quite certain that your car's navi-
System. gation system has the latest road net-
This is part of the navigation system, work information at its disposal, always
and uses satellite signals to determine load it with the most recent CD version
your car's position. The distance be- of the digitised road map. Map CDs,
tween the car and at least three sepa- like conventional road maps, are peri-
rate satellites is measured. odically updated on the basis of obser-
vations and survey data.
This data, received from the car's aerial
BMW Service will gladly undertake to
and the GPS receiver, is supplied to the
notify you when new versions are avail-
navigation system computer. In the
able.
computer it is combined with further
information from the car's ABS sensors,
the inertia sensor in the navigation
computer and the digitised road map
on the CD.
As a result, the navigation system is
able to guide you efficiently and reliably
to any map destination you select.

RDS Care of technical equipment 79n
Receiving RDS stations Monitor screen
Navigation Overview
RDS (Radio Data System) is a broad- Clean only with a cloth slightly mois-
casting and reception system in the FM tened with water.
range.
When you are tuned to a station which Use no chemical or other domes-
broadcasts RDS information, the station tic cleaning agents, as these could
name appears in the display once the damage the screen.c
RDS signals have been processed.
Cassette
The information is broadcast in the form
of digital codes. At the moment, the fol- Special cleaning cassettes are available
lowing information is provided: to remove dirt deposits from the replay
head and tape drive elements.
Radio
d Station identification PI
d Station service name PS
CD
d Alternative frequencies AF
Computer
d Traffic Programme TP If necessary, wipe the reflective (signal)
(identification of traffic reports) side of the CD with a suitable cleaning
d Traffic announcement TA cloth (available from stores), working in
d Enhanced Other Network EON straight lines from the inside outwards.
(enables you to receive traffic reports
even if not listening to a station which Do not use solvents or abrasive
broadcasts them, provided that this cleaning agents, nor the cleaning
station is part of a group including products or antistatic sprays intended
TV
one Traffic Programme station). for vinyl records.c
Technical
Index
80nTMC traffic information TP function
Traffic Message Channel If the TP function has been activated,
The RDS-TMC digital traffic message Traffic Programme transmitters are au-
channel is a joint European develop- tomatically chosen in a specific order:
ment. d If you are listening to a station with
This system introduces an entirely new traffic reports, these will be used.
level of quality to traffic situation re- d If your chosen station has no traffic
ports. They reports, but belongs to
a group of stations which does pro-
d are always highly topical, thanks to
vide them, they will be taken from
automatic traffic data recording and
one of the related stations in this
data transmission
group.
d can be selected according to specific
criteria (e.g. congestion, road works) If the group of stations from which you
d are regularly updated and transmitted are receiving a station has no traffic re-
without interrupting the radio station. port facility, the reports will be obtained
from another station with the strongest
signal.

Wordmatch principle 81n
Your car's navigation system has this d You can also input place-names in a d The system only accepts name en-
Navigation Overview
facility in order to make the input of form which differs from the official tries beginning with letters that are
names easier. If compares your desti- version, provided that the alternative stored on the CD map. This makes it
nation inputs continuously with the data entry is familiar in another country or impossible for an incorrect name or
stored on the map CD, and reacts even language. address to be accepted.
if slight discrepancies are found. This Example:
has the following advantages for you:
With the German map CD in use,
d If the entry consists of several words, instead of the German name
the name will be identified by the sys- "München" you can input the English
tem regardless of the order of input. version "Munich" or the Italian version
Example: "Monaco".
Radio
Official rendering: d When entering place-names or
J.F. Kennedy Platz streets, the system completes the
Possible inputs: name automatically as soon as it has
Computer
Kennedy Square J.F. been identified beyond doubt.
or: Example:
Square J.F. Kennedy. If you want to input Lauchstädter
Straße in Munich as your destination,
the system will identify the street
name as soon as you enter the "c",
then automatically completes the
TV
name.
Technical
Index
82n

83n
What to do if ... 84 Initial overview
Navigation Overview
Everything from A to Z 87
GPS navigation
Radio
Computer
Television (TV)
TV
Technical
Index
Index
84nWhat to do if ...
Cassette CD GPS navigation
What to do if ... What to do if ... What to do if ...
d the reproduction quality of cassettes d one of the following warnings is d you call up your car's current posi-
deteriorates? displayed? tion, but the display is not accurate?
The tape may be dirty. For cleaning "NO DISCS?" The system is currently calculating
procedure, see page 79. The magazine is empty. your position; please try again later.
d the display shows: d the GPS logo disappears from the
"NO DISC?"
"TAPE CLEAN?" screen?
There is no CD in the slot. On the AI
This message appears twice in suc- Reception is interrupted; a building or
changer this warning also appears if
cession when a cassette is inserted, similar obstruction may be the cause.
a CD is inserted upside-down.
after 50 hours of operation. It simpli- d an address from the destination list is
fies estimating the time intervals "NO MAGAZINE?" not transferred to the route guidance
between cleaning operations. For No magazine has been inserted. programme?
cleaning procedure, see page 79. "CD CHECK?" The address is not on the map CD
d the display shows: The content of the CD is still being currently in use. Choose an address
"TAPE ERROR?" read in. as close as possible to the original
The tape in the cassette in the slot one, if necessary by the graphic input
"HIGH TEMP?"
cannot be moved. Take the cassette destination method.
Operating temperature is too high.
out. If you are able to identify the d an address without a street is not
Replay commences again automati-
problem and put it right, insert the transferred to the destination guid-
cally when the correct operating tem-
cassette again and wind it fully for- ance programme?
perature has been reached.
wards and then back. If the message There is no "centre of town" defined
is still displayed, the cassette in for the place in question. Enter any
question should no longer be used. street, or a specific destination such
as the station, for the town or city in
question, then start destination guid-
ance.

What to do if ... 85n
GPS navigation d the route map is automatically called Radio
Navigation Overview
What to do if ... up during destination guidance? What to do if ...
You are currently in an area for which
d you wish to input a destination ad- d the radio automatically begins a
full digital information is not yet avail-
dress, but the correct letter of the al- station search?
able on the map CD. No destination
phabet cannot be selected? RDS is switched on but the strength
guidance is currently possible. How-
The address is not on the map CD of the station transmitting the se-
ever, as a rough guide the current po-
currently in use. In this case the sys- lected station has dropped, and no
sition of your BMW will be shown on
tem will not offer you the non-existent alternative frequency is available. The
the map.
letter to choose from. Choose an ad- radio searches for a transmitter
d the battery was disconnected?
dress as close as possible to the broadcasting the same station at ad-
It will take several minutes before the
original one, if necessary by the equate signal strength. If none is
system is fully operational again.
graphic input destination method. found, it reverts to the frequency of
Radio
d you attempt to input a destination ad- the station previously received.
dress by means of the cross-hairs on
the input destination graphics map,
Computer
but it is not transferred to the route
guidance system?
The chosen scale is too large. Desti-
nations are only transferred up to a
scale of 1 km.
d directions cease to be given during
destination guidance?
TV
You are driving in an area for which
full digital information is not yet avail-
Technical
able on the map CD. Instead of an ar-
row indicating a turn, you will see an
arrow which indicates the general di-
rection of your planned route;
or
you have deviated from the proposed
route and the system requires a few
Index
seconds to calculate a new route.

86nWhat to do if ...
Teletext Television (TV)
What to do if ... What to do if ...
d the page you have input, and which is d no TV stations can be selected?
shown at the top left, does not ap- The national TV broadcasting format
pear and the figures continue to run (PAL, SECAM, NTSC) has not been
indefinitely? programmed correctly; see page 72.
There is no information on the page in If you have reset this format, always
question: select and enter a different move on to "Search" or "Autostore"
page afterwards, and never choose "Pro-
d you call up the "Teletext" function in gramme" first, or else the set will con-
the TV menu, but nothing happens? tinue to look in vain for stations
The station you have selected does stored in a different format.
not transmit teletext pages. d you cannot receive a TV picture even
when the car is standing still?
Make sure that the handbrake or
parking brake is applied: in some
countries, TV viewing is only permit-
ted with the brake applied.
d you cannot receive TV sound while
driving the car?
You are in a SECAM reception area,
in which the sound as well as the pic-
ture is suppressed while the car is
being driven.
d the picture quality is impaired?
The direct line of sight between the
transmitter and receiver is currently
obstructed by large buildings or topo-
graphical features.

From A to Z 87n
A C Changing to the next title 29 Destination address,
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Address Car phone, see separate Changing waveband 18 deleting 38
deleting 36, 47 operating instructions Channel, TV 70 Destination category 37
entering 32 Cassette 54 Cleaning Destination guidance
input 15 ejecting 54 cassette 79 starting 16
saving 47 reproduction 54 CD 79 Destination guide
Address memory 38, 47 Cassette eject 13 monitor screen 79 ending 39
deleting 38 Cassette replay 13 Clock reset 27 interrupting 39
Adjusting TV picture Cathedral 57 Code Destination input 14, 32
brightness 72 CD changer 58 activating 66 Destination list 37
colour 72 installed position 58 interrupting input 66 Destination list,
contrast 72 safety 58 selecting 66 compiling 47
Radio
Advanced traffic CD changer AI Colour set 27 Destination memory 38, 47
information 42 filling/emptying CD Concert hall 57 Digital Sound Processing,
AM 18 magazine 59 Congestion, avoiding 41 see DSP sound system 57
Computer
AM waveband 12 inserting CD magazine 59 Consumption 64 Digitised area 48
Arrival time 63 removing CD Consumption display Direct operation 68
Audio+OBC 27 magazine 59 change 27 Display texts 27
Autostore 23, 71 CD changer PI Cross-lines 35 Displays and controls 11
Auxiliary fuel-burning filling/emptying Current location 46 Distance
heater 68 magazine 60 Cursor 36 units of measurement 27
Auxiliary heating/ inserting magazine 60 Distance to destination 63
ventilation 68 removing magazine 60 D Diversion, planning 45
TV
Average speed 65 CD CHECK? 84 Date change 28 Diversity function 76
CD handling 58 Dolby 76
Technical
Day/night 27
B CD magazine 60 Deactivating code 67 switching on/off 13, 54
CD magazine AI 59 Demo 57 DSP 57
Balance 19
CD play 55 Destination DSP sound system 76
Bass 19
CD play, stopping 55 deleting 36 switching off 57
BMW Assist 27, 42
Centre of town 84 entering 14 switching on 57
Changing the map CD 48 localizing 36 DSP, see Sound system 57
Index
Changing to the next storing 36
station 29

From A to Z
E H setting 22 NO DISCS? 84
Emergency call function 27 HIGH TEMP? 84 switching off 62 NO MAGAZINE? 84
Emergency calls 11 Hold 73 Location display 46 Noise suppression 54
Emergency deactivation 67 House number Long wave 12 NTSC 77
Entering destination input 16
country 14 House number, entering 32 M O
Equalizer functions 57 Humidity 58 Main roads 38 On-board computer 21
Equipment 3 Manual station search 18 safety 21
I Manual tuning 18 On-board computer
F Independent ventilation Map CD 16, 33, 78 display 27
Fader 19 control 68 changing 48 On-board monitor 10
Fahrenheit 27 Index 33 Map positioning Operating temperatures 58
Fan symbol 68 Information changing 41 Outside temperature 64
Fast forward/reverse 54, 55 on current location 34 Map scale 35
fastest route 38 on destination 34 changing 35, 40 P
FM 18 Information service 27 Medium wave 12 PAL 77
FM waveband 12 Input, cancelling 33 Menu guidance 32, 62 Place index 33
Freq On/Off 12 Instruction 39 MFL 29 Place input 15
Frequency of most powerful Interim time 65 Minor roads 38 Place, entering 32
transmitter 50 Mode, changing 12 Position 46
Frequency, displaying 12 J Multifunctional steering correcting 46
Fuel consumption 64 wheel displaying 46
Jazz club 57
units of measurement 27 adjusting volume 29 entering 46
Fuel consumption, station search 29 saving 47
L title search 29
average 64 PRES OFF 29
Language change 28 Music search 54, 55 PRES ON 29
Laser beam 58 MUTE 70
G Limit 21
Preset locations, TV 23
GPS 78 Preventing starting of the
cancelling 33
GPS logo 84 N engine 66
changing 62
GPS navigation system Navigation instruction 39
reached 22
safety 14, 32 Navigation system 14, 32
selecting 62
GPS reception 32 New route 41, 45

From A to Z 89n
R Route instruction 39 Short wave 12 Suppressing next page
Navigation Overview
Radio Route list 41 shortest route 38 teletext 73
switching on 18 Route map 40 Spatial simulation 57 Switching-on times 68
Radio Broadcast Data Route selection 38 Speech output, Symbols 2, 34, 43
System 79 interrupting 39, 41
Radio Data System 18, 80 S Speed 62, 65 T
Radio, tuning 12 Safety Speed limit 21 TAPE 54
Radio-controlled clock in the CD changer 58 changing 62 TAPE CLEAN? 84
BMW 7 Series 13, 77 navigation system 14, 32 entering 22 TAPE ERROR? 84
RANDOM 56 on-board selecting 62 Tape slot 11
Random 56 computer 21, 62 switching off 62 Tape track
Random play 56 TV 23, 25, 70 Starting point 38 changing 54
Radio
Range 63 Scale 35 Station buttons 11 Telephone, see separate
RDS 12, 18, 79 changing 35, 40 Station frequency 18 operating instructions 1
RDS diversity function 76 saving 35 Station preset 24 Teletext 26, 73
Computer
RDS On/Off 12 SCAN 56 Station presets, TV 71 enlarging text 73
RDS station SCAN automatic search 51 Station search 12, 29 suppressing next page 73
receiving 50 Scan TV 71 Station search, TV 70 Teletext menu 26
RDS-TMC 42, 80 Screen adjustment Station selection 29 Teletext page selection 26
Rear TV 74 brightness 72 Station store 12 Teletext, quitting 26
Reception contrast 72 Station storing Television (TV) 23, 70
of a regional station 52 Screen, adjusting automatic 52 Telltale for auxiliary fuel-
REG 52 individually 52
TV
Colour 72 burning heater or
Region On/Off 12 Search 12, 71 Station storing, TV 71 independent ventilation
Regional stations 52 Status at time of printing 3
Technical
Search using buttons 54, 55 control 11
Remote control 65 Search via menu 55 Stereoempfang 18 Telltales for the car
Reproduction quality 54 Searching for title 12, 29 Stopwatch 65 phone 11
Returning to starting SECAM 77 Stored station Temperature
point 38 Selecting TV format 72 calling up 51 units of measurement 27
Road input 16 Selecting TV station 24 Storing tone control 57 Temperature display
Road, entering 32 Settings Street index 33 change 27
Index
Route display 40 changing 27 Street Map 40, 46 Time display reset 27

From A to Z
Timer 65 Traffic W
Timer 1 68 reports 20, 50, 53, 80 Waveband 18
Timer 2 68 Traffic situation reports 80 Waveband, changing 12
Title search 29, 55, 56 Treble 19 Wordmatch principle 81
TMC 42, 80 TV menu 23
TMC messages 43 TV muting 70 Z
TMC station 42 TV station preset 71
Zoom, teletext 73
TMC traffic information 43 TV station search 70
Tone control 57 TV stations
Tone control preset 57 automatic storing 23, 71
Tone control preset, TV stations powerful station
individual 57 signals 23
Tone controls 13 TV stations according to
Town boundary 33 signal strength 71
TP 12, 50
TP function 80 U
Track sample 56 Units of measurement
Traffic info plus 42 distance 27
Traffic information fuel consumption 27
activating 42 temperature 27
advanced 42
deactivating 45
V
during destination
Video recorder 74
guidance 44
Volume
in the route map 43
hands-free mode 11
selecting 43
navigation
symbols 43
instructions 11, 48
Traffic Message Channel 80
radio, cassette, CD 11
Traffic report station
traffic reports 11
selecting 53
varying 48
Traffic report station in the
background 53

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Operating Instructions for

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Equipment Status at time of printing

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Radio, cassette, CD, DSP Sound System

Radio, cassette, CD, DSP Sound System

Changing the settings 27

Operation via the

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Getting started 62 Selecting a station 70 Diversity function 76

On-board computer, code, auxiliary heater/ventilation

Technical items in detail

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The on-board monitor at a Initial overview

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Displays and controls 5 All on-board monitor systems are

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Cassette Tone control Auxiliary fuel-burning heater/

Munich, Leopoldstrasse 194

Only enter data when the car is

1 Turn until "GPS navigation" is

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Use the same procedure to select all

4 Turn until "1" is highlighted

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Station button, number of preset.

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To adjust all tone settings to medium

4 Press to store this setting.

Press until the desired setting is

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An example for operating the on-board

1 Turn until "On-board computer" is

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Perform all inputs while the vehi-

Turn until the desired station appears.

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Teletext can be used to display the

Perform all inputs while the vehi-

The page will be located and displayed.

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Changing to next station or title Special feature of radio:

To reach the next station in the selected

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Safety 32 Initial overview

Only enter data when the car is

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Note the following special features:

Credit cards accepted

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If you have a BMW car telephone

d Turn until "Save destination" is high-

You can also use the destination

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Returning to a recently chosen

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Interrupting speech output

ton in for about one second.