BMW ONBOARD COMPUTER Operating Instructions Manual

Operating

Instructions

for On-Board

Computer

Contents

A - Z

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The on-board computer offers you a great many functions which will make your

journeys even safer and more of a pleasure.

The GPS navigation system renders it unnecessary to consult printed maps or

search for road signs and brings you accurately to any destination shown on the

map CD.

The radio and the cassette and CD players ensure the best possible signal recep-

tion, sound quality and choice of entertainment for all listeners' tastes, and take the

monotony out of even the longest journey.

The TV with teletext ensures a supply of topical information and provides in-car en-

tertainment while you are waiting.

The BMW car phones mean that you can always be contacted and make outgoing

telephone calls.

The computer calculates data relevant to the journey – average fuel consumption,

range and estimated time of arrival. It also provides additional safety both before

the engine can be started – for instance by demanding a code input for the engine

immobiliser – and when driving, for example by supplying a warning signal to make

sure that you do not drive faster than intended.

We wish you an enjoyable driving experience

BMW AG

Introduc-

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Contents

The on-board computer at a

glance 8

Radio controls at a glance 10

Functions at a glance 12

Screen layout at a glance 14

Operating principle 16

How to select functions 18

Settings 19

Starting the System

Safety 22

GPS 22

Map CD 22

Starting GPS navigation 23

Selecting a destination

Selection options 23

Entering a destination address

manually 24

Selecting the destination from a

map 27

Selecting a destination via

Information 29

Last destinations 30

Returning to the starting

point 31

Selecting a route 32

Destination guidance

Starting destination guidance 33

Displaying route 34

Altering route 36

Traffic information 37

Speech output 40

Destination guidance 41

Ending/interrupting destination

guidance 41

Destination memory

Creating address book 42

Retrieving an address 43

Deleting an address 43

Other functions

Vehicle position 44

Wordmatch principle 45

Troubleshooting

What to do if … 46

Overview

Navigation

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Radio settings

Switching the radio on and

off 48

Varying volume 48

Tone control 49

Radio reception

Selecting waveband 50

Selecting a station 50

Programme type (PTY) 53

Memorising stations 54

Calling up stations 55

Traffic reports 56

Regional stations 58

Players

Starting and stopping

cassette 59

Reminder displays 59

Noise suppression 60

Music track search 60

CD changer 61

Starting and stopping a CD 62

Reminder displays 63

Music track search via

buttons 63

Music track search via menu

guidance 64

TV settings

Switching TV on/off 66

Adjusting the TV picture 66

Adjusting TV format 67

TV reception

Selecting TV channels 67

Memorising TV channels 69

Teletext 69

DSP sound system

Switching sound system on/

off 71

Selecting sample effects 71

Individual tone memories 72

Calling up tone memories 72

Using the phone in the car 74

Getting started 74

Emergency call 75

Entering PIN 75

Receiving calls 75

Dialling by entering phone

number 76

Ending a call 76

Dialling via directory 77

Dialling via TOP-8 78

Dialling via last numbers 79

SMS messages 80

Info 80

Entertainment

Telephone

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Computer

Starting computer 82

Range 82

Outside temperature 82

Arrival time 83

Fuel consumption 83

Average speed 83

Speed limit 84

Distance 85

Stopwatch 86

Remote control 86

Code

Defining and activating code 87

De-activating the code 88

Auxialiary fuel-burning heater/

independent ventilation control

Setting timeswitch 89

Switching direct mode on/off 90

From A to Z 92

Computer

Index

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Notes

Symbols

Your individual vehicle

Notes on these Operating Instruc-

tions

So that you can enjoy using your on-

board computer as soon as possible,

the first chapter provides an overview

of the displays and controls, and ex-

plains the operating principle.

You will in addition find

>

Full details of adjusting the screen

settings in the chapter "Overview"

>

All the information you need on the

GPS navigation system in the chapter

"Navigation"

>

All the information you need for

tuning and receiving radio and televi-

sion programmes* and for playing

cassettes and compact discs (CDs) in

the chapter entitled "Entertainment".

This chapter also contains informa-

tion on the "Digital Sound

Processing* (DSP)" sound system

>

Special information on how to

operate BMW car phones via the on-

board computer in the chapter "Tele-

phone". Since there are other

methods of operating the telephones

as well as via the on-board computer,

please also read the instructions in

the separate handbook provided.

>

Information on journey-related data

calculated by the on-board com-

puter in the chapter "Computer".

This chapter also provides informa-

tion on the code for the engine immo-

biliser and the settings for the

auxiliary heater/independent ventila-

tion control*.

You will find it easiest to locate certain

topics via the index.

All abbreviations appearing on the

screen are explained in the list at the

end of this handbook.

Should you sell your BMW at a later

date, please remember to pass this

handbook on to the next owner – it is an

important part of the vehicle's specifi-

cation.

Notes on care

For full details of how to care for cas-

settes, CDs and the set, see the sepa-

rate brochure "Looking after your car".

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Symbols used

indicates precautions that must

be followed precisely in order to

avoid the possibility of personal injury

and serious damage to the vehicle or to

the on-board computer.<

contains information that will

assist you in gaining the optimum

benefit from your on-board computer

and enable you to care more effectively

for your on-board computer.<

<

marks the end of a specific item of

information.

*

identifies optional extras or specific

national-market items of equipment,

and also accessories.

If you have any queries, BMW Service

will be glad to advise you.

Status at time of printing

The advanced technological features

and high quality standard of BMW

equipment are maintained by an

ongoing development process. This

may lead to differences between these

instructions and the actual item fitted to

your car. Nor can errors and omissions

be entirely ruled out. You are therefore

asked to appreciate that no legal claims

can be entertained on the basis of the

data, illustrations or descriptions in this

handbook.

Software status

The version of the software in your car's

on-board computer is indicated at the

top right in the menu "Settings".

"SW 3-1/XX" means:

>

3: generation 3

>

1: top navigation

>

XX: current version.

These Operating Instructions are based

on the following version of the on-board

computer software: 5.0.

If you have any queries regarding

the software status of your set,

please contact BMW Service.<

Status at time of printing

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Index

Computer

Overview

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The on-board computer at a glance

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Displays and controls

1 Monitor screen

>

Display of functions

2 Indicator lights for telephone

*

opera-

tion

>

Yellow:

Telephone logging onto another

network

>

Green:

Connected

>

Red:

No telephone operation possible

>

Flashing:

Telephone not registered for any

network

3 Receiver symbol

>

Dialling a telephone number 77

>

Ending a call 77

4 Clock symbol

>

To switch off direct operation of

auxiliary heater/independent venti-

lation control 90

>

To display the time when the igni-

tion is switched off (ignition key in

position 0 or removed)

5 MENU

>

Calling up top menu 16

6 Operating the on-board

computer 16

>

Turn: to mark a function or adjust a

value

>

Press: to confirm a selection or

memorise a setting

7 Indicator light for operation of auxil-

iary heater/independent ventilation

control

*

>

Red:

Timeswitch activated

>

Flashing:

Direct operation switched on

8 Changeover of display to

>

Radio functions

>

On-board computer functions

Displays and controls for the ra-

dio, see page 10.<

The on-board computer at a glance

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Radio controls at a glance

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The radio controls at a glance

Displays and controls

1 INFO

>

Activating RDS functions 51

>

Activating traffic information

functions 56

>

Activating regional function 58

2 Waveband/memory level

>

FM/FMD (VHF) 50, 54

>

AM (LW/LWA, MW/MWA

and SW/SWA) 50, 54

3 Station/selection buttons

>

Radio

Station selection 55

>

CD changer

*

Selecting a CD 63

4 Monitor screen

>

Display of functions

5 Changing tape track 59

6 Lowering cover, ejecting cassette 59

7 SELECT

>

Selecting station search functions

Manual station selection 52

Sample stations 52

Station search sensitive/non-

sensitive 53

>

Switching Dolby on/off 60

>

Music track search via menu

guidance 64

8 Station/title search

>

Station search 53

>

Fast forward/rewind 60

>

Music track search

Cassette 60

CD changer 63

9 TONE

>

Calling up the tone settings 49

10 Indicator light for radio operation

11 Changeover of display to

>

On-board computer functions

>

Radio functions

12 Operating the radio

>

Press: to switch the radio on and

off

>

Turn: to adjust the volume of the

radio and of navigation instruc-

tions

13 MODE

To change the audio source to

>

Radio

>

Cassette

> CD changer

14 Tape slot

If your car is equipped with a

multifunctional steering wheel

*,

the controls on the wheel can also be

used to operate radio, CD changer

*,

telephone

* and voice input system*

functions, see the car's Owner's Hand-

book.

Instructions on operating the voice

input system are provided in a separate

operating instructions booklet.<

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Functions at a glance

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Functions at a glance

1 Computer

> Displaying range 82

> Displaying outside

temperature 82

> Displaying arrival time 83

> Calculating fuel consumption 83

> Calculating average speed 83

> Adjusting speed limit 84

> Adjusting/displaying distance 85

> Switching stopwatch on/off 86

2 GPS navigation

> Map CD: changing 22

> Selecting a destination 24

> Selecting a route 32

> Being guided to a destination 33

> Displaying route list 34

> Selecting traffic information 37

> Creating/calling up address

book 42

> Displaying current location 44

3TV

*

> Adjusting picture 66

> Adjusting format 67

> Selecting a programme 67

> Storing a station 69

> Calling up teletext 69

4 DSP

* (Digital Sound Processing)

> Selecting sample effects 71

> Adjusting effects memory

individually 72

> Calling up tone control

memory 72

5 Auxiliary heating/independent venti-

lation control

*

> Entering and memorising switch-

on times 89

> Switching heating and ventilation

on/off 90

6 Switching off the screen

7 Current date

8 Selectable settings; e.g.

> "RDS-TMC" function in

radio mode switched on 37

> "Memo" function

switched on via Set 19

9 BMW ASSIST

*

To call up the emergency-call and in-

formation service (see the separate

supplementary operating instruc-

tions for notes on operation)

BMW ASSIST and roaming

* are

only available if BMW Service

has been requested to register BMW

ASSIST.<

10 Telephone*

> Sending an emergency call 75

> Entering PIN 75

> Receiving calls 75

> Dialling a subscriber 76

> Reading SMS messages / calling

back sender 80

11 Code

> Defining and activating code 87

> De-activating the code 88

12 Settings

> Selecting screen settings 19

> Selecting form of expression of

date and time 19

> Determining volume of audio

sources in relation to the naviga-

tion instructions 19

> Selecting screen colours 19

> Selecting language 19

> Selecting units of

measurement 19

> Switching Memo on/off 19

> Initialising the BMW ASSIST

emergency-call and information

service 19

> Switching roaming on/off 19

13 Current time

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Screen layout at a glance

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Screen layout at a glance

Split screen

Left half of screen

> Information on the audio source

(e.g. radio stations) 54

> Information on the computer (e.g.

momentary average

fuel consumption) 83

> Information on the route (e.g. map

section to scale) 34.

Right half of screen

> Information on current position

(degrees longitude/latitude and alti-

tude)

or

> Information for destination guidance

(e.g. turning direction) 33.

The calculation of altitude, which

only takes place when GPS recep-

tion is active, may deviate from the ac-

tual altitude of the car's current posi-

tion.<

Entire screen width

> Information for communication (e.g.

SMS messages) 80

> Information from BMW ASSIST

* (e.g.

BMW Mobile Service)

> Information from the television sta-

tion

* (e.g. news) 67

> Changes to the code, the settings,

the DSP

* and the auxiliary heater/

independent ventilation control

*.

Full screen

Whichever functions you choose, all in-

formation and selection options are dis-

played across the entire width of the

screen.

If you prefer this form of screen layout,

under MENU you can select the func-

tion "Set" to alter the standard setting

"Split", see page 19.

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Operating principle

Calling up MENU

Various functions are integrated into the

on-board computer. If you call up the

top menu (MENU), these are displayed,

see page 12.

Call up "MENU"

If you select a function in MENU, you

are offered either adjustment options or

further menus:

> See "Selecting function" for details of

how to select functions

> See "More functions" for details of

how to display further functions

> For details of how to adjust the way

the computer switches between

menus, see "Last function memory"

on page 17

> For details of how to return to a

higher level, see "Selecting return

symbol" on page 17

> For details of how to call up further

entries in lists, see "Browsing forward

and back" on page 17.

To return to the main MENU level from

any other menu or function:

Selecting function

To select a function, please perform

two steps with the rotary control:

1. Mark a function

Turn right-hand rotary control until

the desired function is highlighted

2. Confirm the choice of function

Press right-hand rotary control.

These two steps are expressed collec-

tively on the following pages as:

Select "Function"

More functions

If the screen shows one of the above

symbols, you can call up more func-

tions on the menu you have chosen.

To do this, turn the right-hand rotary

control in the direction of the symbol in

question. You can now highlight and

select one of the functions shown, see

"Selecting function".

Depending on the extent of the

function, it may take a few

seconds for the screen to display the

additional functions.<

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Last function memory

This function makes it easier for you to

call up again the information that you

last had on the screen or the function

that you were last using before switch-

ing off the on-board computer or

changing to a different menu.

When you switch the on-board com-

puter back on or select the desired

function again in "MENU", the com-

puter immediately switches to the menu

level you were last using.

To interrupt this function if you would

like to enter the first menu level when

changing over:

Press twice briefly.

Selecting "return" symbol

To return to a previous menu or func-

tion level, perform the following action:

Select .

As described under "Selecting func-

tion", the "return" symbol can also be

highlighted with the right-hand rotary

control, then selected by pressing the

control.

Browsing forward and back

If the screen shows one of the above

symbols, you can call up more entries

in a list.

As described under "Selecting func-

tion", this symbol can also be high-

lighted with the right-hand rotary con-

trol, then selected by pressing the

control.

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How to select functions

To enable you to find your way round at

a glance, the individual steps to be per-

formed in making each selection are

shown beneath the illustration of the

corresponding menu.

Depending on the operation, the follow-

ing elements may be involved:

> Buttons to press

> Functions to select with the right-

hand rotary control. "Selecting func-

tion", see page 16

> The right-hand rotary control with ar-

rows, if it is to be only pressed or only

turned.

The individual steps are separated by

the symbol.

An example: adjusting date

The structure and operating principle

are illustrated here, using the proce-

dure for adjusting the date as an exam-

ple:

1. Call up "MENU"

2. Select "Set"

3. Select "Date"

4. Select "Set"

5. Select the year

6. Turn right-hand rotary control to

adjust the year

7. Press right-hand rotary control to

memorise the setting

8. Set the month and day in the same

way.

The date settings are retained

9. Select .

The last operation takes you out of

the date input routine.

You can also choose the order in which

the date is expressed: either the days

(dd) first, followed by the months (mm) -

or in the opposite order.

To exit a function or adjustment

option that has been selected in-

advertently, select it a further time. You

can now select any of the other func-

tions.<

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Settings

Selecting settings

Depending on the country for which

your vehicle is supplied, the on-board

computer has specific basic settings for

all displays. These settings can also be

made as preferred individually.

1. Call up "MENU"

2. Select "Set".

The adjustment options are dis-

played.

You can adjust the following:

> "Screen"

To select the screen layout (split or

full), see page 15

> "Clock"

> "Date"

To adjust the time and date and alter

their form of expression

> "Navi. volume"

To adjust the volume of the audio

source in relation to the navigation in-

structions (min to max)

> "Colour set"

To select a set of colours for the

screen display

> "Language"

To select the language of the display

texts.

For further settings, follow the sym-

bol.

You can now adjust:

> "Distance" (km or mls)

> "Consump." (l/100 km, mpg or km/l)

> "Temperature" (6 or 7)

To alter the units of measurement for

distance, fuel consumption and tem-

perature

> "Memo"

To set a signal which sounds on the

hour

> "BMW ASSIST"

*

You can initialise or update this emer-

gency-call and information service if

it has been arranged for you by BMW

Service

> "Roaming" (only with BMW ASSIST)

You can use the above service when

abroad (automatically or off).

For details of how to make the

settings, see page 18.<

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