BMW 5 - Manual (Page 48)

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11/2009
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console allow the driver to save and directly select radio stations, telephone
numbers and destinations in the navigation system as well as further menu
items available through iDrive.
Yet another unique feature of BMW iDrive is multi-mode operation by voice
entry and the Controller. The driver is able to switch from one to the other
of these entry modes easily and conveniently while conducting one and the
same task, if he wishes leaving the voice detection function in full operation
also while making an entry through the Controller, thus using both functions
at the same time. Voice entry also allows direct access to music titles as well
as verbal entry of complete addresses. The driver is able to read out the
place, the name of the street and the number of his destination in one single
command, with the system subsequently arranging the individual items in the
required order to reach the destination desired.
Navigations system Professional with hard disc memory.
BMW iDrive offers its full benefits also when the car is fitted with one of
the optional navigation systems. On both the Business and Professional
navigation system, maps in high resolution are combined with arrows guiding
the driver to his destination. Full-screen map presentation on the Professional
navigation system furthermore offers an incomparably detailed overview
of the region through which the driver is currently travelling. Both maps and
individual symbols may be presented as three-dimensional graphics, and the
system is also able to present an elevation map showing the various levels
of altitude. Selected sights along the route are highlighted as true-to-life
photo graphics with a pre-view map helping the driver choose his destination.
As an alternative to full-screen presentation, the driver may activate an
assistance window in the Control Display presenting either further
images/graphics, information from the on-board computer, or data on
the entertainment programme. A special map function serving to highlight
traffic conditions offers a clear visual impression of the latest traffic jam
and congestion reports, while the High Guiding function with integrated
driving lane recommendations transmits detailed views such as turning
requirements at a complicated road junction from the screen directly to
the instrument cluster or, where fitted as an option, straight to the Head-Up
Display.
Yet a further function offered by BMW ConnectedDrive is BMW Routes.
Before setting out, the driver and his passengers are able to put together
their personal routes with the help of a route planner in the internet, then
conveniently transmitting such routes via BMW Online directly into the car
or using a USB stick for direct entry into the navigation system, which will