BMW 128i Convertible 2011 User Manual
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Traffic bulletins in the map
When the traffic bulletin map is activated, the
Control Display changes to a grayscale display.
This enables a better view of the traffic bulle-
tins. The day/night mode is disregarded in this
setting. The symbols for the special destina-
tions are no longer displayed.
1.
"Navigation"
2.
"Map"
3.
Open "Options".
4.
"Settings"
5.
"Traffic conditions/gray map"
Symbols in the map view
Depending on the scale of the map and the
location of the traffic obstruction along the
route, the symbols for the traffic obstructions
are displayed.
Additional information in the map view
Depending on the map scale, a traffic obstruc-
tion's length, direction and impact are displayed
on the map using triangles or gray bars along
the calculated route. The colors displayed
depend on the information transmitted by the
traffic information service.
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Red: traffic jam
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Orange: stop-and-go traffic
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Yellow: heavy traffic
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Green: traffic flowing freely
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Gray: general traffic information, e.g. con-
struction zone
Filtering of traffic bulletins
You can filter which traffic bulletins are to be
displayed by the system:
1.
"Navigation"
2.
"Map"
3.
Open "Options".
4.
"Traffic Info categories"
5.
Select the desired categories.
Traffic bulletins of the selected categories are
displayed.
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Traffic bulletins on incidents along the route
are always displayed.
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For your own safety, traffic bulletins that
notify you of potentially dangerous situa-
tions, such as wrong-way drivers, cannot be
hidden.
Traffic bulletins during destination
guidance
System response will vary depending on
whether or not "Dynamic guidance" is selected,
refer to page
During destination guidance, traffic obstruc-
tions on the route are taken into consideration.
Information on sources of great danger, such as
wrong-way drivers, is displayed regardless of
the setting.
Displaying traffic obstructions
When the navigation system receives a traffic
obstruction message and "Dynamic guidance"
is not selected, you will be shown certain infor-
mation, such as the length of the traffic jam,
when you are approx. 30 miles/50 km away
from the traffic obstruction.
The last possible detour exit is indicated just
before you reach it.
This information is displayed even if you have
called up another application on the Control
Display.
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