BMW 550i xDrive Sedan 2011 User Manual
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Specifying the street
If the system does not recognize a street, one of
the following is displayed:
▷
The name of a street in the vicinity.
▷
The county.
▷
The coordinates of the destination.
Additional functions
Additional functions are available on the inter‐
active map after the controller is pressed.
▷
Select the symbol.
"Start guidance" or "Add as another
destination"
Add a destination as a further destination,
refer to page
.
▷
"Exit interactive map": return to the map
view.
▷
"View in northern direction" or "View in
driving direction"
▷
"Display destination": the map section
around the destination is displayed.
▷
"Display current location": the map section
around your current location is displayed.
▷
"Find points of interest": the search for spe‐
cial destinations is started.
Destination entry by voice*
General information
▷
Instructions for voice activation system, re‐
fer to page
.
▷
When making a destination entry by voice,
you can change between voice operation
and iDrive.
▷
To have the available spoken instructions
read out loud: ›Voice commands‹
Saying the entries
▷
the town/city, street, and house number can
be entered as a single command*.
▷
Countries, towns and cities, streets, and in‐
tersections can be said as whole words* or
spelled in the language of the system, refer
to page
Example: to enter a town/city in a US state
as a whole word, the language of the system
must be English.
▷
Spell the entry if the spoken language and
the language of the system differ.
▷
Say the letters smoothly, and avoid exag‐
gerating the pronunciation and inserting
lengthy pauses between the letters.
▷
The options available for entering data de‐
pend on the navigation data and the country
and language settings.
entering an address using a command*
1.
Press the button on the steering
wheel.
2.
›Enter address‹
3.
Wait for a request from the system.
4.
Say the address in the suggested order.
5.
Continue making the entry as prompted by
the system.
If necessary, individually name the separate
components of the address, e.g., the town/city.
Entering a town/city separately
The name of the town/city can be said as a
word* or spelled out.
With the destination entry menu displayed:
1.
Press the button on the steering
wheel.
2.
›City‹ or ›Spell city‹.
3.
Wait for the system to prompt you for the
town/city.
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