BMW 5 Series: Map view

BMW 5 Series: Map view

Selecting the map view

1. "Navigation"
2. "Map"

• At a glance
• Changing the map section
• Changing the scale
• Settings for the map view
• Map view for split screen

At a glance

1. Function bar
2. Route section with traffic obstruction
3. Traffic sign for traffic obstruction
4. Planned route
5. Current location
6. Upper status field
7. Lower status field

Lines in the map

Streets and routes are displayed in different colors and styles depending on their classification.

Dashed lines represent railways and ferry connections.

Country borders are indicated by thin lines.

Traffic obstructions

Small triangles along the planned route indicate route sections with traffic obstructions, depending on the map scale. The direction of the triangles indicates the direction of the obstruction.

The traffic signs indicate the significance of the obstruction.

▷ Red traffic sign: the obstruction affects the planned route or direction.
▷ Gray traffic sign: the obstruction does not affect the planned route or direction.

Traffic bulletins

Planned route

After destination guidance is started, the planned route is displayed on the map.

Status fields

Show/hide: press the controller.

▷ Upper status field: time, telephone, and entertainment details.
▷ Lower status field: symbol for active destination guidance, status of traffic bulletins, time of arrival, and distance to destination.

Function bar

The following functions are available in the function bar:

To change to the function bar, move the controller to the left.

Changing the map section

"Interactive map"

▷ To shift the map: move the controller in the required direction.
▷ To shift the map diagonally: move the controller in the required direction and turn it.

Changing the scale

1. Select the symbol.

2. To change the scale: turn the controller.

Automatically scaled map scale

In the map view facing north, turn the controller in any direction until the AUTO scale is displayed.

The map shows the entire route between the current location and the destination.

Settings for the map view

The settings are stored for the remote control currently in use.

1. "Navigation"
2. "Map"
3. "Options" Open.
4. "Settings"
Set the map view.

▷ "Day/night mode"
Select and create the necessary settings depending on the light conditions.
"Traffic conditions/gray map" active: the setting is disregarded.
▷ "Satellite images"
Depending on availability and resolution, satellite images are displayed in a scale of approx. 1 mile to 600 miles/2 km to 1,000 km.
▷ "Perspective view in 3D"
Prominent areas that are contained in the navigation data are displayed on the map in 3D.
▷ "Traffic conditions/gray map"
The map is optimized for displaying traffic bulletins. Symbols for the special destinations are no longer displayed.

Map view for split screen

The map view can be selected for the split screen independently from the main screen.

1. "Options" Open.
2. "Split screen"
3. Move the controller to the right repeatedly until the split screen is selected.
4. Select "Split screen content" or the scale.
5. Select the map view.

▷ "Arrow display"
▷ "Map facing north"
▷ "Map direction of travel"
▷ "Map view with perspective"
▷ "Position"
▷ "Exit ramp view": selected blind driveways are displayed three dimensionally.
Setting in some cases will affect the display in the Head-Up Display.
▷ "Traffic conditions/gray map"

6. To change the scale: select the split screen and turn the controller.

Destination guidanceTraffic bulletins