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On-Board Computer
User Manual
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BMW On-Board Computer User Manual

Operating Instructions for
Contents
A - Z
On-Board Computer with Navigation and TV.
Advanced technology.
The on-board monitor offers you a great many functions which will make your
journeys even safer and more of a pleasure. The GPS navigation system means that you do not have to consult printed maps or
search for road signs; it brings you accurately to any destination shown on the map CD.
The radio, cassette and CD ensure the best possible signal reception and choice of entertainment for all listeners' tastes, and take the monotony out of even the longest journey. The DSP sound system transports you to the concert hall, jazz club or cathedral – with the ideal audio environment for every station.
The on-board computer calculates data relevant to the journey – average fuel con­sumption, range and estimated time of arrival. It also provides additional safety when driving — for example by supplying a warning signal if your car's speed exceeds the limit you yourself have selected.
The car's auxiliary fuel-burning heater and independent ventilation control system with provision for advance programming ensure that a pleasant interior climate always awaits you when you enter the car.
An individual code number can be input as an additional safeguard against theft of your vehicle.
The TV with teletext ensures a supply of topical information and provides in-car entertainment while you are waiting.
The GSM car phone means that you can always be contacted and make outgoing telephone calls.
We wish you an enjoyable motoring experience. BMW AG
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Notes on these Operating Instructions

So that you can enjoy using the on­board monitor as soon as possible, the first section of this handbook describes all the navigation system, radio, on­board computer and TV functions you are likely to need most frequently.
These examples explain how to use the simple menu guidance procedure to allow you to gain rapid access to all the facilities which the equipment offers.
The on-board monitor and the instruc­tions can be regarded as a single unit: Whenever the equipment guides you through its various functions, these de­tails are not repeated in the handbook. The same applies to self-explanatory screen displays.
© 1999 BMW AG Munich, Germany Not to be reproduced wholly or in part without written permission from BMW AG, Munich. Order No. 01 41 0 002 576 English V/99 Printed in Germany Printed on environmentally friendly paper (bleached without chlorine, suitable for recycling)
Since there are other methods of oper­ating the telephone as well as by way of the on-board monitor, the complete tel­ephone operating instructions are is­sued in a separate handbook.
The quickest way to locate specific top­ics is by reference to the index at the end of the handbook – all the technical information you need and details of how to look after the equipment are given in "Technical features in detail". And so that minor malfunctions do not interfere with the versatility of your on-board monitor, the section headed "What to do if ..." contains an overview of queries which may arise.
Should you sell your BMW at a later date, please remember to pass these Operating Instructions on to the next owner – it is a legally required element in the vehicle's specification.

Symbols used

identifies details which are essen-
tial for you to read – for your own safety and that of others, and to protect the on-board monitor or the complete
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car from possible damage.
is used to identify details of spe-
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cial features.
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marks the end of a specific item of
information.
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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.
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Equipment

Your on-board monitor has the follow­ing basic equipment specification:
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GPS navigation
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Radio with cassette player
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Code for engine immobiliser
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On-board computer
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Television (TV)
Further equipment which can be specified:
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Car telephone (separate handbook)
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CD changer
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Digital Sound Processing (DSP) sound system
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Auxiliary fuel-burning heater/ independent ventilation control.
If your car is equipped with a multi­function steering wheel, the controls on the wheel can also be used to operate the radio. In a BMW 7 Series model, there is a connection for a rear-seat TV with video recorder, so that passengers occupying the rear seats can watch TV while the car is being driven.

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 discrepancies between the in­formation in this handbook and the actual equipment installed in or on the 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.
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Initial overview
GPS navigation
Radio, cassette, CD, DSP Sound System
On-board computer, code,
auxiliary heater/ventilation
Television (TV)
Technical items in detail
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Index
Contents
The on-board monitor at a
glance 10
Example for the navigation system:
Input of a destination address
and guidance to it 14
Initial overview
Basic radio functions:
Selecting a station 18 Tone control 19 Traffic reports 20
Example for the on-board computer:
Selecting road speed at which
limit signal is heard 21
Example for the TV:
Automatically storing TV stations
and viewing enjoyment 23
Example for teletext:
Latest information always availa-
ble via teletext 25 Changing the settings 27 Operation via the
multifunctional steering
wheel 29
Safety 32 Getting started 32 Destination input in detail 32 Minor roads 38 Terminating destination
guidance 39
Displaying route 40
GPS navigation
Selecting a new route 41 Traffic information 42 Vehicle position 46 Compiling a list of
destinations 47 Varying volume 48 Changing the map CD 48
Station selection 50 Storing stations 52 Regional stations 52 Traffic report stations in
background 53 Cassette 54 CD play 55 DSP sound system 57 CD changer 58 CD changer AI 59 PI CD changer 60
Radio, cassette, CD, DSP Sound System
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Getting started 62 Speed limit 62 Range 63 Distance and time of arrival 63 Outside temperature 64 Fuel consumption 64 Stopwatch 65 Speed 65 Remote control 65 Code: prevents unauthorized
persons from starting the engine 66
Auxiliary fuel-burning heater/
independent ventilation control 68
Selecting a station 70 Storing a station 71 Adjusting the TV screen 72 Selecting TV format 72 Teletext 73 Connection for TV and video
recorder for rear passen-
Television (TV)
gers in the BMW 7 Series 74
On-board computer, code, auxiliary heater/ventilation
Diversity function 76
Dolby 76
DSP 76
Television (TV) 77
Radio-controlled clock in the
BMW 7 Series 77 GPS 78 CD map 78 RDS 79 Care of technical equipment 79 TMC traffic information 80
Technical items in detail
TP function 80 Wordmatch principle 81
Contents
What to do if ... 84 From A to Z 87
Index
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The on-board monitor at a
glance 10
Input of a destination address
and guidance to it 14 Selecting a station 18 Tone control 19 Traffic reports 20 Selecting road speed at which
limit signal is heard 21 Automatically storing TV stations
and viewing enjoyment 23 Latest information always availa-
ble via teletext 25 Changing the settings 27 Operation via the
multifunctional steering
wheel 29
Initial overview
GPS navigation
Radio, cassette, CD, DSP Sound System
On-board computer, code,
auxiliary heater/ventilation

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Television (TV)
Technical items in detail
Index
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The on-board monitor at a glance

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The on-board monitor at a glance
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Displays and controls
1 Tape slot 2 Telltales for the car phone
Yellow: The telephone is logging onto another network Green: A connection has been established Red: Comes on if telephone operation is not possible; flashes if the telephone is not regis­tered in a network.
It is always possible to make emer­gency calls, irrespective of these displays.
There are separate operating instruc­tions for your telephone.
3 Telltale for auxiliary fuel-burning
heater or independent ventilation control On: auxiliary fuel-burning heater or independent ventilation control is programmed Flashing: auxiliary fuel-burning heater or independent ventilation control is running.
4 Monitor for displaying all systems
available on the on-board monitor
5 All on-board monitor systems are
operated using this knob. Turn: this selects a system or a displayed function or setting. Press: this confirms the selection and starts the system or function, or con­firms an input.
6 Audio volume is adjusted at this
knob. Press: switches the radio on and off Turn: to vary volume of
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radio, cassette, CD
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hands-free use of the telephone
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navigation announcements.
7 Station buttons for radio operation
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The on-board monitor at a glance
Tuning the radio
Each time this button is pressed, the radio cycles through the AM preset ranges MW (medium wave), SW (short wave) and LW (long wave).
Each time this button is pressed, the radio changes between the FM preset ranges FM and FMD (diversity function = 2 receivers).
There are 6 station preset buttons for FM (VHF) and 6 each for MW, SW and LW. These buttons are also used for select­ing a particular CD.
Switching TP function on/off: Traffic reports are also received during cassette, CD and TV operation, or if you are tuned to a station which does not broadcast traffic reports.
You can tune to a special traffic report station.
Call up the RDS function and choose between:
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RDS On/Off On FM (VHF), you can switch on the RDS function to have the station's name displayed
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Region On/Off On FM (VHF), certain stations may broadcast regional stations either all day or at certain times of day only
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Freq On/Off The frequency can be displayed in addition to the name of the station.
Searching for a station or title
Call up the search function and choose between:
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m Manual station selection
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SCAN search
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II Search sensitive (weak signal)
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I Search non-sensitive (strong signal).
Search in the radio, cassette and CD modes.
Changing mode
Each time the button is pressed, the mode switches between radio, cassette and CD.
The display on the monitor switches between the radio functions (radio, CD, cassette) and the on-board monitor system that is currently active.
The on-board monitor's general menu appears – you can now select from the systems displayed. Also returns you from each display or setting to the general menu. Therefore also important if you wish to interrupt an adjustment.
The on-board monitor at a glance
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Cassette
Switching B or C on/off: see page 76.
To change tape direction.
Cassette eject
Tone control
To call up tone control and select between:
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Bass: amplifies or attenuates low notes
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Treble: amplifies or attenuates high notes
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Fader: louder at front or rear
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Balance: louder on right or left.
Auxiliary fuel-burning heater/ independent ventilation control/ time
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Switches independent ventilation control off
Shows the time in ignition key posi­tion 0.
Radio-controlled clock in the BMW 7 Series
The time is automatically corrected. If you are currently in a time zone other than Central European Time (e.g. Portu­gal), the hour display can be changed using the input buttons.
The date is automatically adjusted. If your car is momentarily unable to pick
up the radio signal, e.g. when in an underground garage with concrete walls or driving through a mountain gorge, or due to local interference from other electrical equipment currently in use, such as a laptop or a retrofitted mobile phone, the time and date can be changed, see page 27.
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Input of a destination address and guidance to it

An example of how to use the GPS na­vigation system to find the following destination in Germany:
Munich, Leopoldstrasse 194
Only enter data when the car is
standing still, and always obey the traffic regulations and road signs in the event of any contradiction between the traffic situation and the instructions given by the navigation system. Failure to do so may result in an infringement of traffic laws and put the car's occupants
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and other road users at risk.
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1 Select GPS navigation
The general menu appears.
1 Turn until "GPS navigation" is
highlighted.
2 Press to start the system.
2 Enter destination country
If the name of a country appears on the monitor in white letters, data for more than one country is stored on the map CD.
Input of a destination address and guidance to it
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Use the same procedure to select all the remaining letters of the destination "Munich", until the name of the city is recognised beyond all doubt and dis­played in full.
4 Turn until "enter" is highlighted. 5 Press to store the destination city.
To select Germany as the destination country:
1 Turn until the currently displayed
name is highlighted.
2 Press to call up a list of all available
countries.
3 Turn until "Deutschland" is high-
lighted.
4 Press to accept your selection as the
destination input.
3 Input the destination
"City:" or the name of the last destina­tion city entered is highlighted.
To select Munich as the destination:
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1 Press to activate the input. 2 Turn until "M" is highlighted 3 Press to confirm the selection.
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Input of a destination address and guidance to it
After entering the road, you can select a house number, e.g. "194".
4 Turn until "1" is highlighted 5 Press to confirm the selection.
In the same way, select all the remain­ing numerals making up the building or house number.
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4 Input the road and house
number
"Road" or the name of the last destina­tion road entered is highlighted.
1 Press to start the input 2 Turn until "L" is highlighted. 3 Press to confirm the selection.
In the same way, select all the remain­ing letters of "Leopoldstraße" until the road is identified beyond doubt and dis­played in full.
6 Turn until "enter" is highlighted. 7 Press to complete the entry.
If the building number is not
stored on the CD, the nearest building number will be entered. There will be no option for entering numbers if no house numbers are stored on the map CD for the street. Destination guidance can be started straight away.
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5 Start destination guidance
When you have entered the complete destination address, the city, road and house number are displayed on the monitor; "Dest. guide" is highlighted.
Press to start destination guidance. While the navigation computer is calcu-
lating a route to your destination, the distance and direction to the destina­tion as the crow flies is displayed at the top right.
Input of a destination address and guidance to it
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Once the route has been calculated, the name of the road which the arrow in­structs you to take and the distance to the next junction are shown at the top left. A change of direction is indicated by the spoken instructions.
The distance to the next turning is shown at the top right. An arrow indi­cates the direction of the chosen desti­nation as the crow flies.
Your current position is shown at the bottom left.
In areas which are not yet fully
covered by the map CD, a direc­tional arrow indicates the route to be taken. This should help you decide which way to go when you reach a fork in the road or a junction.
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To repeat the last direction announce­ment:
1 Turn until "Instruction" is highlighted. 2 Press the button.
You will likewise be directed to
your destination if you select an­other function of the on-board monitor with the menu button, e.g. radio or on­board computer. A spoken instruction will be given and a visual display will appear on the screen well before the next turning, informing you of any change of direction re-
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Selecting a station

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1 Switching on the radio
Press the left-hand button: A display appears on the screen inform­ing you about the current settings.
Switch off the function "Au-
dio+OBC" if on-board monitor functions appear on the screen when the system is switched on, see page 27.
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2 Reading off information
Bayern 3 Name of radio station.
FMD Waveband; for other wavebands, see next column.
P3 Station button, number of preset.
TP Traffic Programme is switched on, see page 80.
T May appear instead of "TP", and means: The Traffic Programme is not switched on, but the radio is tuned to a station which broadcasts traffic reports.
RDS Radio Data System is switched on: Station names are displayed and the strongest frequency on which the sta­tion can be picked up is searched for automatically, see page 79.
REG Regional stations can be received, see page 52.
>> Further stations can be displayed.
3 Selecting the waveband
Changes over as follows each time the button is pressed: FM/FMD = VHF AM = MW/SW/LW
4 Selecting station search
The device is equipped with an RDS (VHF) diversity function (2 receivers) in the FM range, which means that the names of all receivable stations appear automatically on the screen.
If you are tuned to a station which does not broadcast traffic reports, when the button
is pressed, the radio automatically acti­vates a traffic report station in the back­ground. The programme on the station you are tuned to is then interrupted by traffic reports.
1 Turn until the desired station is
highlighted.
2 Press to select this station.

Tone control

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Press this button repeatedly until the desired tone setting is highlighted (in this example, "Balance").
Press until the desired setting is reached.
Alternatively:
Press the button.
1 Turn until the control symbol for the
desired feature is highlighted, e.g.
Balance. 2 Press to select this function. 3 Turn to change the setting. 4 Press to store this setting.
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To adjust all tone settings to medium values:
Keep the button pressed in. The display goes out eight seconds af-
ter the button has last been pressed. The modified settings are stored auto­matically.
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Traffic reports

Switching on
Press the button. The radio then broadcasts traffic re-
ports even if the station you have se­lected does not do so.
While traffic reports are being received, TV reception and cassette or CD play are interrupted. The speech output of the navigation system, however, re­mains active.
Displays and signals
TP Traffic Programme switched on.
T TP not switched on, but the selected radio station does broadcast traffic re­ports.
Continuous tone No traffic report station can be found.
Adjusting volume
Turn the left-hand knob during a traffic report until the desired volume is ob­tained.
This volume is retained for traffic re­ports even if you set other audio sources to minimum values.
Selecting road speed at which limit signal is heard
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An example for operating the on-board computer:
You decide to limit your speed to 130 km/h (approx. 80 mph) when driv­ing on a motorway and therefore want a limit signal to be given when you have reached this road speed.
Perform all inputs while the vehi-
cle is stationary. The car's occu­pants and other road users could other­wise be put at risk.
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1 Selecting the on-board
computer
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2 Selecting function
The general menu will appear.
1 Turn until "On-board computer" is
highlighted.
2 Press to select it.
1 Turn until "Limit" is highlighted. 2 Press to enable inputs to be made.
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Selecting road speed at which limit signal is heard
3 Entering speed limit
1 Turn until "set" is highlighted. 2 Press to begin making inputs.
3 Turn until the desired speed
130 km/h is displayed.
4 Press to store this value:
A green rectangle lights up next to the word "Limit".
Limit reached
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The warning signal is heard.
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The rectangle next to the word "Limit" turns red.
d The selected limit speed is shown
briefly in the instrument cluster .
The speed limit reminder is only re­peated if the car has in the meantime been driven at least 5 km/h (approx. 3 mph) slower.
Automatically storing TV stations and viewing enjoyment
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Example of TV operation: You wish to store the 10 TV stations
with the strongest signal automatically and then call a station up on the TV screen.
For your own safety, the TV image is received only up to a speed of 3 km/h (approx. 2 mph), whereas the accompa­nying sound signal can be heard while the car is being driven.
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cle is stationary. The car's occu­pants and other road users could other­wise be put at risk.c
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1 Selecting Television
The general menu appears.
1 Turn until "Television" is highlighted. 2 Press to select it.
2 Stations, storing automatically
1 Turn or press until the TV menu is
2 Turn until "Autostore" is highlighted. 3 Press to start an automatic station
If the inputs are not made within four seconds, this process will have to be repeated, as the menu disappears again.
The first 10 stations are stored in preset locations 21-30.
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shown.
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search and store routine.
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Automatically storing TV stations and viewing enjoyment
3 Selecting a station
The station stored on preset 21 is auto­matically shown.
To select a different stored station:
Turn until the desired station appears.

Latest information always available via teletext

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Teletext can be used to display the latest news from the world of politics, business, culture, society and sport, the weather forecast and the traffic situa­tion on the monitor.
Perform all inputs while the vehi-
cle is stationary. The car's occu­pants and other road users could other­wise be put at risk.c
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1 Selecting Television
The general menu appears.
1 Turn until "Television" is highlighted. 2 Press to select it.
2 Selecting teletext
1 Turn or press until the TV menu is
shown. 2 Turn until "Teletext" is highlighted. 3 Press to see the teletext bulletins.
If the inputs are not made within four seconds, this process will have to be repeated.
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Latest information always available via teletext
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3 Selecting information
1 Press to enter the teletext menu. 2 Turn until "Page" is highlighted. 3 Press and turn until the desired page
number appears at the top left.
The page will be located and displayed. Subsequent pages will be displayed au­tomatically if the information extends over more than one page.
4 To quit teletext
1 Press to enter the teletext menu. 2 Turn until "Television" is highlighted. 3 Press to return to TV reception.

Changing the settings

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Your car is supplied with a basic setting for all displays, which depends on the country for which the car is intended. These settings can also be changed as preferred individually.
Changing the settings
The general menu will appear.
1 Turn until "Set" is highlighted. 2 Press to obtain a display of possible
settings.
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You can change the language of the display texts, the units of measurement for distance, fuel consumption and tem­perature, the time and date, and the way these are expressed.
SW 2-1/XX means: generation 2 soft­ware status, version 1. "XX" indicates the current version.
The following can also be changed by turning the control further:
Memo: shortly before the hour, three signal tones will be emitted.
Audio+OBC means: radio and on-board computer displays appear on the moni­tor at the same time.
On-board computer display: you can choose whether to have the outside temperature or your estimated time of arrival shown in the general menu.
Colour set means: you select a set of colours for the screen display from the three options available.
Day/Night means: you can switch the automatic day/night changeover func­tion for colour set on or off.
BMW Assist
*: you can initialize or
update the emergency call function in­formation service if these have been ar­ranged for you by BMW Service or BMW Customer Information.
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