At a glance
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Reference ControlsDriving tipsCommunications NavigationEntertainmentMobility
Switching assistance window on/off
1. Move the controller to the right to change to
the assistance window and press the con-
troller.
2. Select "Assist. window off" and press the
controller.
To turn back on, switch to the assistance win-
dow and press the controller.
Switching Control Display
off/on
1. Press the button.
This opens the start menu.
2. Press the controller to open the menu.
3. Select "Display off" and press the control-
ler.
Press the controller to switch on.
Programmable memory keys*
Using the programmable memory keys, you can
store and execute certain iDrive functions:
> Navigation destinations
*
> Entertainment:
> Radio stations
> CD
> CD compartment of CD changer
> AUX
> Telephone: phone numbers
Storing functions
Navigation*
1. Select the navigation destination, e.g. in the
destination list or address book.
2. ... Press the key longer than
2seconds.
Special features:
> If destination guidance and the map view
have been started, the current destination is
stored.
> If the destination is entered via map, the
coordinates in the crosshairs are stored, not
the current destination.
Communication
1. Enter the phone number or select the num-
ber from a list of stored phone numbers, e.g.
the A-Z list.
2. ... Press the key longer than
2seconds.
If the phone number is associated with a name,
the name is also stored.
Entertainment
The item stored in the Entertainment menu is
the source that is playing at the time of storage,
e.g. a radio station or a certain CD in the CD
changer, not what was selected on the control-
ler.
1. Select the desired function, e.g. radio sta-
tion or CD.
2. ... Press the key longer than
2seconds.
If the car is equipped with two drives and a
CD with compressed audio files is played,
the current track is stored.<
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