The BMW 650i is a luxury sports car that offers drivers a blend of style, performance, and advanced technology. This vehicle is designed for the modern driver who values power and performance, but also wants the latest in navigation and entertainment technology.
The BMW 650i is a luxury sports car that offers drivers the best of both worlds: powerful performance and advanced technology. Whether you’re looking for a car that will make your daily commute more enjoyable or a vehicle that will take you on thrilling weekend drives, the 650i is the perfect choice.
Starting Destination Guidance
1 Change to upper field if necessary. Turn the controller until “Navigation” is selected and press the controller.
2 Select a destination from the destination list and press the controller or enter a new destination.
3 Select “Start guidance” and press the controller.
After the route has been calculated, destination guidance is indicated by arrows or a map display on the Control Display.
If the route criteria “Avoid highways”, “Avoid tollroads” or “Avoid ferries” are selected, the calculation time for the route can increase considerably. The destination guidance can also be started in the arrow or map view: Select the =>o symbol and press the controller.
During destination guidance, you can operate other equipment via iDrive at any time. You are notified well in advance of a necessary change of direction by spoken instructions and the display of the direction arrows.
Terminating/continuing destination guidance
In arrow display or map view
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If the destination was not reached before the end of the last trip, upon restarting you will see the question: “Continue guidance to destination?”.
The destination guidance starts automatically after a short time. To start destination guidance immediately: Select “Yes” and press the controller.
Displaying route
You have the option of displaying various views of the route during destination guidance. From another menu, you can change directly to the screen last displayed, refer to Comfort opening of menu items.
Displaying arrow display
1 Select “Navigation” and press the controller.
2 Change into the fourth field from the top. Turn the controller until “Arrow display” is selected and press the controller.
1 Switching voice instructions on/off
2 Manually displaying traffic information*
3 Selecting route criteria
4 Starting/stopping destination guidance
5 Arrow to destination as the crow flies
6 Distance to the next change of direction
7 Current position
8 Direction of travel
> Hollow arrow:
Destination guidance on the calculated route
> Solid arrow:
Arrow shows the route to be calculated from a bird’s eye view when the vehicle is not located in an area contained on the navigation DVD, e.g. in a multilevel parking lot.
Depending on the equipment, the estimated time of arrival and the distance to the destination are displayed in the top or bottom line of the Control Display. Before a change of direction, the appearance of the arrow changes.
1 Street name for change of direction
2 Distance to change of direction
3 Change of direction
To exit from the menu:Select the back arrow and press the controller
Displaying map view
You can have your current position displayed on a map. After starting the destination guidance, the planned route is shown on the map.
1 Select “Navigation” and press the controller.
2 Change into the fourth field from the top. Turn the controller until the desired map view is selected:
> “Map facing north”
> “Map direction of travel”
> “Perspective”
4 Press the controller
1 Switching voice instructions on/off
2 Starting/stopping destination guidance
3 Selecting destination using map
4 Displaying the menu in which the information last selected can be displayed/hidden
5 Changing map view
“Map facing north”
“Map direction of travel”
“Perspective”
6 Changing route criteria
7 Manually displaying traffic information*
8 Arrow to destination as the crow flies
The estimated time of arrival and the distance to the destination are shown in the bottom line of the Control Display. To exit from the menu: Select back the arrow and press the controller. At scales of less than 250 miles/500 km, you have the option of deciding whether to orient the map to north or toward your current direction of travel. At scales of 250 miles/500 km or greater, the map always points toward north.
Changing map view
Select the corresponding symbol and press the controller. The next map view is displayed.
Changing scale
Turn the controller to change the scale.
Displaying towns/cities and streets of the route
You can have the roads and towns along the route displayed during destination guidance. The distances remaining to be traveled on each individual road are also displayed.
1 Select “Navigation” and press the controller.
2 Change into the third field from the top. Turn the controller until “Route list” is selected and press the controller.
3 To exit the menu: Select the arrow and press the controller.
Destination guidance with voice instructions
Switching voice instructions on/off
Voice instructions can be switched on or off during the destination guidance in the arrow or map view:
Select the symbol and press the controller.
To switch the voice instructions on/off at any time:
1 Press the MENU button. This opens the start menu.
2 Press the controller to open the i menu
3 Turn the controller until “Settings” is selected and press the controller.
4 Turn the controller until “Language / Units” is selected and press the controller.
5 Change to upper field if necessary. Turn the controller until “Languages” is selected and press the controller.
6 Select “Navigation voice instructions” and press the controller
Repeating and canceling voice instructions
With the programmable buttons on the steering wheel you can also make the following settings.
> Repeat the voice instruction: Press the button.
> Switch voice instructions on/off: Press button longer
Setting volume of voice instructions
The volume can only be adjusted during a voice instruction.
1 Repeat the last voice instruction, if required
2 Turn the knob during the voice instruction to select the desired volume.
This volume is independent of the volume of the audio sources. The setting is stored for the remote control currently in use.
Bypassing route sections
During destination guidance, you can revise the navigation system’s route recommendations to avoid particular stretches of road. Enter the number of miles/kilometers that you want to travel before returning to the original route.
1 Select “Navigation” and press the controller.
2 Change into the third field from the top. Turn the controller until “New route” is selected and press the controller
3 Turn the controller to enter the desired number and press the controller.
The route is recalculated. To exit from the menu without changing the route: Select the arrow and press the controller.
Traffic information*
In population centers you can display traffic information from radio stations that transmit information of the Traffic Info traffic warning service. This information of the traffic warning services is constantly updated using measuring data from traffic routing centers and information from traffic congestion indicators.
During destination guidance the traffic information located near you on the route is automatically displayed. Regardless of whether the destination guidance is active, you can display the traffic information in the map view or in a list.
Switching reception of traffic information on/off
1 Press the MENU button. This opens the start menu.
2 Press the controller to open the menu.
3 Turn the controller until “Settings” is selected and press the controller.
4 Turn the controller until “Traffic Info settings” is selected and press the controller.
5 Select “Traffic Info” and press the controller.
Manually displaying traffic information
During destination guidance
Traffic information can be displayed manually during destination guidance in the arrow or map view.
If the symbol is shown with a red border, traffic information is available for the planned route. Select the symbol and press the controller.
During destination guidance, the traffic information on the planned route is marked with a yellow lozenge.
First the traffic information along the planned route is shown sorted according to the distance to the current vehicle position.
With destination guidance switched off
1 Open the start menu
2 Move the controller to the right to call up “Navigation”.
3 Select “Traffic Info” and press the controller.
First the traffic information along the planned route is shown sorted according to the distance to the current vehicle position
Displaying detailed traffic information
Select a traffic information item from the list and press the controller.
To exit from the menu: Select the arrow and press the controller.
Depiction of traffic information in map view
The traffic information symbols are shown in the map view up to a scale of 100 miles/200 km.
Traffic event with map scales greater than 5 miles/10 km, arrow points in the direction of travel concerned
Several traffic events have been received. Select a smaller scale to display these individually.
With a scale of up to 5 miles/10 km, additional information is displayed. The length, direction and effect of a traffic obstruction are indicated with arrows along the route, e.g.
Along planned route
Colored symbol with the traffic obstruction symbol.
Outside planned route
> Map scale up to 5 miles/10 km: White symbol with black or gray border with
the traffic obstruction symbol
> Map scale from 10 miles/20 km: White symbol with black border and an arrow in the direction concerned
Traffic information during destination guidance
The system behavior varies depending on whether “Dynamic route” is selected.
Displaying traffic obstructions
If a traffic obstruction is reported to the navigation system and “Dynamic route” is not selected, you will be provided with certain information from a distance of approx. 25 miles/ 40 km, e.g. the length of the traffic congestion. The last possible junction will be displayed shortly before this.
Select “Detour” and press the controller. The navigation system determines a new route to bypass the traffic congestion. This information is also displayed if you have called up a different application on the Control Display.
Hiding traffic obstructions
If “Dynamic route” is selected, the route in case of traffic obstructions is automatically changed. The system does not point out traffic obstructions along the original route. Depending on the type of road as well as the type and length of traffic obstruction, the route can also be calculated in a way that passes through the traffic obstruction.
Symbols for traffic information
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Displaying current position
You can also display your current position with the destination guidance switched off.
1 Select “Navigation” and press the controller.
2 Change into the fourth field from the top. Turn the controller until “Current position” is selected and press the controller.
The current position of your BMW is displayed.
If the navigation system is unable to identify a town or city, your current map coordinates will appear.
To exit from the menu: Select the back arrow and press the controller.