Symbols used

precisely in order to avoid the possibility of personal injury and serious damage Indicates precautions that must be followed precisely in order to avoid the possibility of personal injury and serious damage to the vehicle.

gaining the optimum benefit from your vehicle and enable you to care more effectively Indicates information that will assist you in gaining the optimum benefit from your vehicle and enable you to care more effectively for your vehicle.

protect the environment. Refers to measures that can be taken to help protect the environment.

*Indicates special equipment, country-specific equipment and optional Marks the end of a specific item of information.

*Indicates special equipment, country-specific equipment and optional accessories, as well as equipment and functions not yet available at the time of printing.

"..." Identifies Control Display texts used to select individual functions.

{...} Verbal instructions to use with the voice activation system.

{{...}} Identifies the answers generated by the voice activation system.

Symbols on vehicle components

section of this Owner's Manual for information on a particular part or assembly.  Indicates that you should consult the relevant section of this Owner's Manual for information on a particular part or assembly.

    See also:

    Map view
    Displaying the map view1.  "Navigation" 2.  "Map" Overview 1.  Toolbar 2.  Route segment with traffic obstruction 3.  Road sign for traffic obstructio ...

    Opening the main menu
    Press the button. The main menu is displayed. All iDrive functions can be called up via the main menu. ...

    Filtering traffic bulletins
    You can set which traffic bulletins appear on the map. 1. "Navigation". 2. "Map". 3. "Options" Open. 4. "Traffic Info categories". 5. Select the desired ...