BMW 5 Series: Displaying Points of Interest on the map
Concept
The Points of Interest categories can be displayed on the map as symbols.
Selecting categories
1. 
Press the button on the
Controller.
2. Move the Controller to the right.
3. 
"Settings".
4. "Map settings".
5. "Points of interest on the map".
6. Select the desired setting.
The display in the function bar of the map view can be switched on and off.
For vehicles with charging socket: charging station display
General information
Depending on the equipment, different symbols indicate charging stations in the map view:
AC charging stations.
DC charging stations, where
AC charging
may also be possible.
ChargeNow charging
stations, can be
used with a valid ChargeNow contract via
ChargeNow card or possibly the ChargeNow
app.
Availability indicator of charging stations
Depending on the equipment, the country-specific version and available online data, a colored symbol designates the utilization of the charging station.
Even with the most up-to-date online data, the information on the utilization of the charging station may have changed.
The availability display for the charging stations can be activated or deactivated via the online destinations/information.
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Favorites
Concept
Addresses, Points of Interest, and the current
position can be stored as Favorites.
Storing current position as a Favorite
General information
The current position can also be stored after ent
Entering a destination via
address
General information
Enter at least the country and the town/city for
the address. Destination guidance is started to
the town/city center if no street is entered.
Selecting the state/province
1. Pres
Received destinations
General information
Depending on the national-market version, the
destinations are automatically stored as received
destination and can be applied in the destination
guidance, if they were transferred
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Functional principle
An emergency avoidance maneuver takes place when a suddenly occurring
obstacle is detected in
front of the vehicle and the driver has to avoid this obstacle quickly and
without "significant" braking.
Evasion Aid supports the driver in avoidance maneuvers in emergency situations
and calculates an
Touchpad
General information
Some iDrive functions can be operated using the
touchpad on the Controller.
Selecting functions
Via iDrive:
1. "My Vehicle".
2. "iDrive settings".
3. "Touchpad".
4. Select the desired setting:
"Speller": enter letters and numbers.
"Map": use the map.
"Search fields": to wr
