BMW 5 Series: Navigation data
General information
Navigation data is stored in the vehicle and can be updated from a USB storage device.
Current navigation data is available from a dealer's service center or another qualified service center or repair shop or in the ConnectedDrive Store.
Depending on the data volume, the navigation data update may take several hours. The status of the update can be queried.
The navigation data is updated during the trip to preserve the vehicle battery.
Activating/deactivating
1. 
Press the button on the
Controller.
2. Move the Controller to the right.
3. 
"Settings".
4. "Configure services".
5. "Map update".
Update
1. Connect the USB storage device with the new navigation data to a USB interface in the front.
2. Follow the instructions on the Control Display.
3. Remove the USB storage device after the update.
Information about the current map version
1. Press the button on the
Controller.
2. Move the Controller to the right.
3. "Settings".
4. "Update".
Automatic update
Depending on the vehicle equipment and country version, the navigation data for the home region is transmitted online to the vehicle several times a year and automatically installed and updated.
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Quick search
Concept
Depending on the equipment, Points of Interest
and addresses can be searched for by entering a
sequence of letters or by searching in the navigation
data stored in the vehicle.
All entries ar
Recent destinations
General information
The previous destinations driven to are stored
automatically.
Open the destination from the
last destinations
1. Press the button on the
Controller.
2. "Recent destinations".
3.
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SYNC program
Concept
Depending on the equipment, the following settings
of the driver's side can be transferred to the
front-passenger side and the rear:
Temperature.
Air flow.
Air distribution.
AUTO program.
Switching on/off
Press the button.
The LED is illuminated with the SYNC
program switched on.
The
Speed Limit Warning
The driver has the option of setting a speed at which a warning is issued
when the system is activated
and the preset speed is exceeded.
Operation
The speed limit warning can be switched on and off in the iDrive menu, as
well as the speed setting at
which the warning should be issued, by making th
