BMW 5 SEDAN Series Owner's Manual page 39

Apps
Management of apps, access to apps and ve‐
hicle functions. Additional apps can be pur‐
chased from the BMW Store.
Widgets
Widgets provide quick access to fre‐
quently used functions. The configured widgets
display dynamic contents such as the navigation
map, and serve as interfaces at the same time.
Letters and numbers
Letters and numbers can be selected when the
destination is inputed, for example.
Letters and numbers can be entered using the
Controller and, depending on the equipment ver‐
sion, via touchscreen or voice activation system.
The keyboard's display changes automatically.
Symbol Function
Change between capital and
lower-case letters.
Enter a blank space.
Switching between languages.
Use voice activation.
Confirm entry.
Slide the input area to the left or
right.
Entry comparison
When entering names and addresses, the choice
is narrowed down with every letter and number
and added automatically as needed.
Entries are continuously compared with data
stored in the vehicle.
▷ Only those letters and numbers are offered
during entry for which data is available.
▷ Destination search: place names can be en‐
tered in all languages that are available in
iDrive.
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Activating/deactivating the
functions
Several menu items are preceded by a check‐
box. The checkbox indicates whether the func‐
tion is activated or deactivated. Selecting the
menu item activates or deactivates the function.
Function is activated.
Function is deactivated.
Status information
General information
The status field can be found in the upper area of
the Control Display. Status information is dis‐
played in the form of symbols.
Radio symbols
Symbol Meaning
HD Radio station is being received.
Satellite radio is switched on.
Telephone symbols
Symbol Meaning
Incoming or outgoing call.
Missed call.
Signal strength of cellular network.
Network search.
Cellular network is not available.
The critical charge state of the mo‐
bile phone has been reached.
Roaming is active.
Locating is active.
SMS text message received.
Message received.
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