BMW 2011 7 Series, Owner'S Manual

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3. "Traffic Info"
First, the traffic bulletins on the planned
route are displayed.
The traffic bulletins are sorted in the order of
their distance from the current vehicle posi‐
tion.
4. Select a traffic bulletin.
Select the symbol to obtain additional
information.
Traffic bulletins in the map
When the traffic situation/gray card is activated,
the view on the Control Display is switched over
to shades of gray. This enables a better view of
the traffic bulletins. The day/night mode is dis‐
regarded in this setting. Symbols and special
destinations are not displayed.
1. "Navigation"
2. "Map"
3. Open "Options".
4. "Settings"
5. "Traffic situation/gray map"
Symbols in the map view
Depending on the scale of the map and the lo‐
cation of the traffic obstruction along the route,
the symbols for the traffic obstructions are dis‐
played.
Additional information in the map view
Depending on the map scale, a traffic obstruc‐
tion's length, direction, and impact are displayed
in the map using triangles or gray bars along the
calculated route.
Filtering of traffic bulletins
Set which traffic bulletins are to be displayed in
the map.
1. "Navigation"
2. "Map"
3. Open "Options".
4. "Traffic Info categories"
5. Set the filter.
Traffic bulletins of the selected category are dis‐
played in the map.
▷ Traffic bulletins on incidents along the route
are always displayed.
▷ For your own safety, traffic bulletins that no‐
tify you of potentially dangerous situations,
such as wrong-way drivers, cannot be hid‐
den.
Traffic bulletins during destination
guidance
▷ "Dynamic guidance", refer to page 156
This feature influences the behavior of the
system.
▷ During destination guidance, obstructions
on the route are taken into consideration.
▷ Dangerous situations are displayed regard‐
less of the setting.
Traffic obstructions
The system calculates the optimized route, tak‐
ing into consideration traffic obstructions and
road types.
Selecting a detour
Set whether traffic obstructions should be taken
into consideration during route planning.
1. "Navigation"
2. "Traffic Info"
3. Select a traffic obstruction that you wish to
bypass.
4. "Recomm. detour"
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