Infotainment�2018
3.�Navigation
20
3.3.�Real�Time�Traffic�Information
The�Real�Time�Traffic�Information�service�is�an�element�of�the�optional�equipment�ConnectedPackage
Professional�(SA�6C3/6C4).�After�expiration�of�the�service,�Real�Time�Traffic�Information�can�be
extended�for�a�fee�in�the�BMW�ConnectedDrive�Store.
In�the�future,�BMW�will�obtain�real-time�traffic�data�from�TomTom®.�TomTom®�offers�a�higher
data�volume�and�more�data�precision�than�the�previous�provider.�All�vehicles�with�Real�Time�Traffic
Information�(from�F20)�are�gradually�being�switched�to�the�new�provider.
Real�Time�Traffic�Information
The�Traffic�Message�Channel�(TMC)�is�
discontinued
�in�vehicles�with�Head�Unit�High�3�(HU-H3).
Traffic�information�is�only�displayed�in�conjunction�with�the�optional�equipment�Real�Time�Traffic
Information�(RTTI).�If�Real�Time�Traffic�Information�is�not�available�in�the�vehicle�(e.g.�service�expired),
the�driver�receives�a�corresponding�message�about�the�non-availability�when�he�calls�up�the�traffic
services.
