BMW 325xi Sedan (2006 year). Instruction

If on a longer journey you move out of the
reception range of the stations originally
received, you can update the list of stations
received with the strongest signals in the AM
waveband.

Select "AM" and press the controller.

Move the highlight marker to the second
field from the top.

Select "Autostore" and press the controller.
"Set" is selected.

Press the controller.
Other menu items are displayed.

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Select "Autostore" and press the controller.

The display of the stations with the strongest
reception is updated. The frequencies of the
stations are displayed.

Storing stations

Select "FM" or "AM" and press the control-
ler.

Move the highlight marker to the second
field from the top. Turn the controller until
the desired selection criterion is chosen
and press the controller.

Select the desired frequency or station.
"Set" is selected.

Press the controller.
Other menu items are displayed.

Select "Store" and press the controller.

"Presets" is displayed.

Turn the controller until the desired mem-
ory position is selected.
The number of the memory position
appears beside the name or frequency of
the station.

Press the controller.
The station is stored.

The channels of the last selection criterion are
displayed once again after a short time.
The stations are stored for the remote control
currently in use.

Changing a memory position

Select "Presets" and press the controller.

Select the desired station.
"Set" is selected.

Press the controller.
Other menu items are displayed.

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Select "Store" and press the controller.

Turn the controller until the desired mem-
ory position is selected.
The number of the memory position
appears beside the name or frequency of
the station.

Press the controller.
The station is stored.

RDS Radio Data System

RDS transmits additional information in the FM
frequency range. If the reception conditions are
good, the station names are shown on the Con-
trol Display. Where reception is poor or in the
event of interference, it may take some time
before the station names will appear in the dis-
play.

Switching RDS on/off*

Select "FM" or "AM" and press the control-
ler.
"Set" is selected.

Press the controller.
Other menu items are displayed.

Select "RDS" and press the controller.

RDS is activated.

Weather reports*

Weather Radio is a service provided by the
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administra-
tion (NOAA) of the US Department of Com-
merce. Weather reports are repeated every four
to six minutes and routinely updated in intervals
of one to three hours, or more frequently if nec-
essary. Most stations operate 24 hours a day. In
the event of storms, the National Weather Ser-
vice interrupts the routine weather reports to
broadcast special warnings. If you have any
questions regarding NOAA Weather Radio,
please contact your local National Weather Ser-
vice office. You can also obtain more informa-
tion from the Internet at www.nws.noaa.gov.

Calling up weather reports

Select "WB" and press the controller.

Select the station.

The station for weather reports may be unavail-
able in some regions.

High Definition Radio*

Many stations transmit analog as well as digital
signals. You can receive these stations digitally,
resulting in better sound quality.

Switching digital radio reception on

and off

iDrive concept, refer to page

Press the

button.

This opens the start menu.

Press the controller to open the menu.

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Select "Entertainment settings" and press
the controller.

Select "HD radio" and press the controller.

Select "Off" and press the controller.

Digital radio reception is switched on.

This symbol appears in the display when a

station is being received digitally.

Some stations do not transmit digital signals
simultaneously with analog signals. If you are
driving through an area in which digital signals
are not consistently received from the selected
station, the system switches between analog
and digital reception. This can result in repeti-
tions or interruptions. In such cases, it may be
advisable to switch off digital radio reception.

Updating digitally receivable stations

If on a longer journey you move out of the
reception range of the stations originally
received, you can update the list of stations
received with the strongest signals.

Select "FM" or "AM" and press the control-
ler.

Move the highlight marker to the second
field from the top.

Select "Autostore" and press the controller.

Press the controller.
Other menu items are displayed.

Select "Autostore

" and press the con-

troller.

The display of digitally receivable stations is
updated. This can take up to 2 minutes.

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Displaying additional information

With digital stations, additional information on
the current track can be displayed, e.g. the
name of the artist.

Select the station and press the controller.

Select "Details" and press the controller.

The information is displayed.

If another digital station is received after chang-
ing the station, the additional information will be
shown again after a short pause.

Satellite radio*

You can receive over 100 different channels
with high sound quality.
The channels are offered to you in predefined
packages. To receive the channels of your
choice, you must have this package enabled.

With this new technology, signal losses
can occur from time to time and result in

audio interruptions.

Enabling or disabling channels

iDrive concept, refer to page

Press the

button.

This opens the start menu.

Move the controller backwards to call up
"Entertainment".

Select "SAT".

Press the controller.

The channels are displayed.

These channels are enabled.

Enabling

Select a channel that has not yet been
enabled and press the controller.
A telephone number and the electronic
serial number, ESN, are displayed.

The electronic serial number is
required to enable or disable.

To enable the channel:
Dial the phone number.

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Disabling

Select an enabled channel and press the
controller.

Select "ESN" and press the controller.
The electronic serial number, ESN, is dis-
played.

The electronic serial number is
required to disable.

To disable the channel:
Dial the phone number.

Selecting and storing a channel

Select "SAT" and press the controller.

Channels are shown on the Control Display
sorted on the basis of selection criteria.

Select a menu item:

"Presets":
Up to twelve channels you have stored
previously.

"All channels":
All channels are displayed.

"Categories":
All channels, sorted by categories, e.g.
news, jazz.

Press the controller.

If "Categories" has been selected:
Select the desired category and press the
controller.

The channels of this category are displayed.

Select a channel marked with this sym-

bol.

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Press the controller.
Other menu items are displayed.

Select "Play" and press the controller.

Additional information

The name of the channel and additional infor-
mation on the current track are displayed, e.g.
the name of the artist.

1 Artist
2 Track

Storing a channel

Select the desired channel.

Press the controller.
Other menu items are displayed.

Select "Store" and press the controller.

"Presets" is displayed.

Turn the controller to select a memory loca-
tion and press the controller.

The channel is stored. The channels of the last
selection criterion are displayed once again
after a short time.

Changing channels with buttons on CD

player

Press the

button for the corre-

sponding direction.
The system switches to the next enabled chan-
nel.

Notes

If no signal can be received for more than four
seconds, a message will appear on the Control
Display.

Under some circumstances, e.g. depend-
ing on environmental influences or topo-

graphic conditions, it may not be possible to
receive any signal. The satellite radio cannot
influence this.
A signal may not be available in tunnels or
underground garages, next to high-rise build-
ings, in the vicinity of trees, mountains or other
strong sources of radio interference.
Reception usually resumes as soon as the sig-
nal becomes available again.

CD player and CD changer

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CD player and CD changer

Listening to CDs

Compressed audio files*

CDs with compressed audio files, MP3s, can be
played by the CD player and CD changer.

Starting the CD player

The upper drive is for audio CDs.
Insert the CD into the drive with the labeled side
up.
Playback starts automatically if the sound out-
put is on. When playing CDs with compressed
audio files, it can take the CD player
approx. 1 minute to read in the data, depending
on the directory structure.
To start playback when there is already a CD in
the drive:
iDrive concept, refer to page

Press the

button.

This opens the start menu.

Move the controller backwards to call up
"Entertainment".

If necessary, move the highlight marker to
the uppermost field. Select "CD" and press
the controller.

If necessary, move the highlight marker to
the second field from the top. On cars with a
CD changer, select "CD" and press the
controller to start the CD player.

Playback starts automatically if the sound out-
put is switched on.

Starting the CD changer

Fill and insert the CD magazine, refer to
page

160

Press the

button.

This opens the start menu.

Move the controller backwards to call up
"Entertainment".

If necessary, move the highlight marker to
the uppermost field. Select "CD" and press
the controller.

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If necessary, move the highlight marker to
the second field from the top. Select the
desired CD and press the controller.

At the end of the last track, the next CD is
selected and played.
If new CDs have been placed in the CD maga-
zine, playback starts with the lowest CD, e.g.
CD 1, track 1.
The CD magazine's load status is indicated on
the Control Display.

Selecting a track

Buttons on the CD player

Press the

button for the appropriate

direction as often as necessary until the desired
track on the current CD is reached.
The CD starts to play at the start of the track.
The track is displayed on the Control Display.
You can also change the track with buttons on
the steering wheel, refer to page

Via iDrive

Turn the controller to select a track.

Compressed audio files*

Select a directory, if appropriate, and press
the controller.

Select a track and press the controller.

Select "Play" and press the controller.

To change the directory:
Select the directory and press the controller.

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To exit from the menu:
Select the

arrow and press the controller.

Displaying information about the

track*

With compressed audio files, any information
about the current track that has been recorded
can be displayed, e.g. the name of the artist.

Press the controller.

Select "Details" and press the controller.

The information is shown for the current track.
The setting is stored for the remote control cur-
rently in use.

Sampling tracks, Scan

All tracks on the current CD are automatically
sampled once in succession.

Select "Set" and press the controller.
Other menu items are displayed.

Select "Scan" and press the controller.

To stop the scan:

Press the controller.

Select "Scan" and press the controller.

Scan is interrupted and the selected track is
retained.

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Compressed audio files*

Select the current track and press the con-
troller.

Select the desired menu item:

To sample all the tracks in the current
directory, select "Scan directory" and
press the controller.

To sample all the tracks on the CD,
select "Scan all" and press the control-
ler.

Stop sampling:

Press the controller.

Select "Scan directory" or "Scan all" and
press the controller.

Sampling is interrupted and the selected track
is retained.

Repeating tracks

Select "Set" and press the controller.
Other menu items are displayed.

Select "Repeat" and press the controller.

The current track on the CD is repeated.
Stop repeating:

Press the controller again.

Select "Repeat" and press the controller.

Compressed audio files*

Select the current track and press the con-
troller.

Select the desired menu item:

To repeat the selected track, select
"Repeat track" and press the controller.

To repeat all the tracks in the current
directory, select "Repeat directory" and
press the controller.

Stop repeating:

Press the controller.

Select "Repeat track" or "Repeat directory"
and press the controller.

Random play sequence

The tracks on the current CD are played once
each in random order.

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Select "Set" and press the controller.
Other menu items are displayed.

Select "Random" and press the controller.

Stop random function:

Press the controller.

Select "Random" and press the controller.

Compressed audio files*

Select the current track and press the con-
troller.

Select the desired menu item:

To play all the tracks in the current direc-
tory in random order, select "Random
directory" and press the controller.

To play all the tracks on the CD in ran-
dom order, select "Random all" and
press the controller.

Stop random function:

Press the controller

Select "Random directory" or "Random all"
and press the controller.

Fast forward/reverse

Buttons on the CD player:

Press and hold the button for the

corresponding direction.
The tracks can be heard, but reproduction is
distorted.

CD magazine

The BMW CD changer for six CDs is behind the
left side panel in the luggage compartment.

Removing the CD magazine

To insert or remove CDs from the CD magazine,
you must first remove it from the CD changer:

Push the cover to one side, arrow

Press the button, arrow

The CD magazine is ejected.

Inserting/removing CDs from the CD
magazine

When loading CDs into or removing them from
the CD magazine, hold them at their edges and
do not touch the reflective signal-sensing area.
Inserting CDs:
Insert the CD in its slot with the label side on
top.
Removing CDs:
Pull out the desired drawer, refer to arrow, and
remove the corresponding CD.

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Inserting the CD magazine

Insert the CD magazine all the way in the direc-
tion of arrow

1 and close the cover, arrow 2.

The CD changer automatically reads in the
loaded CDs and is then ready for operation.

Notes

BMW CD/DVD players and changers are
officially designated Class 1 laser prod-

ucts. Do not operate if the cover is damaged,
otherwise severe eye damage can result.
Do not use self-recorded CDs/DVDs with labels
applied as these can become detached during
playback due to heat build-up and can cause
irreparable damage to the device.
Only use round CDs/DVDs with a standard
diameter of 12 cm and do not play CDs/DVDs
with an adapter, e.g. Single-CDs, otherwise the
CDs or the adapter can jam and will no longer
eject.
Do not use a combined CD/DVD, e.g. DVD

Plus

otherwise the CD/DVD can jam and will no
longer eject.

General malfunctions

BMW CD/DVD changers and players have been
optimized for performance in vehicles. In some
instances they may be more sensitive to faulty
CDs/DVDs than stationary devices would be.
If a CD/DVD cannot be played, first check if it
has been inserted correctly.

Humidity

High levels of humidity can lead to condensa-
tion on the CD/DVD or the laser's scan lens and
temporarily prevent playback.

Malfunctions with individual CDs/DVDs

If malfunctions only occur with individual CDs/
DVDs, one of the following factors may be the
cause.

Self-recorded CDs/DVDs

Possible reasons for malfunctions with self-
recorded CDs/DVDs are, e.g., inconsistent
data-creation or recording processes, or poor
quality or high age of the CD/DVD blank.
Only label CDs/DVDs on the top, with a pen
designed for this purpose.

Damaged CDs/DVDs

Avoid leaving fingerprints, as well as dust,
scratches or moisture on the CDs/DVDs.
Keep CDs/DVDs in protective sleeves or cases.
Do not subject CDs/DVDs to temperatures over
120

7/506, high levels of humidity or direct

sunlight.

CDs/DVDs with copy protection

CDs/DVDs are often copy-protected by the
manufacturer. This can mean that some CDs/
DVDs cannot be played or can only be played to
a limited extent.

Care

Clean the reflective signal side of CDs/DVDs as
needed by wiping it with a commercially avail-
able cleaning tissue in straight lines from the
center of the disc outwards.

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External audio device

You can connect an external audio device, for
instance an MP3 player, and play audio tracks
over the car's loudspeaker system. You can
adjust the tone using iDrive.

Connecting

Lift up the center armrest.

1 Power supply for your external audio

device:
Socket with removable cap

2 Connection for audio playback:

3.5 mm cinch connector

To play audio tracks through the car's loud-
speaker system, connect the headset or line-
out port of the external device to connection

Starting audio playback

The audio device must be switched on.
iDrive concept, refer to page

Press the

button.

This opens the start menu.

Move the controller backwards to call up
"Entertainment".

Select "Audio Aux" and press the control-
ler.

Adjust volume and tone, if necessary.

Telephoning

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Telephoning

The concept

Your BMW is equipped with a full mobile phone
preparation package. After pairing a suitable
mobile phone with the vehicle once, you can
operate the mobile phone via iDrive, the buttons
on the steering wheel or via voice commands.
Once a mobile phone has been paired with your
vehicle, it is automatically recognized as soon
as it is inside the vehicle while the engine is run-
ning or the ignition is switched on. You can
store the pairing data for up to four mobile
phones simultaneously. If several mobile
phones are detected at the same time, the
mobile phone last paired can be operated via
the vehicle.

Using the telephone inside

the vehicle

Using the snap-in adapter*

The so-called snap-in adapter, a holder for
mobile phones, allows you to charge the mobile
phone's battery and connect the mobile phone
to your vehicle's outside antenna. This ensures
better network reception and consistent repro-
duction quality. Please contact your
BMW Center to find out for which mobile
phones there are snap-in adapters available.

BMW discourages the use of mobile
phones or other mobile communications

devices inside the vehicle without a direct con-
nection to an outside antenna. Otherwise, inter-
ference between vehicle electronics systems
and the mobile communications device cannot
be ruled out. In addition, there is no assurance
that the radiation which results from transmis-
sion will be dissipated from the vehicle inte-
rior.

Avoid operating a mobile phone recognized by
the vehicle via the mobile phone's keypad, oth-
erwise malfunctions may result.

For your safety

A car phone makes life more convenient in
many ways, and can even save lives in an emer-
gency. While you should consult your mobile
phone's separate Owner's Manual for a detailed
description of safety precautions and informa-
tion, we request that you direct your particular
attention to the following:

Only make entries when the traffic situa-
tion allows you to do so. Do not hold the

mobile phone in your hand while you are driving;
use the hands-free system instead. If you do
not observe this precaution, your being dis-
tracted can endanger vehicle occupants and
other road users.

Suitable mobile phones

Please ask your BMW Center which mobile
phones with Bluetooth interface are supported
by the mobile phone preparation package and/
or which mobile phones are compatible with the
snap-in adapter. By virtue of their particular
software versions, these mobile phones sup-
port the functions described in this Owner's
Manual. Malfunctions may occur with other
mobile phones.

Care instructions

You can find what you need to know about car-
ing for your mobile phone in the separate Caring
for your vehicle brochure and in the mobile
phone Owner's Manual.

Operating options

You can operate the mobile phone

using:

The steering wheel, refer to page

iDrive, refer to page

170

Voice commands, refer to page

167

Making calls with the car phone*:
BMW Assist calls

You can use the car phone via the hands-free
system for BMW Assist calls.
When the status information "BMW Assist" or
"BMW Service" is displayed in "Communica-
tion", only BMW Assist calls are possible.
It may not be possible to establish a telephone
connection using the mobile phone while a con-
nection is being established to BMW Assist or
while a call to BMW Assist is already in
progress. If this happens, you must unpair the
mobile phone and the vehicle if you wish to
place a call with the mobile phone.

Start-up

Pairing the mobile phone with the
vehicle

The following prerequisites must be met:

The mobile phone is ready to operate

The Bluetooth link in the vehicle, refer to
page

169

, and in the mobile phone are acti-

vated

Depending on the mobile phone, some
default settings may be necessary for the
mobile phone: e.g. via the menu item Blue-
tooth switched on or the menu item Con-
nection without confirmation.

For pairing purposes, define any number as
the Bluetooth passkey, e.g. 1. This Blue-
tooth passkey is no longer required after
pairing has been successful.

The ignition is switched on.

Pair the mobile phone with the vehicle
only when the car is stationary, to avoid

endangering the car's occupants and other
road users by being distracted.

Switch on ignition

Insert remote control all the way into the
ignition lock.

Switch on ignition without operating the
brake or clutch or pressing the start/stop
button.

Preparation via iDrive

iDrive concept, refer to page

Press the

button to call up the start

menu.

Call up the menu by pressing the control-
ler.

Select "Communication settings" and
press the controller.

Select "Bluetooth" and press the controller.

Select "Phone" and press the controller.

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