tigger

Hi all, new here.Just bought a 2004 530d se with professional satnav.Can anyone tell me if it has points of interest installed.For example: hotels,fuel stations, restaurants etc etc. All the other systems I've had on other manufacturers have had.
Hope you can help! :'(

Rudy

Yes, you can find POI's but finding the right menu is the tricky part.

Whether you're actively navigating or not, go to "new destination" and then scroll over to "information." From there, you should see something like "information on location" and "information on destination." From there, you should be able to figure things out.

Keep in mind that the above wasn't verified by looking at my car so I might be off a small bit on the wording or the locations of the features.

Good luck...

tigger

Just tried it. Easy when you know how! Many thanks.Much appreciated.

mr_djurgarden

congrats to your new car! Welcome to the forum!

ViperNY

Just picked up my 2006 525i (E60)a few weeks ago and I am having a blast playing with all the features. My first BMW and I am having so much fun, I feel like a teenage again.

Got DVD nav installed and works like a charm, but does this version have a "Points of Interest" feature, gas, hotels, food locations. The DVD is 2005-02, North American and Canada.

Awesome site, been a big help so far.

Thanks for any help,

Rudy

Did you read the posts above? It tells you exactly how to access the Points of Interest (POI) feature that you're asking about...

ViperNY

Did you read the posts above? It tells you exactly how to access the Points of Interest (POI) feature that you're asking about...
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Rudy,

I did, but thought because it was a different year and a european car that it might be different.

I will test in the AM, thanks

Rudy

I'm betting the language may be off a bit but I'm thinking that the process will be similar.

Let us know what you find out...

StressFull

Hi !

I'm in Europe and often use the POI option. However, I did not figure out how to search for a POI which would be the closer to the car. You have to specify a destination, or use "actual location", but if the town you are in has no POI that you selected, it just says "No POI", and it does not look for the closest POI...

Any help appreciated.

ViperNY

Rudy,

Worked like a charm. When you have your destination selected or current position, then select information and it brings up another menu that breaks it down, appearl, food, gas, hotels, emegency services.

Very nice feature,

Thanks