BMW Navigation Portable Plus User Manual

Customizing the nüvi

Time Format—choose a 12-hour, 24-hour, or 

UTC time format.
Time Zone—select a time zone or nearby city 

from the list. 
Daylight Saving—set to 

, 

, or 

, if it 

is available.
restore—restore the original time settings.

Touch 

 > 

 > 

. 

Voice—change the language for voice prompts. 
Text Language—change all on-screen text 

to the selected language. Changing the text 

language does not change the language of user-

entered data or map data, such as street names. 
Keyboard—select the keyboard for your 

language. You can also change the keyboard 

language mode from any keyboard by touching 

the 

button.

Touch 

> 

 > 

. 

Map Detail—adjust the amount of detail shown 

on the map. Showing more detail may cause the 

map to redraw slower. 
Map View—select a map perspective. 

Track Up—display the map in two 

dimensions (2D) with your direction of 

travel at the top.
north Up—display the map in 2D with 

North at the top.
3D—display the map in three dimensions 

(3D) in Track Up. 

Vehicle—touch 

 to change the icon 

used to display your position on the map. Touch 

the icon you want to use, and then touch 

. 

Download additional vehicle icons at  

Trip Log—show or hide the log of your travels. 

To clear your trip log, touch 

> 

> 

.

Map info—view the maps loaded on your nüvi 

and their version. Touch a map to enable (check 

mark) or disable (no check mark) that map. 
restore—restore the original map settings.

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Touch 

> 

 > 

. 

garmin Lock—turn on Garmin Lock

™

 to lock 

your nüvi. Enter a 4-digit PIN, and set a security 

.

Safe Mode—turn on or off Safe mode. The 

default Safe mode setting is On. When your 

vehicle is moving, Safe mode disables all 

functions that require significant operator 

attention and could become a distraction while 

driving. 
restore—restore the original security settings. 

Note that restoring the security settings will 

not clear your Garmin Lock PIN or Security 

Location.