BMW 2010 M3 Coupe Manual Do Proprietário

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Digital compass*

1 Adjustment button
2 Display
The display shows you the main or secondary
compass direction in which you are driving.

Operating principle

You can call up various functions by pressing
the adjustment button with a pointed object

such as a pen or similar item. The following
adjustment options are displayed one after the
other, depending on how long you keep the
adjustment button pressed:

Press briefly: switch display on/off

3 to 6 seconds: set compass zone

6 to 9 seconds: calibrate compass

9 to 12 seconds: set left-hand/right-hand
steering

12 to 15 seconds: set the language

Setting compass zones

Set the compass zone corresponding to your
vehicle's geographic location so that the com-
pass can function correctly; refer to the world
map with compass zones.

To set the compass zone, press the adjustment
button for approx. 3-4 seconds. The number of
the compass zone set is shown in the display.
To change the zone setting, briefly press the
adjustment button repeatedly until the display
shows the number of the compass zone corre-
sponding to your current location.

The compass is operational again after approx.
10 seconds.

Calibrating the digital compass

The digital compass must be calibrated in the
following situations:

An incorrect compass direction is shown.