Questions about Navigation System

[nathand9]

With the factory Navigation system on an e70 is there a way to select a point of interest by name? For instance could you search under a restaurant category and pick a restaurant near by without knowing the physical address? I ask this because in a test drive of a different automaker it was easy to find restaurants, hotels, and what not using the nav system. I get the impression after thumbing through the E70 owners manual you have to know the physical address to get anywhere using the Nav. Am I correct or is there a great way to do this with the E70 navigation? please enlighten me on this!

[golfer4life]

Yes, you can go to categories, select restaurants and it will give you all the restaurants around the area. I've only used the POI a few times but so far it's been pretty good, finding hotels and all kinds of stuff.

[Q80X5]

Is the MY 08 navagition system on the e70 cd based or on a hard disk?

[KEF]

Originally Posted by Q80X5

Is the MY 08 navagition system on the e70 cd based or on a hard disk?

I believe in the US it is a NAVTEQ DVD based system

Regards,
KEF

[Q80X5]

thanks for the quick response

[nathand9]

Thank You for the quick response! I will be ordering an X5 sometime before spring, and in a short test drive I didn't play with the navigation much. I'm just going over little things to consider. So far I do love the I-Drive system and can't wait to sit in the driveway for an hour or so to fully understand all of its options!