Setting a via point in SatNav?
 

Hi guys,

I took delivery of my brand new 3.0d a couple of days ago and have been delighted with it!
It was a step down from my beloved 4.4i but the fuel consumption, looks and features far outweigh any regrets.

One thing I cannot figure out how to do (I really hope that I can!!) is setting a via point as part of a destination in the sat nav.
Eg. I want to go from my home address to the airport but via my friends house to pick him up. Even a $/€100 portable sat nav unit gives that feature!
Please someone tell me I can do this?
Thanks guys

A brand new car will have a brand new owner's manual.
Tried that?

What a clever reply - Of course I've tried the manual!
Which is why, in the absence of a solution, I'm asking the question on here.

Trouble is, most people on this board have the Mk3 or Mk4 nav system in their car, and not the newer iDrive nav in the 2nd generation X5.

I have plenty of info on the older cars, but less on the iDrive nav, so I cannot help directly. Sorry.

OK KiwiJochen,
Thanks anyway.
Seems to me that it cant be done. However, with the subscription to the BMW connected drive option included I hope that I'll be able to choose and pick my exact route from a google map site directly to the car.
Which will work very well.
Just got to wait for the sub to come thru now.

I bet it's there - it has been present in BMW navs for the last 10 years, I doubt they'd remove it.

I dont follow you???
A goto via option was never in the older MK4 satnav? My previous X5 was a 4.4i and it never had the option to goto a point via another!
Or am I being completly stupid here??!?

Ah, sorry, mixing up nav systems with another model :-)

What I used to do was to enter my desired route using all "via" locations before I left home, ie: enter them one by one as destinations.
And then along the journey just select them as "recent destinations", which was a quick and easy way to plan and then implement the journey

Sorry if I confused you.