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continuousdevelopmentofsystemsandcomponents.Consequently,theremaybediscrepancies
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Contents
1. Introduction............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 1

2. HeadunitHigh2(HU-H2).............................................................................................................................................................................................. 3
2.1. Historyandnewdevelopment.......................................................................................................................................................... 3
2.1.1. FromCCCtoHU-H2...................................................................................................................................................... 3
2.1.2. HeadunitHigh2 ................................................................................................................................................................... 3
2.2. Generations..................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 3
2.2.1. RadioProfessional ............................................................................................................................................................4
2.2.2. NavigationProfessional ............................................................................................................................................4
2.3. Applicationscenarioandversions.............................................................................................................................................. 5
2.4. Systemoverview..................................................................................................................................................................................................... 5
2.4.1. Busoverview................................................................................................................................................................................6
2.4.2. SystemwiringdiagramHU-H2.......................................................................................................................9
2.4.3. FunctionalwiringdiagramforHeadunit-H2........................................................................... 11
2.4.4. NewEthernet ....................................................................................................................................................................... 12

3. HU-H2Hardware....................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 14
3.1. Systemcomponents.................................................................................................................................................................................... 14
3.1.1. Exteriorview............................................................................................................................................................................. 14
3.1.2. Interior................................................................................................................................................................................................ 15

4. HU-H2Functions......................................................................................................................................................................................................................17
4.1. Newoperatingconcept........................................................................................................................................................................... 17
4.1.1. Introduction................................................................................................................................................................................17
4.1.2. iDriveoperatingconceptID5++................................................................................................................ 17
4.2. Media/Radio................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 20
4.2.1. Introductiontoradiofunctions................................................................................................................... 20
4.2.2. FM............................................................................................................................................................................................................ 20
4.2.3. AM............................................................................................................................................................................................................ 21
4.3. Media/Playerfunctions............................................................................................................................................................................. 21
4.3.1. Historyandnewperspective......................................................................................................................... 21
4.4. Communication.....................................................................................................................................................................................................37
4.5. Navigation...................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 37
4.5.1. Introduction................................................................................................................................................................................37
4.5.2. Overviewofmapdataupdating................................................................................................................ 37
4.6. Mapdataupdates.............................................................................................................................................................................................38
4.6.1. Introduction................................................................................................................................................................................38
4.6.2. Updatingbytheworkshop................................................................................................................................39
4.6.3. Updatingbythecustomer................................................................................................................................. 41
4.6.4. Automaticupdating...................................................................................................................................................... 45
4.6.5. Loadingtheenablingcode............................................................................................................................... 48
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4.6.6. Availability .................................................................................................................................................................................. 49

5. SpeakersandAmplifiers............................................................................................................................................................................................ 51
5.1. Overview.......................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 51
5.2. TopHiFisystem................................................................................................................................................................................................... 51
5.2.1. TopHiFisystemcomponents...................................................................................................................... 54
5.3. HighEndsystem................................................................................................................................................................................................ 56
5.3.1. Systemoverview............................................................................................................................................................... 56
5.3.2. Bowers&Wilkens........................................................................................................................................................... 58
5.3.3. SpeakersoftheHighEndsystem........................................................................................................ 63
5.3.4. HighEndamplifier(AMPT).............................................................................................................................. 65
5.3.5. Microphone ............................................................................................................................................................................. 66

6. ActiveSoundDesign........................................................................................................................................................................................................ 67
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1.Introduction
IntroductiontoHeadunitHigh2

The4thgenerationheadunitwithNavigationProfessionalHeadunitHigh2hasgraduallyreplaced
theHeadunitHighsincetheendof2014.Thefirstvehiclewiththenewheadunitwasthenew2
Seriesconvertible(F23).ThiswasfollowedbytheBMW1Seriesand2SeriesvehiclesinMarch2015
andtheBMW3Seriesand4SeriesvehiclesinJuly.TheHeadunitHigh2withcompletelyrevamped
hardwarewillnowalsobeofferedinthenewBMW7Series(G12).Theuserinterface(ID5++)forthe
newBMW7Series(G12)hasalsobeencompletelyredesigned.

Vehicleelectricalsystemconnection

WiththeHeadunitHigh2,anewbussystemhasbeenintroduced.The"OPENAllianceBroadR-
Reach"(OABREthernet)isusedforthedatatransmissionbetweentheheadunitandtelematic
controlunit.ThetopicofOABREthernetisdealtwithindetailinthe"G12Telephoneandtelematic
systems"trainingmanual.

Navigation

Inadditiontothefamiliarupdateoptionsforthemapdata,anautomaticupdateisnowalsooffered
incombinationwiththeHeadunitHigh2withtheintroductionoftheG12.Customerscanbenefit
fromautomaticmapupdatesincombinationwitha3-yearnavigationmapsubscription.Theheadunit
containsanewuserinterfaceandmanynewnavigationfeatures.Thesearedescribedinthe"G12
Navigationsystem"trainingmanual.Inaddition,anumberofsensorsforthenavigationsystemhave
beenrelocatedtothesurroundingvehicleelectricalsystemenvironment.

Rearseatentertainment(RSE)

TherearseatentertainmentsystemhasalsobeenupdatedincombinationwiththeHeadunitHigh2.
AlongsideanewRSEcontrolunitandatabletPCtocontrolthefunctions(calledTouchCommand),
ahostofnewfunctionsarenowavailableinthevehicle.

TelematicsystemsandConnectedDrive

AnewtelematiccontrolunitisbeingintroducedatBMWwiththeHeadunitHigh2.Forthefirsttime,
theTelematicCommunicationBox2TCB2offersthemobileradiostandardLongTermEvolution(LTE)
inthevehicle.LTEisusedfortheConnectedDriveservices(e.g.BMWOnline,Internet),thetelematic
services(TeleService,RemoteServices)andfortheemergencycallsystemIntelligentEmergency
Call.ThisiscomplementedbyapermanentlyinstalledWi-Fihotspot(SA6WD)forthefirsttimeinthe
automotiveindustry.ThishotspotalsosupportstheLTEstandard.Youcanfindfurtherinformation
regardingtheWi-Fihotspotinthe"G12Telephonesystems"trainingmanual.

Telephone,connectivity,playerconnection

AnewfeatureintheG12isthattelephonewithwirelesschargingisofferedasstandardequipmentin
theUSmarket.thefeatureisBMWTelephonywithwirelesscharging(SA6WA),wirelesscharging
ofmobilephones.Furtherdetailsonthisareprovidedinthe"G12Telephoneandtelematicsystems"
trainingmanual.

2newversionsofthesnap-inadapterforthebaseplateforconvenienttelephoneareofferedfor

thenewiPhone 6.Thegenericsnap-inadapter(Snap-in-AdapterConnectUniversal)canbeused

foralliPhoneversions(iPhone 5,5C,5S,6and6Plus)withLightning connector(availablesince

February2015).Inaddition,aspecialiPhone 6snap-inadapterisofferedexclusivelyfortheiPhone

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6 (availablesinceApril/May2015).Thesnap-inadapterUniversal2.0wasintroducedforAndroid

telephonesinspring2015.ThissupportsallcommonAndroid telephonesintheareasofhands-free

mode,charging,smartphonemusicplayerconnectionandAndroid apps.

Inaddition,thereare2USBinterfacesintheG12(secondUSBinterfaceincombinationwith
thestandardequipment(intheUS)TelephonewithWirelesscharging)whichadditionallypermit
connectionofsmartphonesasmusicplayersviaone-wiretechnologywithalloriginal(OEM)and
BMWAccessoriescables.

Bluetoothaudiostreamingisalreadypresentasstandardequipment.

Asadditionalstreamingvariants,theG12alsoofferScreencast(viaWi-Fi Direct)andAppsover
theAir(viaBluetooth).

Speakersystems

2hi-fisystemsareofferedintheG12.Eachofthe2systemshasahi-fiamplifierwhichisspecifically
adaptedforeachsystem.TheTopHiFisystemistheHarmanKardonSurroundSoundSystem(SA
688)isofferedasthestandardsystem.

AndforthefirsttimeatBMW,aHighEndsystemisofferedincooperationwithBowers&Wilkins.
Thesystemcanbeorderedbythecustomerasoptionalequipment(SA6F1).

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2.HeadunitHigh2(HU-H2)
2.1.Historyandnewdevelopment

2.1.1.FromCCCtoHU-H2

FromtheCarCommunicationComputertotheHeadunitHigh2

Anoverviewofthedifferentversionsofthelargeheadunit(headunitwithNavigationProfessional)
isprovidedbelow.

Generations Designation/year
1stgeneration CarCommunicationComputer(CCC)(2003)
2ndgeneration CarInformationComputer(CIC)(2008)
3rdgeneration HeadunitHigh(2012)
4thgeneration HeadunitHigh2(2014)

2.1.2.HeadunitHigh2
Thefollowingchapteronthe4th-generationheadunitwithNavigationProfessionalcoversthe
followingtopics:

HeadunitHighgenerations
HeadunitHigh2:Applicationscenarioandversions
Busoverview,systemwiringdiagram,functionalwiringdiagram,OABREthernet
OABREthernet

2.2.Generations
AtBMW,theheadunitfamilyisnowinits4thgeneration.Abriefoverviewofthepreviousheadunits
usedatBMW,whichhaveaCentralInformationDisplay(CID),canbefoundbelow.Thefollowing
tablecontainsthedifferentdesignationsfromtheindividualdepartmentsoftheBMWGroup.The
previousversionsofRadioProfessionalaredifferentiatedinthe1sttable.Thiscorrespondstothe
basicequipmentoftheG12(notavailableintheUSmarket).

ThesecondtableliststhepreviousversionsoftheheadunitswithNavigationProfessional.The
HeadunitHigh2isalsousedforthisfunctionintheG12.ABusinessnavigationsystemisnotoffered
fortheG12.

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2.2.1.RadioProfessional

Manufacturer
Marketing Technical Diagnostics Development Series
&(SA Qualification Specification introduction
code/ asfromE60
Generation) (2003)
Harman/ Radio Multi-Audio- Multi-Audio- Multi-Audio- E63,E60(2003)
Becker Business System- System- System-
(SA (without Controller Controller Controller
663/1) MP3 M-ASK M-ASK M-ASK
function); (CHAMPUS) (CHAMPUS) (CHAMPUS)
Radio
Professional
Harman/ Radio Car CIC CICMID F10(until
Becker Professional Information 09/2010)
(SA Computer
663/2) Basic
Alpine Radio Car CHAMP CHAMP2 F10(from
(SA Professional information 09/2010)
663/2) computer
basic2
Magneti Radio Headunit Headunit EntryMedia BMWF3x,F2x
Marelli Professional Basic(HU-B) Basic(HU-B) (07/2014)
(SA
663/3)
Magneti Media Headunit Headunit EntryMedia BMWF48
Marelli system Basic(HU-B) Basic(HU-B) (09/2015)
(SA
6FW/3)

2.2.2.NavigationProfessional

Manufacturer
Marketing Technical Diagnostics Development Series
&(SA Qualification Specification introduction
code/ asfromE60
Generation) (2003)
Siemens/ Navigation Car Car Car E63,E60(2003)
VDO Professional Communication Communication Communication
(SA601 Computer Computer Computer
or609/1) CCC (CCC) (CCC)
Harman/ Navigation Car CIC CICHigh E8x,E9x(2008)
Becker Professional Information
(SA601 Computer
or609/2)
Harman/ Navigation HeadunitHigh HeadunitHigh NBT F01LCI(2012)
Becker Professional (HU-H) (HU-H)
(SA601
or609/3)

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2.HeadunitHigh2(HU-H2)
2.3.Applicationscenarioandversions
Brand,developmentcode; HeadunitHigh2
(series)
BMW;G12(BMW7Series) 07/15withnewuserinterface2015(ID5++)
BMW;F23(2SeriesConvertible) 11/14withcurrentuserinterface(ID4++)
BMW;F2x(BMW1Seriesand2 03/15withcurrentuserinterface(ID4++)
SeriesCoup)
BMW;F3x(BMW3Seriesand4 07/15withcurrentuserinterface(ID4++)
Series)
BMW;F48(BMWX1) 9/15withcurrentuserinterface(ID4++)
I01(BMWi3) Withnewuserinterfaceprobablyin2016(ID5++)
I12(BMWi8) Noplanneddateatthemoment

2.4.Systemoverview
Thefundamentalpartsofthistrainingmanualincludeabusoverview,vehicleelectricalsystem
connectionoftheHeadunitHigh2andfunctionalwiringdiagram.Sinceitisnotpossibletoanticipate
alltrainingmanualsanditisadditionallywishedtopreserveclarity,furtherwiringdiagramsforthe
HeadunitHigh2canbefoundinthefollowingtrainingmanuals:

Topic TrainingManual
AntennasysteminG12 "G12Telephoneandtelematicsystems"
Convenienttelephone(includesUSBaudioin "G12Telephoneandtelematicsystems"
thebaseplateandUSBvideoviatheUSBaudio
interface)andwithScreencastasnewfeature.
RearseatentertainmentinG12 "G12Rearseatentertainment"
SpeakersinG12 Chapter5"Speakersandamplifiers"
ofthistrainingmanual
CamerasystemsinG12 "G12Assistancesystems"

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2.4.1.Busoverview

G12busoverview

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Abbreviation Explanation
ACC Activecruisecontrol
ACSM CrashSafetyModule
AMPT AmplifierTop(amplifieroftheTopHiFisystem)
ASD ActiveSoundDesign
BDC BodyDomainController
CON Controller
DME DigitalMotorElectronics
DSC DynamicStabilityControl
EARSH Electricactiverollstabilizationrear
EARSV Electricactiverollstabilizationfront
EGS Electronictransmissioncontrol
EPS ElectromechanicalPowerSteering
FLA High-beamassistant
FLER FrontalLightElectronicsRight
FLEL FrontalLightElectronicsLeft
FZD Rooffunctioncenter
GWS Gearselector
HEADUNIT HeadunitHigh2
HKA Automaticrearair-conditioningandheating
HKFM Tailgatefunctionmodule
HSR Rearaxleslipanglecontrol
IHKA Integratedautomaticheating/airconditioning
KAFAS Camera-baseddriversupportsystems
KOMBI Instrumentpanel
LEM LightEffectManager
NFC NearFieldCommunication
NVE NightVisionElectronics
PCU PowerControlUnit
PMA Parkingmaneuveringassistant
RFK Reversingcamera
RSE RearSeatEntertainment
RSL RadarSensorLeft(avoidanceassistant)
RSR RadarSensorRight(avoidanceassistant)
SAS Optionalequipmentsystem
SMBF Seatmodule,passenger

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Abbreviation Explanation
SMFA Seatmodule,driver
SMFAH Seatmodule,driver,rear
SPNMHL Seatpneumaticsmodulebackleft
SPNMHR Seatpneumaticsmodulebackright
SPNMVL Seatpneumaticsmodulefrontleft
SPNMVR Seatpneumaticsmodulefrontright
SWW Lanechangewarning(primary)
SWW2 Lanechangewarning(secondary)
TCB2 Telematiccontrolunit2
TRSVC ControlunitforrearviewcameraandSideView
VDP VerticalDynamicPlatform
VTG Transferbox
WCA Wirelesschargingtray
1 Start-upnodecontrolunitsforstartingandsynchronizing
theFlexRaybussystem
2 Controlunitswithwake-upauthorization
3 Controlunitsalsoconnectedatterminal15WUP

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2.4.2.SystemwiringdiagramHU-H2

HeadunitHighintheG12

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Index Explanation
1 DynamicStabilityControl(DSC)
2 CentralInformationDisplay(CID)
3 BodyDomainController(BDC)
4 Audiocontrolpanel
5 Powerdistributionbox,rear
6 CrashSafetyModule(ACSM)
7 CANterminator
8 ControllerCON
9 USBinterfaceinthecenterconsole(standardequipment)
10 USBinterfaceinthecenterarmrest(withSA6NSor6WC)
11 Headunit
12 Steeringcolumnswitchcluster(SZL)
13 Instrumentpanel(KOMBI)

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2.4.3.FunctionalwiringdiagramforHeadunit-H2

ThefunctionalwiringdiagramoftheHeadunitHigh2HU-H2isshownbelow,herewithTCB2.

FunctionalwiringdiagramofHU-H2withTCB2

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Index Explanation
1 CentralInformationDisplay(CID)
2 HeadunitHigh2
3 Userinterface
4 Application/software
5 Interfaces/Hardwareconnection

2.4.4.NewEthernet

History

Ethernetwith5-linesor4-lines.
SincetheF01,EthernethasbeenusedatBMWforvehicleprogrammingandforupdatingthemap
dataofthenavigationsystemswith5lines(4xdatalinesand1xactivationlineoftheOBDinterface
includingshielding).

AnotherEthernetconnectionisinstalledinF0xorF1xvehicles:a5-wireEthernetsystemfromthe
BDCtotheheadunitorfromtheheadunittotheRearSeatEntertainment(RSE).Fourdatalinesare
usedherefortransmissionofthenavigationdatafortheRSE.Anactivationlineisnotrequired.

BothEthernetvariantsarecomparablewiththestandardEthernetvariant100BASETXinPC
networks.TheEthernetversionwith5linesisstillusedintheG12fromtheOBD2interfaceto
theBodyDomainController.

New

Ethernetwith2lines

IntheG12,theHeadunitHighisconnectedwiththeTelematicCommunicationBox2TCB2bymeans
ofanewEthernetversionforthefirsttimeintheBMW7Series.UnshieldedTwistedSinglePairis
anEthernetvariantwhichwasdevelopedbytheOPENAllianceBroadR-Reach.Thesearetwo-wire,
twistedandunshieldedlinesfordatatransfer.AtBMW,thisEthernetiscalled"OABREthernet",
whichhasbeenespeciallyadaptedfortheautomotivesector.

ThedatarateforanOABREthernetconnectionisuptomaximumof2x100Mbit/s.

AcomparisonofthepreviousconnectionbetweenBDCandheadunit(5-wireEthernet)andthenew
variant(2-wireEthernet)canbefoundbelow.

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OABREthernetincomparisonwithconventional2wireEthernet

Index Explanation
A 5-wirestandardEthernet100BASETX
B 2-wireOABREthernet
1a BodyDomainController(BDC)
1b TelematicCommunicationBox2(TCB2)
2a "Transmit"datalinewith100MBit/s
2b "Receive"datalinewith100MBit/s
2c Simultaneoustransmissionandreceptionwith100MBit/s+100MBit/s,
2cindoubleversionasitisadifferentialsignal.
3 Headunit

Hardwareadvantages

Oneofthefirstoptionsisthetransmissionofvehiclecameradata(F15).TheadvantageofEthernet
isthatvehiclecameras(IP-based)arenotonlyconnectedtoonecontrolunit,butseveralcontrolunits
canaccessthedataflowsofthevehiclecameras.Thenetworkisthereforeveryflexibleandiswell
preparedforthefuture.

Anotherimportantadvantageisthefastprogrammingofcontrolunits.Theprogrammingtimesare
reducedsignificantlyviaEthernet.WhereasaCANbuscanonlytransmitdatawithamaximumlength
of8bytespermessage,Ethernetmessageshavealengthofover1500bytes.Theuserdataratethus
increases:Considerablymoremessagepackagescanbetransmittedinashorterperiod.

Otherapplicationssuchasthecontrolunitcommunication,thenetworkingofvehicleswiththe
environmentanddiagnosisusages,willalsoincreasetheimportanceofEthernet.Furthermore,with
aOABREthernetconnectiononlytwolines(insteadofthepreviousfivelineswithEthernet)areused,
meaningadditionalweightandcostscanbesaved.Detailsondatatransfer,thephysicallayerandlayer
modelareexplainedinthe"G12Bussystems"trainingmanual.

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3.1.Systemcomponents

3.1.1.Exteriorview
TheHeadunitHigh2isthesuccessormodeltotheHeadunitHighintroducedin2012.TheG12is
thefirstvehicleinwhichthenewHU-H2withnewuserinterfacewillbeinstalled.

ThemanufacturerfortheEuropeanandUSversionsisHarman .

Frontviewwithsilhouettecomparison

Frontviewofheadunit

Index Explanation
1 HeadunitHigh2with1.5housing
2 HeadunitHighwith2"housing

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Rearview

RearviewofHeadunitHigh2

Index Explanation
1 SDARSintheUSversion
2 FM2antenna
3 AM/FM1antenna
4 GPSantennaconnectornotusedontheG12;theGPSsignalisalways
transmittedtotheheadunitviaOABREthernetintheG12
5 Mainconnector
6 Ethernetconnection;connectiontotheTelematicCommunication
Box2(TCB2)
7
Wi-FiantennaconnectionforWi-Fi Directconnections
8 ConnectionforBluetoothantenna
9 USB2connection;customer'ssmartphoneviathetelephonebaseplate
10 USB1connection;customeraccesstoUSBaudiointerface
11 APIXconnectiontoinstrumentcluster(KOMBI)
12 APIXconnectiontoCentralInformationDisplay(CID)

3.1.2.Interior

TheHeadunitHigh2containsthefollowingcomponents:

1.5"DINhousing(HeadunitHighwasaccommodatedina2housing).

TexasInstruments CPU(processor)with1.5GHzand2cores.
4GBRAM.

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DiranaIII AM/FMtunerforphasediversity(see"G12Audiosystems",Chapter4.5).
DVDdrive,integrated.
OABRprocessorforconnectionviaOABREthernettothenewtelematiccontrolunit
TelematicCommunicationBox2TCB2asaroof-mountedversion(formoreinformation,
refertothe"G12Telephoneandtelematicsystems"trainingmanual).
Harddiskdrivewith200GBstoragecapacitywithnewpartitioning.
SVSsystemandintegratedTouchboxforthecontrollerfromNuance .

Harddiskpartition

Intermsofthevolume,theharddiskretainsthesamelevelofthepredecessorheadunitwith200GB.
Thenewdivisionoftheharddiskisexplainedinthenextgraphic.

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4.1.Newoperatingconcept

4.1.1.Introduction
ThefunctionsofthenewHeadunitHigh2correspondtothoseoftheHeadunitHighwiththehardware
introduction.However,theimprovedhardwarecomponents(CPU,RAM,graphicscard)
allowforconsiderablysmootherimagestructures.

AfulldescriptionoftheindividualfunctionsoftheHeadunitHigh2canbefoundintheOwner's
Manualsoftherespectivevehicles.

4.1.2.iDriveoperatingconceptID5++
TheiDriveoperatingconceptcomprisesthefollowing3componentsinthebasicequipment:the
CentralInformationDisplay(CID),thecontrollerCONandtheHeadunitHigh2.Theuserinterface
iscontrolledintheHeadunitHigh2.Theoperatingconceptwascompletelyrevampedforthe
introductionoftheG12.Itwasoptimizedinordertoalsopermittouchandgesturecontrolin
additiontocontrolbytheiDrivesystemandoperationatthecenterstack(audiocontrolpanel).
TouchscreencontrolattheCIDispartofthestandardequipment;gesturecontrolislinkedto
selectionofoptionalequipment.

Furtherdetailedinformationonthetopicoftouchandgesturecontrolandtheassociatedoptional
equipmentisprovidedinthe"DisplaysandControls"trainingmanual.

OperatingoptionsintheG12

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Index Explanation
1 Operationviagesturecontrol(standardequipmentintheUSmarketG12)
2 OperationviatouchscreenontheCentralInformationDisplay(CID)(standard
equipment)
3 Operationviatheaudiocontrolpanelonthecenterstackorfavorite
buttons(standardequipment)
4 OperationviatheTouchController(standardequipment).

Acompletelyredesignedmainmenuoffersimprovedclarityinthecentralinformationdisplayinthe
G12.

MainmenuoverviewintheG12

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Themainmenu"Media/Radio":Allmediasourcesofthepredecessorheadunits,i.e.allcontentof
the"old"mainmenusCD/MultimediaandRadio,wascombinedhereinalargelist.Thenewmain
menuMedia/RadiowascreatedfromthemenusCD/MultimediaandRadio.Forthecustomer,this
offersalargenumberofdifferentoptionsforplayingaudiofiles,images,video/filmfilesandappsinthe
vehicle.Inordertomaintainclarity,thecustomercanmakethemediaselectionindividuallyinanew
submenuandthuscreatehisownindividuallist.

Thesubmenuiscalled:Personalizemenu.Thissubmenu"Personalizemenu"isnotjustprovided
underMedia/Radiobutalsoinalmostallnewmainmenussothattheusercanconfigurethedisplay
listsindividually.

Themainmenu"Communication"isacombinationofthepreviousTelephonemainmenuand
previousOfficemainmenu.However,BluetoothandWi-Fipairingisnotjustpossiblehere,butcan
nowbeperformedinallmenus.Thiscanbeselectedunderthemenuoption"Managemobile
devices".

MessagesaredisplayedhereinthemainmenuCommunicationandinthenewlycreatedmenu
Notifications.Thedifferenceisthatthereadmessages(SMStextmessages,e-mails)disappear
fromtheNotificationsmainmenubutremainintheCommunicationmenu.

Thecontentofthemainmenu"Navigationhasalsobeenrestructuredandcontainsahostofnew
features.Thetouchscreenfunctionofthecentralinformationdisplayhasbeenadapted,forexample.
ThehighlightsincludethenewlydesignedMicroCityMapwithascaleofupto10m,thelearning
navigationfunction,theroutemagnetandroutevisualizationbymeansofanantennaviewaswell
astheroadbookinsplitscreenmode.Furtherinformationonthisisprovidedinthe"G12Navigation
system"trainingmanual.

Themainmenu"ConnectedDrive"hasbeenkeptasaseparatemenu.TheConnectedDrive
servicesarenownolonger"nested"infolderslikeinthepredecessorheadunits,aswasthecasefor
BMWOnline,forexample.AllConnectedDriveservicesarenowcontainedinaclearlist.Thislistcan
alsobepersonalizedbymeansofthe"Personalizemenu"option.Appsarenowstartedautomatically

fromtheiPhone aftertheyhavebeenaccessedonce.(Thelast-accessedappisstoredbythe
systemandisactivatedagainwhenthesystemisstartedagain).Inaddition,theappscannowalso
beconnectedwiththevehicleviaaBluetoothconnectionalternativelytoconnectionviatheUSB
connection.

The"MyVehicle"menucombinesthepreviousmenusVehicleinfoandSettings.Thesettingsare
dividedintovehiclesettingsandsystemsettings.Furtherdetailsonthisareprovidedinthe"G12
DisplaysandControlstrainingmanual".

The"Notifications"menuisanotificationcenterforallmessagesuchase-mails,SMStext
messages,ConciergeServiceand,asanewfeature,alsoCheckControlmessages.Onlynew
notificationsaredisplayedherethathavebeensenttothevehicleandnotyetread.

Anew"Favorites"menucanbeselectedbydouble-clickingonthedirectaccesskeyMENU
onthecontroller.Thelast-selectedmenuitemsarethendisplayedhereforselection.

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FavoritesmenuontheCID

Allfurtherinformationontheoperatingconceptisprovidedinthe"G12DisplaysandControls"training
manual.

4.2.Media/Radio

4.2.1.Introductiontoradiofunctions
IntheG12,radioreceptionforFM/AMisofferedviathefamiliarphasediversitysystemwithatunerin
theheadunit.TheFM/AMsystemintheG12isrealizedincombinationwithanantennaamplifierand
theantennasintherearwindowofthevehicle.FM/AMareincludedinthebasicequipment.

4.2.2.FM

FMintheG12

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4.2.3.AM

AMintheG12

4.3.Media/Playerfunctions

4.3.1.Historyandnewperspective
AradiowasinitiallyinstalledinthevehicleexclusivelyforreceptionandreproductionofFM/AMsignals
inthevehicle.Thischangedwiththeinstallationofthefirstheadunitsinvehiclesasfrom2002as
everythingwasnowcombinedinonedevice.InadditiontofamiliardevicessuchasaCD/DVDdrive
andtheradiotuners,thenavigationsystemwasnowalsoincludedintheheadunit(inbox).Access
totheCD/DVDchangerwasalsopossible.InformationwasnowdisplayedinaCentralInformation
Display(CID)andnolongeronasmallsegmentdisplaylikethatusedfortheradio.Withtheextension
toincludeexternaldevicesinthefollowingyears,therewerethencountlesspossibilitiesforaudio
playbackavailabletothecustomer.

Customerscouldnowreceive,playback,playback"fromexternalsource"andstreamviaBluetooth
audio.Alistofallpossibilitiesofplaybackviaanexternaldeviceavailableuptonowisprovidedinthe
"G12Telephoneandtelematicsystems"trainingmanual.The"G12Telephoneandtelematicsystem"
trainingmanualisverywellsuitedforthissinceULF-SBXHighorComboxweretheconnectivity
interfaceinthevehicleforalongtime.ThisappliestobothUSBconnection(2007)aswellasthefirst
Bluetoothaudiostreaming(2010)andthefirstAppfunction(2010).

Thesefunctions(bothUSBfromexternalsourceaswellasBluetoothaudioandApps)havebeen
integratedintheheadunitsince07/12,includingtheresponsiblehardwareintheformoftheCombox
multimedia.Thismeansthatallconnectivity/playerfunctionsarenowcombinedintheheadunit.Inthe
newG12,thelistofoptionsforconnection/streaminghasevenbeenextendedfurther.Thismeansthat
aseparatetrainingmanualwouldbeneededinordertoexplainallthepossibilitiesindetail.

Anotherpossibilityistochangetheperspective.Insteadoflistingallthefunctionsofadeviceasinthe
pastandthusshowingallthepossibilitiesatonce,wewillnowconsidertheresultfromthecustomer's
pointofview.Itisthecustomerwhodecideswithwhichmediumorfunctionhewouldliketoplayback
audio,images,videoorapps.

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Asaresult,thefocusisinsteadontheplaybackoptionsforAudio(music,audiobooks,etc.),Images
(customerimages,imagesformedia),Film+Video(DVD,videofile,etc.)orApps(BMWConnected
Apporthird-partyprovider).Thenewuserinterface(ID5++)oftheHeadunitHigh2alsospeaksin
favourofthisphilosophyasitofferstheoptiontohidefunctionsthatarenotused(chapterOperating
concept).Thisresultsinthefollowingtable,includingthenewfeaturesforG12:

AUDIO

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Mediasource Functioninthevehicle Requiredoptional
equipment
Thecustomerwishesanalog Rearseatentertainment
playbackofmusicinthe Experience(SA6FR)
vehiclefromanexternalMP3
player.Inthiscase,themusic
dataistransferredbymeans
ofananalogaudiocablewith
jackplug.
InterfaceintheG12:
ThereisanAUX-INportonly
intheRSEcontrolunit.

Musicfiles(MP3,WMA,etc.) TheUSBinterfaceinthefront
forinternalaudioplaybackin centerconsoleisstandard
theheadunit;themusicdata equipment.Thereisan
istransferreddigitallyfromthe additionalUSBinterfaceinthe
USBsticktotheheadunit storagecompartmentinthe
andisplayedbackfromthere. centerarmrestforConvenient
Interface: telephone(SA6NS)or
TheUSBstickisconnectedto Telephonewithwireless
thevehicleviaoneofthetwo charging(SA6NW).
USBinterfaces.Witharear USBinterfaceontheRSE
seatentertainmentsystem, controlunitwiththeequipment
thevehicleisalsoequipped Rearseatentertainment
withaUSBinterfaceinthe Experience(SA6FR)
rearpassengercompartment.
AccessoryMode USBinterfaceinthefront
Audioplaybacktakesplace centerconsoleisstandard
externallyviatheAndroid
equipment;additionalUSB
audioplayeroftheBMW interfaceinthestorage
ConnectedAppinthe compartmentinthecenter
smartphone. armrestforConvenient
USBmode telephone(SA6NS)or
Here,thesmartphoneis Telephonewithwireless
connectedtotheheadunitas charging(SA6NW)forthe
astoragemediumsimilarto USmarketG12.
aUSBstick.Themusicfiles Thereisa3rdUSBinterface
arethentransferredfromthe inthevehicleintheRSE
smartphone(smartphonein controlunitfortherearseat
MTPmode(=MediaTransfer entertainmentsystemifthe
Protocol))totheheadunitvia customerhasorderedRear
USB.Theaudioplayeristhe seatentertainmentExperience
headunitinthiscase. (SA6FR).
Interface:
Themobilephoneis
connectedtothevehiclevia
theUSBinterfaceinboth
modes.

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Mediasource Functioninthevehicle Requiredoptional
equipment
AccessoryMode TheUSBinterfaceinthe
Audioplaybacktakesplace frontbaseplateisinstalled
externallyviatheAndroid
inthevehicleex-worksifthe
audioplayeroftheBMW customerordersConvenient
ConnectedAppinthe telephone(SA6NS).
smartphone.
USBmode
Here,thesmartphoneis
connectedtotheheadunitas
astoragemediumsimilarto
aUSBstick.Themusicfiles
arethentransferredfromthe
smartphone(smartphonein
MTPmode(=MediaTransfer
Protocol))totheheadunitvia
USB.Theaudioplayeristhe
headunitinthiscase.
Interface:
Themobilephoneis
connectedwiththebaseplate
ofthevehicleviatheUSBport
ofthesnap-inadapterin
bothmodes.
Audioplaybacktakesplacevia TheCD/DVDdriveispartof
theCD/DVDdriveinthehead thebasicequipmentofthe

unitorviatheBlu-ray drive G12.
intheRSEcontrolunitinthe IftheequipmentRearseat
rearpassengercompartment entertainmentExperience
ofthevehicle. (SA6FR)isinstalled,itisalso
possibletoplaybackCD/DVD
mediaintheRSEcontrolunit
anddisplaycontentontherear
compartmentdisplays.

AudioplaybackforBlu-ray
IftheequipmentRearseat
discsispossibleexclusively entertainmentExperience
(SA6FR)isinstalled,playback
intheBlu-ray driveinthe
RSEcontrolunitintherear ofBlu-ray discsinthe
passengercompartmentof RSEcontrolunitplayeris
thevehicle. possibleinadditiontoCD/DVD
playback.

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Mediasource Functioninthevehicle Requiredoptional
equipment
DVDchanger NoDVDchangerwillbe
offeredintheG12.

Audioplaybacktakesplace USBinterfaceinthefront
externallyviatheiTunes centerconsoleisstandard

musicplayerofaniPod or equipment;additionalUSB
interfaceinthestorage
iPhone ;themusicdatais compartmentinthecenter
senttotheheadunitasdigital armrestforConvenient
audiofilesviaUSB. telephone(SA6NS)or
Interface: Telephonywithwireless
Themusicplayerormobile charging(SA6NW).
phoneisconnectedtothe ThereisathirdUSBinterface
vehicleviatheUSBinterface. inthevehicleintheRSE
Connectiontakesplacevia controlunitfortherearseat

theoriginalApple cable(30- entertainmentsystemifthe
pinorLightning)orbymeans customerhasorderedRear
ofaone-wirecablefromthe seatentertainmentExperience
BMWPartsandAccessories (SA6FR).
range.
Audioplaybacktakes TheUSBinterfaceinthebase
placeexternallyviathe plateisinstalledinthevehicle
iTunesmusicplayerofan ex-worksifthecustomer

iPhone ;themobilephoneis ordersConvenienttelephone
connectedwiththebaseplate (SA6NS).
ofthevehicleviathematching
snap-inadapter.Themusic
dataissenttotheheadunitas
digitalaudiofilesviaUSB.
Interface:
TheUSBportinthebase
plateisusedastheinterface
here.Thematchingsnap-in
adaptermustalsohaveUSB
ports(seegoldadditional
contactsontheunderside).

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Mediasource Functioninthevehicle Requiredoptional
equipment
Audioplaybacktakesplacevia Themusicharddiskisenabled
thebuilt-inharddiskdrive forthecustomerwith26GB
HDDintheheadunit.The forthemusicpartitionasfrom
musicwasfirstconverted NavigationProfessional(SA
bytheheadunitwithitsrip 609)(standardequipment
functionandstored,orwas fortheUSmarketG12).
importedtotheharddiskdrive
fromaUSBstickoraCD.

Analogradio Standardequipment
Reception
AnalogAM/FMreception
isrealizedbymeansof
phasediversitywith2
antennasintherearwindowin
combinationwithanantenna
amplifier.
Processingandoutput:
Thereisadigitalsignal
processorintheheadunit
whichcalculatesanenhanced
signalfromthetwoantenna
signalsusinganalgorithm.
ThereisalsoanFM/AMtriple
tunerintheheadunitfor
furthersignalprocessingand
audioplayback(tripletuner
forradioreception,station
updatesandRDS).
Digitalradio DigitalRadio(SA654)or
Reception: standardequipmentinthe
TheSDARSantennaisalso USmarket(foroneyear)in
inthefin/TCB2intheUS G12.
version.
Processingandoutput:
Processingandoutputofthe
receiveddigitalradiosignals
takeplaceintheSDARS
tunerintheheadunit.

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Mediasource Functioninthevehicle Requiredoptional
equipment
Bluetoothaudiostreaming Standardequipment
Audioplaybacktakesplace
bymeansofBluetoothaudio
streamingviaAudioVideo
RemoteControlProfile

(AVRCP1.3)forAndroid

devicesandMicrosoft
devices.
Inaddition,Bluetoothaudio
alsosupportstheAccessory

ProtocolIAPforApple

devices(iPod ,iPhone etc.).

AVRCP1.4hasbeenoffered
intheheadunitsHeadunit
BasicandHeadunitHigh
since07/13.Sincethis
protocolisimplementedvery
differentlybythesmartphone
manufacturersandthis
canleadtoproblemsinthe
vehicle,itwasdecidednot
toimplementAVRCP1.4
fortheserieslaunch.The
serieslaunchwilltherefore
takeplacewithAVRCP1.3
fortheHeadunitHigh.Work
isurgentlybeingcarriedout
ondevelopingasolutionfor
stableimplementationof
AVRCP1.4.

Thesolutionhadnotyet
beendecidedattheeditorial
closingdate.Moreinformation
regardingthistopiciscoming
in2016.

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Mediasource Functioninthevehicle Requiredoptional
equipment
Audiostreamingvia Convenienttelephone
Screencast (SA6NS)or
Musicfilesonthemobile Telephonewithwireless
phoneareplayedbackin charging(SA6NWstandard
themusicplayerontheCell intheUSmarketG12)
phoneandarestreamed
totheheadunitviaaWi-

Fi Directconnection.
Thedisplayofthemobile
phoneismirrored(Desktop
Sharing).Forthispurpose,
aWi-Ficonnectionmust
beestablishedbetween
themobilecommunication
deviceandtheheadunit.The
functioniscalledScreencast
andcanbefoundinthemenu
Media/Radio.
Webradio Apps(SA6NR)orinthe

TheiPhone isconnected packagewithBMW
withtheheadunitviaUSB. ConnectedServices
TheBMWConnectedApp (SA6NK)fortheUS
withintegratedwebradiois marketG12.
started.Thedataforthisis USBinterfaceinthefront
suppliedfromtheinternet centerconsoleisstandard
fromtheBMWbackend.The equipment,additionalUSB
digitalaudiofilesaresentfrom interfaceinthestorage
themobilephonetothehead compartmentinthecenter
unit. armrestforConvenient
telephone(SA6NS)or
Telephonywithwireless
charging(SA6NW).
Thereisa3rdUSBinterface
inthevehicleintheRSE
controlunitfortherearseat
entertainmentsystemifthe
customerhasorderedRear
seatentertainmentExperience
(SA6FR).

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Mediasource Functioninthevehicle Requiredoptional
equipment
Third-partyapp Apps(SA6NR)orin
Likewithwebradio(BMW thepackagewithBMW
ConnectedApp),the ConnectedServices(SA6NK);

iPhone isconnected USBinterfaceinthefront
withtheheadunitviaUSB centerconsoleisstandard
andtherespectiveappof equipment,additionalUSB
thethirdparty(e.g.Spotify, interfaceinthestorage
Deezer,Aupeoetc.)isstarted. compartmentinthecenter
Theconnectiontointernet armrestforConvenient
radiosorsubscriptionmusic telephone(SA6NS)or
providersissetupviathe Telephonewithwireless
customer'smobilephone. charging(SA6NW)standard
Thedigitalaudiofilesaresent inUSmarketG12.
fromthemobilephonetothe Thereisa3rdUSBinterface
headunit. inthevehicleintheRSE
controlunitfortherearseat
entertainmentsystemifthe
customerhasorderedRear
seatentertainmentExperience
(SA6FR).

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Mediasource Functioninthevehicle Requiredoptional
equipment
Webradio(streamed) Apps(SA6NR)orin
Digitalmusicfilesare thepackagewithBMW
transferredtotheheadunit ConnectedServices(SA6NK);
viaBluetoothappstreaming USBinterfaceinthefront
(awireless,certifiedradiolink) centerconsoleisstandard

usingtheiPhone .Control equipment,additionalUSB
isalsoperformedviathis interfaceinthestorage
Bluetoothwirelesslinkby compartmentinthecenter
meansoftheconnection armrestforConvenient
fromtheheadunittothe telephone(SA6NS)or
BMWConnectedApponthe Telephonewithwireless
smartphone. charging(SA6NW)standard
inUSmarketG12.There
isa3rdUSBinterfacein
thevehicleintheRSE
controlunitfortherearseat
entertainmentsystemifthe
customerhasorderedRear
seatentertainmentExperience
(SA6FR).
Third-partyapp(streamed) Apps(SA6NR)orin
Digitalmusicfilesare thepackagewithBMW
transferredtotheheadunit ConnectedServices(SA6NK);
viaBluetoothappstreaming USBinterfaceinthefront
(awireless,certifiedradiolink) centerconsoleisstandard

usingtheiPhone orAndroid equipment,additionalUSB
interfaceinthestorage
mobilephone(currentlyin compartmentinthecenter
planningphase).Controlalso armrestforConvenient
takesplaceviathisBluetooth telephone(SA6NS)or
wirelesslinkbymeansofthe Telephonewithwireless
connectionfromtheheadunit charging(SA6NW)standard
totheindividualthird-party inUSmarketG12.
apps(Spotify,Deezer,Napster, Thereisa3rdUSBinterface
Aupeo,Audibleetc.)onthe inthevehicleintheRSE
smartphone. controlunitfortherearseat
entertainmentsystemifthe
customerhasorderedRear
seatentertainmentExperience
(SA6FR).

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IMAGES

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Mediasource Functioninthevehicle Requiredoptional
equipment
Imagestreamingvia Convenienttelephone
Screencast (SA6NS)or
Imagespresentonthecell Telephonewithwireless
phonearedisplayedinthe charging(SA6NW)
galleryonthecellphone standardinUSmarketG12.
andstreamedtothehead

unitviaaWi-Fi Direct
connection.Thedisplayofthe
phoneismirrored(Desktop
Sharing).Forthispurpose,
aWi-Ficonnectionmust
beestablishedbetween
themobilecommunication
deviceandtheheadunit.The
functioniscalledScreencast
andcanbefoundinthemenu
Media/Radio.

Panoramio images Panoramio imageshave
TheBMWConnectedDrive notbeenimplementedin
Servicesincludeaccesstothe theG12.Instead,anumber
mobileinternetportalBMW ofcountry-specificvehicle
Online.Inadditiontoaccessto appssuchas"Webcam
weatherinformation,e-mails, images"arecurrentlybeing
messagesandawiderangeof prepared.Vehicleappsin
apps,itispossibletodisplay theConnectedDrivemenu
images/informationforthe withtheoptionalequipment
currentlocationordestination ConnectedDriveServices

fromtheGoogle service (SA6AK)(standardforthe
USmarketG12).
Panoramio .
Contactpictures Convenienttelephone
Displayofcontactphotos (SA6NS)or
fromtheaddressbookofthe Telephonewithwireless
customer'scellphoneonthe charging(SA6NW)
controldisplay.Information (standardfortheUSmarket
onwhetherthisfunctionis G12).
supportedbytherespective
cellphoneisavailableat
www.bmw.com/update

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Mediasource Functioninthevehicle Requiredoptional
equipment

AlbumCoversGracenote
Navigationsystem(SA609)
database (standardfortheUSmarket
G12)
TheGracenote database
storedontheharddiskdrive
addsmissingalbumcovers.

Customeralbumcovers Navigationsystem(SA609)
Ifthecustomerhasalready (standardfortheUSmarket
addedalbumcoverstothe G12)
importedmusicfilesforthe
harddiskdriveintheindividual
audiofiles(MP3,WMAetc.),
thesehavedisplaypriority
overthealbumcoversof

theGracenote database.
Thesameappliesforaudio
playbackfromaUSBstick.

FILM+VIDEO

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Mediasource Functioninthevehicle Requiredoptional
equipment
VideoplaybackviatheCD/ Standardequipment
DVDdriveintheheadunit
HU-H2

Blu-ray disc Rearseatentertainment
VideoplaybackviatheBlu- Experience(SA6FR)

ray driveintheRSEcontrol
unit.

Screencastvideostreaming Convenienttelephone
Videofilespresentonthe (SA6NS)or
mobilephoneareplayedin Telephonewithwireless
themobilephoneplayerand charging(SA6NW)
streamedtotheheadunitvia (standardfortheUSmarket

aWi-Fi Directconnection. G12)
Thedisplayofthemobile
phoneismirrored(Desktop
Sharing).Forthispurpose,
aWi-Ficonnectionmust
beestablishedbetween
themobilecommunication
deviceandtheheadunit.The
functioniscalledScreencast
andcanbefoundinthemenu
Media/Radio
DigitalvideoHDMI/MHL Rearseatentertainment
Videocontentistransmitted Experience(SA6FR)
bycabletotheRSEsystem
oftheG12viaanHDMI
orMHLinterface.The
contentisplayedbackbyan
externaldevice(smartphone,
tablet,gamesconsole,etc.).
Transmissiontothevehicle
takesplaceindigitalform.The
dataissenttotheRSEcontrol
unitanddisplayedonthetwo
rearcompartmentdisplaysif
desiredbythecustomer.

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Mediasource Functioninthevehicle Requiredoptional
equipment
Analogvideo Rearseatentertainment
Videoviaanalogvideosignal Experience(SA6FR)
(jackplug).Videocontentis
transmittedbycabletothe
RSEsystemoftheG12viaan
analogvideointerface.The
contentisplayedbackbyan
externaldevice(smartphone,
tablet,gamesconsole,etc.).
Transmissiontothevehicle
takesplaceinanalogform.
ThedataissenttotheRSE
controlunitanddisplayedon
thetworearcompartment
displaysifdesiredbythe
customer.

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Mediasource Functioninthevehicle Requiredoptional
equipment
DigitalvideoviaUSB Convenienttelephone
ThestoredcontentofaUSB (SA6NS)or
stickistransmittedtothe Telephonewithwireless
vehicleindigitalform. charging(SA6NW)
Transmissionofthevideofiles (standardfortheUSmarket
totheheadunittakesplacevia G12)
thetwofrontUSBinterfaces. Rearseatentertainment
Ifrearseatentertainment Experience(SA6FR)
isinstalled,thecustomer
canadditionallyusethe
USBinterfaceontheRSE
controlunit.Thecontentis
thenshownonthetworear
compartmentdisplays
ifwished.
Digitalvideoviathe Convenienttelephone
smartphone (SA6NS)or
Thestoredcontentofa Telephonewithwireless
smartphoneistransmittedto charging(SA6NW)
thevehicleindigitalformin (standardfortheUSmarket
USBmode(transfersimilarto G12)
astick). Rearseatentertainment
Transmissionofthevideofiles Experience(SA6FR)
totheheadunittakesplacevia
thetwofrontUSBinterfaces.
Ifrearseatentertainment
isinstalled,thecustomer
canadditionallyusethe
USBinterfacesontheRSE
controlunit.Thecontentis
thenshownonthetworear
compartmentdisplays
ifwished.
Videoplaybackbymeansof Convenienttelephone
adigitalvideosignalviathe (SA6NS)
baseplate
Thestoredcontentofa
smartphoneistransmittedto
thevehicleindigitalformin
USBmode(transfersimilarto
astick).
Transmissionofthevideofiles
takesplaceviatheUSBports
inthefrontbaseplateinthe
vehicle.

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4.4.Communication
Furtherdetailsonthetopicofcommunicationareprovidedinthe"G12Telephoneandtelematic
systems"trainingmanual.

4.5.Navigation

4.5.1.Introduction
Thenavigationsystemoffersahostofnewfunctions.Anoverviewofthenewfunctionsisprovided
intheinformationbulletin"G12Navigationsystem".

Sincethenavigationsoftwareandmapdataarelocatedontheharddiskdriveoftheheadunit,the
updateprocedureformapdatawillbedescribedinthenextchapterof"G12Audiosystems".The
reasonforthisisthatthecompletedescriptionoftheHeadunitHigh2isalsocontainedin
thisinformationbulletin.

ExampleofnavigationintheG12

4.5.2.Overviewofmapdataupdating
Therearespecialnavigationmapsforeveryheadunitforupdatingmapdata.Themapdataisissued
inlargermarketsuptofourtimesayearfrom2015.Insmallermarketsonceayear.Sometimes,the
roadmapschangebyupto15%eachyear.Thisiswhyanupdatemakessenseforeverycustomer.In
theASAPportal,aproductinformationbulletiniscreatedforeverymaprelease.Thebulletinprovides
detailedinformationabouttherespectivechangestothepredecessorversion.Thecurrentmapdata
canbeorderedbythepartstechnicianviatheElectronicPartsCatalogue(EPC):

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Headunit Mapdata
CarInformation RoadMapPREMIUM;updateviaseveralDVDs
Computer(CIC
High)
Carinformation RoadMapMOTIONviaaUSBstick
computerbasic
1(CICMID)
CICBasic2 RoadMapMOVEviaaUSBstick
(Champ2)
HU-Bwith RoadMapROUTEviaaUSBstick
navigation
HU-H RoadMapNEXTviaaUSBstick
HU-H2 RoadMapEVO(forG12)withownUSBstickorstreaming

AdetaileddescriptiononhowthemapdataRoadMapEVOfortheHeadunitHigh2isfully(FULL
Mapupdate)orpartially(AutomaticMapupdate)updatedcanbefoundinthenextchapter.

IntheiDriveOptionsmenuofthenavigation,thecurrentversionoftheinstalledmapdataisvisible
underthemenuitem"Versionofnavigationsystem".Furthermore,intheserviceacceptancethekey
datacanbereadout.Theroadmapcurrentlyinstalledisthendisplayed.

4.6.Mapdataupdates

4.6.1.Introduction
WiththeintroductionoftheHeadunitHigh2,therearenowseveralwaystoupdatethemapdata
oftheheadunit:

UpdateinBMWService
Updatingbythecustomer
Automaticupdating

WhatisnewisthatwiththestartoftheHeadunitHigh2togetherwithNavigation(SA609),
a3three-yearmapsubscriptionisincluded.

Themapdataisupdatedhereuptofourtimesperyear,wherebyadistinctionismadebetweena
FullMapupdate(updateofthecompletemapdataontheharddiskdrive)andtheautomaticmap
update.TheFullMapupdate(fore.g.Europe)canbecarriedoutintheconventionalwayusingaUSB
stickorviatheBMWprogrammingsystem.Thedifferenceisthatthedatamustbeuploadedontothe
USBstick(upto2019).

TheautomaticmapupdatetakesplacebymeansoftheSIMcardinstalledinthevehicleonlyforthe
respectivehomeregion(e.g.Germany).Theautomaticmapupdatefunctionisplannedforthemarkets
DE,ES,FR,IT,NL,GB,US,CAandCN.

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ComparisonofFullMapupdatevs.automaticupdate

4.6.2.Updatingbytheworkshop
UpdatingthemapdataremainsunchangedforBMWService.BMWServicecanloadthemapdata
eitherviatheUSBinterfaceorviatheBMWdiagnosis/programmingsystem.

TransferofthemapdataviatheUSBinterfaceinthevehicleisperformedusingaUSBstickonto
whichtheservicetechnicianhascopiedthemapdatahimself.ThedataiscopiedtotheUSBstick
fromaworkshopPCviaacopywebconsole.

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Copyconsole

Index Explanation
1 CopyconsolefortheHDDupdate(harddiskdrivemapdata)oftheISPI-
Admin-Toolset
2 Alreadyavailablemaponthesharedstorage(NASserver)oftheservice
workshop
3 Installation(download)ofnew,additionalmapdataontothesharedstorage
4 Overviewtableofstoragecapacityonthesharedstorage

Themapdataisnotinvoicedtothecustomer(three-yearmapsubscription).However,theworking
timerequiredfortheprogramming/updatingischarged.

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4.6.3.Updatingbythecustomer
Thecustomercanupdatehismapdatahimself.

Alternativesforthecustomer

Datatransferviathevehicle'sUSBinterfaceusingaself-createdUSBstick(FullMapupdate)
inconjunctionwiththeConnectedDrivePortal/Store.Therewillbecompletemapdata
packagesonaquarterlybasiswhichwillbemadeavailabletothecustomerfordownloadvia
theConnectedDriveportal.
Datatransferviathevehicle'sUSBinterfacebymeansoftheUSBstick(FullMapupdates,
mapdataEVO)availablefromBMWPartsprobablyasfrom2019.Alternatively,thecustomer
canhavethecurrentmapdatatransferredtothevehiclebyBMWServicesubjecttopayment
oftheworkingtime(Chapter4.7.1).

ConnectedDrivePortal/Store

TheConnectedDriveStorehasbeenofferedincombinationwiththeConnectedDriveportalsince
theendof2014.

https://www.bmw-connecteddrive.com

Aprerequisiteforthisisthatthevehicleis"mapped".Inotherwords,thevehicleisassignedtothe
customer'sConnectedDriveaccount.Successfulmappingisvisibleintheheaderwiththecurrently
displayedcustomervehicleandthecorrectVIN.

InthisConnectedDrivestore,basicandindividualservicescanbecalledupusingthe"Ordered
services"button.Asfromthemiddleof2015,themapupdatefunctionwillbevisibleinthesubmenu
Basicservices.

Themenuoptions"Automaticmapupdate"and"Manualmapupdate"(FullMapupdate)willthenbe
available.

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StoreinConnectedDriveportal

Index Explanation
1 Automaticmapupdate
2 Manualmapupdate

Inthe"Automaticmapupdate"area,itispossibletodisplaytheregionfortherespectivemapupdate
andchangethisifnecessaryifthecustomermoves.

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Automaticmapupdate

Aninstallationmenucanbeopenedbymeansofadownloadbuttoninthe"Manualmapupdate"area.

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Downloadareainthestore

Index Explanation
1 Downloadinstallationprogram"BMWUPDATEMANAGER"

Inthenextstep,themapdataisloadedandsavedonthePCbymeansofthe"BMWUPDATE
MANAGER"installationprogram.Fromhere,thecustomercancopythemapdataontoaUSBstick
andloaditinthevehicle.

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BMWUPDATEMANAGER

PartsService

From2019,thefirstmapdataupdatesfortheHeadunitHigh2(mapdataEVO)willbeavailableforthe
customerviaaUSBstickavailableinBMWParts.Thefirst3-yearmapsubscriptionswillexpireinthe
middleof2018.

MapdataupdatingviatheUSBinterface

Index Explanation
1 CustomerbuystheUSBstickinBMWService(from2019)
2 USBstickwithcurrentmapdata
3 CustomerloadsthemapdatausingaUSBstickandenabling
codeviatheUSBinterfacetothevehicle

4.6.4.Automaticupdating

Partialupdate

An"automaticupdate"takesplaceviadatastreamingwithanincrementalmapdataupdate,without
thecustomerhavingtoinitiateanything.Incrementalmeansthatonlyacertainpartofthemapis
updated.

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AprerequisiteforthisisanonlineconnectionviaanactiveSIMcardinthevehicle.Thehardwareof
theSIMcardislocatedinTelematicCommunicationBox2TCB2.YoucanfinddetailsontheTCB2in
the"G12Telephoneandtelematicsystems"trainingmanual.

TCB2roof-mountedversionintheG12

WithanactivatedSIMcard,theConnectedDriveServicesbecomeactivewiththecustomer's
signatureonthe"GetConnected"formafteractivationbyBMWAG.

Theautomaticupdateiseffectedwithoutinterventionfromthecustomer,i.e.thecustomerdoesnot
havetostarttheupdateprocessmanually.

Automaticmapdataupdating

Index Explanation
1 BMWserverwiththecurrentmapdata
2 Updatedmapdata(onlysomeareasofthemap)aretransmittedonlinetothe
customer'svehicleandaddedtothenavigationmapdatathere.
3 Customer'svehiclewithcurrentvalidConnectedDrivecontract

Withanautomaticupdate,usingtheexampleofaEuropeanmap,thecompletedataisnotupdated
(about30GB);instead,onlythecurrentchangesforeachupdatefield(max.350MB)areupdated.

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TherewillbeonlyoneupdateregionforGermany.Nomatterwhetherthecustomerlivesinthenorth,
south,east,westormiddleofGermany,onlytheentiremapofGermanywillbeupdatedwiththe
automaticupdate.TherestoftheEuropeanmapontheheadunitisnotaffectedbytheautomatic
update.Forcustomerslivingintheneighboringregions,afullmapupdateoftheentiremapofEurope
isalsooffered.

InEurope,itisplannedtohaveacommonautomaticupdateforcustomersinAustria,Switzerland,
Liechtenstein,Hungary,SloveniaandCroatia,forexample.Anindividualsolutionwillthereforebe
offeredforeachcountryorregioninEurope.

TherearealsotheseindividualsolutionsfortheautomaticupdateinNorthAmerica.Atthemoment,
approximately11states/regionsintheUSareplannedfortheautomaticupdate.Amongothers,a
regionwiththeNewEnglandstatesandonewithCanadaandAlaska.

Theexactdivisionofwhichcountries/regionsaresummarizedinautomaticupdateregionswasnot
knownatthetimeoftheeditorialdeadline.

Mapdataontheharddisk

PartitioningoftheharddiskoftheHeadunitHigh2

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Index Explanation
1 Sectionofthepartition(109GB)
2 MapdataforEurope;forexamplefilledwithabout30GB
3 Streamingupdatesmax.350MBeverythreemonthsvia"AutomaticMap
update";accordingtothestate,regionofthecustomer
4 RemainingmapofEurope=(29.5GB)whichisnotautomaticallyupdated

Displayinthevehicle

Themapdataisupdatedregularlyandseveraltimesayear(uptofourtimes),assoonasanupdated
mapversionisavailable.Theprogressoftheupdatecanbereadonthecentralinformationdisplay.

Exampleofautomaticmapupdating

Theminimumrequirementforautomaticupdatingisthatterminal15isactive.

Iftheupdatingiscancelled(fore.g.nodataconnectionorendofthejourney),theupdatingis
continuedassoonasterminal15isactiveagainandthevehiclehasre-establishedadataconnection
totheBMWserver.

4.6.5.Loadingtheenablingcode
TherepairorinitialenablingcodeFSCisstillavailableintheASAPportal.However,thelengthof
therepaircodeorinitialenablingcodewillchange.Insteadof21characters,anover100-character
codewillnowberequired.However,anewprocessallowsthistobeaccessedontheASAPportal,
savedonaUSBstickandloadedintotheheadunit.FSCinputviatheBMWdiagnosissystemorBMW
programmingsystemisstillpossible.

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4.6.6.Availability

Whereisautomaticupdatingpossiblefrom2015?

Availabilityofautomaticupdate

Germany
UnitedKingdom
Italy
France
Netherlands
Spain
US
Canada
China

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ForwhichmarketsisintroductionoftheFullMapupdateplanned?

AvailablemarketsforintroductionofFullMapupdate

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5.SpeakersandAmplifiers
5.1.Overview
Twohi-fisystemsareofferedintheG12.EachoftheTwosystemshasahi-amplifierwhichis
specificallyadaptedforeachsystem.TheTopHiFisystemistheHarmanKardonSurroundSound
System(SA688)isofferedasthestandardsystem.ForthefirsttimeatBMW,aHighEndsystem
isofferedincooperationwithBowers&Wilkins.TheHighEndsystemBowers&WilkinsDiamond
SurroundSoundSystem(SA6F1).Acomparisonoftheindividualhi-fisystemsisprovidedbelow:

System SA Channels/ Tweeters Mid-range Bass

power/ speakers speakers
speakers
TopHiFi 688 9/600W/16 7 7 2
HighEnd 6F1 10/1200W/167 7 2

5.2.TopHiFisystem
TheTopHiFisystemisbrandedwithspeakercoverswiththelogoharman/kardon.Itcomprises16
speakers.

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Systemwiringdiagram,TopHiFisystem

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Index Explanation
1 Centertweeterintheinstrumentpanel
2 Centermid-rangespeakerintheinstrumentpanel
3 Headunit
4 Mid-rangespeakerinthefrontrightdoortrimpanel
5 Tweeterinthefrontrightmirrortriangle
6 Bassspeakercentralbassatfrontrightunderthefrontpassengerseat
7 Mid-rangespeakerintherearrightdoortrimpanel
8 Mid-rangespeakerinstorageshelf,rearleft
9 Tweeterinstorageshelf,rearleft
10 Tweeterinstorageshelf,rearright
11 Mid-rangespeakerinstorageshelf,rearright
12 Tweeterintherearrightdoortrimpanel
13 ActiveSoundDesign(ASD)
14 Powerdistributionbox,rear
15 AmplifierTop(AMPT)(amplifieroftheTopHiFisystem)
16 K-CANterminator
17 Tweeterintherearleftdoortrimpanel
18 Mid-rangespeakerintherearleftdoortrimpanel
19 Bassspeakercentralbassatfrontleftunderthedriver'sseat
20 Tweeterinthefrontleftdoortrimpanel
21 Mid-rangespeakerinthefrontleftdoortrimpanel

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5.2.1.TopHiFisystemcomponents

Speakers

TopHiFisystemintheG12

Index Explanation
1 Centermid-rangespeakerintheinstrumentpanel
2 Centertweeterintheinstrumentpanel
3 Mid-rangespeakerinthefrontrightdoortrimpanel
4 Tweeterinthefrontrightmirrortriangle
5 Bassspeakercentralbassatfrontrightunderthefrontpassengerseat
6 Tweeterintherearrightdoortrimpanel
7 Mid-rangespeakerintherearrightdoortrimpanel
8 Mid-rangespeakerinstorageshelf,rearleft
9 Tweeterinstorageshelf,rearleft
10 TopHiFiamplifier

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Amplifier

Equalizingcanbeindividuallyadjustedontheamplifier(AMPT)oftheTopHiFisystem.Theequalizer
isanelectronicfilterforsounddesign.Itisusedformanualadjustmentoffrequencyrangesandfor
compensationoflineardistortioninsoundsignals.TheTopHiFiamplifieroftheG12hasanoutput
powerof600WandisconnectedwiththevehicleelectricalsystemandtheheadunitviatheMOST
bus.

TopHiFiamplifieroftheG12

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5.3.HighEndsystem

5.3.1.Systemoverview

SystemwiringdiagramofHighEndsystemintheG12
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Index Explanation
1 Microphonevolumeadjustment
2 Centertweeterintheinstrumentpanel
3 Centermid-rangespeakerintheinstrumentpanel
4 CenterspeakerLED
5 Powerdistributionbox,front
6 Tweeterinthefrontrightmirrortriangle
7 RightmirrortriangleLED
8 Analogfrequencydiplexer,frontrightdoor
9 HeadunitHigh2
10 SpeakercoverLED,frontright
11 Bassspeakercentralbassatfrontrightunderthefrontpassengerseat
12 Mid-rangespeakerinthefrontrightdoortrimpanel
13 Tweeterintherearrightdoortrimpanel
14 Mid-rangespeakerinstorageshelf,rearleft
15 Tweeterinstorageshelf,rearleft
16 Tweeterinstorageshelf,rearright
17 Mid-rangespeakerinstorageshelf,rearright
18 SpeakercoverLED,rearright
19 Mid-rangespeakerintherearrightdoortrimpanel
20 Powerdistributionbox,battery,rearright
21 Powerdistributionbox,rear
22 K-CANterminator
23 ActiveSoundDesign(ASD)
24 AmplifierTop(AMPT)(amplifieroftheTopHiFisystem)
25 LightEffectManager
26 Mid-rangespeakerintherearleftdoortrimpanel
27 SpeakercoverLED,rearleft
28 Tweeterintherearleftdoortrimpanel
29 Bassspeakercentralbassatfrontleftunderthedriver'sseat
30 Mid-rangespeakerinthefrontleftdoortrimpanel
31 SpeakercoverLED,frontleft
32 Analogfrequencydiplexer,frontleftdoor
33 LeftmirrortriangleLED
34 Tweeterinthefrontleftmirrortriangle

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5.3.2.Bowers&Wilkens
Bowers&Wilkins(B&W)isacompanythatwasfoundedbyJohnBowersandRoyWilkinsinEngland
in1996underthenameB&WElectronics.Thecompanymainlydevelopsandmanufacturesspeakers
inthemidandhighpricesegmentthatareusedinhomesaswellasstudios.

Since2008,Bowers&WilkinshasalsoservedthecomputerandwirelesssegmentwithitsNewMedia
series.Themostwell-knownproductinthisseriesistheBowers&WilkinsZeppelin,whichreceived
theEISAAward20082009as"BestProduct"inthesoundstationsegment.

Themostwell-knownspeakerfromthecompanyistheNautilusfrom1993.Thehousingintheform
ofasnailshellaccommodatesa4-waysystemwithseparateactivecrossoversystem.Thespeakeris
thefirsttousetheso-calledNautilustubetechnology,wherethesoundradiatedbythespeakertothe
rearofthehousingisabsorbedbythereverse-taperedhorngeometry.Thisavoidssuperpositionof
noiseproducedinthehousinganddriversonthemusicsignal.Inthe800Diamondseriesintroduced
in2010,allspeakersareequippedwithtweetersmadeofindustrialdiamonds.

"Bowers&Wilkins"logoandtheNautilusactivespeakersystem

ThecooperationbetweenBMWandBowers&WilkinsnowstartswiththeG12.Thecustomercan
ordertheoptionalequipmentHighEndSystemBowers&WilkinsDiamondSurroundSoundSystem
(SA6F1).Acomponentoverviewinthebird'seyeviewoftheG12isprovidedbelow.

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HighEndhi-fisystemintheG12

Index Explanation
1 Centermid-rangespeakerintheinstrumentpanel
2 Centertweeterintheinstrumentpanel
3 Mid-rangespeakerinthefrontrightdoortrimpanel
4 Tweeterinthefrontrightmirrortriangle
5 Analogfrequencydiplexer,frontrightdoor
6 Bassspeakercentralbassatfrontrightunderthefrontpassengerseat
7 Tweeterintherearleftdoortrimpanel
8 Mid-rangespeakerintherearrightdoortrimpanel
9 Tweeterinstorageshelf,rearright
10 Tweeterinstorageshelf,rearright
11 HighEndamplifier(AMPT)
12 Microphonevolumeadjustment

TheBowers&WilkinsDiamondSurroundSoundSystemdiffersvisuallyfromconventionalaudio
systemsthrough2centerspeakersintheinstrumentpanelwithilluminatedBowers&Wilkenslogo.

AllB&Wspeakersinthevehicleareprotectedbyspecialstainlesssteelperforatedcovers.Thelight
staginginthevehicleiscreatedbytheLED-illuminatedspeakers,whichcreateathree-dimensional
effectbymeansofthespecialholepatterninthestainlesssteelcovers.

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LightstagingwiththeBowers&WilkinsDiamondSurroundSoundSystem

IncontrasttothepredecessorHighEndsystem,thelightstagingisnotcontrolledbytheHighEnd
amplifierbutbytheLightEffectManager(LEM)controlunitusedforthefirsttimebyBMW.

TheBowers&WilkinsDiamondSurroundSoundSystemimpressesacousticallywithoptimized
soundplaybacktoallseatsforstereoandmulti-channelaudioformats.

Itispossibletochoosebetween5soundprofilesdevelopedbytheSwedishcompanyDirac .

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OverviewofsoundprofilesoftheBowers&WilkinsDiamondSurroundSoundSystem

Studio:InStudiomodeafrequencyandphasecorrectionofthespeakerstakesplace.Inthisthe
signalismodifiedinbothtimeandinthefrequencyrangeinordertocompensateforvarioustime
delaysandsoundreflectionsinthevehicledependingonseatingposition.Thisleadstoalinearand
correctlytimedplaybackinthepassengercompartment.Throughthesignalfidelityformedinthis
wayanexceptionallydiverseandlivelysoundexperienceiscreatedforalloccupants.Anundistorted
impressioniscreatedasifyouwerepresentattheoriginalrecordinginthesoundstudio.

Concert:TheConcertmodeensuresanopenandlivelyspatialeffectthroughspecialsoundfield
modulationinthepassengercompartment.Thisinspirestheillusionthatthespeakershavebeen
replacedbyvirtualspeakersandhavebeenmovedoutwards.Itissimilartoamusicexperiencein
alargeconcerthall.

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OnStage:Here,theConcertmodeismodifiedtocreatetheimpressionofbeingonstageamongthe
musiciansinsteadofintheconcerthall.

Cinema:TheG12isequippedwithaDVDplayerintheheadunitandaBlu-Rayplayerintherearseat

entertainmentsystem.ItisadditionallypossibletostreamfilmsfromaUSBstickoranAndroid cell
phone.TheCinemamodeisoptimizedforthisfilmplaybackmode.TheCinemamodecreatesasound
distributionwithspecialSurroundSoundlikeinthecinema.

Lounge:Thismodeisspeciallydesignedforrearpassengercompartmentoccupants.Thesoundof
theentirevehicleisoptimallytailoredtotherearseats.

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5.3.3.SpeakersoftheHighEndsystem
Allspeakers(tweeters,mid-rangeandbassspeakers)areconnecteddirectlytotheaudioamplifieror
viaananalogfrequencydiplexer.ThespeakerhighlightsoftheHighEndsystemareshownbelow:

SpeakersoftheBowers&WilkinsDiamondSurroundSoundSystem

Index Explanation
1 Diamondtweeter
2 OpeneddiamondtweeterwithNautilusspiraltechnology
3
Mid-rangespeakerwithKevlar diaphragm
4 Topviewofcentralbassbassspeaker
5 Bottomviewofcentralbassbassspeaker

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Thetweetersinthefrontarea(centerorrightandleftinthemirrortriangle)ofthevehicleare
equippedwithtweetersmadeofindustrialdiamond.Theextremehardnessofthediamondcoating
ensuresextremepulsefidelityandlinearityeveninthehighestfrequencyranges.TheNautilusspiral
technologyisusedforthetweeters.Soundwavesradiatedtotherearofthehousingareabsorbedby
thehornchannelsattherearofthetweeter.

Thetweetersinthereardoorsandstorageshelfhavehigh-qualityaluminiumdiaphragms.

Themid-rangespeakersareaccommodatedinanalmostvibration-freedie-castaluminiumhousing
andareequippedwithaveryhigh-qualityneodymiummagnetwiththehighestfieldstrengthvalues.

ThediaphragmismadeofKevlar ,averylightandextremelystrongplasticfibermadeofsynthetic
aramidfibers(man-madeperformancefibers).

Thebassspeakersareinstalledunderthefrontseatsascentralbassspeakers.Thediaphragms

madeofRohacell foamareproducedwithseveralsandwichlayers.Thismakesthediaphragm
extremelyrigid,whichbenefitssoundoutputinthelowfrequencyranges.Theneodymiummagnets
arealsousedforthebassspeakers.

AnalogfrequencydiplexersareinstalledinthefrontdoorsoftheG12incombinationwiththe
Bowers&WilkinsDiamondSurroundSoundSystem.Theseseparatethehighandmid-range
frequenciesmorepreciselyandwithabettersoundresultthanispossibleusingasinglecapacitor
mountedonthespeaker.

Discrete(withindividualcomponents)high-andlow-passfilterintheanalogfrequencydiplexer

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5.3.4.HighEndamplifier(AMPT)
Thehigh-endaudioamplifierisacontrolunitintheMOSTnetwork.ItisaClassDamplifierwith
1200Woutputpower.

TheClassDaudiooutputstagesoftheHighEndaudioamplifierhaveasignificantlyhigherefficiency
thanconventionalClassA,B,orABamplifiers.Thepowerlossescomparedwithconventionalaudio
outputstagesareminimizedbypulsewidthmodulationandswitched-modetransistors.Acontinuous
voltagecharacteristiccorrespondingtotheinputsignalisgeneratedbyalow-passfilterafterthe
powerstage.

HighEndamplifier(AMPT)

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5.3.5.Microphone
Thespeed-dependentvolumeadjustmentfunctionusedinotherspeakersystems(SpeedVolume)
isrealizedintheBowers&WilkinsDiamondSurroundSoundSystembymeansofamicrophonein
thevehicleinterior.ThemicrophonealsohelpscontrolequalizingfortheBowers&WilkinsDiamond
SurroundSoundSystem.ThefunctioniscalledDynamicEqualizingControl.

Theautomaticadaptationtakesplaceindependentlyofthenoisethatcanbeheardinthepassenger
compartment,suchasdrivingandwindnoise.Thesearemeasuredwiththehelpofamicrophone.

Themicrophoneonthedriver'sideisusedasamicrophoneforvolumeadjustmentandequalizing.

Themicrophoneonthedriver'sside(left-handdrivevehicle)isusedfortheHighEndaudiosystemintheG12

IfthemicrophoneorHighEndamplifier(AMPT)isreplaced,themicrophonemustberecalibrated
withtheBMWdiagnosissystem.

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6.ActiveSoundDesign
WithActiveSoundDesign(ASD),thesoundoftherespectiveengineisnotchangedbutis
emphasizeddependingontheselecteddrivingmode.

ASDintheG12

Index Explanation
1 Rearrightpowerdistributionbox
A Audiosignaloftheheadunit
B AudiosignaloftheActiveSoundDesign(ASD)controlunit(processedaudio
signalforperfectenginesound)
AMPT AmplifierTop
BDC BodyDomainController
DME DigitalMotorElectronics
Headunit HeadunitHigh2

TheenginecontrolunitcontrolstheActiveSoundDesign(ASD)ofthevehicleusingcharacteristic
datasuchasenginespeed,loadordrivingspeed.TheASDgeneratestheoptimumsounddesign
fortherespectivedrivingprofileandforwardsthesesoundfilestothespeakersysteminthevehicle
interiorviathehi-fiamplifier.

TheASDcanbetemporarilydeactivatedduringatestdrive(noiseanalysisdrive)bymeansofthe
BMWdiagnosissystemISTA.However,permanentdeactivationoftheASDisnotpossible.IftheASD
isdeactivatedusingtheBMWdiagnosissystemwiththeISTAfunction"ASDmutingON",theASDwill
remainswitchedoffonlyuntilthenextterminalchange.

AdeactivatedActiveSoundDesignisactivatedagainafterthenextterminalchange.

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