BMW Assist.

BMW Assist puts you in control of your travel plans. Its automatic emergency call feature and breakdown assistance request, including vehicle location data, enhance your safety. Up-to-date traffic information, congestion reports and alternative route suggestions can be called up at the press of a button, plus information about hotels, restaurants and other useful addresses. These can be entered directly in the navigation system.

BMW Online.

BMW Online is an internet-based feature, offering individually tailored information services including news and business updates. Access useful travel information directly from your BMW: from the locations of available parking spaces to the address of the nearest cinema or chemist’s. With its address book feature and e-mail function, BMW Online transforms your BMW 3 Series Touring into a mobile office (only in connection with the optional Professional navigation system and integrated preparation for mobile phones with Bluetooth® interface).

Mobile phone preparation with Bluetooth interface in the BMW 5 Series Touring.

The cordless Bluetooth mobile phone means you can do away with the cumbersome cable between your mobile handset and the hands-free equipment. Bluetooth-compatible mobile phones register with the on-board computer via the optional interface as soon as the driver approaches the vehicle. Telephone numbers, addresses and call lists are then automatically synchronised with the on-board computer. During the journey, the mobile phone can be operated using the multifunction steering wheel or the hands-free equipment. There is a snap-in-adapter available for the Apple iPhone. Your local BMW Centre will be happy to inform you of the mobile phones with which the Bluetooth interface is compatible.

USB audio interface in the BMW 5 Series Touring.

The universal connection point: the option USB audio interface lets you connect practically any audio device into the BMW 5 Series Touring's sound system. Standard MP3 players connect via the USB port. The auxiliary input (AUX IN) socket lets you connect devices via a cable from their headphone socket – from DAT recorders to minidisc players.

Digital road maps for the BMW 5 Series Touring.

Road networks are constantly changing: digital road maps for BMW navigation systems keep you informed of these changes and are available on CD or DVD twice a year. The integrated Falk travel guide* also provides you with a range of additional useful information, such as local sights and restaurants.

* Falk travel guide for Western Europe (excluding Scandinavia).