Navigational Avoidances on a BMW Device

BMW devices have an Avoidance menu where you can select various options that will adjust how your device routes you. Items with a check mark beside them will be avoided whenever possible.

To locate the Avoidance menu:

1. Touch Settings

2. Touch Navigation

3. Touch Avoidances

• On some devices you will need to touch Enabled or Disabled beneath Avoidances

4. Touch the desired Avoidance to enable it

Repeat the steps above to disable the checked Avoidance.

Available avoidances:

• U-Turns – Avoids calculating routes that require a U-turn 
  

• Highways or Motorways – Avoids highways, interstates, freeways, motorways, and other major routes 
  

• Toll Roads or Tolls and Fees – Avoids toll roads and certain specified congestion zones 
  

• Traffic – Avoids traffic if a quicker route is available
• Must be actively receiving traffic information

• Ferries – Avoids routes that require a ferry crossing 
  

• Carpool Lanes or Car Share Lanes – Avoids lanes designated specifically for carpooling 
  

• Unpaved Roads – avoids unpaved roads (gravel, dirt, etc.)

• Seasonal Closures - avoids roads that close seasonally 
  
• Only available on the BMW Motorrad Navigator VI 

Note that devices will only avoid selected items when it is possible. For example, if you have U-Turns selected as an avoidance the device may still direct you to make a U-Turn if an alternate route is not available.