Google-Maps-to-BMW-Nav.pdf

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Generating Routes in Google Maps/Google Earth for uploading into your BMW

Nav System

Google Maps is a very powerful tool to generate routes that tend to be better and more efficient that

those generated by the BMW Navigation System. You have the flexibility to change routes as you wish

and select specific roads from point A to point B. Google Maps generates a “KML” file that can be

converted to a format that can be used by the BMW Navigation system. This conversion is possible

thanks to the great work of our fellow fester, Aussie40d, from the E70 forum. He has worked very hard

to make this conversion tool easy to use and efficient. In order to use the files generated by Aussie40d’s

program in US spec cars you will need to code your car first so it can import trip files. Change the

following:

HU_CIC3000 HMINAVI_TRIP_IMPORTaktiv

This will add a new Menu item (Stored trips) in your CIC as follows:

Now generate the KML Google file. First log in to Google (create an account if you don't already have

one).

Click on the "Maps" button, which is in the black bar near the top.

Once in Google Maps, click on the "Get Directions" button (upper left).

Input from/to addresses (or places) in the "A" and "B" fields.

Click on the blue "GET DIRECTIONS" button (not the same button you clicked on before - note the CAPS).

Drag the displayed route on the map, to go via the roads you want.

Scroll to the bottom of the written instructions, and click on "Save to My Maps".

In the Scroll window select "Create a new map..."

Then click on the "Save" button.

You should now see a small "KML" hyperlink right above the "from -- To"" directions. Click this hyperlink

to save the file.

Your *.kml file is now downloaded into your default Downloads folder, named

"Drivingdirectionsto….from....kml".

This file is the one that you need to use in the conversion program.

Open the “Convert Google Maps and Google Earth to BMW V1.0.2.xlsm” Excel file. Allow macros if

asked.

"Click here to convert Google Maps routes to BMW Nav" button on the left.