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Entering the destination as a 3 word address

Requirements:

Searching for a destination using 3 word addresses is possible in the online search More.
The media display shows an Internet connection with a double-arrow symbol in the status line.

Searching for a destination using 3 word addresses is not possible in all countries and in all languages.

Multimedia system:

Select the country indicator.

Select the provider for the online service from the countries list.

If the on-board search delivers no search results, enter the destination address as a 3 word address. Separate each of the words with a full stop.

The search results are displayed.

Select the destination in the list.

The destination address is shown. The route can be calculated.

3 word addresses from what3words are an alternative addressing system for multilingual georeferencing of global locations with a resolution of three metres. Using this grid, locations on the Earth's surface are included which do not have a building address such as street and house number, for example.

The Brandenburg Gate has this language dependent 3 word address:

German: tapfer.gebäude.verliehen
English: that.lands.winning
French: posteaux.bobineur.ombrant

3 word addresses are unique, easy to remember and suffice for most routine applications.

You can convert addresses to 3 word addresses and back again:

at the website what3words Homepage
in the what3words apps