8 Way IDRIVE menu
08-27-2006, 12:28 AM
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As i am stuck without a car for a week, i have decided to borrow a relatives 2006 730ld. I have noticed that this car along with another friends 2003 730d has a 8 way IDRIVE menu. So you get an extra 4 menu's and you access these by pointing the idrive contoller diagonally.
This seems a little more interesting then the E60 4 way menu i will be getting in my 535d which i am taking delivery 01/09/06.
Is there any way i can get this IDRIVE Menu or is it only available for the 7er? cheers
This seems a little more interesting then the E60 4 way menu i will be getting in my 535d which i am taking delivery 01/09/06.
Is there any way i can get this IDRIVE Menu or is it only available for the 7er? cheers
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Originally Posted by asgh4r' post='327454' date='Aug 27 2006, 10:28 AM
As i am stuck without a car for a week, i have decided to borrow a relatives 2006 730ld. I have noticed that this car along with another friends 2003 730d has a 8 way IDRIVE menu. So you get an extra 4 menu's and you access these by pointing the idrive contoller diagonally.
This seems a little more interesting then the E60 4 way menu i will be getting in my 535d which i am taking delivery 01/09/06.
Is there any way i can get this IDRIVE Menu or is it only available for the 7er? cheers
This seems a little more interesting then the E60 4 way menu i will be getting in my 535d which i am taking delivery 01/09/06.
Is there any way i can get this IDRIVE Menu or is it only available for the 7er? cheers
08-27-2006, 12:43 AM
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I dont think this is available for 5 series. I thought when I drive came on the market on the 7 series, people find it an annoying, difficult to use interface. So BMW designed a simplified version for the 5 which should be more user-friendly.
I personally think an I drive with the 4 standard buttons with an extra 4 customizable would be an excellent idea.
I personally think an I drive with the 4 standard buttons with an extra 4 customizable would be an excellent idea.
08-27-2006, 12:44 AM
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Originally Posted by asgh4r' post='327454' date='Aug 27 2006, 01:28 AM
As i am stuck without a car for a week, i have decided to borrow a relatives 2006 730ld. I have noticed that this car along with another friends 2003 730d has a 8 way IDRIVE menu. So you get an extra 4 menu's and you access these by pointing the idrive contoller diagonally.
This seems a little more interesting then the E60 4 way menu i will be getting in my 535d which i am taking delivery 01/09/06.
Is there any way i can get this IDRIVE Menu or is it only available for the 7er? cheers
This seems a little more interesting then the E60 4 way menu i will be getting in my 535d which i am taking delivery 01/09/06.
Is there any way i can get this IDRIVE Menu or is it only available for the 7er? cheers
The iDrive on the upcoming E70 X5 looks like it has some nice improvements, including 8 user programmable buttons for audio, phone, NAV Address book, and other funcions. Each of these 8 physical switches has a text/graphic representation on the bottom of the iDrive screen.
08-27-2006, 04:29 AM
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I see the vent controls are also available on another button... much better.
08-27-2006, 05:10 AM
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The 8-way iDrive was a disaster.
It was too difficult to pull the iDrive knob on the diagonal without accidentally going into one of the adjacent menu's by mistake.
That is why they went to 4-way on the E60. It was just easier to navigate through the menu's without making mistakes.
It was too difficult to pull the iDrive knob on the diagonal without accidentally going into one of the adjacent menu's by mistake.
That is why they went to 4-way on the E60. It was just easier to navigate through the menu's without making mistakes.
08-27-2006, 06:08 AM
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Originally Posted by subterFUSE' post='327481' date='Aug 27 2006, 02:10 PM
The 8-way iDrive was a disaster.
It was too difficult to pull the iDrive knob on the diagonal without accidentally going into one of the adjacent menu's by mistake.
That is why they went to 4-way on the E60. It was just easier to navigate through the menu's without making mistakes.
It was too difficult to pull the iDrive knob on the diagonal without accidentally going into one of the adjacent menu's by mistake.
That is why they went to 4-way on the E60. It was just easier to navigate through the menu's without making mistakes.
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