sixgun95

1. Why can't I locate a store / restaurant by name? You know, enter the name the iDrive and the Nav system locates it.

2. Why is there not a page that displays the directions in a "text" format as opposed to just looking at the map?

My cheap Garmin 2610 or the one in a Hertz rental have both those capabilities plus some. Whats the deal?

bimmerturn

I can't answer the first question but yes you can get a list of the directions in a text format. It is in the line above the where you set you heading and route preference.

ImolaRedM

Item 1 was included in all earlier BMW NAV systems. For some reason the newer E60 Nav is missing this important feature. It's been talked about here ad nauseum.

aybeesea

It still IS available.

Navigate by "Information".

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ImolaRedM

That only gives you a listing of destinations. Unlike the MkI-MkIII Carin BMW Nav systems where you could type in the name of the destination. For example the current system lets you list all the hotels in the area and then you must scroll through the list. While the earlier systems would let you type in 'Inn at Little Washington'.

subterFUSE

Incorrect.


"Navigation by Information" returns a list of POIs within a selected category, sorted by distance.

This is not the same as a "search by name" feature.... which, by the way, has been standard on every GPS system I have ever owned, going back to the late 1990s.


Let me give you a personal example for why Nav by Info is not always sufficient:


I live in the Orlando, FL area. Orlando is, as you probably know, one of the worlds largest tourist destinations. I wanted to play golf at the Ritz-Carlton Club, which has an excellent Greg Norman designed course. It is located just south of Orlando, at the Ritz-Carlton/JW Marriott Grande Lakes Resort.

I had not been there before, so I tried to locate the hotel in my GPS. I began by going to Navigation, then by Information. Next I chose Info on Destination, and I entered Orlando as the city. I then search for Hotels, and I get a list of hotels in Orlando, sorted by distance from downtown. So far, so good.... right?

Wrong. Do you have any idea how many hotels are in Orlando? We have got more f^%&ing hotels here than any place on Earth. So I have to manually scroll through a HUGE list of hotels, which are sorted by distance. This means I can't sort by name to get an alphabetical listing. If I could alphabetitze the list, then I could easily find Marriott by scrolling to the M listings. But sorted by distance means I have to look at every freaking entry until I see what I want.

When I had the very first Lexus GPS system, on an old LS400 years ago..... all I would have to do was enter Orlando as my city, and then spell out Marriott. Boom, there is it. Hit destination, and start driving. But not so for a BMW purchased almost a decade later. This is absolutely, 100% unacceptable. I can't believe that a company which develops such prestigious cars would omit such a basic feature. It is shameful.... no other way to describe it.

sixgun95

You can see a text version of the route? Exactly how?

largeface

BMW encourages voice command.
It's amazing how detailed VC can be. Just say the first few letters of the city then say something like mcdonalds~ Try it, it works.

jchuan8338

Would it be possible to get a list of VC you use to do this. I for one would find it quite helpful. Thanks.

my530i

Last couple weeks when I headed down to LA for SoCal greet and meet, I was about 1/4 mile from Starbucks where the meet was and I was searching for Starbucks nearby. BMW Nav showed me one two miles away while I'm just about 1/4 mile from it. WTF is that?