12-21-2016, 05:32 PM | #1 |
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Bugs/Annoyances in my M2
Had the M2 for nearly a month now and can't fault the mechanical aspects...amazing! And really, almost feel guilty driving it as a DD given it's always asking to have some fun...But as a DD, there are some annoyances that perhaps are due to operator error, any suggestions/fixes?
To be fair, no one would expect BMW to excel in the software arena. In fact, I'm not sure why they even try, they can never possibly keep up and that's not what we want them concentrating on anyway. Apple Car play makes total sense and I'm sure an open platform approach across all new vehicles will be adopted soon enough and you'll be able to choose what entertainment system you want and swap and change at will. eg Google maps, voice recognition (etc) is just far superior to anything right now so i'd be watching that space. At this stage, I think BMW should show leadership and offer Apple Car Play for free. Asking us to pay a reported cost of AUD$500 for software and then use Apple maps! Geez... of course the dealer tells me that's Apple's cost and they just pass it on (dubious). Ok rant over...how good is it in the mountains! Music...who needs it! Last edited by lpak; 12-21-2016 at 05:42 PM.. |
12-21-2016, 05:37 PM | #2 |
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I find it the opposite. More useful and safe compared to scrolling through letters and constantly looking down. I can write letters with one hand on the wheel and eyes on the road.
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12-21-2016, 06:00 PM | #4 |
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Sorry to hear that BMW hasn't kept up with navigation down under. Here in the USA the navigation is excellent. On the iphone bluetooth every car I have used my iPhone its always gone to the first song, in my case Fast Car by Tracy Chapman, drives me nuts but I think that is an Apple thing more so than BMW. I ended up putting my entire music library into the hard drive which works great and solves this issue.
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12-21-2016, 06:14 PM | #5 |
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Lack of sunroof
oh and heads up display
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The only time it disappears is if I'm running low on fuel, then the range page appears. |
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....but yeah, my i3 does the same thing!
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Is that in reference to MY 2016+ ? I hope so, that would be a welcome change from a few years ago. The POS nav I have lived with in my various '12 X5s over the years (and currently) is BRUTAL. Every time BMW has sent me a service survey and there is that question about improving features or engineering in their vehicle, I have taken the opportunity to vent about them providing negative value with their navigation while having the gaul to price that as a $1700 option when new. /end rant
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12-21-2016, 08:47 PM | #11 |
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Same here. OP has the older iDrive from MY '16, so perhaps the behavior was different for earlier cars.
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12-21-2016, 10:28 PM | #12 |
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Ugh, I hear ya! Drives me nuts too. Also, if you are playing music from your i-phone via car play and you hit the "Maps" button on the i-drive it takes you to apple maps which i find to be much worse than the BMW nav. Annoying.
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12-22-2016, 07:25 AM | #14 |
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Ditto: Speed display is too small, no HU Display
But here we have sunroof, very good One thing I want to mention is the back sensor, when you finished parking the car, put the gear into "D" drive, it still beep beep beep. Why can't they make it stop when you put to Drive already. I know someone in this forum modified to include a on/off button. |
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12-22-2016, 08:27 AM | #15 |
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Will the dealership actually let you upgrade to idrive 5.0? Mines also a '16. I forgot to ask when the car was serviced yesterday.
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Although now thinking about it...maybe the OP is having the same problem in AUS as the cars would be RHD down there so OP would be using left hand?? |
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That is going to annoy the crap out of me...I always reverse into parking spots/garage. Is there another way to turn it off? |
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So hearing "un huh, fock thattt" is fine with me before I change it lmao |
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12-22-2016, 11:05 AM | #20 |
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For me the crooked/disaligned drivers seat is annoying as hell.
Also the parking sensor beep that continues after going from R to D is annoying. Apart from that, nothing too bad. Pretth well designed product. |
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12-22-2016, 01:13 PM | #21 |
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[*] If i switch to my iPhone for music, it just starts playing the first track on my iPhone every time, which i now detest. There is no memory for what I was last playing in the car and why does it insist on playing something rather than letting me choose.
I drive a 4 series now (waiting for my 2017 M2) and this is the workaround that I've found. The next time it does this, change the multimedia section to CD player. If you can get into the habit of changing back to CD before turning off the car, then it should remember that the next time you start the car. |
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No, we dont that have button down here on our cars. I suspect BMW would say the extra button detracts from the high performance driving experience, just like a sunroof does. It is a minor annoyance not being able to shut that damn thing off. Even with the 6MT. You stop backing up and put it in neutral and the reverse cam and beeper are still going. Annoying. |
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