I have my complaints with our long-term 2009 BMW 750i's navigation system. Yes, it's quite easy to enter an address with iDrive version 2.0, but why can't it add "on the right" or "on the left" when it tells me, "your destination is ahead"? A basic Garmin Nuvi can do that... And, in a $90K car, shouldn't the computer's linguistic skills have advanced beyond directing me to the "one hundred ten freeway" as I approach the 110 fwy?
Still, while I had the 750i's nav system programmed for a restaurant on Friday evening, I happened upon a friendly feature. See the yellow warning icon? That means there's traffic on my route and I didn't have to look over to the nav screen to see it. Nor was conversation in the cabin interrupted by an audio warning.
Although, in this case, I didn't really need a warning. Note that the speedometer reads 0 mph -- because I was stopped in traffic.
Erin Riches, Senior Editor @ 9,543 miles
dragonflight says:
04:03 PM, 05/26/09
I really like how seamless the digital-analog integration is on this dash. It's far too easy to screw it up, but this manages to blend traditional BMW gauges with all the new trimmings of a 90k luxmobile.
SnakeDoctor says:
04:25 PM, 05/26/09
"Turn right onto highway four hundred five." Hello? How about a focus group or talking with BMWNA? My parents were even laughing at this.
ayao says:
04:33 PM, 05/26/09
What does the vertical bar graph in between the "600 ft" and nav left-turn-ahead indicate?
milt721 says:
07:57 AM, 05/27/09
If it operates like my Verizon phone, it's a visual representation of how far away the next turn is. I guess it's for people who don't know how far 600 ft. is. (The feature annoys me on my phone too, just give me the number, thanks.)