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New to Idrive 7 and Need some help
My previous X3 had Idrive 6 and so does my F80 M3.
For the most part, I have got used to Idrive 7 but the Address Entry has been a nightmare which is why i use Google maps on Apple carplay 99% of the time now. In Idrive 6 - Address entry was very efficient, you would first enter State, City, then Street name and number. In Idrive 7 - there is only Search option where you basically have write in the whole thing starting with house number which creates many more suggestions to actually narrow down on correct address. Is there a way to input address using Idrive 6 format?? BTW I tried searching but couldn’t find previous thread discussing this issue.
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Any reason you just can't ask your car to navigate to the exact address by starting with "Hey BMW..."?
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So is there no option to do it the old way like Idrive 6? The search feature is terrible btw. If i want to use search than Google maps is 100x faster. |
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I replaced the GL450 w/a '23 GLS450 and I'm currently beta testing ChatGPT as part of the current MBUX system. I was promised natural responses but I've gotten no better than what you can get w/ChatGPT on the desktop. The database is also limited to data up to 2021 unfortunately! |
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07-31-2023, 06:51 AM | #9 |
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I almost exclusively use BMW Nav and just have CarPlay in the background for Waze audio alerts. I just select the mic symbol on BMW search screen and say the address destination or things like a store name, pubs name etc.
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I've found it's pretty hard to beat WAZE, especially because it's crowd-sourced data that includes average speed of other WAZE users (at least in the States). |
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I get audio alerts via background CarPlay Waze for police, potholes, broken down cars etc, so best of both worlds for me. |
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When I try this the BMW nav loses the destination and the guidance commands. So all I see is a BMW map with the present position and hear the WAZE turn commands and alerts in the background. How do you achieve BMW nav with WAZE commands over the BMW audio system?
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I only activate alerts in WAZE settings and don't set a WAZE destination for active guidance, hence I don't hear WAZE guidance instructions. Because CarPlay is in the background, I don't see anything from WAZE either. The BMW iDrive system and BMW Nav are selected in the foreground and used for active guidance. The BMW issues visual and audio guidance, and the only time I know WAZE is there is when I get an audio alert about police, broken down car. speed camera (assuming I'm driving over the limit) etc. |
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