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Originally Posted by Frogman
The 8 buttons can be programmed to just about any iDrive function, not just radio stations.
In the radio menu, there is a preset list; that's where to 40 stations are. You can program a button to bring up the preset list if you want.
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Exactly.
If you go into Radio > Presets in iDrive you can scroll through the list of radio stations. If you have the Head Up Display, turning the dial in the steering wheel brings them up on the windshield. BMW did a great job in 'pushing' all the stations together as you don't have to choose AM or FM or Satellite first; the preset list mixes them all together.
The 1-8 buttons are shortcuts to anything in iDrive like calling home, turning on split-screen, etc. I have a 18- button programmed to my one favorite radio station because once I'm listening to it the 40 presets get called up on the HUD and I can access the rest from there.
BJ