02-02-2015, 12:56 PM | #1277 |
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Playing around the navigation split screen, if you zoom the map all the way out by spinning the iDrive controller you get a nice full view of the iconic "blue marble earth" as if you are looking from space. Looks kinda cool. I've been leaving it on the right side of the split screen, while the left side is zoomed in for regular map functions. Just a change of pace, as you can get bored with the same thing on the screen.
I switch it around from time to time, have had it on the weather, stock market, etc, or switch the album art from left to right. When you commute 70 miles a day you look for anything to change the monotony.
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04-20-2015, 11:47 AM | #1279 |
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04-20-2015, 01:35 PM | #1283 |
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Yes and it's horrible. Went to "quickly merge" onto a highway the other day, it took 1 second to find the gear it wanted, accelerated for 1k RPM, before shifting again. Wasted a solid 2 seconds that could have been applied in a more productive fashion.
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04-20-2015, 05:08 PM | #1284 | |
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If you are in manual AND using the kickdown to select lower gears.........you're doing it wrong.
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04-20-2015, 06:26 PM | #1285 | |
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I bought a piece of plastic to put behind the peddle to prevent the kickdown, I haven't yet installed it though. Just wish BMW would be smart enough to know (hey this guy is in manual mode, he doesn't want to kick down).. but nope it knows better than you do! |
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04-20-2015, 08:12 PM | #1286 |
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^ gah, I hate the kick down when in manual mode! I second the notion that if I'm in manual, it's so I can select whatever gear I think is appropriate, and not have the computer try to second-guess me! It's incredibly annoying to be in the middle of passing someone, have the car suddenly downshift, and half a second later be bouncing off the rev-limiter.
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04-20-2015, 08:24 PM | #1287 | |
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Overall I do not like this feature. I was looking for a method that would drop gears faster as manual mode still takes a bit to drop 2 gears. It's times like this that I wish I did have the 6mt but the other 99% of the time I am very happy with the 8at. |
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04-20-2015, 08:39 PM | #1288 |
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I've noticed this too.
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04-21-2015, 09:48 AM | #1289 |
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To add to that, you can speak naturally without waiting for the Siri menu to come up, and you may also tag contacts with nicknames.
For example, instead of going through the cumbersome contextual responses "Hey Siri.... ("what can I do for you?") call John Roberts... ("okay, which number? mobile, work, or home?") mobile." You can instead say "Hey Siri, call my dad's cell" and it will first ask you to confirm who in your contact list "dad" is and will tag that entry as "father." So then in all future instances, saying "Hey Siri call my dad at home" will initiate the call immediately. You can remove or edit tagged contact entries through your own contact record. |
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Your method also requires the contact entry in your phone to be named as "Mom" which I guess is fine but I name all my contacts by full name. For a more relevant example, my girlfriend has a Russian name that Siri does not know how to pronounce correctly, and it won't call her unless I say her name the way Siri thinks it's pronounced. Alternatively, "Hey Siri call my girlfriend at work" is way easier. I've never really had success with the BMW native voice controls (or in any car, for that matter), and if you hold the voice button it does access Siri through BT, but there is a weird delay from when the phone is ready to accept a command to when you actually hear the prompt. It's really tomato tomahto, but I prefer using "Hey Siri" in the car. Last edited by erroberts1; 04-21-2015 at 10:27 AM.. |
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04-21-2015, 10:47 AM | #1292 | |
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EDIT--ok, I tried this on the way home. I charge my phone in the armrest. So with the windows and sunroof open, I'm screaming "HEY SIRI!!" and getting no response. Plus, most of my calls are to people I call frequently, and are in my call log. I'm assuming the same goes for your GF. I just hit the phone button on the steering wheel, and scroll my call log. So I'll be skipping the Hey Siri thing. Last edited by tex2670; 04-22-2015 at 07:00 AM.. |
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Be careful with "Hey Siri" - that bitch tried to get me federally indicted
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