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05-23-2013, 11:19 AM | #25 |
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My dear, maybe this is your first BMW and it might be pointless to you, but guess what? We are 6.974 billion ppl on this planet. So, please, do everyone else a favor and stop trolling. I got you're dissatisfied with my "pointless" complaint but it's time for you to move on to a different thread.
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I'll answer your original question: It's personal preference. |
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05-23-2013, 01:31 PM | #27 | |
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I think the bigger discussion is--why the hell does the iDrive control not have a volume control on it?
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05-23-2013, 09:29 PM | #30 | |
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My personal dumb complaint is why I can't hit "next track" from the steering wheel. You either have to be on it on iDrive (which really is not that bad) or you have to reach to the other side of the world to hit next... |
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05-25-2013, 07:21 PM | #31 |
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I use the scroll wheel on the right side of the steering wheel for track selection.
My beef is that the list of tracks in a playlist is no longer available once a song is selected. It was nice to be able to scroll through the list to find a good next song whilst enjoying the current song. You can still do it with the scroll wheel but the list that appears on the dash is far more condensed. |
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05-25-2013, 08:21 PM | #32 |
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You can. Scroll wheel next to volume.
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05-26-2013, 06:54 AM | #34 |
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I agree with OP. I had a 2009 335i and the volume was on the left along with track change. Now they put cruise buttons there. So stupid. And there should definitely have been volume control near iDrive like Audi has.
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The volume controls on the steering wheel and dash are perfect for me. Maybe because the iDrive controls are at my forearm? |
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05-26-2013, 05:45 PM | #36 |
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Mine has a next/back for both iPod connected via USB and iPhone via bluetooth. Matter of fact, I was using it today via bluetooth. I kept hitting the back button to replay "All Gold Everything - Remix" on my way home from getting some coffee beans...
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The only valid reason I can think off is that in essence, BMW are manual beasts so most drivers are used to keep the left hand on the wheel and work the controls with the right hand. Not scientific, just and idea...
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I think it has to do with where the steering wheel is located in the home country. German's have steering wheel on right side, hence BMW/Audi/MB have volume on right side. Japanese have steering wheel on left side, hence Acura/Lexus have volume on left side. Like you, not scientific, just an idea.
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The volume/change track should ofc be on the left side. For us who have a MT, we usually have the right hand on the stick most of the time. My Golf has it and it makes perfect sense in my opinion.
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