[speedski]

4 Series LCI - surely there must be another way for a call to be muted and unmuted other than through the iDrive? I keep cutting myself off from calls as I leave it on the mic mute option and if you don't use it quick enough it goes to the end call.

Its driving me nuts (and also pretty distracting) - is there really no other way?

[Watsey]

You could programme one of the preset buttons (I don't but it should be possible).

[Drek]

In my 3 I just press the volume button, surely yours is the same?

[JustChris]

Originally Posted by speedski

4 Series LCI - surely there must be another way for a call to be muted and unmuted other than through the iDrive? I keep cutting myself off from calls as I leave it on the mic mute option and if you don't use it quick enough it goes to the end call.

Its driving me nuts (and also pretty distracting) - is there really no other way?

You can mute it on the phone too

Seriously though it's a fairly phone specific feature so to me seems fine that it's displayed on the I drive within and active call.

[speedski]

Originally Posted by Watsey

You could programme one of the preset buttons (I don't but it should be possible).

Need to see if I can work out how, given its a sub menu of a phone menu it might be tricky.

Originally Posted by Drek

In my 3 I just press the volume button, surely yours is the same?

Nope doesn't seem to be - nothing on the Msport wheel to support it.

Originally Posted by JustChris

You can mute it on the phone too

Seriously though it's a fairly phone specific feature so to me seems fine that it's displayed on the I drive within and active call.

That's fine if sitting on the mute menu option remains, but to get to it you have to go down twice whilst on the active call and then hit it, it mutes the call and then if you don't touch it for a little bit it goes back to the end call function.

The mute option across phones is pretty consistent - I don't want to have a phone on my screen (I don't think it will be long before that's banned too given people keep putting them right in the eyeline of the road!

I need the mute option to work as 19" runflats on concrete are not what work wants to hear in the background of all my calls.

Spent last week in a colleagues E220 and he has the button right where it should be, on the steering wheel right by your finger!

[Drek]

Originally Posted by speedski

Nope doesn't seem to be - nothing on the Msport wheel to support it.

No, the actual volume control button on the dash.

[Drek]

Actually, forget that I don't think it does what you're asking.

[speedski]

Originally Posted by Drek

Actually, forget that I don't think it does what you're asking.

Yeah thats not what im trying I don't think

The weird thing Is I just gave back my 520D company car, a 63 plate F10 and if you had it on mute it stayed on mute so you could just hit the top of the iDrive, but for some reason on the LCI iDrive its hopping back to end call itself, not staying on the menu option I have highlighted at the time...annoying

[juggsy]

Originally Posted by speedski

Yeah thats not what im trying I don't think

The weird thing Is I just gave back my 520D company car, a 63 plate F10 and if you had it on mute it stayed on mute so you could just hit the top of the iDrive, but for some reason on the LCI iDrive its hopping back to end call itself, not staying on the menu option I have highlighted at the time...annoying

I had my first conference call in the car on Friday, and found this out to my frustration as well. Add it to the list of stupid niggly design features BMW like to add in. I want to be able to toggle mute/unmute quickly with one action, not have to navigate to the option every time!

[speedski]

Originally Posted by Watsey

You could programme one of the preset buttons (I don't but it should be possible).

Tried this today - navigate on iDrive to the mute icon, hit the 1-8 button you want and hold it, Mute Microphone comes up, hit the top of the idrive and it saves the shortcut....works flawlessly!!!

Thank you!!!!!

[Watsey]

Originally Posted by speedski

Tried this today - navigate on iDrive to the mute icon, hit the 1-8 button you want and hold it, Mute Microphone comes up, hit the top of the idrive and it saves the shortcut....works flawlessly!!!

Thank you!!!!!

Might even try it myself.

[chris-c]

Top suggestion. I was reading this the other day wondering what people was moaning about when you can just turn the mic off but this seems like an ideal solution