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      11-27-2017, 10:24 AM   #1
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Today I tested the brand new X3, because my F36 was on yearly controll. The X3 was a nice drive, but I was mostly interested in the upgraded iDrive.
The new interface is pretty nice with tiles that is alive. But I was disapointed.

The nice tiles did not give me the information I like to see when driving.
In my 14' F36 with iDrive ver 4 I alway use the split screen displaying the Onboard and the Journey computer at the same time.

Can anyone please tell me I'm wrong?
Please confirm that I can have the same information on screen either in different tiles or as in split screen!
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      11-27-2017, 03:33 PM   #2
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I sure hope they didn't remove the split-screen option!
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Select Map and you will see the split screen. You can customize the Tiles layout as well.

You should go back and try again.

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Today I tested the brand new X3, because my F36 was on yearly controll. The X3 was a nice drive, but I was mostly interested in the upgraded iDrive.
The new interface is pretty nice with tiles that is alive. But I was disapointed.

The nice tiles did not give me the information I like to see when driving.
In my 14' F36 with iDrive ver 4 I alway use the split screen displaying the Onboard and the Journey computer at the same time.

Can anyone please tell me I'm wrong?
Please confirm that I can have the same information on screen either in different tiles or as in split screen!
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Select Map and you will see the split screen. You can customize the Tiles layout as well.

You should go back and try again.
As far as I understood you can only have one tile with "My Car" and select between three options in that tile. If I can have two "My Car" tiles with on-board and journey it will be perfect, but I'm afraid not.

Yes, you can select Map in split screen. But that was not what I asked for. Most of the time I drive on roads I know very well and dont need to be told where to turn
But for sure, If I can select Map and 2x My Car with computer data as front tiles, that will be just perfect..... Buuuuuut, is it so?

I have been watching several YouTubes, but no ones covers individual set ups. Only moving the tiles to the left to the right and back again

BTW, I asked the BMW product specialist at the store.....but there is a reason why I ask you guys
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What you used to do with the iDrive 4.x displays are still present with iDrive 5 and 6. The major change is the horizontal tile layout as the main menu instead of a vertical list of entries.

It seems to me that you want the main menu to display split screen when it already is displaying 3 tiles.

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As far as I understood you can only have one tile with "My Car" and select between three options in that tile. If I can have two "My Car" tiles with on-board and journey it will be perfect, but I'm afraid not.

Yes, you can select Map in split screen. But that was not what I asked for. Most of the time I drive on roads I know very well and dont need to be told where to turn
But for sure, If I can select Map and 2x My Car with computer data as front tiles, that will be just perfect..... Buuuuuut, is it so?

I have been watching several YouTubes, but no ones covers individual set ups. Only moving the tiles to the left to the right and back again

BTW, I asked the BMW product specialist at the store.....but there is a reason why I ask you guys
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What you used to do with the iDrive 4.x displays are still present with iDrive 5 and 6. The major change is the horizontal tile layout as the main menu instead of a vertical list of entries.

It seems to me that you want the main menu to display split screen when it already is displaying 3 tiles.
OK, if 5 and 6 can display the computer info in split screen as in iDrive 4 its perfect. I just could'n find the way. But thats my problem.

No, I dont need the main menu to display split screen. It will be very good if I can have two tiles showing computer infos and the third showing whatever...
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OK, if 5 and 6 can display the computer info in split screen as in iDrive 4 its perfect. I just could'n find the way. But thats my problem.

No, I dont need the main menu to display split screen. It will be very good if I can have two tiles showing computer infos and the third showing whatever...
You can change the tiles displays.
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You can change the tiles displays.
Yes, you can change the display within a tile.
But can you change type of tiles in the main menu?
I want to know if you can have two "My car" (with different computer info) together with the "Map" tile. That's all I want for Christmas
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