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      01-10-2020, 03:11 PM   #1
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Hi All- random question but I can’t figure out if there is an option to change the camera view.
When in reverse, the rear camera is working. I then put the car in drive and would like to see the front camera view - but instead it continues to show me the rear camera view. Is there an option to change that? Once in drive, I would like to see the front camera view, not back!
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      01-11-2020, 09:38 AM   #2
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If you start to roll forward it doesn't switch to the front view? It should if the camera system is automatic.

Try turning off the parking assist button and turning on camera view.
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Hi All- random question but I can’t figure out if there is an option to change the camera view.
When in reverse, the rear camera is working. I then put the car in drive and would like to see the front camera view - but instead it continues to show me the rear camera view. Is there an option to change that? Once in drive, I would like to see the front camera view, not back!
Push the camera button that's left of the shifter.
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      01-11-2020, 04:11 PM   #4
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No, when I roll forward it doesn’t automatically switch. It continues to show me my rear view. I just took a video and trying to upload but keeps telling me it is invalid!
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I know it's a coded option to keep the rear view camera on while driving for a minute. If you didn't code your car, I would take it to a dealer to get this fixed.
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I know it's a coded option to keep the rear view camera on while driving for a minute. If you didn't code your car, I would take it to a dealer to get this fixed.
That's not correct. My 2020 X7 has never been coded and it does the same thing. I special ordered my car. It's done the same thing the OP is describing since the day I took delivery.

There's another thread here somewhere that talks all about this. I believe it's by default so the driver can see what was behind them even if they pull forward. Especially after backing over/into something. If they pull forward they get a wider/longer view of area behind them.

I don't like it but the workaround for me is to press the camera button to the left of the gear shift. That brings up a separate, smaller screen that shows an Aerial 3D photo of your vehicle so you can see everything around you.

I'm on 07/2019.59 iDrive I believe. I've also reset iDrive multiple times. It still does it.
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Hi All- random question but I can’t figure out if there is an option to change the camera view.
When in reverse, the rear camera is working. I then put the car in drive and would like to see the front camera view - but instead it continues to show me the rear camera view. Is there an option to change that? Once in drive, I would like to see the front camera view, not back!
If there is a spot you always want the forward camera to activate, you can use the GPS based activation point setting to automatically bring up the forward camera view.
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When in reverse, the rear camera is working. I then put the car in drive and would like to see the front camera view - but instead it continues to show me the rear camera view. Is there an option to change that? Once in drive, I would like to see the front camera view, not back!
This is the behavior if there are obstacles around the car. If you go to an open space, like an empty parking lot, the camera would switch to the front when you put the gear into Drive.

I think the rationale behind this behavior is that when maneuvering around obstacles, the camera would stay on the least visible view (thus most beneficial). The front view to be honest is sort of optional, as you simply need to look ahead!

And if you really want the front view, just press the panorama camera button - it's much better than the parking front view.
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      01-12-2020, 09:36 AM   #9
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I get the rationale but my previous Audi Q7 switched automatically and I loved that feature! Or at least the X7 driver should be able to change that feature! Thanks everyone.
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That's not correct. My 2020 X7 has never been coded and it does the same thing. I special ordered my car. It's done the same thing the OP is describing since the day I took delivery.

There's another thread here somewhere that talks all about this. I believe it's by default so the driver can see what was behind them even if they pull forward. Especially after backing over/into something. If they pull forward they get a wider/longer view of area behind them.

I don't like it but the workaround for me is to press the camera button to the left of the gear shift. That brings up a separate, smaller screen that shows an Aerial 3D photo of your vehicle so you can see everything around you.

I'm on 07/2019.59 iDrive I believe. I've also reset iDrive multiple times. It still does it.
I should have been clear - it’s a coded option on other BMWs like two of my previous X6s but it looks like they changed the way the camera works on X7.
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It should work like this.
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Thanks. I know how to manually switch to front camera view, I was hoping it would do that automatically when I put the car in drive.
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Thank you. Today I played with the Carwash and 3D camera features. Very nice... After 5 months of ownership, I am still learning new features......
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