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      03-05-2019, 12:59 PM   #1
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Question Where is our compass?

Would like to see our direction of travel on the mirror or pinned to a screen, not embedded in MAPS.
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I'd like to be a ballerina, but that's not happening either. While it was handy to see the direction on the mirror in my old F15 (or was it my E70?), the ability to easily and quickly switch between multiple screens with abundant information is part of what makes the G05 so great. You can access the information multiple ways -- set one of the multiple user defined buttons, or customize your iDrive screen and swipe between multiple screens, or use the buttons surrounding the iDrive controller, or use voice command to call up the info you want. The trick is to embrace the future, instead of clinging to the past. Once you do that, I bet you enjoy the new system even more.
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iDrive home screen > add page or edit > add the compass
I actually like it better in one of my Home screens than I did in the mirror.

My #2 Home screen has compass, map, traffic info and clock. I find myself using that #2 screen a lot.
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I actually like it better in one of my Home screens than I did in the mirror.

My #2 Home screen has compass, map, traffic info and clock. I find myself using that #2 screen a lot.
I don't use it personally, my pages are probably weird for most people

Page 1: News/trip data then Map
Page 2: Sports Display then Music/Weather
Page 3: Compass/traffic Route details
Page 4: Don't remember
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I'm sooooooooooo confused!

Yep, this car is gonna be fun.
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I actually like it better in one of my Home screens than I did in the mirror.

My #2 Home screen has compass, map, traffic info and clock. I find myself using that #2 screen a lot.
I don't use it personally, my pages are probably weird for most people

Page 1: News/trip data then Map
Page 2: Sports Display then Music/Weather
Page 3: Compass/traffic Route details
Page 4: Don't remember
My favorite one is your #4 screen

For my #1 I have big clock to the left with music and phone to the right. It's uncluttered looking to me like that and it's what I use most when not navigating.

We should probably have a thread on ideas for screens instead of jacking a thread (sorry I did that OP)
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My favorite one is your #4 screen

For my #1 I have big clock to the left with music and phone to the right. It's uncluttered looking to me like that and it's what I use most when not navigating.

We should probably have a thread on ideas for screens instead of jacking a thread (sorry I did that OP)
Indeed, time isn't a huge deal for me so I use the tiny time at the top

Yes, we should!
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Be great if I could find the Add page option. duh....
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Be great if I could find the Add page option. duh....

There's a couple of ways to add a page but this might be the easiest -

You have to be stationary - tip the idrive controller forward (up on the screen) >adjust main menu > add page then pick your "widgets"
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There's a couple of ways to add a page but this might be the easiest -

You have to be stationary - tip the idrive controller forward (up on the screen) >adjust main menu > add page then pick your "widgets"
I'm still a "guest". Do I have to set up some kind of profile first?

Thanks for the help.

I really love the options and things you can customize with this car but because of it it can be overwhelming too.
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I'm still a "guest". Do I have to set up some kind of profile first?

Thanks for the help.

I really love the options and things you can customize with this car but because of it it can be overwhelming too.
I wish I could answer this,but since I drove mine home from pick up with my own “wrickem” profile set up, I can’t answer your question about “guest” profiles and how they work.

You’re right, there are a lot of customizable settings, but the nice thing is once it’s set up, it’s all set up (just needs minor tweaks sometimes after living with it for a bit)
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I wish I could answer this,but since I drove mine home from pick up with my own “wrickem” profile set up, I can’t answer your question about “guest” profiles and how they work.

You’re right, there are a lot of customizable settings, but the nice thing is once it’s set up, it’s all set up (just needs minor tweaks sometimes after living with it for a bit)
Genius have been a life saver regarding setting up the car although their general knowledge is not always correct. For example, I was speaking to our local service director yesterday about the software updates and how and where they come about. A corporate Genius had told me that it was up to the local dealership to release/send those updates. Apparently that is not the case. All updates come from the main office according to my service director. Car runs fine, no bugs, with an older 2018 .55 release. He also advised not to get hung up chasing software updates which makes sense. He's going to get to the bottom of it and call me back. Service has been great from these guys.
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