BMW Satnav junction alerts

Dr_O · 03-31-2017, 07:31 AM

I am so used to using Google Maps for navigation that it has set my expectations of a Sat Nav system quite high! I am struggling to get on with the BMW nav (62 plate F31) but due to recent UK legislation want to use it rather than my phone.

Going to pay out the £120 for a years Online subscription which will at least let me use Google Send to Car (or the BMW app) to input destinations.

One issue that I have is the alert for up-coming motorway slip-roads/junctions and such... is there any way to increase the distance at which it alerts you of the change?

There has been a couple of times when in the 3rd lane overtaking a middle lane hogger and suddenly get an alert that I have to come off at the next junction without much notice, forcing me to get into that lane quickly!

Watsey · 03-31-2017, 09:00 AM

On motorways my iDrive satnav gives a warning 2 miles in advance of an exit manoeuvre.

Is yours not doing the same ?

Rich9600 · 03-31-2017, 12:19 PM

The display in my dashboard (black panel) offers navigation information. This counts down the distance to your next change.

As above, when I get closer a bar displays here and on the split screen mode of the iDrive.

I recently converted from TomTom on iOS to ProMedia. Once you get it working as you want it, it's a good overall package.

5557223 · 04-01-2017, 06:06 PM

BMW or any car manufacturer for that matter cannot come close to the UI experience that Apple and Google can provide - I mean thats all they do, right.

A car nav is years in production and already years behind when the car is launched. I used apple carplay a few days back and the difference is huge. BMW et al should just let Apple and Google design their UI.

vadimo · 04-01-2017, 06:21 PM

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Originally Posted by 5557223

BMW or any car manufacturer for that matter cannot come close to the UI experience that Apple and Google can provide - I mean thats all they do, right.

A car nav is years in production and already years behind when the car is launched. I used apple carplay a few days back and the difference is huge. BMW et al should just let Apple and Google design their UI.

i agree, it amazes me that manufactures still waste resources on their bespoke sat navs, audi offer google maps

the one reasons i can think manufactures might want to stick to theirs is the product control

Dr_O · 04-06-2017, 03:33 PM

Been testing it along the A27 down south... it appears to only warn me of junctions 250-300 yards before the turning. I think it does show on the black panel first and then very shortly after flashes up (far too late, I think) on the screen.

Unsure if a maps upgrade will fix it, but loathed to pay 60-70 quid for something that my phone does brilliantly...!

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Dr_O Private 19 Rep 69 Posts Drives: F31 328i Join Date: Jan 2016 Location: UK iTrader: (0)	BMW Satnav junction alerts I am so used to using Google Maps for navigation that it has set my expectations of a Sat Nav system quite high! I am struggling to get on with the BMW nav (62 plate F31) but due to recent UK legislation want to use it rather than my phone. Going to pay out the £120 for a years Online subscription which will at least let me use Google Send to Car (or the BMW app) to input destinations. One issue that I have is the alert for up-coming motorway slip-roads/junctions and such... is there any way to increase the distance at which it alerts you of the change? There has been a couple of times when in the 3rd lane overtaking a middle lane hogger and suddenly get an alert that I have to come off at the next junction without much notice, forcing me to get into that lane quickly!
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Watsey Major General 6422 Rep 8,501 Posts Drives: F31 330D sDrive M Sport Join Date: Jun 2015 Location: On sabbatical. iTrader: (1)	On motorways my iDrive satnav gives a warning 2 miles in advance of an exit manoeuvre. Is yours not doing the same ? __________________ Current : F31 330sD, remapped, Ohlins Road & Track, Millway camber plates, Quaife LSD, Stoptech brakes + Pagid RSL1 pads all round, Weichers front strut brace, Eibach front & rear anti-roll bars, Michelin MP4S.
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Rich9600 Colonel 741 Rep 2,511 Posts Drives: i4 M50 Join Date: Nov 2013 Location: UK iTrader: (0)	The display in my dashboard (black panel) offers navigation information. This counts down the distance to your next change. As above, when I get closer a bar displays here and on the split screen mode of the iDrive. I recently converted from TomTom on iOS to ProMedia. Once you get it working as you want it, it's a good overall package. __________________ Driving i4 M50 (G26) Previous 340i Touring MSport (F31)
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5557223 Private First Class 36 Rep 146 Posts Drives: F10 Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: London iTrader: (0)	BMW or any car manufacturer for that matter cannot come close to the UI experience that Apple and Google can provide - I mean thats all they do, right. A car nav is years in production and already years behind when the car is launched. I used apple carplay a few days back and the difference is huge. BMW et al should just let Apple and Google design their UI.
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Dr_O Private 19 Rep 69 Posts Drives: F31 328i Join Date: Jan 2016 Location: UK iTrader: (0)	Been testing it along the A27 down south... it appears to only warn me of junctions 250-300 yards before the turning. I think it does show on the black panel first and then very shortly after flashes up (far too late, I think) on the screen. Unsure if a maps upgrade will fix it, but loathed to pay 60-70 quid for something that my phone does brilliantly...!
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