1st REAL LIFE pictures of 09 Pro Navigation/iDrive

[123D-M]

Some better quality photos of the various iDrive functions. Such a cool system! :respekt:

Music with splitscreen navigation.
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Contacts imported from my phone.
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Text messages on your phone can be viewed on the screen.
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Parking sensors.
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[BMW_x5_Msport]

that is hot!!!

[JLight]

123D-M,

Hope you are already enjoying your 1st weekend with your new 1er! Thanks for posting all the great pics of the new iDrive, by the way, great taste in 80's music!

I am so excited to get my new 1!

[EINSER M]

worthy to worship
now up to par with the japanese systems

[john970]

I JUST BOUGHT MINE

damnit. that is not just better, it makes mine look like a fisher-price toy. i have an atari to your ps3.

my starter button surround says year 1 of the one! ha!

[cpt97m3]

That looks like a slick system. Can't wait to try it out in person here in the US.

[123D-M]

Just spent half an hour playing with my car in the garage. Sad I know but it's a new toy

Couple of features I wanted to share.

With the 09 navigation you can program and save entire journeys on the HDD. I just programmed a round trip from Antwerp stopping in Luxembourg, Strasbourg, Lausanne, Zurich and Stuttgart. It is now saved and ready for when I go in October. Not sure how many journeys you can program and save at once but it seems to be a few.

I had already uploaded the contents of my IPOD on to the HDD. Now I added a few songs to the IPOD and plugged it in to the car again. Discovered it is smart enough to synchronise and just download the new songs without doing the whole lot again. Lucky because it took nearly an hour to download the original 4Gb.

I'm sure there are many more features waiting to be found. I will share them as I find them.

[asv]

I didn't bother getting NAV in my 08 because of the positioning and look. It looks like the 09's with NAV will be even worse. I'm really digging the interface L&F.

[cyberbro]

Originally Posted by 123D-M

Just spent half an hour playing with my car in the garage. Sad I know but it's a new toy

Couple of features I wanted to share.

With the 09 navigation you can program and save entire journeys on the HDD. I just programmed a round trip from Antwerp stopping in Luxembourg, Strasbourg, Lausanne, Zurich and Stuttgart. It is now saved and ready for when I go in October. Not sure how many journeys you can program and save at once but it seems to be a few.

I had already uploaded the contents of my IPOD on to the HDD. Now I added a few songs to the IPOD and plugged it in to the car again. Discovered it is smart enough to synchronise and just download the new songs without doing the whole lot again. Lucky because it took nearly an hour to download the original 4Gb.

I'm sure there are many more features waiting to be found. I will share them as I find them.

123D-M, Great shots and good luck with the car.:thumbup:

Did the 2009 Idrive come with a USB in the glove compartment that you can hook an Ipod to?

My dealer said I did not need the $400.00 one in the center console becuse of the new one in the glove compartment.


Thanks

[123D-M]

Originally Posted by cyberbro

123D-M, Great shots and good luck with the car.:thumbup:

Did the 2009 Idrive come with a USB in the glove compartment that you can hook an Ipod to?

My dealer said I did not need the $400.00 one in the center console becuse of the new one in the glove compartment.


Thanks

Yep there is a USB in the glovebox but it is only for loading to the HDD. You can't play from the ipod via this USB. Also, it is awkward to plug into so you wouldn't want to do it every day.

I have the centre console USB and the smart phone integration as well.

[Bruck]

Can you comment with pics of the smartphone cradle snap-ins? I'm very curious to see how it works and where they positioned it?

I take it you have an iphone?

[123D-M]

Originally Posted by Bruck

Can you comment with pics of the smartphone cradle snap-ins? I'm very curious to see how it works and where they positioned it?

I take it you have an iphone?

The smartphone adaptor uses the same snap-in cradle under the centre armrest as other phones. You just need the correct adaptor for your phone.

I ordered all the necessary options on my car but I don't actually have the smart phone yet. I was planning to get an iphone but then they were released in Belgium with catastrophically expensive price and plans so I have been boycotting. Meanwhile I haven't found another phone that I like so I am sticking with my old Ericsson that works beautifully via Bluetooth. My dealer has promised me a snap-in adaptor once I choose a phone.

FYI. If you want an iphone here it is €615 for a 16Gb and then the plans are still really expensive, like €50 per month and the largest data plan available is 2Gb. Useless.

[Sherifftruman]

Wow, I thought robbery was against the law?

[Motorsports_3]

I am sooo glad I did not order navi on my 08

[lamini]

makes me want to go out and order mine right now.

[arok]

god the new navi is so nice

[roldan]

Wow, that looks way, way better.

Goddamn technology, always getting better.

[iamthewalrus]

Originally Posted by ChrisK

IMHO this will make the 2008's w/navi even more desirable. It just interrupts the dash to much.

In general this is why I don't buy cars with navigation. When I bought my 2006 330ci convertible I ordered it and waited 4 months for delivery because I required manual transmission without navigation and they couldn't find one in the US.
Personally, I prefer a Garmin/TomTom. You can upgrade it easily as better technology comes out and it doesn't clutter the dash except for the few times you actually need it. My biggest fear is that you have a sweet, 8-year-old BMW that looks great except for this Windows-98-looking, dated piece of software staring at you from the middle of the dash. Think about it, the useful life of a car is much greater than the useful life of your last laptop.
Just my $0.02. I've gone out of my way never to own a car with integrated navigation and will continue to do so even if it means moving downmarket or special ordering.

-James
Seattle, WA

[123D-M]

I never keep my cars longer than 3 years so for me it is fine to take the latest technology. It won't be too dated when I come to sell it.

[Mad Dragon]

We had a 2009 E91 at work yesterday. The new CIC system is awesome. Hopefully, this will shut all the iDrive naysayers up.

[hansenc]

Originally Posted by john970

I JUST BOUGHT MINE

damnit. that is not just better, it makes mine look like a fisher-price toy. i have an atari to your ps3.

my starter button surround says year 1 of the one! ha!

I agree, it makes the 08 idrive look like a pos.

I would give up my year of the 1 for that lol

[Minicobra1]

How are the voice commands for the navi, can you say an address in one sentence? or do you have to list street, number, city, etc. with beeps in between.
What about commands like, find gas station, find bank, etc. ?
Thanks! The one in my Mini is terrible and slow to respond.

One more thing, does it offer a birds eye view as well as map view?

Braden