02-26-2018, 03:52 PM | #1 |
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2018 iDrive Display vs. 2017
I drove my friend's 2018 M3 and his screen looked a lot nicer...different icons etc. I know 2018s are touch screens, but is the software different too? Thanks
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02-26-2018, 07:23 PM | #3 |
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Because you have iDrive v5 and he has iDrive v6, it's not about the touch screen, it's the entire iDrive software is different fro 5 to 6 where v6 is tile based
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02-26-2018, 10:48 PM | #5 |
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you can get the iDrive 6 Lite not the actual iDrive 6 as that requires hardware upgrades.
See: http://f80.bimmerpost.com/forums/sho....php?t=1396965 It can be simply coded. Just read that thread and see how to do it
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03-08-2018, 07:46 PM | #7 |
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Same here. no touch screen for me, My 2018 M4 was manufactured in May 2017
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Everyone says that, but the only thing that's tile based is the main menu. It's very nice, but I don't have that screen displayed very often. Other than the main menu design, I don't believe there's any significant difference between the two iDrive versions. If anyone can, let us know whether there are other differences.
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03-09-2018, 06:49 AM | #9 |
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This. Also, the other menus are basically identical. Only change is main menu functionality. It's nice. But not Earth shattering.
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My build was Nov 2017, no touch-screen on M4s
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I bought my M4 in July 2017 and it was built in May 2017 with no touch screen. A guy I know bought an M4 2 months later but I don't know the exact build date and he has a touch screen! both mine and his are convertibles! Pisses me off!
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Yeah not fair man, same freakin' car, same packages exactly, same year model (2018). BMW should have some consistency not implement these updates in badges according to what month your car is built. To me, a 2018 is a 2018, but to BMW, it's depending on the month, some with touch screens, some with Steel Drive Shafts soon rather than CFRP
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I have a 2018 with touchscreen and tbh I never use it. I prefer no one touch it anyways because you have to wipe it down after with a microfiber towel.
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How do I access the screensaver? I had a 2017 M2 that the PCD rep programmed it for me - I do not see that option on my 2018. I know its just a clock but it was nice during nighttime driving.
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you can switch to ID6 lite using the bimmercode app - i tried it and tbh i prefer ID5, the tiles are just too small to be usable, especially the nav map
the screen itself is just too far away to be touch friendly |
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