Much Ado About Touchscreen

[elisiX]

Yes it is. While I don't have it handy, i've seen BMW PDF's with this information confirming so.

[M Pulse]

Originally Posted by elisiX

Yes it is. While I don't have it handy, i've seen BMW PDF's with this information confirming so.

F3x, not F8x.

[MFNATIK]

The real irony here is BMW put a touchscreen in a car that has a screen that is hard to reach haha. Gesture control would have been the real upgrade. I am jealous that you all will get the flatter iDrive contoller tho haha

[Arcades]

Originally Posted by M Pulse

F3x, not F8x.

Please just google this. The change comes after July 2017.

http://www.bmwusanews.com/newsreleas...=&searchresult


2018 BMW M3 Sedan.
Changes to the BMW M3 are effective July 2017 production.

Standard Equipment now includes:
LED Headlights (5A2) replace Xenon adaptive headlights (522+524), which are no longer offered.
The illuminated matte-chrome M badge on the seat has been redesigned to high-gloss black, and includes the M3 model name.
iDrive 6.0 with Touch Screen Technology is standard.

[RobC2]

Originally Posted by MFNATIK

Yup, I really like the lower sleeker profile of this new style controller. The wife's i3 has it but unfortunately the button layout is different since her car still has iDrive 4, or else I'd swap it hahah. My car was a 10/16 production so I missed the new controller by a month.

I didn't even know about this change. Looks like I just missed it as well.

[aboulfad]

Originally Posted by Arcades

Please just google this. The change comes after July 2017.

http://www.bmwusanews.com/newsreleas...=&searchresult


2018 BMW M3 Sedan.
Changes to the BMW M3 are effective July 2017 production.

Standard Equipment now includes:
LED Headlights (5A2) replace Xenon adaptive headlights (522+524), which are no longer offered.
The illuminated matte-chrome M badge on the seat has been redesigned to high-gloss black, and includes the M3 model name.
iDrive 6.0 with Touch Screen Technology is standard.

I just went yesterday to my CDN BMW dealer to play w different HU and I've tried 2018 M3/M4 HU and it wasnt a touch screen. So then I walked to parts and they said there is no such thing for the F8x but my salesman wasn't there to confirm. I was also surprised they had 2018 models in the showroom.

The 5series 10" touch screen was a beauty and it worked really well, almost like an iPad touch screen quality and experience. After 10mns "touching"� and "swiping", smudges were minimal and barely visible. I think the new 5 series gets probably also upgraded HU HW, the experience was smooth and finally worth having in a car. The hand gesture to control volume was cute but I wouldn"t use it often. Navigation was really nice and a major upgrade over my crappy NBT ! And the new controller was a nice welcome change, light an a nice clicky feel !

I'd also love to upgrade my crappy old HU-NBT to a G series equivalent but unsure if there will be 8.8" touchscreens. Also the G series CID is like 1500 eur

[Encanto]

If the production date of that "M3/M4" was pre-July then obviously it will not have a touchscreen.

Originally Posted by aboulfad

I just went yesterday to my CDN BMW dealer to play w different HU and I've tried 2018 M3/M4 HU and it wasnt a touch screen. So then I walked to parts and they said there is no such thing for the F8x but my salesman wasn't there to confirm. I was also surprised they had 2018 models in the showroom.

The 5series 10" touch screen was a beauty and it worked really well, almost like an iPad touch screen quality and experience. After 10mns "touching"� and "swiping", smudges were minimal and barely visible. I think the new 5 series gets probably also upgraded HU HW, the experience was smooth and finally worth having in a car. The hand gesture to control volume was cute but I wouldn"t use it often. Navigation was really nice and a major upgrade over my crappy NBT ! And the new controller was a nice welcome change, light an a nice clicky feel !

I'd also love to upgrade my crappy old HU-NBT to a G series equivalent but unsure if there will be 8.8" touchscreens. Also the G series CID is like 1500 eur

[aboulfad]

Originally Posted by Encanto

If the production date of that "M3/M4" was pre-July then obviously it will not have a touchscreen.

How could same model year 2018 M get such different visible part as the touchscreen CID? I guess then those 2018 M cars are just like the OP’s situation?

On the other hand, if true, then depending on the HU hw (CID vs HU APIX1/2...), then it may be possible to order the touchscreen and w a bit of work, one could retrofit it!

PS: I’ll visit the dealer and grab the VIN of the 2018 F8xx. EDIT: they are 04/2017

[Encanto]

You quoted the BMW press release explaining when this production change will take place. Production changes happen all the time.

The HU_NBT2/APIX2 has a "touchscreen" coding option. So technically it can be retrofitted to MY2017 and pre-July MY2018.

Originally Posted by aboulfad

How could same model year 2018 M get such different visible part as the touchscreen CID? I guess then those 2018 M cars are just like the OP’s situation?

On the other hand, if true, then depending on the HU hw (CID vs HU APIX1/2...), then it may be possible to order the touchscreen and w a bit of work, one could retrofit it!

PS: I’ll visit the dealer and grab the VIN of the 2018 F8xx

[aboulfad]

Yeah, i am kinda shocked too like the OP, that they would release an early production models and change infotainment systems few months later. Its weird... Anyways, i am gonna go talk to my sales director and check on this.

My etk is of 03/2017 and doesnt have yet 2018 info, although i have prices from 07/2017 ! (EDIT: downloading ETK 07-2017)

[aboulfad]

ok, CID 8.8" TOUCH, 07/17, part nb 65 50 6 844 126. No pricing info yet in ETK 07/17.

[Fake News 2017]

Sometimes it's nice to be OCD! I'd never use touch screen because fingerprints would drive me even more insane.

[SD ///M4]

The really easy solution to fingerprints on a touchscreen is to carry a small microfiber towel (washcloth sized) in the door bin or console. When the fingerprints overwhelm your OCD, just wipe off the screen. As the title of this thread states, much ado about nothing.

I don't understand how anyone so averse to fingerprints uses a smartphone or tablet.

[aboulfad]

I?ve went over three days for different reasons and used the 5 series touchscreen, I admit I am hooked and the smudges only show up under certain lighting conditions. The screen quality and experience far outweigh the OCD factor most of us have. However it seems the location in the G series is closer to the driver than in the F8x but wasn?t an issue.

[SD ///M4]

Whether you can reach the touchscreen or not from your normal driving position is really a moot point because you shouldn't be using it that way anyway, particularly if you have to stretch to reach it. It will still make it easier to input info when you are stopped, like inputting your destination before trying to drive to the destination. Again, much ado about nothing. Of course, if you don't like the touchscreen for whatever reason, just don't use it!

[Super Spartan]

and just to confirm, I received my 2018 M4 LCI with the production date 15-May-2017. It has iDrive 6 but without the touch screen functionality.

[aboulfad]

Originally Posted by Snappy Phoenix

and just to confirm, I received my 2018 M4 LCI with the production date 15-May-2017. It has iDrive 6 but without the touch screen functionality.

Congrats on your M And if it?s any consolation, the idrive 6 works really nice compared to the first ones (HU-NBT).

[CenCal X3M Comp]

Any 2018 M3 US owners can confirm if the iDrive has touch screen?

[Jaymax85]

Originally Posted by CenCal 335is

Any 2018 M3 US owners can confirm if the iDrive has touch screen?

Yes it is, haven't used it once though

[mark3]

wonder if it can be retrofitted into early lci 2 m3 ?

[Jaymax85]

Originally Posted by mark3

wonder if it can be retrofitted into early lci 2 m3 ?

Imo not worth it, the screen is too far

[Super Spartan]

Originally Posted by HELLOimJ

Imo not worth it, the screen is too far

That's true but it would've been much easier to type on a touch screen to enter addresses. I can't stand typing or writing on that iDrive controller, I just lookup addresses on my phone's BMW Connected Drive app and send it to the vehicle.