2018 iDrive Display vs. 2017

Tommy L Garage · 02-26-2018, 03:52 PM

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

Encanto · 02-26-2018, 04:19 PM

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Originally Posted by tomedkaz

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

2017 iDrive is ID5/ID6 Light, 2018 is ID6.

Super Spartan · 02-26-2018, 07:23 PM

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Originally Posted by tomedkaz

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

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

Tommy L Garage · 02-26-2018, 08:09 PM

Any idea if I can upgrade my idrive to the newer version ?

Super Spartan · 02-26-2018, 10:48 PM

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Originally Posted by tomedkaz

Any idea if I can upgrade my idrive to the newer version ?

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

FLT6SPD · 03-08-2018, 07:26 PM

I have a 18 with iD6, no touch screen...

Super Spartan · 03-08-2018, 07:46 PM

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Originally Posted by FLT6SPD

I have a 18 with iD6, no touch screen...

Same here. no touch screen for me, My 2018 M4 was manufactured in May 2017

hinckley · 03-09-2018, 06:22 AM

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Originally Posted by tomedkaz

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

I have an early-July 2017 build and my car does not have a touch screen (odd, since July was supposed to be SOP for the feature). I'm a techie and was disappointed, but I've got to tell you, it's no loss. The car was designed before a touch screen was a consideration and the screen placement is way too far away from the driver to make touch capabilities useful. I'm completely happy using the normal iDrive controller.

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Originally Posted by Snappy Phoenix

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

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.

cwhands · 03-09-2018, 06:49 AM

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Originally Posted by hinckley

It's no loss. The car was designed before a touch screen was a consideration and the screen placement is way too far away from the driver to make touch capabilities useful. I'm completely happy using the normal iDrive controller.

This. Also, the other menus are basically identical. Only change is main menu functionality. It's nice. But not Earth shattering.

Super Spartan · 03-09-2018, 08:52 AM

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Originally Posted by hinckley

I have an early-July 2017 build and my car does not have a touch screen (odd, since July was supposed to be SOP for the feature). I'm a techie and was disappointed, but I've got to tell you, it's no loss. The car was designed before a touch screen was a consideration and the screen placement is way too far away from the driver to make touch capabilities useful. I'm completely happy using the normal iDrive controller.

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.

Agreed, iDrive 6 just looks different with the tile based icons but they're both nice and with high quality graphics. iDrive 4 was MEH though, text based with minimal graphics.

uniqueMR · 03-10-2018, 09:45 AM

My build was Nov 2017, no touch-screen on M4s

guess2098 · 03-10-2018, 10:51 AM

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Originally Posted by cwhands

Quote:

Originally Posted by hinckley

It's no loss. The car was designed before a touch screen was a consideration and the screen placement is way too far away from the driver to make touch capabilities useful. I'm completely happy using the normal iDrive controller.

This. Also, the other menus are basically identical. Only change is main menu functionality. It's nice. But not Earth shattering.

+1! screen just too far for driver to touch

Super Spartan · 03-10-2018, 11:37 AM

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Originally Posted by uniqueMR

My build was Nov 2017, no touch-screen on M4s

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!

uniqueMR · 03-10-2018, 12:06 PM

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Originally Posted by Snappy Phoenix

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!

Super Spartan · 03-10-2018, 01:06 PM

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Originally Posted by uniqueMR

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

jasonzhu225 · 03-29-2018, 09:27 AM

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Originally Posted by Snappy Phoenix

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

My 2018 M3 has touch screen and I never used it. I know it's not fair but really it's useless

Aaaaaaaaa · 03-29-2018, 10:07 AM

Yea I never use the touch screen. Way too far away and I don't like smudgy screens.

rebirth24 · 03-31-2018, 02:30 PM

Anyone know what the max # of mp3's are for the external flash drive?

Takumi587 · 04-05-2018, 07:08 PM

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.

jdarwin · 04-19-2018, 08:43 PM

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.

domino_z · 04-19-2018, 09:10 PM

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

Andy@BimmerCoders · 04-20-2018, 05:12 AM

We can enable iD6 Lite

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