What have you programmed as shortcuts?

teezee · 12-17-2010, 10:22 AM

I have these:

Home Phone
Office Phone
Map View (perspective view, direction of travel, north on top, etc)
Day/Night
Split Screen

What have you programmed for yours? Want to see if I'm missing any quick shortcuts.

Page 21 of the manual describes how to set these.

cdeslandes · 12-17-2010, 11:30 AM

1 - Open/close display
2 - CD/Music Collection
3 - Sat Radio
4 - FM
5 - iPod (don't use it these days as I lost the iPod...)
6 - Home as nav destination ("get me home" button)

I mostly use 1 and 6.

fisherman · 12-17-2010, 12:42 PM

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Originally Posted by cdeslandes

1 - Open/close display
2 - CD/Music Collection
3 - Sat Radio
4 - FM
5 - can't remember...
6 - Home as nav destination ("get me home" button)

I mostly use 1 and 6.

I could have used your number 6 ( get me home ) button a lot when I was a single lad living in Connecticut, if they had the technology back then. There were a few friday nights when this would have come in mighty handy...

Mr. ///M3 RD · 12-17-2010, 01:12 PM

got to get that iDrive on my next car

MikeChrista · 12-18-2010, 02:05 AM

For me only open/close display as I mostly want it closed. Having read a few threads here I will probably programme a few more like the night/day mode on the satnav and 'home.

Cdeslandes - not sure why you have CD/Music programmed as you can do this from the top right button on the steering wheel.

Darbs330 · 12-18-2010, 07:16 AM

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Originally Posted by MikeChrista

... not sure why you have CD/Music programmed as you can do this from the top right button on the steering wheel.

I did this as well - If I recall correctly, it was because if you use any of the other buttons... the screen opens automatically.

I like to leave the screen closed as much as possible.

MikeChrista · 12-18-2010, 09:51 AM

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Originally Posted by Darbs330

I did this as well - If I recall correctly, it was because if you use any of the other buttons... the screen opens automatically.

I like to leave the screen closed as much as possible.

That's strange as my display does not open when I change between radio and music collection using the steering wheel button

Lewis@MWDesign · 12-18-2010, 12:39 PM

1. day/night mode
2. randomize songs in playlist
3. search contact list
4. ----
5. ----
6. open/close display

Darbs330 · 12-19-2010, 01:19 PM

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Originally Posted by MikeChrista

That's strange as my display does not open when I change between radio and music collection using the steering wheel button

Yep... I tried changing radio/music collection via the steering wheel buttons & "Open Sesame" the screen popped up. Perhaps there is an option I can change somewhere preventing this... but I haven't found it.

persian54 · 12-19-2010, 08:08 PM

1 call mom
2 call dad
3 call gf
4 home
5 gf home
6 gf work
same setting that i had on the 335i and now the m
how come you guys do the night/day so much?
or the open/close?

I'm always using the iDrive (mostly for music or nav) and never saw a reason to close it..

Land_Shark · 12-19-2010, 09:21 PM

I have not yet received my Z4, but I am wondering as well, why do you need to keep on closing and opening the iDrive... does it interfere with your driving visibility? When I checked at the show room, I did not see any problem with it open.. or was I too excited to get the Z4, nothing seemed to bother me???

MikeChrista · 12-20-2010, 02:50 AM

Land Shark - I have the open/close programmed as a shortcut as I simply do not like the display in the raised position unless I am using it for something specific. Also, I understand that in the Z4 models after 2009 that the display does not open every time on start so there is less need for the shortcut.

Land_Shark · 12-20-2010, 03:45 AM

Oh ok MikeChrista.. Guess it makes sense... If your iDrive screen is down, you can still have your song displayed on your Radio Screen ??

MikeChrista · 12-20-2010, 05:02 AM

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Originally Posted by Land_Shark

Oh ok MikeChrista.. Guess it makes sense... If your iDrive screen is down, you can still have your song displayed on your Radio Screen ??

To be honest I don't know as I have never noticed! I tend to know the music without looking

mstevens · 01-08-2011, 10:20 PM

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Originally Posted by Land_Shark

If your iDrive screen is down, you can still have your song displayed on your Radio Screen ??

What radio screen?

The Control Display ("iDrive screen") is the only display for the radio.

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MikeChrista Private 0 Rep 66 Posts Drives: SDRIVE35i Space Grey Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: East Sussex UK iTrader: (0)	For me only open/close display as I mostly want it closed. Having read a few threads here I will probably programme a few more like the night/day mode on the satnav and 'home. Cdeslandes - not sure why you have CD/Music programmed as you can do this from the top right button on the steering wheel.
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Lewis@MWDesign Banned 261 Rep 1,499 Posts Drives: 2010 BMW Z4 3.5i 6spd Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Hong Kong \| Vancouver, BC Canada iTrader: (28)	1. day/night mode 2. randomize songs in playlist 3. search contact list 4. ---- 5. ---- 6. open/close display
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Land_Shark In The Flesh 23 Rep 600 Posts Drives: Z4 sDrive 35i Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Hong Kong iTrader: (0)	I have not yet received my Z4, but I am wondering as well, why do you need to keep on closing and opening the iDrive... does it interfere with your driving visibility? When I checked at the show room, I did not see any problem with it open.. or was I too excited to get the Z4, nothing seemed to bother me???
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MikeChrista Private 0 Rep 66 Posts Drives: SDRIVE35i Space Grey Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: East Sussex UK iTrader: (0)	Land Shark - I have the open/close programmed as a shortcut as I simply do not like the display in the raised position unless I am using it for something specific. Also, I understand that in the Z4 models after 2009 that the display does not open every time on start so there is less need for the shortcut.
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Land_Shark In The Flesh 23 Rep 600 Posts Drives: Z4 sDrive 35i Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Hong Kong iTrader: (0)	Oh ok MikeChrista.. Guess it makes sense... If your iDrive screen is down, you can still have your song displayed on your Radio Screen ??
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