Favourite Buttons

John H100 · Post by **John H100** » Sun Sep 13, 2020 6:39 pm

Never too old to learn a new trick.....what a brilliant idea!!

Thanks to the wonders of You Tube I can now with the press on one button; call up my favourite radio stations, call the Mrs or son, navigate home, check tyre pressures, check the weather, review my journey data, turn the central display off....

How did we manage before all this technology!!

It'd be intersting to see what others use the buttons for.

Regards all

John

buzyg · Post by **buzyg** » Sun Sep 13, 2020 7:06 pm

I still navigate with a paper map and a compass.

Enough said.

john-e89 · Post by **john-e89** » Sun Sep 13, 2020 7:57 pm

buzyg wrote: ↑Sun Sep 13, 2020 7:06 pm I still navigate with a paper map and a compass. Enough said.

Probably why you keep nearly crashing...bloody menace, concentrate on the road Buzy....

Blue29 · Post by **Blue29** » Sun Sep 13, 2020 8:45 pm

I've not come across this. Can you share a link to the YouTube video?

scootr · Post by **scootr** » Sun Sep 13, 2020 9:17 pm

buzyg wrote: ↑Sun Sep 13, 2020 7:06 pm I still navigate with a paper map and a compass. Enough said.

You sir, can update your navigation system with a ships sextant from Amazon for $25.
And before you say anything a ship's sextant is not a young lass in a housemaids outfit

dr_john · Post by **dr_john** » Sun Sep 13, 2020 9:35 pm

I know about these programmable buttons but I never got round to using them.

Maybe tomorrow, but I'll have to read the manual first

buzyg · Post by **buzyg** » Sun Sep 13, 2020 10:16 pm

scootr wrote: ↑Sun Sep 13, 2020 9:17 pm
buzyg wrote: ↑Sun Sep 13, 2020 7:06 pm I still navigate with a paper map and a compass. Enough said.
You sir, can update your navigation system with a ships sextant from Amazon for $25.
And before you say anything a ship's sextant is not a young lass in a housemaids outfit

Best be careful how I reply to that one, being ex RN myself, from the days before we had women serving on board.

There still always seem to be some one in a housemaids outfit for crossing the line though.

scootr · Post by **scootr** » Sun Sep 13, 2020 10:25 pm

always one, regardless of gender

John H100 · Post by **John H100** » Sun Sep 13, 2020 10:55 pm

Blue29 wrote: ↑Sun Sep 13, 2020 8:45 pm I've not come across this. Can you share a link to the YouTube video?

There are lots of videos on YouTube of how to use them, this is a good example of options on how to use them, it's very easy

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=LpY13Co1OMY

Regards all

John

enuff_zed · Post by **enuff_zed** » Mon Sep 14, 2020 7:43 am

My 335d had them and now my new 1-series does too.
Must admit the only one I use is button 1 - to navigate me back home.
Something that we have already found useful though is if we're out, I'm driving and have my keys, then Mrs_zed wants to drive. Doesn't need her key, just enters a PIN and the car resets to her preferences.

On a similar note I tried talking to the car the other day. Bit like Siri, jut say 'Hey BMW.' So being bored and still learning it all I said "Tell me a joke".
Back comes the answer "Surely you're not bored already, have you tried Sport Mode?".
I nearly fell off the seat!

Blue29 · Post by **Blue29** » Mon Sep 14, 2020 7:57 pm

John H100 wrote: ↑Sun Sep 13, 2020 10:55 pm
Blue29 wrote: ↑Sun Sep 13, 2020 8:45 pm I've not come across this. Can you share a link to the YouTube video?
There are lots of videos on YouTube of how to use them, this is a good example of options on how to use them, it's very easy

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=LpY13Co1OMY

Regards all

John

Thank you. Will have a go setting up the navigate home shortcut

raven · Post by **raven** » Wed Sep 16, 2020 1:51 pm

1 navi to home town
2 , 3, 4 most used radio stations
5 Sport Displays
6 Stop navigation
7,8 Journey Computer , board computer

Post by **srhutch** » Wed Sep 16, 2020 7:15 pm

1 call home
2 nav home
3 nav work
4 music on hdd
5 BT streaming
6-8 3 radio stations

z4pilot · Post by **z4pilot** » Thu Sep 17, 2020 9:40 am

Hard to beat these...

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