02-26-2016, 05:52 AM | #1 |
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Main menu on start up
Can anyone solve the mystery of why sometimes my idrive goes to the main menu and other times it goes back to my last view? I always have the screen split between the sat radio and onboard info. More often than not, the screen defaults to the main menu, other times it reverts to my last view.
I can't figure what triggers it. I always lock the doors, so that's not it. The time out of the vehicle doesn't seem to be it either. I never press the OK upon entering so scratch that thought too. I always use the comfort access and just open the door to unlock. Any ideas? I did try searching but I'm not finding what I'm looking for. Thanks all. |
02-26-2016, 06:27 AM | #2 |
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Are you parking in an area with no sat radio signal? I wonder if that prompts it to revert to the main menu? Other than that, I'm stumped, because mine always starts off right where I left off. I also had the annoying iDrive safety prompt turned off (which I'd recommend, in addition to seat belt chimes, etc.), so my startup is even quicker. But I also don't listen to sat radio, pretty much always on usb media which is always connected.
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02-26-2016, 07:12 AM | #3 |
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My car has had a lot of little software gremlins in it from day one. I was the PUMA case that got the BMW Apps issue resolved, after them having my two week old car for almost a month.
Currently, the feature that shows how much fuel one is to have left at their input navigation destination does not work correctly. If I have ¾ of a tank, and I input an address 9 miles away, the system will tell me I'll have no gas upon arrival. That's some dismal fuel economy, there!! I have noticed other little software glitches, such as the one you describe, cmyx6go. I just assumed when it reverted to the main menu the system had crashed at shutoff, and rebooted, or there was an over-the-air update from BMW Connected Drive, which will also reboot one to the main menu. jcfay's idea is also a good one. The system does like to go back to the main menu when it cannot access the selected function. |
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02-26-2016, 12:01 PM | #4 |
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The sat radio is on when I shut down and comes on when I start up so I'm not in a dead zone.
I wasn't sure if the main menu was a normal default under certain circumstances. All my previous BMWs went to my last view. But then again, this M is so much different than my previous M, I don't know what is normal anymore. I guess I'll stop at the dealer when I have time. It's no big deal, just annoying. At least it's the only gremlin so far. Thanks to you both. |
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02-26-2016, 12:56 PM | #5 |
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A lot of software confusion might be caused by grabbing the "wrong" keyfob. When we got our i3 (and our x5m, actually), we noticed that our settings would disappear. Turns out, we were just grabbing the other keyfob which didn't have any settings yet.
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I set both of them the same and the spare keyfob stays in my jewelry box as I am the only driver, but thanks for the thought.
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02-26-2016, 08:40 PM | #9 |
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This isn't limited to the X5 M. Every BMW I've had in recent memory has done this. No explanation.
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Ironically, since posting this I have gone back to last screen on every start up. Go figure.
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03-03-2016, 11:08 AM | #11 |
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I had an epiphany today regarding this issue.....
That stupid start-up screen, where one needs to admit they're not an idiot, and confirm they won't use the nav and drive.....well, if one does NOT click "confirm" and it auto-clears itself, it defaults to the main menu. If one clicks "confirm" the nav system goes back to the last screen/item used. I bet this is the cause if your troubles, cmyx6go. |
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Couple of points:
1. You can (via coding) turn off the annoying disclaimer. Then it always seems to start where it left off last time (if that's a navigable location still) 2. UrbanExtant - the range feature confused me for a while, as I also thought it was telling me I'd have no gas left on a short trip. Yours may be broken, so apologies if so - but what it (confusingly, IMHO) displays is the *gas required* for the trip. So, a long trip the little dot will be to the right, those short trips will be almost by the "E". Net net - if your gas level is past the dot, you'll be able to make it without a refill... |
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I don't think cmyx6go has coded her X6 M, so maybe what I thought of today is causing her issues. Thanks for the info on the range feature. It would be interesting if the feature is supposed to work the way you describe it, because that's not how BMW tells me it is to work. This past autumn, I was fortunate enough to be at a BMW event loaded with executives across all divisions, and a software exec sat in my car with me, and saw what I described here about the range feature, and said it wasn't working right. It is very possible that even they don't know how their own feature is supposed to work! |
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Yes, I had that annoying disclaimer screen coded off at the same time as I had ASD coded off. Perhaps that's why I always am in the same place on start up - no need to hit that stupid button or ignore it...
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Not at all intuitive, but once you've got your head around "as long as the gas gauge is past that dot I'm fine" it's easy |
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As for coding with my MacBook....I've thought about it. In the end, the absolute only thing that Windows would be used for is coding our BMWs, so it's not worth clogging up my MacBook for just that. As I mentioned, my husband loves World of Warcraft, and has causally mentioned getting a dedicated Windows gaming laptop for some period of time now. I feel more comfortable going that route, than taking much needed, and used hard drive space on my MacBook, even if his indecision is slowing down my ability to code the cars right now. |
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I have a new theory I need to check out. I realized this morning that I mostly back into parking spots and I don't always shut the reverse camera. I'm wondering if somehow this triggers the main menu vs the last screen. I purposely shut the car down while the camera was active on the screen. We shall see.
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