My iDrive won't display Points of Interest

kloh · 12-21-2009, 09:28 PM

For some reason, I can't seem to get any POI icons to display on my iDrive. I tried selecting "all" as well as specific categories, but no matter what, it doesn't seem to pick anything up. All I see are street names.

Does anyone else have this problem?

JCtx · 12-21-2009, 09:46 PM

I don't even know how to turn that on on this car (haven't played with that, but guess I can find it if needed), but on my other cars POIs only show if you're on the 2 smallest scales. Crank the zoom in and they should show. Let us know.

kloh · 12-22-2009, 09:42 AM

I was really hoping you were right, but I tried it out this morning and still nothing. I even toggled the on/off setting several times just to make sure.

I vaguely recall that there were POI's on the map in Germany when I took delivery, but don't remember exactly. It's a US spec car, but I wonder if the software needed to be updated when it got redelivered but didn't.

osteome · 12-23-2009, 01:49 AM

FWIW.....

My '09 E93 is in Germany (US Spec) is loaded with the European map set, but I was given the option of Germany/US set or just the US set. As I am here for a while, I went with the Euro set, with the understanding that the NAV hard drive will need a re-flash upon the car's arrival back in the US.

Perhaps you got incomplete or corrupted data when your was re-delivered? Sounds like it will be a worth a trip to dealer for the definitive answer, if changing the scale is not working.

quality_sound · 12-23-2009, 02:43 AM

My SA told me they'd load the EU maps at first and then re-flash the US maps when we PCS back to the States. He also said the tuner section would start as EU spec and then be swapped out for an NA unit as well.

kloh · 12-23-2009, 09:29 AM

It does seem like the re-flash did not happen. I was expecting all settings to go back to "factory" when I got my car back, but the navi still had my saved destinations and it seems my EQ settings were the same.

Guess a trip to the dealer is in the cards. Thanks for the input, everyone.

Bmwforewer · 01-21-2010, 02:35 PM

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Originally Posted by kloh

For some reason, I can't seem to get any POI icons to display on my iDrive. I tried selecting "all" as well as specific categories, but no matter what, it doesn't seem to pick anything up. All I see are street names.

Does anyone else have this problem?

I think it's a test version of the navi sw...I have a same problem on my M3...

kloh · 01-21-2010, 03:12 PM

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Originally Posted by Bmwforewer

I think it's a test version of the navi sw...I have a same problem on my M3...

Was yours a Euro Delivery? I still haven't had a chance to get to a dealer to see if they could update it.

*EDIT: I see that you are in Germany, so I assume yours is German spec, not US spec? When I was in Germany for ED, I recall the icons showing up. They just don't show up now that I am back in the states.

kloh · 02-11-2010, 09:39 PM

I'm an idiot.

Apparently, if you have "show traffic info" selected, the points of interest don't display. De-selecting traffic info brings them back.

Weee...no trip to the dealer necessary.

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kloh Lieutenant 48 Rep 420 Posts Drives: 2009 E92 M3 Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Southern California iTrader: (0) Garage List 2009 E92 M3 [0.00]	My iDrive won't display Points of Interest For some reason, I can't seem to get any POI icons to display on my iDrive. I tried selecting "all" as well as specific categories, but no matter what, it doesn't seem to pick anything up. All I see are street names. Does anyone else have this problem? __________________ ED Vehicle: 2009 E92 M3 6MT \| Space Gray, Fox Red Ext, Carbon Leather \| Mod Progress: Flickr Photos ED Tour: Aug 3 - Aug 10 2009. (Trip Blog \| Route map). ED Progress: Delivery Aug 4th; Drop off at Frankfurt Aug 10th; Redelivery Oct 9th.
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JCtx Major General 258 Rep 5,012 Posts Drives: No BMW yet Join Date: May 2008 Location: El Paso TX iTrader: (0)	I don't even know how to turn that on on this car (haven't played with that, but guess I can find it if needed), but on my other cars POIs only show if you're on the 2 smallest scales. Crank the zoom in and they should show. Let us know.
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kloh Lieutenant 48 Rep 420 Posts Drives: 2009 E92 M3 Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Southern California iTrader: (0) Garage List 2009 E92 M3 [0.00]	I was really hoping you were right, but I tried it out this morning and still nothing. I even toggled the on/off setting several times just to make sure. I vaguely recall that there were POI's on the map in Germany when I took delivery, but don't remember exactly. It's a US spec car, but I wonder if the software needed to be updated when it got redelivered but didn't. __________________ ED Vehicle: 2009 E92 M3 6MT \| Space Gray, Fox Red Ext, Carbon Leather \| Mod Progress: Flickr Photos ED Tour: Aug 3 - Aug 10 2009. (Trip Blog \| Route map). ED Progress: Delivery Aug 4th; Drop off at Frankfurt Aug 10th; Redelivery Oct 9th.
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12-23-2009, 01:49 AM	#4
osteome Major 195 Rep 1,275 Posts Drives: 2020 X5 Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Germany iTrader: (4)	FWIW..... My '09 E93 is in Germany (US Spec) is loaded with the European map set, but I was given the option of Germany/US set or just the US set. As I am here for a while, I went with the Euro set, with the understanding that the NAV hard drive will need a re-flash upon the car's arrival back in the US. Perhaps you got incomplete or corrupted data when your was re-delivered? Sounds like it will be a worth a trip to dealer for the definitive answer, if changing the scale is not working. __________________ 2022 M4 Competition ConvertibleDravit / Tartufo Full / Carbon Fiber Exterior...loaded 2020 X5:MW/Coffee Extended Merino, M Sport, B&W....loaded 2007 X3: Sapphire Black / Black loaded 6 speed Gone: M3 E93 Silverstone II over Bamboo
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quality_sound 8 tracks of madness 62 Rep 2,735 Posts Drives: Slowly Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: At home iTrader: (1)	My SA told me they'd load the EU maps at first and then re-flash the US maps when we PCS back to the States. He also said the tuner section would start as EU spec and then be swapped out for an NA unit as well.
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12-23-2009, 09:29 AM	#6
kloh Lieutenant 48 Rep 420 Posts Drives: 2009 E92 M3 Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Southern California iTrader: (0) Garage List 2009 E92 M3 [0.00]	It does seem like the re-flash did not happen. I was expecting all settings to go back to "factory" when I got my car back, but the navi still had my saved destinations and it seems my EQ settings were the same. Guess a trip to the dealer is in the cards. Thanks for the input, everyone. __________________ ED Vehicle: 2009 E92 M3 6MT \| Space Gray, Fox Red Ext, Carbon Leather \| Mod Progress: Flickr Photos ED Tour: Aug 3 - Aug 10 2009. (Trip Blog \| Route map). ED Progress: Delivery Aug 4th; Drop off at Frankfurt Aug 10th; Redelivery Oct 9th.
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kloh Lieutenant 48 Rep 420 Posts Drives: 2009 E92 M3 Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Southern California iTrader: (0) Garage List 2009 E92 M3 [0.00]	I'm an idiot. Apparently, if you have "show traffic info" selected, the points of interest don't display. De-selecting traffic info brings them back. Weee...no trip to the dealer necessary. __________________ ED Vehicle: 2009 E92 M3 6MT \| Space Gray, Fox Red Ext, Carbon Leather \| Mod Progress: Flickr Photos ED Tour: Aug 3 - Aug 10 2009. (Trip Blog \| Route map). ED Progress: Delivery Aug 4th; Drop off at Frankfurt Aug 10th; Redelivery Oct 9th.
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