What functions did you assign to 6 programmable buttons?

[immiketoo]

The only thing I have programmed is the nav setting for the Nurburgring when I did ED. Every once in a while, I hit the button for nostalgias sake.

[skim]

does anyone know how to reprogram a programmed button?
when i hold down a button to reprogram, it'll just program what's already playing (i'm not given the menu anymore)

[///M Rakete]

1) Navigation Night Mode
2) Split Screen
3) USB/iPod Playback
4) Nav to Home
5) Nav to Work
6) Call Emergency 911

[Erhan]

Originally Posted by skim

does anyone know how to reprogram a programmed button?
when i hold down a button to reprogram, it'll just program what's already playing (i'm not given the menu anymore)

I believe you just have to push and hold the button long enough to save the new feature.

[mdosu]

Originally Posted by ddoggm3

wow, i never knew those 6 buttons were programmable. I thought they were for the CD changer, and the only programmable key was the button under the M-button.

I learn something new about my car everyday! Yay!

yeah i know, i thought they were only for radio stations.

Can you program a specific sub screen? like I want the "car data" screen under nav, or you can only have high level screens, like Nav.

i prefer to do:
nav address, phone list, car data, on location search, radio

[M&AGuy]

I use these programmable buttons all the time. Surprised so many ppl do not know about them...

1. AM radio (mark levin/glenn beck type stuff)
2. a Sat music station
3. iPhone/iPod
4. wife phone
5. screen off toggle
6. day/night toggle

[OC3]

Originally Posted by M&AGuy

6. day/night toggle

I should set this up

[dirtyfreebooter]

1. Phone/Address book call preset
2. Phone/Address book call preset
3. Music Collection Random
4. Nav to Home (but I never use it)
5. Map/Nav Voice Instruction Toggle
6. Map Night/Day mode

[ex10psi]

i need to set this up too, great examples!

[BimmerM]

Originally Posted by mdosu

yeah i know, i thought they were only for radio stations.

Can you program a specific sub screen? like I want the "car data" screen under nav, or you can only have high level screens, like Nav.

i prefer to do:
nav address, phone list, car data, on location search, radio

Just use the iDrive to go to whatever screen or option you want, highlight that option and hold one of the 6 buttons till it's saved.

The 6 buttons are also touch sensitive. Of you glide your finger on top of the button the iDrive display will show what is programmed on that button.

[kscarrol]

Originally Posted by OC3

I should set this up

OK, maybe I'm just dense but how do you do this?!? I have the rest of the buttons programmed and know how to do it but can't get this to work. I put the Nav into night mode and hold the button to program but it only seems to save "Navigation" but not in night mode.

[///M Ryder]

#1......CEO's mobile number
#2......Home phone number
#3......Moms home number
#4......Blank
#5......Blank
#6......Nav night mode

[OC3]

Originally Posted by kscarrol

OK, maybe I'm just dense but how do you do this?!? I have the rest of the buttons programmed and know how to do it but can't get this to work. I put the Nav into night mode and hold the button to program but it only seems to save "Navigation" but not in night mode.

On some screens/functions that give you hard time, go back out 1 step and the button will accept/program it.

[pmo7]

1)Bluetooth audio (pandora on iPhone)
2)Call Wife

[Vrrooom3]

Originally Posted by pmo7

1)Bluetooth audio (pandora on iPhone)
2)Call Wife

How do you get your iPhone to play anything other than the ipod music? Everytime I connect my iPhone it goes to my music and I can't listen to Pandora or Iheart radio, etc.

[FLOSS M]

Originally Posted by JCE

Yeah no shyt. I just drive the shyt out of the thing. I don't know what 90% of the stuff in this car does.

Best answer on this thread

[dimabimmer]

Originally Posted by sensi09

I never knew they were programmable for other things either. Mine are all radio stations lol.

same here

[pmo7]

Originally Posted by Vrrooom3

How do you get your iPhone to play anything other than the ipod music? Everytime I connect my iPhone it goes to my music and I can't listen to Pandora or Iheart radio, etc.

It'll do iPod or Pandora. If it does the iPod music, just open Pandora up on your phone and it switches right away.
FYI, 2011.5, with Nav

[freshwhite335]

1-call mom
2- call home
3- call dad
4-none
5-night mode
6- destination home

[JIO]

Originally Posted by JCE

Yeah no shyt. I just drive the shyt out of the thing. I don't know what 90% of the stuff in this car does.

So why did you buy all the options in the first place?...could have saved 50lbs.

[JCE]

Originally Posted by JIO

So why did you buy all the options in the first place?...could have saved 50lbs.

Sorry, I didn't realize you could carve out features of Idrive you didn't want.

I have also saved 50 lbs by only allowing women that weigh 50 lbs less than my ex wife to ride in the car.

Actually, this thread prompted me to go over to the electronics section and ask how to shuffle my ipod. All is good now.

[radiantm3]

Originally Posted by JCE

Sorry, I didn't realize you could carve out features of Idrive you didn't want.

I have also saved 50 lbs by only allowing women that weigh 50 lbs less than my ex wife to ride in the car.

Actually, this thread prompted me to go over to the electronics section and ask how to shuffle my ipod. All is good now.

Memory keys = More driving, less fiddling in iDrive.