What are your Programmable Memory Keys?

[Zeus69]

Just got the car yesterday so haven't had much time to tinker... So far:

1. Wife's cell
2. Parent's home
3. HOWARD 100
4. ?
5. ?
6. Home address on NAV

[r53s65e90]

That's a nice one!

1. Wife's cell
2. Navigation map northern view 800ft (I think)
3. Arrow view on the side screen
4. Zoomed out map with traffic view on the side screen
5. Board computer on the side screen
6. Location on the side screen

[duk]

nothing so far LOL

[OMID INC]

1. BPM
2. Area
3. Local radio stations
4. (not sure actually lol)
5. CD player
6. Home address NAV

[albert1028]

Sorry to thread jack...but it's on a related note..I was wondering about the safety and security of programming your home address on your navigation. Are you guys afraid if someone steals your vehicle, that they can figure out where you live and possibly use your homelink to get into your home? (that's what i've been hesitant to program a home, especially if you live in a single family home and not a huge apartment complex where it may be more difficult)

[BCA]

1. 94.5 FM (a local radio station that I like to be able to access quickly in the mornings)
2. Presets (a mix of FM and Sirius)
3. USB
4. Sirius
5. Music Collection
6. Can't recall at the moment

As you can see, I use the buttons mostly for entertainment choices because that's what I need. Much easier than using steering wheel or console buttons.

[BCA]

Originally Posted by albert1028

Sorry to thread jack...but it's on a related note..I was wondering about the safety and security of programming your home address on your navigation. Are you guys afraid if someone steals your vehicle, that they can figure out where you live and possibly use your homelink to get into your home? (that's what i've been hesitant to program a home, especially if you live in a single family home and not a huge apartment complex where it may be more difficult)

I was thinking the same...I heard it's not a good idea to do that

[FStop7]

You shouldn't program your home address. Program a nearby intersection or some kind of landmark. Of course your registration may also contain your address, which is why it might be a good idea to keep that hidden away somewhere besides the glove compartment.

[kloh]

good points on not programming home address. I'm removing mine tomorrow.

Here's what I have right now:

1. Home phone
2. Home nav
3. Work nav (though I'm gonna change this one since it's not really useful)
4. Split screen with entertainment on right
5. Split screen with top view / north facing map on right
6. Toggle split screen on/off

[OMID INC]

Originally Posted by OMID INC

1. BPM
2. Area
3. Local radio stations
4. (not sure actually lol)
5. CD player
6. Home address NAV

oh yea! 4. is ipod.

[elp_jc]

1. SAT presets
2. Home Nav (intersection a block away... because it doesn't recognize my street )
3. USB
4. Home phone
5. Wife phone
6. CD

Few comments. You can add a password to home nav, I believe. But it defeats the purpose; you need registration and insurance IN THE CAR anyway, so if somebody steals your car, they can just punch the address if they wanted to get to your house, no ? I'm not a drug dealer, so I'm not worried about that .

Hey, have you noticed you can't just make the damn nav map show on '08s without punching an address??? What a PITA. Will probably try to store the nav map with route canceled. The other day tried to bring the freaking map to check a street, and for the life of me couldn't do it until decided to hit the 'home nav' button, cancel the route and look for that street. I have 3 different navs, and don't use any of them much, so it's a PITA to remember the quirks of all 3 . The BMW is the least intuitive by far, especially when you don't know what the hell each symbol on the left means (meaning should be spelled out at the bottom of the screen IMO). Oh well. At least it works .

[BobsM3Coupe]

Originally Posted by FStop7

You shouldn't program your home address. Program a nearby intersection or some kind of landmark. Of course your registration may also contain your address, which is why it might be a good idea to keep that hidden away somewhere besides the glove compartment.

Since I am the only one who drives the M3, I keep the registration and insurance card in my wallet. I don't have anything in the car that has my name or address on it.

[isugoo]

1. phone: ex-girlfriend (need to delete)
2. phone: cousin who lives in my place and making all the troubles
3. phone: close m3 buddy
4. nav: office in beverly hills
5. nav: office in del mar
6. nav: home

[FruitCake]

1. Porn
2. Porn
3. Porn
4. Porn
5. Porn
6. Night mode

[rominl]

Originally Posted by FStop7

You shouldn't program your home address. Program a nearby intersection or some kind of landmark. Of course your registration may also contain your address, which is why it might be a good idea to keep that hidden away somewhere besides the glove compartment.

pulled over...

officer: license and registration please

driver: officer, i can get you the registration, but you will have to let me get out of the car and then to reach the bottom of passenger wheel well to get the key to a compartment underneath the driver seat for the socket to open the secret box in my trunk.

[m3convertdriver]

Originally Posted by albert1028

Sorry to thread jack...but it's on a related note..I was wondering about the safety and security of programming your home address on your navigation. Are you guys afraid if someone steals your vehicle, that they can figure out where you live and possibly use your homelink to get into your home? (that's what i've been hesitant to program a home, especially if you live in a single family home and not a huge apartment complex where it may be more difficult)

if someone steals your car your registration will have you address anyway

[datalink7]

Originally Posted by albert1028

Sorry to thread jack...but it's on a related note..I was wondering about the safety and security of programming your home address on your navigation. Are you guys afraid if someone steals your vehicle, that they can figure out where you live and possibly use your homelink to get into your home? (that's what i've been hesitant to program a home, especially if you live in a single family home and not a huge apartment complex where it may be more difficult)

If someone steals my M3 I hope they come to my home...

First they'd meet my dog:

http://s3.photobucket.com/albums/y10...ales_Angry.jpg

Then they'd meet my fist :P

[albert1028]

Originally Posted by m3convertdriver

if someone steals your car your registration will have you address anyway

I don't do this, but I've known others who keep a copy (which is by the way legal in california) in their wallet and keep originals at home. Just trying to eliminate the easy ways to have someone get to my home.

[AMOCHOSTO]

1. Nav 200 meters
2. Radio station (the edqe)
3. Radio Station (Q107)
4. Screen off
5. Nav night mode
6. Nothing yet, but you guys have given me some ideas