Good afternoon everyone. Would someone please confirm with me the technology changes that will be implemented in the 2013 F10? First off, according to the official 2013 5 Series pricing guide (got a printed copy from my dealer), the Technology Package for 2013 includes (for $2,800): (609) Navigation, (610) Head-up Display, (615) Online Information Services, (6NF) Smartphone Integration, (6NR) BMW Apps, (6UH) Real Time Traffic Information, and (6WA) Instrument cluster with extended contents.
I have read the various posts in this forum and the sites that explain the updates (
http://f10.5post.com/forums/showthread.php?t=691429), however, I haven't seen real confirmation on some of these updates, nor do I understand the importance of them. Here are my questions:
1) How different will the navigation system be in the 2013 F10 over the 2012 F10?
2) How different will the iDrive be in the 2013 F10 over the 2012 F10? Is it even changing, or just the navigation?
3) Are the BMW Apps (and Smartphone integration) changing?
4) I have read all of the online materials on the revised "multifunction instrument display" (
http://f10.5post.com/forums/showthread.php?t=690544) that will be available on the 2013 F10 as an option. As you see above, the 2013 Technology Package now includes the "Instrument cluster with extended contents." Is this the same thing? If not, what is it? I do not see any other available options on the pricing guide that say "instrument."