BMW Navigation on 2011 F10 is worthless

paulbazo · 07-06-2012, 09:28 PM

i am on a roadtrip from Miami to Hiawassee in Georgia, and found out that the navigation on my 550i is worthless, it does not find anything, it makes me drive around wasting time, I have to rely on my iphone an google maps, BMW really screwed up this time, they should fix this, can not believe how bad this navi is.

wessew10 · 07-06-2012, 10:17 PM

Sorry about your misfortune. My experience is different. I have used mine on at least a dozen trips, including Hilton Head, SC without issue. Are you inputting a specific address or a POI? Anyway, after driving Acura and Lexus, my opinion is that it is on parity with those systems. Is it possible that you have corrupted data and/or need to update the software? The system is simply not that bad...

Bimmernerd · 07-07-2012, 02:17 AM

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Originally Posted by paulbazo

i am on a roadtrip from Miami to Hiawassee in Georgia, and found out that the navigation on my 550i is worthless, it does not find anything, it makes me drive around wasting time, I have to rely on my iphone an google maps, BMW really screwed up this time, they should fix this, can not believe how bad this navi is.

Seems the Navi has problems with the US? No major problems so far, had more problems and wrong routes with the old Tom Tom XL...

Touring · 07-07-2012, 03:43 AM

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Originally Posted by Bimmernerd

Seems the Navi has problems with the US? No major problems so far, had more problems and wrong routes with the old Tom Tom XL...

Yes, I was thinking the same thing too. Never any problems. Even found the most obscure and remote small hotels in the Italian countryside on my vacation last week.

Will Pwr · 07-07-2012, 10:00 AM

I've never had problems with mine. I've even used the alternative route opens in traffic and it's great. I did spend some good time playing with it to get more familiar with...especially with the voice command options.

stealth.pilot · 07-07-2012, 10:29 AM

I've ever had problems with it either.

Seattle135is · 07-07-2012, 10:41 AM

Same here - no major issues - just a big gripe is the lack of the current street name when on the regular map.

Tuesday · 07-07-2012, 03:46 PM

I also have zero issues with the navigation and anything I cannot find is compensated for by the amazing concierge service.

I wonder if people who gripe about this navigation system ever had to deal with the old CCC based nav. Now THAT was worth complaining about. This system is a dream comparatively.

Russkey · 07-07-2012, 04:39 PM

Well, it's not perfect, but I like it overall...Spend some more time with it, you might change your opinion later.

Pimpsy · 07-08-2012, 01:42 PM

It misses many locations for me, and has taken me to the wrong location on several occasions. Also, it will sometimes randomly verbally instruct to turn in the wrong direction. It is not nearly as good as my 6 year old Garmin Nuvi 660, and to me that's sad. I expected more.

It looks great on the big screen, but the performance is lacking. It isn't useless, but it is not befitting of a 65K luxury sedan.

LiveLarger · 07-08-2012, 03:22 PM

Mine is always spot on. And with the HUD I find it to be flat out awesome.

OrangeDeep · 07-08-2012, 09:36 PM

One thing I noticed is that it doesn't always give the best route. Sometimes it takes you "the long way."

paulbazo · 07-10-2012, 08:58 PM

Specifics:

It was great driving in Germany and Sweden, never missed anything.

In the US, a different story, I don't mind the interface, but the problem is inaccuracy with the maps or something.
1-On two occasions, I selected a restaurant from POI and tries to take me there going through private residences that have security gate, maybe some of the private developments roads are mapped as public roads.

2-Also selecting from POI, from attractions, it misses half the time.

3-Verbal instructions are also sometimes wrong, example, bear right, prepare to follow route 91 south, and right after, bear right, prepare to follow route 285 south, etc. weird.

It works most of the time, but too many misses, and I cannot trust it anymore, I have wasted a lot of time.

Definitely this is an inferior navigation system, not what you expect from any car, especially from BMW.

Check this thread out, I am not the only one who thinks tnis navi sucks

http://bimmerfest.com/forums/showthread.php?t=631898

rmastale · 07-10-2012, 10:45 PM

This is a timely thread... Just got back from 4th of July roadie and adventure in Michigan (from Chicago) and the nav in my F10 was great. My wife constantly uses her iPhone and at times they contradicted each other but alot of the time it was that the BMW nav was being overly precise... Like saying to go left in 1 mile (iPhone would say stay on US 20 for 4 more miles) but at that mile point there would be a split... And it was just saying stay left. It's also super badass with a split screen going and the lion king playing for the kids because of DVDinmotion. Righteous!

vinred26 · 07-10-2012, 10:48 PM

I agree with Navigation problems. I live in a college town, which is around 15 mile radius. My BMW navigation will ask me to go around to a place near by.... to reach a gas station 1 mile away, it will give me route which 10 miles. ridiculous. my old 2007 lexus is better than my 2012 BMW F 10

valcor535 · 07-11-2012, 08:55 AM

I use mine all the time here in Michigan and have had no issues, Always accurate....

F10528i · 07-13-2012, 03:41 PM

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Originally Posted by vinred26

I agree with Navigation problems. I live in a college town, which is around 15 mile radius. My BMW navigation will ask me to go around to a place near by.... to reach a gas station 1 mile away, it will give me route which 10 miles. ridiculous. my old 2007 lexus is better than my 2012 BMW F 10

Did you check your "Route Criterias"? It depends what option is still selected.

This happened to me me as well until I remembered to change the route options.

The NAV always stays on the last option you've selected.

More details - see attached screenshot or your user manual

EV0LVE · 07-14-2012, 02:45 AM

The factory navi is worthless, it cant find $hit. Try to look for other car dealers on the points of interest and it wont find it, so stupid.

Bimmernerd · 07-14-2012, 04:16 AM

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Originally Posted by EV0LVE

The factory navi is worthless, it cant find $hit. Try to look for other car dealers on the points of interest and it wont find it, so stupid.

Maybe in (parts) of the US, works fine here in Sweden...the disadvantage with Navi Pro is the ridiculous price, 4500 USD! Compare this with the price of a portable GPS...

LiveLarger · 07-14-2012, 06:17 AM

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Originally Posted by EV0LVE

The factory navi is worthless, it cant find $hit. Try to look for other car dealers on the points of interest and it wont find it, so stupid.

No, it isn't. Maybe yours is where you drive. But in Europe it works flawlessly. I honestly don't think car dealers deserve to be in the "point of interest" at all, so no complaints. I actually find that statement to say more about you, than the Navi.

Will Pwr · 07-14-2012, 08:28 AM

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Originally Posted by Will Pwr

I've never had problems with mine. I've even used the alternative route opens in traffic and it's great. I did spend some good time playing with it to get more familiar with...especially with the voice command options.

Also using the MyBMW remote app for IOS is great... as it has a built in google maps interface that will allow you to send a destination to the car just like you would be able to on a desktop brower on maps.google.com.

Needsdecaf · 07-14-2012, 03:55 PM

Beat this garbage (illegal u turn on a DIVIDED road):

Or this nonsense (I can't even figure out how I would do this. Is it a u-turn?)

This one takes the cake:

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paulbazo Second Lieutenant 51 Rep 223 Posts Drives: 2018 M550ix Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Miami iTrader: (0)	BMW Navigation on 2011 F10 is worthless i am on a roadtrip from Miami to Hiawassee in Georgia, and found out that the navigation on my 550i is worthless, it does not find anything, it makes me drive around wasting time, I have to rely on my iphone an google maps, BMW really screwed up this time, they should fix this, can not believe how bad this navi is.
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wessew10 Enlisted Member 3 Rep 37 Posts Drives: 2006 BMW X3; 2011 BMW 550i Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Florida iTrader: (0)	Sorry about your misfortune. My experience is different. I have used mine on at least a dozen trips, including Hilton Head, SC without issue. Are you inputting a specific address or a POI? Anyway, after driving Acura and Lexus, my opinion is that it is on parity with those systems. Is it possible that you have corrupted data and/or need to update the software? The system is simply not that bad...
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Pimpsy Captain 419 Rep 862 Posts Drives: 2019 M5C Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: NJ iTrader: (0)	It misses many locations for me, and has taken me to the wrong location on several occasions. Also, it will sometimes randomly verbally instruct to turn in the wrong direction. It is not nearly as good as my 6 year old Garmin Nuvi 660, and to me that's sad. I expected more. It looks great on the big screen, but the performance is lacking. It isn't useless, but it is not befitting of a 65K luxury sedan.
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LiveLarger Second Lieutenant 4 Rep 261 Posts Drives: F11 520d M-sport Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Oslo iTrader: (0)	Mine is always spot on. And with the HUD I find it to be flat out awesome.
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OrangeDeep Private First Class 5 Rep 107 Posts Drives: 2011 535i xdrive Join Date: May 2011 Location: PA iTrader: (0)	One thing I noticed is that it doesn't always give the best route. Sometimes it takes you "the long way."
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paulbazo Second Lieutenant 51 Rep 223 Posts Drives: 2018 M550ix Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Miami iTrader: (0)	Specifics: It was great driving in Germany and Sweden, never missed anything. In the US, a different story, I don't mind the interface, but the problem is inaccuracy with the maps or something. 1-On two occasions, I selected a restaurant from POI and tries to take me there going through private residences that have security gate, maybe some of the private developments roads are mapped as public roads. 2-Also selecting from POI, from attractions, it misses half the time. 3-Verbal instructions are also sometimes wrong, example, bear right, prepare to follow route 91 south, and right after, bear right, prepare to follow route 285 south, etc. weird. It works most of the time, but too many misses, and I cannot trust it anymore, I have wasted a lot of time. Definitely this is an inferior navigation system, not what you expect from any car, especially from BMW. Check this thread out, I am not the only one who thinks tnis navi sucks http://bimmerfest.com/forums/showthread.php?t=631898 Last edited by paulbazo; 07-10-2012 at 09:17 PM..
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rmastale Lieutenant 60 Rep 438 Posts Drives: F10 535i MSport, F15 X5 MSport Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: San Francisco Bay Area iTrader: (0)	This is a timely thread... Just got back from 4th of July roadie and adventure in Michigan (from Chicago) and the nav in my F10 was great. My wife constantly uses her iPhone and at times they contradicted each other but alot of the time it was that the BMW nav was being overly precise... Like saying to go left in 1 mile (iPhone would say stay on US 20 for 4 more miles) but at that mile point there would be a split... And it was just saying stay left. It's also super badass with a split screen going and the lion king playing for the kids because of DVDinmotion. Righteous!
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vinred26 Private 0 Rep 53 Posts Drives: BMW 5 Series Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Columbia iTrader: (0)	Navigation I agree with Navigation problems. I live in a college town, which is around 15 mile radius. My BMW navigation will ask me to go around to a place near by.... to reach a gas station 1 mile away, it will give me route which 10 miles. ridiculous. my old 2007 lexus is better than my 2012 BMW F 10
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valcor535 Private 7 Rep 99 Posts Drives: 2011 535I X-Drive Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Michigan iTrader: (0)	I use mine all the time here in Michigan and have had no issues, Always accurate....
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EV0LVE Captain 41 Rep 776 Posts Drives: F10 535i SG Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: So Cal iTrader: (1)	The factory navi is worthless, it cant find $hit. Try to look for other car dealers on the points of interest and it wont find it, so stupid.
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Needsdecaf Major General 6510 Rep 6,653 Posts Drives: 2024 G80 Comp xDrive Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: The Woodlands, TX iTrader: (0)	Beat this garbage (illegal u turn on a DIVIDED road): Or this nonsense (I can't even figure out how I would do this. Is it a u-turn?) This one takes the cake:
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