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      09-14-2014, 10:30 AM   #1
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New 2011 x5d Owner -

hey folks, we just picked one up w 37k miles, its not loaded to the teeth, but has what we needed (3rd row, Nav etc) - I need some help adding backup camera, maybe front too - and the Nav is not pulling some addresses that my 2008 3 series does, is there a work around for these -

first impressions, great mileage but kinda sluggish 0 - 40 ... which was expected, we love this tank though

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      09-14-2014, 11:23 AM   #2
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Oh, nice. Post some pictures mate. Congrats!
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- and the Nav is not pulling some addresses that my 2008 3 series does, is there a work around for these -
That's the thing about BMW navigation. My 2011 has Google maps, impressive graphics, satellite view (when zoomed out), 3D map of Seattle (shows buildings, space needle in 3D, useless but gets a whoa every time new people get a ride). But, addresses and points of interest are often not found. Those that been there for years. I believe BMW relies on TomTom for that - officially way worse than Garmin.

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first impressions, great mileage but kinda sluggish 0 - 40 ... which was expected, we love this tank though
That's the nature of diesel for you. Torque vs. horsepower.
A little analogy: The diesel will have pretty much same (some may say low) acceleration pretty much regardless if it is empty or with a boat attached in the back. Like a sumo wrestler.
High horsepower vehicle will accelerate faster but its acceleration is greatly affected by environment (headwind, incline, or a boat in the back). Like a ninja.

Then there's an X5M. High horsepower/high torque beast. A ninja sumo wrestler.

P.S. I find the 6-speed transmission in my diesel does not want to upshift early enough, resulting in RPM often going beyond 2500, especially when from standstill. Is that because it was originally designed for gas engines? I don't know.

What I often do is force the transmission to upshift. For example, from stop, accelerate normally, and before RPM hits 2000, quickly put into Manual mode, upshift, put back to D. Takes a split second to do all that, but make the ride way more enjoyable, as the vehicle rides the useful torque curve (1700 - 2000 RPM).
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That's the thing about BMW navigation. My 2011 has Google maps, impressive graphics, satellite view (when zoomed out), 3D map of Seattle (shows buildings, space needle in 3D, useless but gets a whoa every time new people get a ride). But, addresses and points of interest are often not found. Those that been there for years. I believe BMW relies on TomTom for that - officially way worse than Garmin.
My wife literally "lives" on navigation, yesterday she was offtrack by like 8 miles just coz it wont pull the exact house number so she picked the nearest one which was not really near...... If a navigation cant give directions what am I gonna do with 3D graphics and buildings etc..... this is bizzare why hasn't this issue been raised w BMW its so frustrating
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My wife literally "lives" on navigation, yesterday she was offtrack by like 8 miles just coz it wont pull the exact house number so she picked the nearest one which was not really near...... If a navigation cant give directions what am I gonna do with 3D graphics and buildings etc..... this is bizzare why hasn't this issue been raised w BMW its so frustrating
Did you try updating your maps to 2014 version -2 ?
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Did you try updating your maps to 2014 version -2 ?
Does it help ? are you able to pull most of the addresses ? would u mind if I pm you some that it couldn't pull and u could check before I update ?
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Does it help ? are you able to pull most of the addresses ? would u mind if I pm you some that it couldn't pull and u could check before I update ?
I got mine updated, don't recall not finding an address ever since the update.

sure PM me the address i can check..
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