[2022M550i]

Curious to see if anyone uses gesture control.

[Bob in IL]

The only time that it gets used in our car is when either my wife or I activate it accidentally. I keep forgetting to deactivate it.

[G30 B58]

Usually just for volume control.

[2022M550i]

For those of you that use it, does it work well for you the majority of the time? I didnt have the patience to learn it.

[YETIinFL]

I use it more than I use the buttons. Usually have Spotify up for music and it’s easier to use hand gestures for skip track or volume control, especially when driving in traffic and I don’t want to take my eyes off the road.

[Gautam]

I use it for skipping track and rarely for volume control. (Easier to use the steering wheel controls) I’ve tried to use it to answer the phone but haven’t been able to learn the gesture.

[2022M550i]

I skip tracks from the steering wheel.

[ppointer]

Deactivated in my '22 540.

[NGT2]

Never. Only by accident.

[spiderman1982]

Gesture control does not work 60% of the time. It's terrible.

[rts2101]

About as useful as HUD in my opinion....and both are disabled on my car.

[NGT2]

Originally Posted by rts2101

About as useful as HUD in my opinion....and both are disabled on my car.

Ohhh I disagree on HUD. I like that feature.

[LogicalApex]

I use it regularly for “take me home”.

But, I disagree rts2101 HUD is a must have.

[2022M550i]

I definitely like the heads up display. As a matter fact we’ve had it on one of our other cars for years and I never used it. Since using it on the BMW, I find myself turning it on the other car every time I drive it.

I like changing music channels on it as well. I believe you can also use it to see your shift points in sport mode.

[rts2101]

I bought my car off the lot, so didn't choose options. See on the sticker that HUD was an $1,100 option.

Serious question here.....What am I missing on the HUD? I disabled it on the way home from the dealership because I found it distracting. I've enabled and re-disabled it a couple times in the last 3 years after reading about how people love it.

I just don't get it....so the speed I'm driving, the speed limit and maybe some Navigation information (if I am using Nav) is projected onto the windshield ala 1990ish Nissan Maxima? Do I have some settings wrong where I am not getting some information that you guys are?

Not to mention it is invisible with polarized sunglasses on.

[2022M550i]

Depending on your vehicle model and the options you pick BMW head-up display can show the following information:

RPM
Vehicle Status
Warning Messages
Collision Warning
Navigational Turn-By-Turn Directions
Telephone and Call Information
Entertainment Menu
Check Control messages
Lane Guiding
Road Speed
Speed Limits
Overtaking Restrictions
Active Cruise Control

[Mandingo9]

Originally Posted by NGT2

Ohhh I disagree on HUD. I like that feature.

Mmmmm very wrong here. HUD is so distracting. It’s as useful as lane keeping assist (that there is a worthless function by itself.) I’ll take the split second to look down.

[Mandingo9]

Originally Posted by rts2101

I bought my car off the lot, so didn't choose options. See on the sticker that HUD was an $1,100 option.

Serious question here.....What am I missing on the HUD? I disabled it on the way home from the dealership because I found it distracting. I've enabled and re-disabled it a couple times in the last 3 years after reading about how people love it.

I just don't get it....so the speed I'm driving, the speed limit and maybe some Navigation information (if I am using Nav) is projected onto the windshield ala 1990ish Nissan Maxima? Do I have some settings wrong where I am not getting some information that you guys are?

Not to mention it is invisible with polarized sunglasses on.

There’s nothing to get. It’s annoying. It’s like having a giant neon june bug splattered on your windshield right in front of your face while driving. everyone who uses it is has a mental defect.

[2022M550i]

Originally Posted by Mandingo9

There’s nothing to get. It’s annoying. It’s like having a giant neon june bug splattered on your windshield right in front of your face while driving. everyone who uses it is has a mental defect.

Drama queen. Adjust it so its barely visible. I rock that shit out (HUD) daily. When I close my eyes at night, that’s all I see. It’s burnt into my retinas.

[Gautam]

Originally Posted by rts2101

I bought my car off the lot, so didn't choose options. See on the sticker that HUD was an $1,100 option.

Serious question here.....What am I missing on the HUD? I disabled it on the way home from the dealership because I found it distracting. I've enabled and re-disabled it a couple times in the last 3 years after reading about how people love it.

I just don't get it....so the speed I'm driving, the speed limit and maybe some Navigation information (if I am using Nav) is projected onto the windshield ala 1990ish Nissan Maxima? Do I have some settings wrong where I am not getting some information that you guys are?

Not to mention it is invisible with polarized sunglasses on.

It’s trickier to get it work well with polarized sunglasses. being able to keep one’s eyes on the road is more convenient and safer, and personally I want to minimize the occasions that I have to shift my gaze.

But different strokes for different folks.

On the opposite end of the spectrum, Tesla owners tend to swear that turning their heads to the center is also no big deal, and admittedly it doesn’t seem to bother them.

[Mandingo9]

Originally Posted by 2022M550i

Drama queen. Adjust it so its barely visible. I rock that shit out (HUD) daily. When I close my eyes at night, that’s all I see. It’s burnt into my retinas.

I didn’t even option that shit out. Why can’t you just look down? I didn’t know some m550 go mach 2.

[NGT2]

Originally Posted by Mandingo9

Mmmmm very wrong here. HUD is so distracting. It’s as useful as lane keeping assist (that there is a worthless function by itself.) I’ll take the split second to look down.

Oh now we’re just startin some shit