BMW Navigation and TMC

[clem]

Hi Peeps,

Just taken ownership of my new X5. Car is ace, but I'm a bit disappointed with the navigation system.

The current X5 brochure describes its operation as:

"Traffic information received by the radio in the digital mode through the Traffic Message Channel (TMC) is automatically taken into account in dynamic route planning, the navigation system even taking route sections with traffic congestion into consideration. Should the route planned be the fastest option despite congestion, the trip computer will opt for that route."

Now that's great as I am based in the UK, do lots of travelling and get stuck in traffic on a regular basis. However, this isn't how the software is behaving. There is no 'dynamic route' option available, and the only avoidance I can use is to avoid the next available incident - if you say yes to that, then it will take you off the motorway immediately, even if the incident is 50 miles away, and re-route, even if it adds an hour onto your journey time and the delay was only a couple of minutes. Great!! :x

Anyone come across this? Is it by design? If so then BMW are mis-selling their products, if not then any ideas whats wrong?

I have NAV OS 4-1/30 (V23 I believe) and Road Map Europe high 2004-2.

Thanks
Paul

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