Traffic warning

Kevin G · 11-02-2016, 02:44 PM

Yesterday I had a traffic warning appear in the instrument cluster, and would not shut off for 10+ miles. Of course I noticed nothing out of the ordinary (which is always the case with these warnings), but for it to persist clearly outside of the original supposed area is a bit ridiculous. Plus not being able to shut it off is annoying. Any ideas on how to make these cars perform like cars, and not driving computers? Am realizing more and more that the F80 is too computerized for my tastes. Maybe I'm in the minority here...

Sedan_Clan · 11-02-2016, 02:53 PM

Um....use iDrive and clear it.

It's not that difficult. Whenever they pop up, I read what it says, decide whether or not to choose the alternate route, accept or dismiss. Those RTTI updates have saved my ass a few times. I welcome them.

suprajjang · 11-02-2016, 03:01 PM

I have not found a way to clear them myself. I select OK under notifications but the yellow hazard triangle with warning stays on the dash. I have had this warning go away several times but there are times like you where it just does not go away even after 5+ miles of driving and the only way i have gotten it to clear is when i stop and restart the car.

Sedan_Clan · 11-02-2016, 03:12 PM

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Originally Posted by suprajjang

I have not found a way to clear them myself. I select OK under notifications but the yellow hazard triangle with warning stays on the dash. I have had this warning go away several times but there are times like you where it just does not go away even after 5+ miles of driving and the only way i have gotten it to clear is when i stop and restart the car.

Odd. Mine go away or I clear them.

bb1857 · 11-02-2016, 03:45 PM

I had this same thing happen this past weekend and I wasn't even using the navigation. Went into I-drive, read the message and the stupid warning kept coming back up.

Kevin G · 11-02-2016, 03:56 PM

^ Exactly. I wasn't using navigation either. This isn't an iDrive thing; it's an invasion-of-instrument-cluster thing!

P.S. I live in southern California and don't need my car to tell me there's traffic around.

Ramos · 11-02-2016, 04:00 PM

Mine on the M235 has been showing "Object on Road" warning pretty often lately, and once it showed me a "Warning, Animals on Road" warning !!!

That one was funny

Sedan_Clan · 11-02-2016, 04:28 PM

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Originally Posted by Kevin G

^ Exactly. I wasn't using navigation either. This isn't an iDrive thing; it's an invasion-of-instrument-cluster thing!

P.S. I live in southern California and don't need my car to tell me there's traffic around.

I live in SoCal as well. If it bothers you that much, maybe you can code it out.

Kevin G · 11-02-2016, 05:22 PM

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Originally Posted by Ramos

Mine on the M235 has been showing "Object on Road" warning pretty often lately, and once it showed me a "Warning, Animals on Road" warning !!!

That one was funny

Haha - now let's take that a step further. I would appreciate an "AMG nearby" warning or "American nu-muscle nearby" warning so I can have time to switch into M2 mode and spank a competitor.

suprajjang · 11-02-2016, 08:14 PM

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Originally Posted by bb1857

I had this same thing happen this past weekend and I wasn't even using the navigation. Went into I-drive, read the message and the stupid warning kept coming back up.

Same here. I was not using navi when this popped up and wouldn't go away

Kevin G · 11-03-2016, 02:41 PM

This must be a software glitch then; or really bad UX. There should be a way to enable/disable what I would term as "road notifications".

BimmerBahn · 11-04-2016, 09:24 PM

Hmm... I don't recall if you can independently select the data types shown in the LCD on the instrument cluster vs what's shown int he HUD. If I remember correctly, you can select the data types under vehicle settings, display, something, something. You might start there.

Granted what you encountered was probably more to do with bad RTTI data than anything else....

Cheers,

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Kevin G Second Lieutenant 113 Rep 216 Posts Drives: '16 M3 ZCP Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Irvine, CA iTrader: (2)	Traffic warning - how to remove? Yesterday I had a traffic warning appear in the instrument cluster, and would not shut off for 10+ miles. Of course I noticed nothing out of the ordinary (which is always the case with these warnings), but for it to persist clearly outside of the original supposed area is a bit ridiculous. Plus not being able to shut it off is annoying. Any ideas on how to make these cars perform like cars, and not driving computers? Am realizing more and more that the F80 is too computerized for my tastes. Maybe I'm in the minority here... __________________ F80 '16 M3 \| Alpine White + Sakhir Orange \| ZCP \| MS Sport Competition Springs \| MS Intake Scoops \| MS Spacers 10/12
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Sedan_Clan Law Enforcer 25302 Rep 22,324 Posts Drives: '22 Chalk Gray Porsche C2S Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: ..in your rearview!!! iTrader: (26)	Um....use iDrive and clear it. It's not that difficult. Whenever they pop up, I read what it says, decide whether or not to choose the alternate route, accept or dismiss. Those RTTI updates have saved my ass a few times. I welcome them.
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suprajjang Private First Class 53 Rep 167 Posts Drives: SMB M3CS Join Date: May 2016 Location: VA iTrader: (4)	I have not found a way to clear them myself. I select OK under notifications but the yellow hazard triangle with warning stays on the dash. I have had this warning go away several times but there are times like you where it just does not go away even after 5+ miles of driving and the only way i have gotten it to clear is when i stop and restart the car.
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Kevin G Second Lieutenant 113 Rep 216 Posts Drives: '16 M3 ZCP Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Irvine, CA iTrader: (2)	^ Exactly. I wasn't using navigation either. This isn't an iDrive thing; it's an invasion-of-instrument-cluster thing! P.S. I live in southern California and don't need my car to tell me there's traffic around. __________________ F80 '16 M3 \| Alpine White + Sakhir Orange \| ZCP \| MS Sport Competition Springs \| MS Intake Scoops \| MS Spacers 10/12
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Ramos Colonel 866 Rep 2,897 Posts Drives: G20 2020 M340 Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: So-Cal iTrader: (6)	Mine on the M235 has been showing "Object on Road" warning pretty often lately, and once it showed me a "Warning, Animals on Road" warning !!! That one was funny
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Kevin G Second Lieutenant 113 Rep 216 Posts Drives: '16 M3 ZCP Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Irvine, CA iTrader: (2)	This must be a software glitch then; or really bad UX. There should be a way to enable/disable what I would term as "road notifications". __________________ F80 '16 M3 \| Alpine White + Sakhir Orange \| ZCP \| MS Sport Competition Springs \| MS Intake Scoops \| MS Spacers 10/12
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