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Originally Posted by Needsdecaf
So why does the display show iDrive 8, not 8.5?
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So here’s the deal-
When they came out with iDrive 8.5 for all the non-M cars (Spring 2023) they introduced the new Home screen with the map in the background, the “Quick select” boxes on the left-hand side, and relocated the shortcuts to the bottom of the screen.
However, that was only for the non-M cars.
M cars (XM, X5M, X6M, M3, M4) soldiered on with iDrive 8.0 and the “M-specific” look of the horizontally arranged widgets (including the one that shows tire pressures/temps using a depiction of the old M1 from the 70s). This included the permanent “CLIMATE MENU” on the bottom.
With the introduction of iDrive 8.5 to the M cars for the 2025 model year, the look appears to resemble iDrive 8.0 like before (still horizontally arranged widgets and CLIMATE MENU at the bottom) but when you press “CLIMATE MENU” you get the new easier to use iDrive 8.5 climate controls.
So that’s it in a nutshell. Old skin for the M car version of iDrive 8.5 but new climate controls.