Bumping this thread for anyone picking up in Q4 ... a few other resources out there:
• BMW has a series of
short videos on iDrive 7
• Some dealerships (e.g.,
1,
2) have created a virtual genius experience with videos and offer web conferencing
Given how complex iDrive 7 is, seems like BMW should have an online mockup of iDrive 7 that people could play with to both market it, crowdsource feedback, and also to help people familiarize themselves with it.
Having been fortunate enough to do multiple EDs across various gens of iDrive my normal move has been to ignore everything the delivery specialist is saying to get to the drive away part as fast as possible. This will be my first non-ED BMW delivery (i.e., they always have had a "genius") and iDrive 7 seems to more/less require setup and config.
My plan is to study up and do the setup myself at the dealership and have the genius standing by if I have any questions.