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I had a 2017 X6M, now I have 2021 X6M and I also still have my 2012 X5 - all have HUDs, and I'd say 2017 and 2021 are about the same with polarized glasses, while the 2012 is worse. Just set brightness to the maximum, and tilt your head a bit when glancing at the HUD.
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I've had HUD in many other cars and found it to be rather pointless and a bit of a distraction. Its kinda cool at first if you've never had it before but in reality it is little more than a gimmick. Glance at your gages once in a while, all that info does not need to be projected in your face. We are not driving Formula 1 cars here. Put that item on the pile with the "soft close" doors.
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I wouldn't buy a car without anymore. I use it for navigation, phone call, speed limit, current speed, radio/playlist. And I bought non polarised sun glasses. Five years ago when I first drove with sunglasses in the summer I thought my HUD was broken. |
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20yrs ago, all dials are analog. 20 yrs later, we are all fighter pilots....
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I bought a pair of Oakley, non-polarized sunglasses 5+ years ago and have loved them ever since. |
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I basically never have to gaze down to the instrument cluster so my eyes are kept on the road. Will not spec a car without HUD again, it's not just a novelty/luxury feature |
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Exactly. My preferred brand is Serengeti and I've just bought a non-polarized model of their drivers line. They last forever and it's not a big deal to just buy another pair which is HUD compatible.
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11-28-2020, 03:53 PM | #35 |
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I am a eye-glass wearer, and mine came with a magnetic clip-on sunglass - which is polarized as almost all of them are. I have it switched to non-polarized lenses for the HUD.
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I can't say they are less comfortable to drive than sunglasses with Polaroid. Off course the corrected ones are better for me for driving anyway because they have a correction. |
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I love the HUD gives you all the information in a glance and keeps you focussed on the driving.
For some reason I find the Navigation instruction a lot better in the HUD than on the instrumentation cluster. In the HUD it shows exactly which turn/action you need to do. Maybe I missed some option to enable it on the other places ? |
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I prefer to have the big screen and use the instruction in the HUD like you do. I don't use the instructions in the instrument cluster either but you can put it there too. I have the car in lane showing thing there. |
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I did test some things out with splitscreen but it always seemed less detailed. I tought it only showed some simpel arrows. You might fancy sharing which options I should enable to get the same in my IDrive ? Handy for the co-passenger to help navigate |
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I select split screen and instructions (I think, it has been a while, I would have to check again). The instructions change while driving. On the highway you see the arrows you mention but they change into lane info once you get close to the exit. |
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