11-02-2020, 08:59 AM
(This post was last modified: 11-02-2020, 09:06 AM by TriangleRider.)
If your main exposure to menu systems is cameras, I can understand the wariness. BMW did an good job here, though. Resetting the trip computers is the same for both trip computers and the screen points you in the right direction if your forget. From the trip computer screens hit down menu once and there you are. Learning the process is no harder than figuring out that you need to hold a button longer. It is honestly not any harder than what you are used to and takes just as long (short?) to learn.
For the OP, it isubtle, but note that the two trip computers serve slightly different purposes. Trip 1 can have individual values reset or you can reset all at once. Trip 2 values have to be reset all at once, but you have the option of having it reset automatically. Also, one trick that is not obvious is that the main display can be set to display none, one, or a series of information lines (such as fuel level, tire pressures, or any piece of information from either of the trip computers) in a space at the center top. You can only see one piece of information at a time, but you easily cycle through your choices with a push of the menu button.
Importantly, there is never any reason to go into any TFT menu while riding. Ride modes and grip heat are on the right side switch. The system is very user friendly and intuitive, especially once you realize that the screen will always tell you how to get to the next menus using a blue arrow. The main riding display is never more then three pushes of the menu button away.
For the OP, it isubtle, but note that the two trip computers serve slightly different purposes. Trip 1 can have individual values reset or you can reset all at once. Trip 2 values have to be reset all at once, but you have the option of having it reset automatically. Also, one trick that is not obvious is that the main display can be set to display none, one, or a series of information lines (such as fuel level, tire pressures, or any piece of information from either of the trip computers) in a space at the center top. You can only see one piece of information at a time, but you easily cycle through your choices with a push of the menu button.
Importantly, there is never any reason to go into any TFT menu while riding. Ride modes and grip heat are on the right side switch. The system is very user friendly and intuitive, especially once you realize that the screen will always tell you how to get to the next menus using a blue arrow. The main riding display is never more then three pushes of the menu button away.