Menu Selection
As soon as a certain degree of deflection of the Controller in a particular direction is detected, a graphical indication of the movement is displayed.
The button for the selected menu is visually highlighted and the menu name displayed in the control area. This applies only if the function Menu Name has been activated in the Help system or if the Controller is held in the deflected position for more than 1 second.
Releasing the Controller or returning it to the center position starts the menu selection and it is then displayed on the Control Display.
If the wrong menu is selected by accident (e.g. "BMW ASSIST" instead of "Climate"), this is easily corrected. Since the movement of the Controller is not restricted by a rigid "gate", the individual menus can be selected successively by moving the Controller around in a circle.
If the Controller is in the center position, the menu corresponding to the last direction it was moved in is displayed.
Additional information from other functions such as On-Board Computer or Help (as in the example shown) can be displayed simultaneously on the assistance screen.
The following pages contain a summary of the remaining menus in clockwise order with details of the screen displays for the first page of each menu.