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      04-26-2024, 07:11 AM   #10
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Originally Posted by RiversPhoto View Post
Even if I'm using the BMW navigation to find a charger, I check the location with Google Maps connected with my Android phone. The BMW nav sometimes doesn't get me all the way to the charger and leaves me on a major highway. Google takes me to the specific area of the parking lot.

I have also found that the BMW nav in the car is very hit or miss when using voice operated commands. I will find the location in the BMW app and send it to the car which is much more successful.
I've had almost the opposite experience with Google Maps sending me down wrong exists or exits that have been closed for a while due to construction. The only issue I've had in the PNW with using the BMW Nav is that it's very conservative in range estimates and charging recommendations even when I have the settings turned way down for arrival SoC in the preferences. So I will generally look for a stop down the road from the recommended stop so I can ride the optimum part of the charge curve.
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