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      10-19-2012, 09:58 AM   #1
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Google's "Send to Car"

Does anyone else find Google’s “Send to Car” to be very slow and delayed? Even if I send an address to my car the night before, when I get in the car in the morning there are times it does not receive a message until 30+ minutes after I start my car(!?), which is USELESS when you are in a rush in the morning, and I end up entering the address in manually. How do I speed this up!? It's not always consistent; sometimes works just ok, sometimes doesn't.
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      10-19-2012, 03:08 PM   #2
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I don't park in my garage, but in my driveway. I also have great cell signal in and around my home.

It's never taken seconds after starting the car; it usually takes 3-5 minutes, and even 5 minutes is a lot when in a rush!

Unfortunately, I've run into the 30+ minute ordeal more than 5 times now; I've used the feature maybe 20 times over the past 2 years.
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      10-19-2012, 03:15 PM   #3
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And, is there any way to easily send this from our iPhones?
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      10-19-2012, 05:27 PM   #4
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This feature is totally useless if you are in a hurry. However - if you're planning out a long trip with multiple stops it's amazing because you'll have all of your destinations a click or two away. One other reason I like to use the send-to-car feature is because on my computer I can verify 100% that my intended location matches the given one. BMW nav likes to confuse people by sending them to the wrong side of town because of one, small, missed detail.

If you use the BMW Remote app there is a google map interface with a send-to-car feature. I don't know if it's my imagination or not but I feel like it sends a little quicker when I use the app.
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Thanks for your reply, itschase!

I just downloaded BMW Remote; I know my BMW Assist Username, which I suspect is the same as what I put into the Google Maps "Send to Car" page, but I can't recall my password.

How do I obtain / reset same?
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      10-19-2012, 07:23 PM   #6
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Thanks for your reply, itschase!

I just downloaded BMW Remote; I know my BMW Assist Username, which I suspect is the same as what I put into the Google Maps "Send to Car" page, but I can't recall my password.

How do I obtain / reset same?
Your BMW username and password are both maintained by BMW.

Press the BMW assist button or SOS button in your car. Then ask BMW to reset.
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Thanks; got it working!
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How long should it take to locate my car (engine off, doors locked)?

It’s taking my phone a very long time (5-10 minutes).
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