SiriusXM Favorites Menu

[Michelle]

Hey Guys! I picked up a 2018 X5 a few months ago and cannot find where the SiriusXM favorites menu is. On my E70 there was a Manage Favorites menu, but I can't find it in the F15. Help please!

Edited to add more info to first post:
I'm looking for the favorites menu that will alert me when a song or artist I've marked as a favorite is playing on a channel.
I have iDrive version NBT Evo ID6


EDITED WITH SOLUTION:
Press the Options button near the iDrive wheel. At the bottom of the menu, the option to turn on Favorite Alerts is there. Once Favorite Alerts is turned on, the heart with bell icon appeared above the heart+ button on the far left row of icons!

[haigha]

Does this video help? You can set a channel to a programmable memory button.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9-PR8_D6Fiw

Also, I'm guessing the Favorites are stored in the Presets that is at the same level as selecting Sat Radio, FM, etc.

[Michelle]

Originally Posted by haigha

Does this video help? You can set a channel to a programmable memory button.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9-PR8_D6Fiw

Also, I'm guessing the Favorites are stored in the Presets that is at the same level as selecting Sat Radio, FM, etc.

No, I'm looking for the Favorites of artists and songs. It's the heart icon at the bottom left of the iDrive screen. It will alert you when a song or artist you marked as a favorite is playing on a channel. In the video you linked, the iDrive had a menu option for Favorites Alerts, just like my E70 did, but my F15 doesn't have that option.

[Qsilver7]

Originally Posted by Michelle

No, I'm looking for the Favorites of artists and songs. It's the heart icon at the bottom left of the iDrive screen. It will alert you when a song or artist you marked as a favorite is playing on a channel. In the video you linked, the iDrive had a menu option for Favorites Alerts, just like my E70 did, but my F15 doesn't have that option.

Do you have the same iDrive version that is shown in the video that was posted? If you do, it did show where you select favorites as you're describing...it just didn't scroll down to the "heart" icon that you mention...the video stopped at TIME SHIFT. But it did show the FAV/ALERT...it was the next icon below TIME SHIFT.


Again, not knowing which version of iDrive you have...if it is like the one in the video...try to get to the screen (like in the video) that has the artist/song/etc that you want to be alerted to. You can try either pressing the OPTIONS button or moving the iDrive controller to the left to bring up & access the list of icons along the left side of the screen (highlighted in the green box in the pics below).

[Michelle]

Originally Posted by Qsilver7

Do you have the same iDrive version that is shown in the video that was posted? If you do, it did show where you select favorites as you're describing...it just didn't scroll down to the "heart" icon that you mention...the video stopped at TIME SHIFT. But it did show the FAV/ALERT...it was the next icon below TIME SHIFT.


Again, not knowing which version of iDrive you have...if it is like the one in the video...try to get to the screen (like in the video) that has the artist/song/etc that you want to be alerted to. You can try either pressing the OPTIONS button or moving the iDrive controller to the left to bring up & access the list of icons along the left side of the screen (highlighted in the green box in the pics below).

The iDrive version in that video is NBT Evo ID5. Mine has NBT Evo ID6. I saw the "Favorite Alert in the video, too, but they must've eliminated it from ID5 to ID6. But I do have the "Add to Favorite" option that's below it...so it has to be storing them somewhere?!

[Michelle]

Originally Posted by Qsilver7

(snip) You can try either pressing the OPTIONS button (snip)

The option button was what did it! I used the iDrive wheel (not touch screen) to hover over the heart+ button and pushed the option button. That brought up the menu to turn on Favorite Alerts and to manage my favorites. Once I turned on favorite alerts, the heart with a bell appeared above the heart+ button on my far left row of icons!

[haigha]

Glad you figured it out Certainly not intuitive.

Still have my 04 with Nav and no Sirius, so wasn't able to offer any direct insights.

[Michelle]

Originally Posted by haigha

Glad you figured it out Certainly not intuitive.

Still have my 04 with Nav and no Sirius, so wasn't able to offer any direct insights.

Yeah...real dumb. I really don't understand the purpose of the Options button next to the iDrive wheel. It does things that you cannot accomplish on the touchscreen or with the wheel. It was the same way on my '12 E70. Very dumb.

Nice to read you again...one of the X5whirled OGs!

[Qsilver7]

Ditto...good to read you found what you were looking for. This also leaves some hints for others that may be looking for this info in the future.