In this video I show how to navigate the TFT and demonstrate full screen and split screen options. at 5:04 i tell you to click to the right, i meant click to the left.
You missed one, when you have navigated to a sub menu, long press menu up takes you to what BMW call the "Pure Ride" screen i.e. taco screen. Long press menu down takes you to the sub menu you were in.
Maps are typically downloaded using Wi-Fi and are updated every 3 months or so. The Connected App is self contained for navigation i.e. it does not use any data, however, if you want to set the "Consider Traffic" option to on then it will use data for traffic information just the same as a Garmin device.