08-05-2012, 05:51 PM | #1 |
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Don't open your doors and drive...
I was at the Olympic marketing event yesterday and one of the staffers was backing up a 335i with the sport package. She was unbelted.
To see where she was going, she opened the driver's door. The car instantly went into park and made that gnashing sound expensive German cars make when several $1000 parts are stressed beyond their limits. Just fyi...
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08-05-2012, 09:21 PM | #7 |
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Hmm, I wonder the MT has a similar sort of gag response? Things like this are one of the things I dislike about "progress".
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Maybe post it on YouTube so we can see the guts spilled out on the lot. Lemme tell ya, this sounded like 200 metal parts missing an interlock, it scared the driver and stopped everyone within 20 feet of the car.
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I tried and nothing, we have freedom with MT. I think BMW figures that the AT buyers need guidance.
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Because there is no way to do it in a MT, also in a MT you cannot leave the car running in gear it will just stall when you drop the clutch. You could still "park" it in neutral on a slope and forget the parking break though.
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+1 for 6MT!
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Willing to believe it's designed in as safety feature to prevent the car from rolling down unattended until 3mph, but I'm not going to test it. I hope to rely on a flawless software. Similar to that, anybody tried already pushing the "P" button on top of the shifter while driving ? (Didn't try this myself and not asking anybody, just curious if somebody by mistake pushed the button). Normally the "P" button should be disabled (software) while driving. (Imaging what happens if badly programmed...)
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There is just no way to tell if I will hit the curb or backing up at the parking lot. I always open my door and stick my head out to check the back when backing up every day. Yes, I have a MT.
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08-06-2012, 02:19 AM | #19 |
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I am curious, i never need to open my doors for parking i just adjust the side mirrors. Isn't that even automatic now when putting the car in reverse ?
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Do you have Top View? I do and it works great.
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