Cool feature, find something, learn anything?

murrays · 02-29-2016, 08:40 AM

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Originally Posted by Mudnut

First post here, and love all the insight. Slight variation to the above. You have to have your foot off the brake pedal to shut everything off. If you hit it again, it will start the car again.

Step 1. Car in park, foot on brake pedal. Stop car with button.

Step 2. Take foot off brake pedal, and hit start button again, and all electronics will turn off.

Cheers,

Ken

Slight variation to Step 1, I rarely hit the park button, I just hit the engine start/stop button and it puts the transmission in park and stops the engine.

I do sometimes use the park button if, for example, I pull up to an atm and the ASS kicks in. Hitting the Park button will keep the ventilation going and putting the car into drive starts the engine.

munu · 02-29-2016, 11:43 AM

Additional Cigarette Lighter port. Not sure if it is already discussed (I read first 40 pages so far) but I found additional port to charge your phone etc. It is hidden under the glove box and you have to look from underneath to see it. It is not in glove box but below it.

I was looking for a port to connect my Radar detector and this is perfect location as wires can be hidden.

McBride · 02-29-2016, 11:46 AM

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Originally Posted by bcl0328

this is what i use:

1 - sport display
2- spa (satellite station)
3- bpm (satellite station)
4- electro (forget the name, satellite station)
5 - nothing yet
6 - check engine oil level
7 - nav to home
8 - nav to work

Please tell me how you set nav to home and nav to work as I have been wanting to do this but can't seem to get it to work.

EDIT - ignore me I've managed it thanks to a post above which I missed.

SMBF80 · 03-01-2016, 10:17 AM

Hey guys, I'm new here and I love this forum, learn something new everyday! Didn't realize you cou program stuff other than radio stations hahhaa. Mercedes definitely didn't have this feature.

1) Call wife
2) Call assistant
3) FM radio station
4) Sat radio station
5) check text messages
6) BMW Online weather
7) Navigate home
8) Sports Display

I'm thinking I have too many hotkeys for radio stations since I'm usually streaming the Sirius XM app on my iphone because the sat radio quality on the BMWs suck.

munu · 03-01-2016, 01:05 PM

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Originally Posted by McBride

Please tell me how you set nav to home and nav to work as I have been wanting to do this but can't seem to get it to work.

EDIT - ignore me I've managed it thanks to a post above which I missed.

Can you tell me the number for that post. I am also having trouble with Navigation setup

McBride · 03-05-2016, 08:58 AM

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Originally Posted by munu

Can you tell me the number for that post. I am also having trouble with Navigation setup

1365.
You need to create an address in the address book first.

wilbur_the_goose · 03-06-2016, 07:40 PM

2 interesting things I like:

1 - There's a "secret" glove compartment on the driver's side under the headlight switch - perfect for sunglasses.
2 - My favorite programmed buttons are:
a) Split screen toggle
b) Navigation night mode toggle

jgoens · 03-06-2016, 09:27 PM

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Originally Posted by wilbur_the_goose

2 interesting things I like:

1 - There's a "secret" glove compartment on the driver's side under the headlight switch - perfect for sunglasses.

I don't seem to have this.

AndDown · 03-07-2016, 12:57 AM

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Originally Posted by jgoens

I don't seem to have this.

If you have the driver assistance plus package, you won't have that cubby. In its place are the assistance plus package buttons (active drive assistance, lane departure warning, etc).

x5mad · 03-07-2016, 02:15 AM

Just noticed when I was parking in my garage that whenever I applied the brakes, the headlight beam would go up by a small amount.

McBride · 03-07-2016, 02:52 AM

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Originally Posted by AndDown

If you have the driver assistance plus package, you won't have that cubby. In its place are the assistance plus package buttons (active drive assistance, lane departure warning, etc).

I have neither buttons or cubby

CHCCubs · 03-07-2016, 07:33 AM

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Originally Posted by McBride

I have neither buttons or cubby

Not all markets get that small storage cubby. Unfortunately we don't get it here either.

tex2670 · 03-07-2016, 07:44 AM

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Originally Posted by Mudnut

The foot has to be off the brake for the second push, or the car will restart.

Cheers,

Ken

It's like that with any car with push button start.

murrays · 03-07-2016, 10:45 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by munu

Additional Cigarette Lighter port. Not sure if it is already discussed (I read first 40 pages so far) but I found additional port to charge your phone etc. It is hidden under the glove box and you have to look from underneath to see it. It is not in glove box but below it.

I was looking for a port to connect my Radar detector and this is perfect location as wires can be hidden.

I didn't see this port when I looked. Any chance you could shoot a picture?

murrays · 03-07-2016, 03:16 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by munu

Additional Cigarette Lighter port. Not sure if it is already discussed (I read first 40 pages so far) but I found additional port to charge your phone etc. It is hidden under the glove box and you have to look from underneath to see it. It is not in glove box but below it.

I was looking for a port to connect my Radar detector and this is perfect location as wires can be hidden.

Never mind, I found it. It just to the left of the glove box. This should come in handy!

DrivenByE30 · 03-07-2016, 03:43 PM

It has been mentioned somewhere before, but i recently (randomly) found out (after over 3.5 years of driving the car) that the lights by the outside door handles light up when you put the car in reverse...

Cool beans.

munu · 03-07-2016, 03:45 PM

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Originally Posted by murrays

I didn't see this port when I looked. Any chance you could shoot a picture?

I don't have access to car for 2 days. I will post picture as soon as I can. You have to look under the gloves box in the foot well. You will find a hole for putting the charger.

munu · 03-07-2016, 03:49 PM

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Originally Posted by murrays

Never mind, I found it. It just to the left of the glove box. This should come in handy!

Your outlet looks different.

Can anybody confirm how many total outlets we have in the car. Is it 3 or more then that.

GregM4 · 03-07-2016, 04:48 PM

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Originally Posted by 1of200

Hey guys, I'm new here and I love this forum, learn something new everyday! Didn't realize you cou program stuff other than radio stations hahhaa. Mercedes definitely didn't have this feature.

1) Call wife
2) Call assistant
3) FM radio station
4) Sat radio station
5) check text messages
6) BMW Online weather
7) Navigate home
8) Sports Display

I'm thinking I have too many hotkeys for radio stations since I'm usually streaming the Sirius XM app on my iphone because the sat radio quality on the BMWs suck.

Tried to program the sports display, it did not work. How did you do this?

Goody4 · 03-13-2016, 03:49 AM

A drowsy reminder after driving uninterrupted for ~200 miles.

randyc · 03-13-2016, 08:32 PM

Hidden phone holder feature. LOL. just place the key fob behind.

jgoens · 03-13-2016, 08:35 PM

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Originally Posted by randyc

Hidden phone holder feature. LOL. just place the key fob behind.

Genius!

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SMBF80 Enlisted Member 52 Rep 40 Posts Drives: 2018 SMB F80 ZUP 6MT Join Date: Feb 2016 Location: Vancouver iTrader: (0)	Hey guys, I'm new here and I love this forum, learn something new everyday! Didn't realize you cou program stuff other than radio stations hahhaa. Mercedes definitely didn't have this feature. 1) Call wife 2) Call assistant 3) FM radio station 4) Sat radio station 5) check text messages 6) BMW Online weather 7) Navigate home 8) Sports Display I'm thinking I have too many hotkeys for radio stations since I'm usually streaming the Sirius XM app on my iphone because the sat radio quality on the BMWs suck. Last edited by SMBF80; 03-01-2016 at 07:06 PM..
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