The 2014 BMW 4-Series seat belt will help you remember to buckle up!

m2michael23 · 10-30-2013, 07:26 PM

This is how technology makes us lazy and stupid.

chetman7 · 10-30-2013, 07:42 PM

Don't all BMW coupes do this?

Sedan_Clan · 10-30-2013, 07:43 PM

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Originally Posted by chetman7

Don't all BMW coupes do this?

Yep...ever since the E9X. Old news! And the reason for the "technology" is because the damn B-pillar/seat belt is wayyyyy out of reach for the occupants in the coupe, so the damn mechanical arm is needed so that you don't tear your damn rotator cuff trying to grab the damn thing.

Christos · 10-30-2013, 09:10 PM

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Originally Posted by chetman7

Don't all BMW coupes do this?

My 2008 335i coupe did

windStruQ · 10-30-2013, 11:03 PM

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Originally Posted by Christos

My 2008 335i coupe did

i'll do you one better. my 2007 coupe does this.

Sedan_Clan · 10-30-2013, 11:07 PM

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Originally Posted by windStruQ

i'll do you one better. my 2007 coupe does this.

ummmm...my 2006 coupe does this.

*crickets*

JN1 · 10-30-2013, 11:45 PM

how often do those things break? looks super fragile

Sedan_Clan · 10-31-2013, 01:30 AM

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Originally Posted by JNLBC

how often do those things break? looks super fragile

It is fragile, and it isn't uncommon for them to get stuck in the extended or collapsed position.

Leo88 · 10-31-2013, 04:20 AM

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Originally Posted by Sedan_Clan

It is fragile, and it isn't uncommon for them to get stuck in the extended or collapsed position.

2009 coupè owner here, never blocked or broken and it's super precise. It happen so rarely that it "miss" the seatbelt.

The only complain is that in some situation it's slow...

AMJAM · 10-31-2013, 04:28 AM

Wow my 1991 300Ce coupe did this

Christos · 10-31-2013, 06:20 AM

Curious the A5 doesn't have this feature and doesn't need it, I wonder why?

EHDEN · 10-31-2013, 06:43 AM

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Originally Posted by Sedan_Clan

Yep...ever since the E9X. Old news! And the reason for the "technology" is because the damn B-pillar/seat belt is wayyyyy out of reach for the occupants in the coupe, so the damn mechanical arm is needed so that you don't tear your damn rotator cuff trying to grab the damn thing.

when it actually works, its a nice gesture

IM2C · 10-31-2013, 07:11 AM

My 07 and 10 e92s did that. I kinda liked it when it worked.

Boben5 · 10-31-2013, 07:48 AM

Who cares

Rasengan · 10-31-2013, 08:06 AM

Have you tried reaching for the belt without the extender? It's way back there. Can it be done? Sure but it's not comfortable. I'm not sure how that makes anyone "lazy" or "stupid".

Thread fail.

ManiacGT · 10-31-2013, 08:13 AM

Er, as said, this has been in cars for years. Its because the doors are so long in a coupe that you have to twist right around to reach almost into the back of the car to get the buckle, so it pushes it forward to get a better grasp on it. Not lazy at all if you're over 40 and not that flexible any more ;0

renpar61 · 11-13-2017, 11:24 AM

2018 4 series owner

is there an adjustment for the length on the extender?
if you're not 6'5" and keep the seat closer to the steering wheel it's not easy to reach

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