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      09-04-2012, 01:46 PM   #419
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Maybe in your world but a glass panel wihch opens is called a sunroof in mine You know ... because you can see the sun through it I've honestly never heard of a moonroof before and I've had what you describe on most of my cars ever.
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      09-04-2012, 07:14 PM   #420
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With comfort access, holding my finger on the ridge part of the door handle to lock the car and keeping it there for a few seconds will automatically fold the door mirrors in.
i tried this and it did not fold in my mirrors.
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      09-04-2012, 07:16 PM   #421
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i tried this and it did not fold in my mirrors.
It's a standard European feature, not available in the US.

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      09-04-2012, 11:36 PM   #422
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It's a standard European feature, not available in the US.

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But only if you have the auto dimming electric side mirrors, which are unfortunately not a standard feature in every country and quite expensive to order.
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      09-05-2012, 12:02 AM   #423
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A sunroof was the early incarnation of a moonroof. The sunroof was just a painted panel that opened and was the same color as the car. A moonroof is a glass panel that opens.
I just googled it and it seem it is a real term. Learned something new.

A sunroof with glass instead of metall sliding or tilting away is called a moonroof since Ford used the term in the 70s. So it's probably a US specific term.
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      09-05-2012, 12:11 AM   #424
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Picked up my m-sport on 8.17.12. One thing that I find really frustrating is the fact that you must have the car "on" in order to use the garage door opener. Normally, I would pull into the garage, turn off the car and then hit the button to close the door as I get out but the button is useless if the car is off.
Does not sound thread related. Sounds more like a complain than a cool feature.
I found that you can still open the garage 2 seconds after the car is off.
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      09-05-2012, 03:35 AM   #425
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I just googled it and it seem it is a real term. Learned something new.

A sunroof with glass instead of metall sliding or tilting away is called a moonroof since Ford used the term in the 70s. So it's probably a US specific term.
Yeah that's what I found - Ford introduced the concept int eh states in the 70s and it stuck whilst the rest of the world still call it a sunroof
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I just added windshield fluid for the first time, once I opened the top, I noticed that it is totally obliterated by a bumpy surface, I poured some fluid on it thinking that the fluid probably won't go through and it but it actually did. I guess they placed that thing with tiny pores to prevent shit from getting in there.
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The car has a sensor that detects pollutants in the outside air.. how cool is that?
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So, when I first saw this thread I thought "oh look, a thread for people who haven't read the manual" . But, now I'm posting here too so I haven't read the manual as well as I thought.

I used cruise control for the first time yesterday and I noticed that a little read light comes on on the outside of the mail speedometer ring to indicate the speed that CC is set to. And the light turns green when CC is on and you're at the speed that's programmed. I think it's a very good-looking way to show this and was a pleasant surprise. I've had my 335i XDrive Sport for two weeks now and it's always nice the be surprised by a feature you never knew about!

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The car has a sensor that detects pollutants in the outside air.. how cool is that?
I had that allready on my e90. But I think it requires the "big" 2 zone ac. Do you even have the small version outside of Germany?
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So, when I first saw this thread I thought "oh look, a thread for people who haven't read the manual" . But, now I'm posting here too so I haven't read the manual as well as I thought.

I used cruise control for the first time yesterday and I noticed that a little read light comes on on the outside of the mail speedometer ring to indicate the speed that CC is set to. And the light turns green when CC is on and you're at the speed that's programmed. I think it's a very good-looking way to show this and was a pleasant surprise. I've had my 335i XDrive Sport for two weeks now and it's always nice the be surprised by a feature you never knew about!

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The red line also hightlights the speed you will return to if you press resume.
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Maybe it's to stop someone smashing your window and activating your garage door, enabling them to steal your car more easily? Or if your car is parked outside, maybe it's so someone can't smash your car wiondow and break into your house more easily through your garage?
I think it's the latter. I just noticed that it works like this as I just programmed it. My wife's car (Kia Optima) has the same system but will open the garage door even with the ignition off. I'm always after her to lock her car while it's in the driveway because anyone can open her door then open our garage....
I think BMW got it right.
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The car has a sensor that detects pollutants in the outside air.. how cool is that?
You mean if you're following an Audi then it automatically prevents the stink from entering your cabin? (Ok, not all Audi's)

Two interesting things I have found over the past few weeks...

1. In Eco Pro mode if you get up to 75mph the Black Panel Display shows you a little curved blue arrow pointing to the let to suggest you slow down. (Think the letters mph also light up in yellow). However, if you continue to boot it, then it goes a step further and changes the graphic to a picture of you taking your foot off the throttle pedal!

2. You can't defeat the self-cancelling indicators. On most cars I've owned, you can defeat the self-cancelling indicators by keeping the indicator stalk held down (or up). Not so in the F30 - the car will cancel the indicator when it deems it ought to and you have to press the indicator stalk again. Bit of an annoyance in some cases.
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      09-07-2012, 11:22 AM   #433
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1. In Eco Pro mode if you get up to 75mph the Black Panel Display shows you a little curved blue arrow pointing to the let to suggest you slow down. (Think the letters mph also light up in yellow). However, if you continue to boot it, then it goes a step further and changes the graphic to a picture of you taking your foot off the throttle pedal!
Yup.. but you can change that speed from 75mph to whatever you want in the eco pro settings.
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2. You can't defeat the self-cancelling indicators. On most cars I've owned, you can defeat the self-cancelling indicators by keeping the indicator stalk held down (or up). Not so in the F30 - the car will cancel the indicator when it deems it ought to and you have to press the indicator stalk again. Bit of an annoyance in some cases.
Huh? I thought you can. Push the indicator stalk to the point of resistance, then press down (or up) further (i.e., push past the resistance), and the indicator will continue to indicate (no longer self-cancel) until you turn the steering wheel beyond the appropriate angle or until you cancel the indicator manually.
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18" Sport wheels color change

I just picked up my 335i Sport yesterday. The 18" wheels have changed. They are now all "shadow chrome" (not sure what the color is actually called) rather than the inside walls being dark and the surface of the wheels being a brushed silver type look.

Subtle change, but it makes a huge difference in appearance (to me anyway).

My dealer didn't notice, but I did
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I just picked up my 335i Sport yesterday. The 18" wheels have changed. They are now all "shadow chrome" (not sure what the color is actually called) rather than the inside walls being dark and the surface of the wheels being a brushed silver type look.

Subtle change, but it makes a huge difference in appearance (to me anyway).

My dealer didn't notice, but I did
let me see a picture of it
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let me see a picture of it
At work right now, but I'll try to post a pic later today.
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At work right now, but I'll try to post a pic later today.
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I just picked up my 335i Sport yesterday. The 18" wheels have changed. They are now all "shadow chrome" (not sure what the color is actually called) rather than the inside walls being dark and the surface of the wheels being a brushed silver type look.

Subtle change, but it makes a huge difference in appearance (to me anyway).

My dealer didn't notice, but I did
I'd be interested in seeing a picture of this too. I had no idea the 18's on the sport line changed from 2012 to 2013. I understand you said its not the style but I'd still like to see what it looks like now.
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what does this have to do with this thread? Does iDrive transform our car into an abarth in one of the menus?
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