[Mermaid]

Originally Posted by march21

I have a 2014 and I don't know if all F30's have this feature, but if hold your voice button for 5 or 10 sec it will use Siri or the android counterpart.

It only works if you have Navigation. Otherwise the button sits there and taunts you...it does nothing.

[Davinaii]

I found that you can't have the door open while driving up the car ramp. The reason I had the door open is to see how far up I can go. As soon as I put it in D drive and step on the gas, the anti-roll light came up, transmission go back to park.

[chetman7]

Has anyone noticed...at least on the 435 with xenon headlights that the inner projector does absolutely nothing but hold the DRL light.

[Sedan_Clan]

I've found that if the headlights come on during the daytime, the HUD information doesn't change red like they would at night; they stay white!

[Falafel Combo]

Originally Posted by Glideslope

Found out that adaptive headlights do not function when not set in AUTO headlights mode. I normally set the selector to Parking Lights or ON- headlights and wondered why the projector beams stopped pointing when I pulled into the garage.

That's it!

I do not believe it has anything to do with the auto setting. You were probably just not going fast enough for the adaptive headlights to engage. You need to be going a certain minimum speed, if i remember correctly.

[egon0119]

Originally Posted by ///M235i

I do not believe it has anything to do with the auto setting. You were probably just not going fast enough for the adaptive headlights to engage. You need to be going a certain minimum speed, if i remember correctly.

According to the manual Adaptive Light Control only works when the headlight switch is turned to automatic. (page 90)

[Falafel Combo]

Originally Posted by egon0119

According to the manual Adaptive Light Control only works when the headlight switch is turned to automatic. (page 90)

Good to know. I'll take your word for it.

Does it state whether or not the vehicle needs to be traveling above a certain speed for the adaptive lights to work, or does it start from 0mph? I feel like in parking lots and at any speed below 10mph it is not doing much?

[BavarianFanatic]

Originally Posted by ///M235i

Good to know. I'll take your word for it.

Does it state whether or not the vehicle needs to be traveling above a certain speed for the adaptive lights to work, or does it start from 0mph? I feel like in parking lots and at any speed below 10mph it is not doing much?

The lights won't swivel to the left at low speeds to avoid blinding oncoming drivers.

[Feanor]

Originally Posted by Sedan_Clan

I've found that if the headlights come on during the daytime, the HUD information doesn't change red like they would at night; they stay white!

Interesting, mine definitely changes on my 2012 F30. In fact it's mildly annoying when going through short tunnels etc which is probably why they changed it, it'd be an easy fix I imagine.

[Sedan_Clan]

Originally Posted by Feanor

Interesting, mine definitely changes on my 2012 F30. In fact it's mildly annoying when going through short tunnels etc which is probably why they changed it, it'd be an easy fix I imagine.

Must be a MY 2014 change!

[JaakkoA]

Originally Posted by Davinaii

I found that you can't have the door open while driving up the car ramp. The reason I had the door open is to see how far up I can go. As soon as I put it in D drive and step on the gas, the anti-roll light came up, transmission go back to park.

That is a common observation within this topic. There are 2 ways to drive your door open. 1. Brake just a little bit while moving and the auto-P won't happen. 2. Put on seatbelt, then you are allowed to drive door open.

I don't know if you have noticed. When you have Comfort Access.. When you have keys in your pocket, you can leave the motor running, step out of the car and lock the doors. Motor doesn't stop. Handy on a cold day, when you have to make a brief stop (ATM etc.) just after starting.

[JN1]

Originally Posted by Sedan_Clan

I've found that if the headlights come on during the daytime, the HUD information doesn't change red like they would at night; they stay white!

really? I swear mine changes everything to night mode.

[Sedan_Clan]

Originally Posted by JNLBC

really? I swear mine changes everything to night mode.

I think it might be 2014-on.

[EvenKeel]

Originally Posted by Sedan_Clan

I think it might be 2014-on.

There is a sensor within the instrument cluster. At nighttime when the cluster is orange, take a flash light and aim it at the cluster.....it will turn white.

[Sladester100]

Originally Posted by CLittle

If you fold mirrors to park in a narrow one car garage or use the drive up ATM, you want to keep the mirrors folded in until you drive past the reason for folding them in.

Surely if entering somewhere narrow enough to fold mirrors in you'd wanna be doing a slow speed, lets say less than 20? lol

Originally Posted by chetman7

Has anyone noticed...at least on the 435 with xenon headlights that the inner projector does absolutely nothing but hold the DRL light.

Yep, was mentioned previously, a bit of a shame that it doesnt have an additional light for highbeams; sometimes during the day if you "flash" someone the xenons dont have time to click on and off...

Originally Posted by Sedan_Clan

I've found that if the headlights come on during the daytime, the HUD information doesn't change red like they would at night; they stay white!

Originally Posted by EvenKeel

There is a sensor within the instrument cluster. At nighttime when the cluster is orange, take a flash light and aim it at the cluster.....it will turn white.

Yep mine depends on the ambient light over the sensor as EvenKeel mentions. It may be to do with the brightness settings of your console screen, I vaguely remember seeing a tick box for auto brightness in the settings menu somewhere.

[Sladester100]

Originally Posted by egon0119

According to the manual Adaptive Light Control only works when the headlight switch is turned to automatic. (page 90)

Yep only in automatic... If you park in a garage or somewhere dark and with a wall flick them off for a second and let them reset then switch to manual ON and you'll see the light rise up and adjust, then flick to AUTO and you'll notice a difference in the beam pattern

Originally Posted by ///M235i

Good to know. I'll take your word for it.

Does it state whether or not the vehicle needs to be traveling above a certain speed for the adaptive lights to work, or does it start from 0mph? I feel like in parking lots and at any speed below 10mph it is not doing much?

Originally Posted by BavarianFanatic

The lights won't swivel to the left at low speeds to avoid blinding oncoming drivers.

The lights do adjust left to right at low speeds, but only a small amount, have noticed it when I park my car.

As you drive up from town speeds, I cant remember what mine was, I presume around 30mph, if you watch carefully, you'll notice the beam pattern change with your 'offside' light narrowing and extending in distance also.

[Sedan_Clan]

Originally Posted by EvenKeel

There is a sensor within the instrument cluster. At nighttime when the cluster is orange, take a flash light and aim it at the cluster.....it will turn white.

What are you trying to articulate here? I guess I'm a bit confused about the point you are trying to make.


My point was that the cluster's sensor is smart. It recognizes the difference between daytime and nighttime when activating the headlights, and the HUD color reflects that. Whenever my headlights come on during the daytime due to reduced light or whatever, the HUD info remains white. When my headlights are activated at night (..or in extremely dimly lit situations like freeway tunnels), the HUD info is red. That's all that I was saying.

[snowghost]

Originally Posted by Sedan_Clan

What are you trying to articulate here? I guess I'm a bit confused about the point you are trying to make.


My point was that the cluster's sensor is smart. It recognizes the difference between daytime and nighttime when activating the headlights, and the HUD color reflects that. Whenever my headlights come on during the daytime due to reduced light or whatever, the HUD info remains white. When my headlights are activated at night (..or in extremely dimly lit situations like freeway tunnels), the HUD info is red. That's all that I was saying.

That's how she works.

[Sedan_Clan]

Originally Posted by snowghost

That's how she works.

Indeed.....and I felt like he was trying to explain something that I already knew. I dunno.....


...maybe I'm drunk off of this damn cream cheese pie from Marie Callendar's. It is absolutely orgasmic!

[CLittle]

Originally Posted by Sladester100

Surely if entering somewhere narrow enough to fold mirrors in you'd wanna be doing a slow speed, lets say less than 20? lol.

My post was in response to another member wondering why anyone would intentionally drive around with the mirrors folded in, so I gave him a few examples. I have no issues with the speed at which the mirrors automatically unfold.

[nfwb11]

Originally Posted by richie_s

The trunk/foot open feature really doesn't work unless you have size 13 feet.

1) Stand at center position rear of the car, directly behind the BMW roundel
2) Place your straightened foot directly under the trunk, pointed toward the front of the car -- DON'T SWIPE IT BACK AND FORTH.
3) Step back and you should see the lights flash 2x and the trunk pop open

[aluXogen]

Not sure if this is on the diesel only or not but the gascap can be docked in the hole on the fuel door arm. Just noticed this today