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      01-18-2019, 09:25 AM   #1
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Anyone know what this dial does?

Just noticed this dial by the headlights, anyone know what it's for?
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Correct answer.......It lets you dim the dash lights and make them brighter.

Smart ass answer.......You should have just rolled it. I promise it isn't an ejection set

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It lets you dim the dash lights and make them brighter.

You should have just rolled it. I promise it isn't an ejection set
Don't do it he is lying.
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Just noticed this dial by the headlights, anyone know what it's for?
We all do.

Is this your first car?
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We all do.

Is this your first car?
This is my first car
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Don't do it he is lying.
An ejection seat would be pretty useful for some of my passengers...
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Wow...first car is a F3x BMW. My first car was a 1987 civic with no power steering, no passenger side mirror.
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Wow...first car is a F3x BMW. My first car was a 1987 civic with no power steering, no passenger side mirror.
Well this isn't technically my first car, but it's the first one that I chose and am paying for. My first car was an 02 Civic that my parents chose for me. Once I got this one, we gave it to my younger sister.
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t's the first one that I chose and am paying for.
Congratulations, welcome to the forum, and by the way,

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Well this isn't technically my first car, but it's the first one that I chose and am paying for. My first car was an 02 Civic that my parents chose for me. Once I got this one, we gave it to my younger sister.
Congrats on your new car & welcome
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Wow...first car is a F3x BMW. My first car was a 1987 civic with no power steering, no passenger side mirror.
My first car was an Austin Allegro , which me and my brother bought of my Dad
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My first car was an Austin Allegro , which me and my brother bought of my Dad
Bought ? From your Dad ?!?

OP - Congrats man !
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Just noticed this dial by the headlights, anyone know what it's for?

This increases overall horsepower which increases your top speed. You have to be very careful though. See how the speedometer has a light on it at a certain point? If you turn the dial too high, you run the risk of gaining so much power that you can break the speed of light. If that happens you will start to slow down time and perhaps cause you own mother to fall in love with you and thus erase your own existence unless you can get her to fall in love with your dad at the Enchantment Under The Sea dance.
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This increases overall horsepower which increases your top speed. You have to be very careful though. See how the speedometer has a light on it at a certain point? If you turn the dial too high, you run the risk of gaining so much power that you can break the speed of light. If that happens you will start to slow down time and perhaps cause you own mother to fall in love with you and thus erase your own existence unless you can get her to fall in love with your dad at the Enchantment Under The Sea dance.
At the minimum at least you can give Chuck Berry are nice career before you fade out.
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What are you guys talking about? The last time I turned that dial a set of wings appeared and my car started flying. Perhaps that is a feature exclusive to the 'Luxury Line'. Luxurious indeed!
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My car doesn't have that dial; It was part of the unobtainium package that was like $4200 more....
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This increases overall horsepower which increases your top speed. You have to be very careful though. See how the speedometer has a light on it at a certain point? If you turn the dial too high, you run the risk of gaining so much power that you can break the speed of light. If that happens you will start to slow down time and perhaps cause you own mother to fall in love with you and thus erase your own existence unless you can get her to fall in love with your dad at the Enchantment Under The Sea dance.
+1. Make sure your car came with the flux capacitor add-on though. Otherwise attempting time travel well cause you to run into a wall.
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One of the funnier threads in awhile. OP pose some more questions so I can remain amused by the responses!
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One of the funnier threads in awhile.
Reminds me more of the type of responses from the various Facebook car groups... Granted, the original poster should pull the owner's manual from the glove box & take it in the house for a few days (or sit in the car with the in-car version), but since it's his first BMW let's be helpful vs. humorous.
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Reminds me more of the type of responses from the various Facebook car groups... Granted, the original poster should pull the owner's manual from the glove box & take it in the house for a few days (or sit in the car with the in-car version), but since it's his first BMW let's be helpful vs. humorous.
The correct answer was the second post. I hope the OP realizes this is all in good fun!
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The correct answer was the second post. I hope the OP realizes this is all in good fun!
On the MDX forum,someone with the MDX hybrid asked what the Ready light meant on the dash. We had to explain it meant Ready to drive.
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