08-18-2018, 09:19 PM | #1 |
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New proud owner of a "gently" used 2015 BMW 335i that has 53K on it. Previous owner clearly kept it in great shape. Couple of questions: When I start up the car, the iDrive menu is at the select screen. Can I make it automatically start on my music screen (Bluetooth)? When I was shown the car, I swear I saw weather info/icons on the screen. Now I can't find them at all... I've done the research, but thought I'd ask here. What's the typical maintenance for this bad boys? I've always leased (coming from a 2015 Lexus IS 350 F Sport). I only drive about 6K miles a year, hence why I bought this time. Thanks guys! |
08-19-2018, 02:05 PM | #2 |
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Did you by any chance were able to obtain full service records? N55 equipped engines have a plastic charge pipe. Worth planning to replace it with Evolution Racewerks charge pipe. Changing oil every 7.5K miles is always a good idea. |
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08-19-2018, 03:00 PM | #5 |
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Usually my CBS would tell me to change it at 7.5, or 8k Miles on my old 335, and even my new 340.
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08-19-2018, 03:10 PM | #6 |
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What do you mean by the select screen? Is it asking for your profile? If so, you can disable that option in settings. Usually iDrive will go back to the last used page. I like having the map in the right frame and the media on the main page.
I think you can have the weather on the right side of the screen, though I'm not sure if that's iDrive 5/6 feature or not. BMW recommended maintenance is: 10k/1year oil change 2 year brake fluid 4 year inspection Brakes are based on driving style Spark plugs every 5-6 oil changes Engine air filter every 5 oil changes Cabin filter every 2 years I like to add: 5000-7500mi/9 month oil change spark plugs every 36,000 miles diff fluid 5yr/50k miles transmission fluid 5yr/50k miles (auto or manual) coolant flush 5yr/50k miles The last three are "lifetime" fill according to BMW. Lifetime actually means 10year/100k miles though. ZF, the manufacturer of the automatic transmissions recommend a 60k mile (max 8 years) transmission flush. ZF 8HP transmissions are amazing and will last a long time if well taken care of. Get it flushed at 50k/5 years and you will be a happy camper. If you have a manual, it's so easy, might as well do it at 4 years if you're driving low miles. BMW cooling systems are made of glass so changing out for fresh fluid can only help. Even if the fluid looks clean, it loses its rust inhibitors and well damage your car's cooling system. Get that flushed once at around 5 years as well. I like to run Chevron Fuel System cleaner right before every oil change or two. The injectors are one source of issues, and keeping them clean is probably not a bad thing. Service on modern cars is really much easier than it used to be. I only drive IMO, keep the stock charge pipe unless you drive it hard or tune the car. You hear anecdotal stories of them blowing on stock cars, but it's rare enough that it's not worth the money to replace it. I have an aluminum one now, but I ran my old N54 car tuned with the plastic charge pipe for 3 years and no issues. |
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What I prefer is to just load my music onto the internal HD and select "Music Collection" in the iDrive. If you do not have Profile screen as startup, your last selected menu item should be what comes up at startup. For me that's Music Collection. You may also want to run Split-Screen. Not sure if your iDrive is different from mine. The below works on my NBT on a 2016. On the iDrive push [options] button - From there hit the iDrive to check the box for [split screen]. Once split screen is enabled push the iDrive to right - Hit the [options] button and select Split screen content. - Scroll down to BMW Widgets and select it - Within widgets select [Clock and Weather]. You should now have Music selection on the left and Weather/Clock on the right. And this should be default on every startup. NOTE: for the widgets to work you need to be subscribed to ConnectedDrive content.
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