idrive knob very hot.

CT1 · 08-02-2022, 02:44 AM

I have just pruchased a 330e and noticed the idrive knob is always very hot. Has anyone else noticed this with their car?

Zheez · 08-02-2022, 03:08 AM

Mine definitely gets pretty warm, noticeably so when I’m on a long drive and it did the same with my previous F30 too. I guess whether it’s normal or not depends on just how hot yours is getting

DaveA · 08-02-2022, 03:10 AM

Mine gets very hot on sunny days and when the sun is shining onto it... I was not noticing it until recently because my head was in shade, but the knob was not... Other times it is less hot...

roundy · 08-02-2022, 03:27 AM

Yes and even more so when it's sunny out. Not something that the 5 series i came from used to suffer with. Hopefully it's nothing to worry about.

CT1 · 08-02-2022, 06:53 AM

Thanks for the replies, my F31 320d I just sold didn't do it so noticed it straight away coming into the 330e.
I have opened the rear vents for cool air in the centre consul which has made it cooler

Zheez · 08-02-2022, 07:42 AM

Did your F31 have the small or large iDrive knob? I've noticed the cars with the smaller iDrive knob don't seem to get warm, but ones with the larger iDrive knob do. I presume this is down to the touch recognition hardware in it.

Phil99z · 08-02-2022, 11:39 PM

I've been on a 4 hour run up to Scotland this week and noticed the idrive knob was very warm. Hadn't noticed it until now but appears it's quite a common thing.

CT1 · 08-03-2022, 04:30 AM

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Originally Posted by Zheez

Did your F31 have the small or large iDrive knob? I've noticed the cars with the smaller iDrive knob don't seem to get warm, but ones with the larger iDrive knob do. I presume this is down to the touch recognition hardware in it.

My F31 started out with the smaller knob then I had it converted to the larger one along with the infotainment system but that never got hot like this one.

It seems nothing to worry about with all the replies reflecting the same issue.

PX3 · 08-05-2022, 07:41 AM

Nice one guys, you made it through the post with no sign of a knob joke

Kaisah · 08-11-2022, 06:40 AM

Yep I have the larger knob (giggity) and it gets warm too

Mustard3 · 08-11-2022, 07:28 AM

Damn, wish I'd specced a heated idrive knob.
(dad joke)...

krschuster · 08-04-2025, 12:50 PM

I just noticed an unusually warm controller knob today in my 2024 330i xDrive LCI.

This is the first time I have noticed this hot knob. I've had the vehicle since 15 June 2024. I replaced the factory gray controller knob with a crystal knob about 10 months ago. This knob does not see warm in a healthy way. Does any one know the cause or what can be done to keep it cooler?

All I have seen on the internet is a lot of "me too's" regarding this matter. TIA.

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CT1 Private 14 Rep 92 Posts Drives: F31 Join Date: Nov 2017 Location: London iTrader: (0)	idrive knob very hot. I have just pruchased a 330e and noticed the idrive knob is always very hot. Has anyone else noticed this with their car?
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08-02-2022, 03:08 AM	#2
Zheez Lieutenant 332 Rep 575 Posts Drives: 320D (2015) Join Date: Dec 2018 Location: UK (Hampshire) iTrader: (0)	Mine definitely gets pretty warm, noticeably so when I’m on a long drive and it did the same with my previous F30 too. I guess whether it’s normal or not depends on just how hot yours is getting
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DaveA Brigadier General 2040 Rep 3,600 Posts Drives: BMW M135i xDrive Join Date: May 2013 Location: Teesside iTrader: (0)	Mine gets very hot on sunny days and when the sun is shining onto it... I was not noticing it until recently because my head was in shade, but the knob was not... Other times it is less hot... __________________ CAR HISTORY - Golf GTI 245 - F30 340i M Sport - F30 330d M Sport MPPK - F30 320d Sport - 997 Gen2 GT3 - 987 Cayman S - 986 Boxster S - Ibiza Cupra - Polo 16v - E30 M3 (Official GB import) - Integra 16v - Mk2 Polo S - Mk1 Golf C
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08-02-2022, 03:27 AM	#4
roundy Private First Class 67 Rep 197 Posts Drives: F31 335d Join Date: Mar 2017 Location: Uk iTrader: (0)	Yes and even more so when it's sunny out. Not something that the 5 series i came from used to suffer with. Hopefully it's nothing to worry about.
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08-02-2022, 06:53 AM	#5
CT1 Private 14 Rep 92 Posts Drives: F31 Join Date: Nov 2017 Location: London iTrader: (0)	Thanks for the replies, my F31 320d I just sold didn't do it so noticed it straight away coming into the 330e. I have opened the rear vents for cool air in the centre consul which has made it cooler
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08-02-2022, 07:42 AM	#6
Zheez Lieutenant 332 Rep 575 Posts Drives: 320D (2015) Join Date: Dec 2018 Location: UK (Hampshire) iTrader: (0)	Did your F31 have the small or large iDrive knob? I've noticed the cars with the smaller iDrive knob don't seem to get warm, but ones with the larger iDrive knob do. I presume this is down to the touch recognition hardware in it.
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08-02-2022, 11:39 PM	#7
Phil99z First Lieutenant 123 Rep 319 Posts Drives: 2018 F31 340i Shadowline Ed Join Date: Jan 2015 Location: Cheshire, UK iTrader: (0) Garage List 2018 F31 340i (MPPSK) [0.00]	I've been on a 4 hour run up to Scotland this week and noticed the idrive knob was very warm. Hadn't noticed it until now but appears it's quite a common thing. __________________ Previous: 2007 E91 330i M Sport (Titan Silver) Current: 2018 F31 340i Shadowline Edition, MPPSK, (Alpine White)
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PX3 Captain 197 Rep 657 Posts Drives: X3 / G01 Join Date: Sep 2013 Location: South East iTrader: (0)	Nice one guys, you made it through the post with no sign of a knob joke
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08-11-2022, 06:40 AM	#10
Kaisah Second Lieutenant 81 Rep 275 Posts Drives: 340i F30 LCI Join Date: Jun 2014 Location: Newcastle iTrader: (0) Garage List 2017 340i [0.00]	Yep I have the larger knob (giggity) and it gets warm too
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08-11-2022, 07:28 AM	#11
Mustard3 Lieutenant 104 Rep 403 Posts Drives: F31 340i Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: UK iTrader: (1)	Damn, wish I'd specced a heated idrive knob. (dad joke)... __________________ Old flames: S3, M235i, E92 335d, Alpina B3, E46 M3
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08-04-2025, 12:50 PM	#12
krschuster Registered 0 Rep 4 Posts Drives: 2024 330i Join Date: Nov 2024 Location: Baltimore, MD iTrader: (0)	I just noticed an unusually warm controller knob today in my 2024 330i xDrive LCI. This is the first time I have noticed this hot knob. I've had the vehicle since 15 June 2024. I replaced the factory gray controller knob with a crystal knob about 10 months ago. This knob does not see warm in a healthy way. Does any one know the cause or what can be done to keep it cooler? All I have seen on the internet is a lot of "me too's" regarding this matter. TIA.
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