Info for first time owners

TrojanBMW · 03-05-2008, 11:06 PM

In all the pictures I've seen, it looks like BMW didn't put the temperature control knob near the vents that is on the other cars.

This probably for the better anyway, it just makes things confusing.

MZWIE · 03-06-2008, 05:38 AM

The temperature adjustment via vents is a German thing. It used to be called bi-vent. I've seen this for over 30 years on German cars.

When pressing the DSC button momentarily this only disables DSC(turns on the yellow DSC light). To disable all of it hold the button in until both the DSC and Brake light turn yellow. One cool thing on the 135, according the technical manual available elswhere on this site, is that the E-DIFF remains in effect even when you disengage all the DSC functions

Pushing down on the wiper lever will trigger one cycle of the wipers.

And, even though the 1's don't come with a jack, never ever use the factory jack. Plainly, it sucks and it's kinda dangerous.

larryn · 03-06-2008, 07:09 AM

The stereo (all versions) has a speed sensitivity level, and the volume increases as you go faster in the car, to compensate for raod noise. The % of increase is adjustable by an onboard radio settings.

imported_Dodgy · 03-06-2008, 07:34 AM

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Originally Posted by dowroa

I apologize as this is not BMW-centric, but the Subaru seatbelt has already been defeated:

1. Turn on ignition
2. Click Driver's seatbelt in and out of the holder as quickly as you can for 30 seconds. This is best done by holding down the release button, and just inserting and removing the belt as quickly as possible.
3. Turn off the ignition
4. Turn ignition back on.

Now, you will have a seatbelt that will not bing anymore. This was originally found on the Legacy forums.

Happy driving, and I can't wait to hear more about these workarounds on BMWs.

- dow

Just wear a seat belt you morons! They are there for your safety and save lives.

Although, according to Darwin, maybe I should let you idiots drive around without belts!

kfiducia · 03-06-2008, 07:58 AM

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Originally Posted by adc

For first time owners:
- The radio LCD display is polarized at a different angle than the rest of the LCD displays (instrument cluster and climate control), thus making it impossible to view with polarized glasses. You need to tilt you head, or install a transparency sheet over the display.

can someone say more about this "transparency sheet?" this will probably be my first mod so i can SEE the screen.

Yearofthe1 · 03-06-2008, 08:19 AM

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Originally Posted by Dodgy

Just wear a seat belt you morons! They are there for your safety and save lives.

Although, according to Darwin, maybe I should let you idiots drive around without belts!

I think he may have been alluding to the fact that when you have a heavy package on your passenger seat, the sensor in the seat chimes in because it thinks there is someone sitting there.

adc · 03-06-2008, 10:52 AM

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Originally Posted by rainman128

I just tried this on my parent's 2005 3.0i X3 (USA)...I can't seem to get any response from the vehicle and its windows...both when the windows are up and the windows are down...is this a mechanical problem?:iono:

I hope I'm not mistaken, but I seem to remember that I had to ask the service guy to enable this in the initial vehicle programming, when we took re-delivery of the wife's X3 here in the US. Same thing for the E46 car I had before.

Maybe it's autmatically enabled for the newer cars...

adc · 03-06-2008, 10:53 AM

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Originally Posted by kfiducia

can someone say more about this "transparency sheet?" this will probably be my first mod so i can SEE the screen.

I posted about this before - just search for these words and you'll find it.

adc · 03-06-2008, 10:55 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dodgy

Just wear a seat belt you morons! They are there for your safety and save lives.

Although, according to Darwin, maybe I should let you idiots drive around without belts!

Not sure what passes for a greeting down under, but it would make sense for you to actually read the thread, and the cause for this seatbelt commotion, before you make yourself look like one. :wink:

Stew · 03-06-2008, 12:42 PM

Do the BMW radios have an anti-theft code on them like Hondas? Thats really annoying.

adc · 03-06-2008, 12:47 PM

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Originally Posted by Stew

Do the BMW radios have an anti-theft code on them like Hondas? Thats really annoying.

Not on the current models (probably not since 1999).

Stew · 03-06-2008, 01:38 PM

Thank God!

larryn · 03-06-2008, 02:38 PM

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Originally Posted by Stew

Thank God!

Agreed. These head units are so integrated with the car, that they'd be fairly useless to anybody other than in a similar car.

john970 · 03-06-2008, 03:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dowroa

I apologize as this is not BMW-centric, but the Subaru seatbelt has already been defeated:

1. Turn on ignition
2. Click Driver's seatbelt in and out of the holder as quickly as you can for 30 seconds. This is best done by holding down the release button, and just inserting and removing the belt as quickly as possible.
3. Turn off the ignition
4. Turn ignition back on.

Now, you will have a seatbelt that will not bing anymore. This was originally found on the Legacy forums.

Happy driving, and I can't wait to hear more about these workarounds on BMWs.

- dow

This doesn't work on the new imprezas (08+). I know cause I've tried.

rainman128 · 03-06-2008, 04:48 PM

Thanks larryn!

pumaknight · 03-07-2008, 02:40 AM

Interesting info I picked up yesterday from my local BMW dealership mechanics.

Expect to have to top up the oil in the 135i every 1500 or so for the first 6000 miles - totally nornmal and just a bedding in thing.

Vidge · 03-07-2008, 08:09 AM

any ideas if thats similar to the 123d?? good thing to know!!

MZWIE · 03-07-2008, 08:18 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by pumaknight

Interesting info I picked up yesterday from my local BMW dealership mechanics.

Expect to have to top up the oil in the 135i every 1500 or so for the first 6000 miles - totally nornmal and just a bedding in thing.

Not entirely surprising. Pretty much the same storywith my E46.

imported_Dodgy · 03-07-2008, 01:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Yearofthe1

I think he may have been alluding to the fact that when you have a heavy package on your passenger seat, the sensor in the seat chimes in because it thinks there is someone sitting there.

Quote:

Originally Posted by adc

Not sure what passes for a greeting down under, but it would make sense for you to actually read the thread, and the cause for this seatbelt commotion, before you make yourself look like one. :wink:

Give me a break. I read the thread.

Put the package in the boot (trunk), or if it has to go on the front seat, just connect up the seat belt for the journey! Problem solved. Why go a convoluted process to bypass/disarm the safety feature.

I am not convinced that efforts to bypass the warning are purely alturistic,

Don't be offended, there are Morons in Australia who still try to avoid wearing seatbelts as well, and I think they are equally dumb.

I stand by my statement.

PS If you read the text I quoted, it does refer to the driver's side seatbelt, and the only "package" would be...... the driver.

tenxaday · 03-07-2008, 02:02 PM

when the car is out, we should make an orgainzed sticky of all these featers. A stick liked this helped me figure the cool optinos that i didnt know i had. Like the side mirrors tilt down when you back up. A way to check your car from your dash.

stuff like that.

adc · 03-07-2008, 02:46 PM

Quote:

Put the package in the boot (trunk), or if it has to go on the front seat, just connect up the seat belt for the journey! Problem solved. Why go a convoluted process to bypass/disarm the safety feature.

There are other, very legitimate reasons to want to disable the seatbelt chime. I've always wanted a set of Schrick (sp?) harnesses for the track days, which precludes using the regular seatbelt. The 911 GT3 has a way to disable it, for this very express purpose - apparently it's even described in the user manual.

Quote:

Don't be offended, there are Morons in Australia who still try to avoid wearing seatbelts as well, and I think they are equally dumb.

I stand by my statement.

Takes a lot more than that to offend me. You can post your opinions without the language or the attitude.

atr_hugo · 03-07-2008, 03:13 PM

I thought this thread was for info for first time buyers, not some international wrestling match. Keep it civil.

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TrojanBMW First Lieutenant 18 Rep 308 Posts Drives: Black 135i Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Los Angeles, CA iTrader: (0)	In all the pictures I've seen, it looks like BMW didn't put the temperature control knob near the vents that is on the other cars. This probably for the better anyway, it just makes things confusing.
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MZWIE Lieutenant Colonel 388 Rep 1,660 Posts Drives: M2 Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: GEORGIA iTrader: (0)	The temperature adjustment via vents is a German thing. It used to be called bi-vent. I've seen this for over 30 years on German cars. When pressing the DSC button momentarily this only disables DSC(turns on the yellow DSC light). To disable all of it hold the button in until both the DSC and Brake light turn yellow. One cool thing on the 135, according the technical manual available elswhere on this site, is that the E-DIFF remains in effect even when you disengage all the DSC functions Pushing down on the wiper lever will trigger one cycle of the wipers. And, even though the 1's don't come with a jack, never ever use the factory jack. Plainly, it sucks and it's kinda dangerous.
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larryn Lieutenant General 2146 Rep 10,176 Posts Drives: '97 332ti, '21 X5 45e, '16 GT4 Join Date: May 2005 Location: Seattle iTrader: (2)	The stereo (all versions) has a speed sensitivity level, and the volume increases as you go faster in the car, to compensate for raod noise. The % of increase is adjustable by an onboard radio settings.
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Stew Second Lieutenant 3 Rep 207 Posts Drives: Join Date: Feb 2008 iTrader: (0)	Do the BMW radios have an anti-theft code on them like Hondas? Thats really annoying.
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pumaknight Second Lieutenant 4 Rep 280 Posts Drives: Currently Seat Leon Cupra FR Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: UK iTrader: (0)	Interesting info I picked up yesterday from my local BMW dealership mechanics. Expect to have to top up the oil in the 135i every 1500 or so for the first 6000 miles - totally nornmal and just a bedding in thing.
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atr_hugo No longer moderate 325 Rep 4,401 Posts Drives: '13 135i Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: - iTrader: (0)	I thought this thread was for info for first time buyers, not some international wrestling match. Keep it civil.
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