Question Regarding Temper Code

555 · 02-24-2009, 07:36 AM

I was messing around with holding down the odometer reset button the other day (i.e: holding it down for longer than 5 seconds)

Doing so brought up a triangle with the ! mark in it.

What does that mean?

Or is that normal

d3syd · 02-24-2009, 08:29 AM

Your car is saying "stop messing about with me".
Seriously, I haven't got a clue

Guran · 02-24-2009, 05:13 PM

I'm guessing ... it might be activating the facility to access and change the codes for various functions in the car's computer.

100fires · 02-25-2009, 03:00 AM

It disables the hill-start brake assist. I was messing with it one afternoon on my driveway with a slight incline and all of the sudden the car would not hold itself for two seconds. To reactive it, hold down the button for 5 seconds again, until the triangle disappears.

andrew@southernBM · 02-25-2009, 03:02 AM

Very interesting..thanks

WAY · 02-25-2009, 04:52 AM

Something Andrew didn't know about these cars? Scary!

555 · 02-25-2009, 04:19 PM

Interesting....

If I hold it past the point where the triangle lights up, then it goes into that menu where you get to change km/h etc

Thanks guys... I was in a slight panic, thinking I'd thrown a code.

andrew@southernBM · 02-27-2009, 04:54 AM

555 why stress about a code, i'd clear it while you wait.

andrew@southernBM · 02-27-2009, 04:56 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by WAY

Something Andrew didn't know about these cars? Scary!

I don't know anywhere near enough. Always learning, hey did you see i got 295rwkw out of the M3 this week.

TimMc · 02-28-2009, 08:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 100fires

It disables the hill-start brake assist. I was messing with it one afternoon on my driveway with a slight incline and all of the sudden the car would not hold itself for two seconds. To reactive it, hold down the button for 5 seconds again, until the triangle disappears.

Doesn't seem to disable mine? My triangle comes on but goes off as soon as I release the button. Hill start still activated and working.

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100fires Enlisted Member 0 Rep 49 Posts Drives: 320d M-Sports Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Brisbane iTrader: (0)	It disables the hill-start brake assist. I was messing with it one afternoon on my driveway with a slight incline and all of the sudden the car would not hold itself for two seconds. To reactive it, hold down the button for 5 seconds again, until the triangle disappears. __________________ 320d LCI Innovation M-Sports - Alpine White, AT, Black Leather Just traded-in my *125i M-Sports* - 6MT, Black Sapphire, Xenon, HiFi 10 Speaker....... goodbye my old friend ;-)
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555 Doing it for TV! 10 Rep 182 Posts Drives: 2015 M3 Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Melbourne iTrader: (0)	Interesting.... If I hold it past the point where the triangle lights up, then it goes into that menu where you get to change km/h etc Thanks guys... I was in a slight panic, thinking I'd thrown a code.
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andrew@southernBM 167 Rep 1,536 Posts Drives: M3 F80, M140i Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Melbourne, Australia. iTrader: (0)	555 why stress about a code, i'd clear it while you wait.
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