Break-in done in one weekend

Dan203 · 06-11-2008, 12:58 PM

I've mentioned before that I work from home, so I don't actually drive many miles. I've also mentioned that I plan to take my car to a track event at the end of the month. The track event meant that I needed at least 1,200 miles on the car by the end of the month, and my working situation meant that I wasn't going to get there via my daily routine, so there was only one solution... road trip!

Friday afternoon me and my wife jumped in the car and headed over to Napa Valley, CA we spent Friday night and all day Saturday there doing wine tastings, riding the wine train, etc... Sunday afternoon we headed down the coast via Hwy 1, which is one of the windiest, and most beautiful, roads I've ever driven on. Next stop was San Semion, home of the Hearst Castle. We were too late for tours that day so we hunkered down in a hotel room and woke up early the next morning. We did a 2 hour tour of the Hearst Castle, which was cool, then shot over to the Sequoia national forest, where I drove on the single windiest road I've ever been on. (so bad it was 10Mph a good portion of the way up) When we got to the top we stopped at the museum and then hiked down to see General Sherman. We then headed out of the park via the opposite entrance and then back north. We stayed the night in Lodi a little town in central CA and then headed over to Fairfield, CA where we took a cool tour of the Jelly Belly candy factory. After a couple of hours there we headed home.

When I pulled into the garage my car had 1,198 miles on it (had only 10 on Wednesday when I picked it up) so my break in was complete.

A couple of small gripes about the car I discovered while on the trip...

1) The seats are not very comfortable for long periods of time. The thigh bolsters caught the seam of the pockets of my jeans and caused some pain after a while. And in general they're just hard on your butt.

2) The navigation ladies voice is not loud enough. And when you have "speed volume" enabled she does not lower the stereo volume when announcing a direction. Even with "speed volume" disabled the commands were barely audible, and I have pretty good hearing.

Other then that the car was great. I averaged about 22mpg, which was good because in some parts of CA premium was close to $5/gallon. The speed was nice, and more then enough for me to blast around anyone when passing on two lane roads.

Dan

RobLS · 06-11-2008, 12:59 PM

I plan to almost reach break in within the weekend. Hopefully hit it by the time the weekend is over.

335TT · 06-11-2008, 01:01 PM

Just adjust the volume when the Nav lady is speaking, to turn the volume up. Hmmm that sounds weird, what I mean as she is saying "in 800 meters turn left" you just need to turn the volume up on the steering wheel or radio knob, same as bluetooth.

Dan203 · 06-11-2008, 01:03 PM

Maybe it's just the volume difference between my iPod and the nav system causing the issue. Because if I did what you were saying, then when the iPod came back I would get blasted by extremely loud music.

Dan

RobLS · 06-11-2008, 01:06 PM

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Originally Posted by Dan203

Maybe it's just the volume difference between my iPod and the nav system causing the issue. Because if I did what you were saying, then when the iPod came back I would get blasted by extremely loud music.

Dan

Ahhh like volume difference between certain stations on tv. Show is loud, then commercial comes on and you're just like wtf :eyebulge:.

plien69 · 06-11-2008, 01:18 PM

I think when changing the volume of the Nav, you are doing it independently of the volume of the radio, even though it's using the same knob.

TP 135i · 06-11-2008, 02:08 PM

YEP....Krookid had it correct
You have to adjust the NAV lady's volume while she is speaking.

Dan203 · 06-11-2008, 02:21 PM

Is there any way to get her to speak so I can adjust the volume outside of the brief moment she's telling me to do something?

Dan

blklacker · 06-11-2008, 02:23 PM

wtf i have had my car for 3months now and I just hit 2k LOL. I need to get out more : (

OrientBlauZHP · 06-11-2008, 02:25 PM

Sounds like a fun weekend!!

plien69 · 06-11-2008, 02:26 PM

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Originally Posted by Dan203

Is there any way to get her to speak so I can adjust the volume outside of the brief moment she's telling me to do something?

Dan

The only way I know is to turn off voice instructions, and turn it right back on.

dixon1763 · 06-11-2008, 02:30 PM

This is the way to do it! Sounds like a great road trip. And you must have a great wife to take such a driving-intensive journey with you!

I put 2268 miles on my 1 in about 10 days of driving in Europe. I actually found the seats comfortable for long hauls, but understand the subjective nature of this sort of assessment.

TunedM2C · 06-11-2008, 03:24 PM

+1 on the seats. Wearing baseball caps backwards (better field of view) for long periods of time is a back killer.

1ToBeOn2Wheels · 06-11-2008, 05:53 PM

I've been wanting to take a drive up to Wine Country. Only about 30 minutes away, I really have no excuse not to. Guess I know what I'm doing this weekend! Thanks.

P.S. I'm sorry you had to stay the night in Lodi. :biggrin:

Dan203 · 06-11-2008, 07:01 PM

Actually the Holiday Inn Express we stayed at in Lodi was considerably nicer then the Best Western we stayed at in Napa and it was half the price. We also ate at a really good breakfast place called the Omelet House in the morning and I had the best omelet I've ever had in my life. So all in all the stay in Lodi was positive.

Dan

larryn · 06-11-2008, 07:15 PM

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Originally Posted by plien69

The only way I know is to turn off voice instructions, and turn it right back on.

I used to have one of the buttons programmed to repeat last voice command... That will work too.

Dan203 · 06-11-2008, 07:27 PM

Cool, that worked. Thanks for the tip.

Dan

kbimmer135i · 06-11-2008, 07:36 PM

wow, nice road trip and nice spots you hit also.
i want to take my car for a road trip... we'll see how this summer turns out!

plien69 · 06-11-2008, 08:03 PM

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Originally Posted by larryn

I used to have one of the buttons programmed to repeat last voice command... That will work too.

Good call. Forgot about that option.

mikeo · 06-11-2008, 10:23 PM

Isn't there a separate AUX volumn control? There is on the non-iDrive audio and I had to use it to set the iPod volumn to compare to radio and CD volumn. Maybe try adjusting that Dan, see if it helps.

lacrosse · 06-11-2008, 10:44 PM

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Originally Posted by kbimmer135i

wow, nice road trip and nice spots you hit also.
i want to take my car for a road trip... we'll see how this summer turns out!

Hey I am here on the East Coast and my proposal still stands!!!!! :biggrin:

kbimmer135i · 06-12-2008, 01:48 AM

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Originally Posted by lacrosse

Hey I am here on the East Coast and my proposal still stands!!!!! :biggrin:

great! post a picture of yourself on here!!!! :biggrin: gotta see the goods beforehand hahahaha

06-11-2008, 12:58 PM	#1
Dan203 Lieutenant Colonel 136 Rep 1,592 Posts Drives: 2016 340i xDrive Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Carson City, NV iTrader: (1)	Break-in done in one weekend I've mentioned before that I work from home, so I don't actually drive many miles. I've also mentioned that I plan to take my car to a track event at the end of the month. The track event meant that I needed at least 1,200 miles on the car by the end of the month, and my working situation meant that I wasn't going to get there via my daily routine, so there was only one solution... road trip! Friday afternoon me and my wife jumped in the car and headed over to Napa Valley, CA we spent Friday night and all day Saturday there doing wine tastings, riding the wine train, etc... Sunday afternoon we headed down the coast via Hwy 1, which is one of the windiest, and most beautiful, roads I've ever driven on. Next stop was San Semion, home of the Hearst Castle. We were too late for tours that day so we hunkered down in a hotel room and woke up early the next morning. We did a 2 hour tour of the Hearst Castle, which was cool, then shot over to the Sequoia national forest, where I drove on the single windiest road I've ever been on. (so bad it was 10Mph a good portion of the way up) When we got to the top we stopped at the museum and then hiked down to see General Sherman. We then headed out of the park via the opposite entrance and then back north. We stayed the night in Lodi a little town in central CA and then headed over to Fairfield, CA where we took a cool tour of the Jelly Belly candy factory. After a couple of hours there we headed home. When I pulled into the garage my car had 1,198 miles on it (had only 10 on Wednesday when I picked it up) so my break in was complete. A couple of small gripes about the car I discovered while on the trip... 1) The seats are not very comfortable for long periods of time. The thigh bolsters caught the seam of the pockets of my jeans and caused some pain after a while. And in general they're just hard on your butt. 2) The navigation ladies voice is not loud enough. And when you have "speed volume" enabled she does not lower the stereo volume when announcing a direction. Even with "speed volume" disabled the commands were barely audible, and I have pretty good hearing. Other then that the car was great. I averaged about 22mpg, which was good because in some parts of CA premium was close to $5/gallon. The speed was nice, and more then enough for me to blast around anyone when passing on two lane roads. Dan
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RobLS Major 29 Rep 1,193 Posts Drives: M3 Coupe Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Near Perpetual Rain iTrader: (0)	I plan to almost reach break in within the weekend. Hopefully hit it by the time the weekend is over.
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335TT Private 1 Rep 50 Posts Drives: 2008 e92 M3, 2008 135i Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Regina, Canada iTrader: (0)	Just adjust the volume when the Nav lady is speaking, to turn the volume up. Hmmm that sounds weird, what I mean as she is saying "in 800 meters turn left" you just need to turn the volume up on the steering wheel or radio knob, same as bluetooth.
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Dan203 Lieutenant Colonel 136 Rep 1,592 Posts Drives: 2016 340i xDrive Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Carson City, NV iTrader: (1)	Maybe it's just the volume difference between my iPod and the nav system causing the issue. Because if I did what you were saying, then when the iPod came back I would get blasted by extremely loud music. Dan
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plien69 Captain 20 Rep 841 Posts Drives: 2014 M235i Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: CT iTrader: (0)	I think when changing the volume of the Nav, you are doing it independently of the volume of the radio, even though it's using the same knob.
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TP 135i Major 29 Rep 1,340 Posts Drives: 2008 135i SGM MT Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Finksburg, Maryland iTrader: (0) Garage List 1995 Acura Integra SE [0.00] 2008 BMW 135i [0.00] 2006 Porsche Cayman S [0.00] 1999 Toyota 4-Runner [0.00]	YEP....Krookid had it correct You have to adjust the NAV lady's volume while she is speaking. __________________ 2008 135i SGM
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Dan203 Lieutenant Colonel 136 Rep 1,592 Posts Drives: 2016 340i xDrive Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Carson City, NV iTrader: (1)	Is there any way to get her to speak so I can adjust the volume outside of the brief moment she's telling me to do something? Dan
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dixon1763 Enlisted Member 0 Rep 32 Posts Drives: Join Date: Feb 2008 iTrader: (0)	This is the way to do it! Sounds like a great road trip. And you must have a great wife to take such a driving-intensive journey with you! I put 2268 miles on my 1 in about 10 days of driving in Europe. I actually found the seats comfortable for long hauls, but understand the subjective nature of this sort of assessment.
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TunedM2C Brigadier General 829 Rep 4,190 Posts Drives: 2016 LBB M2 Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Earth iTrader: (2)	+1 on the seats. Wearing baseball caps backwards (better field of view) for long periods of time is a back killer.
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1ToBeOn2Wheels Freude am Fahren 31 Rep 703 Posts Drives: B9 Audi S5 Coupe Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Sierra Nevada Foothills, California iTrader: (0)	I've been wanting to take a drive up to Wine Country. Only about 30 minutes away, I really have no excuse not to. Guess I know what I'm doing this weekend! Thanks. P.S. I'm sorry you had to stay the night in Lodi. :biggrin:
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Dan203 Lieutenant Colonel 136 Rep 1,592 Posts Drives: 2016 340i xDrive Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Carson City, NV iTrader: (1)	Actually the Holiday Inn Express we stayed at in Lodi was considerably nicer then the Best Western we stayed at in Napa and it was half the price. We also ate at a really good breakfast place called the Omelet House in the morning and I had the best omelet I've ever had in my life. So all in all the stay in Lodi was positive. Dan
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Dan203 Lieutenant Colonel 136 Rep 1,592 Posts Drives: 2016 340i xDrive Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Carson City, NV iTrader: (1)	Cool, that worked. Thanks for the tip. Dan
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kbimmer135i Second Lieutenant 18 Rep 243 Posts Drives: 2008 135i (3/24/08-3/17/11) Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: San Francisco, Ca. iTrader: (0)	wow, nice road trip and nice spots you hit also. i want to take my car for a road trip... we'll see how this summer turns out! __________________ (3/24/2008-3/17/2011) 135i Cashmere Silver with black interior
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mikeo Santa Fe Concorso 103 Rep 2,984 Posts Drives: '11 M-sport 328i, '13 X1 28i Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Santa Fe, NM iTrader: (3)	Isn't there a separate AUX volumn control? There is on the non-iDrive audio and I had to use it to set the iPod volumn to compare to radio and CD volumn. Maybe try adjusting that Dan, see if it helps. __________________ Santa Fe Concorso - The Southwest's Premier Automotive Gathering.
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