Bracket on Windshield

S4Sprint · 05-27-2013, 11:52 PM

Anyone else have a plastic bracket adhered to the windshield under the driver's wiper? What's it for?

///Morgan · 05-28-2013, 12:49 AM

It is part of the shipping package...... It should have been removed on PDI.

S4Sprint · 05-28-2013, 12:00 PM

Thanks Morgan. Any idea what it was used for?

Drillslinger · 05-30-2013, 10:13 PM

They left mine on too. As I understand it, a pen-shaped magnetic "tool" was kept there in order to turn the battery cut-off switch on/off.

S4Sprint · 05-30-2013, 11:13 PM

Thanks Drillslinger. Good info.

///Morgan · 05-31-2013, 02:18 AM

Sorry for the delay S4Sprint..... Yes, Drillslinger is right. It was used for a magnetic pen for enable/disable the cut off relay.
Cheers and enjoy your great car!

S4Sprint · 06-01-2013, 02:55 PM

Well now that we know that much please finish the explanation on what the cut off relay does. Is this a relay that completely isolates the battery to eliminate electrical consumption during the overseas boat ride? Is the pen used from outside the car so they do not even have to pop the trunk or the hood open? Where is the relay? Is there anything else we can learn about this pen/relay? Meanwhile I really enjoy this fabulous car and glad I purchased it.
Thanks again.

-cj- · 06-01-2013, 03:01 PM

Can someone take advantage of this tool to disable a car's alarm system?

Artemis · 06-01-2013, 03:39 PM

Isn't this related to the "Master Battery Switch" (BMW code S818A) ?

http://forums.bimmerforums.com/forum....php?t=1367653
http://www.bimmerfest.com/forums/sho...d.php?t=665376
http://www.m5board.com/vbulletin/e34...ch-option.html

Dackelone · 06-01-2013, 06:22 PM

Pictures are always better than words...

So this is stuck to my windshield...
http://www.1addicts.com/forums/showthread.php?t=651897

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Newby · 06-01-2013, 06:55 PM

No, the wiring and receiver for "pen" is removed on PDI. They will have just missed the bracket.

05-27-2013, 11:52 PM	#1
S4Sprint Enlisted Member 5 Rep 40 Posts Drives: 1 Series M Join Date: Apr 2013 Location: Kansas iTrader: (0)	Bracket on Windshield - What is it for? Anyone else have a plastic bracket adhered to the windshield under the driver's wiper? What's it for?
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05-28-2013, 12:49 AM	#2
///Morgan Private First Class 10 Rep 175 Posts Drives: BMW Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Chile iTrader: (0)	It is part of the shipping package...... It should have been removed on PDI.
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05-28-2013, 12:00 PM	#3
S4Sprint Enlisted Member 5 Rep 40 Posts Drives: 1 Series M Join Date: Apr 2013 Location: Kansas iTrader: (0)	Thanks Morgan. Any idea what it was used for?
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05-30-2013, 10:13 PM	#4
Drillslinger Captain 22 Rep 908 Posts Drives: BSM 1M / R53 / E91 Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: No. VA iTrader: (0) Garage List 2011 BMW 1 Series M ... [9.00] 2006 MINI Cooper S [9.60] 2010 328i Wagon [9.60]	They left mine on too. As I understand it, a pen-shaped magnetic "tool" was kept there in order to turn the battery cut-off switch on/off. __________________ *Vorsprung durch Gas Geben!!* 172 of 740
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S4Sprint Enlisted Member 5 Rep 40 Posts Drives: 1 Series M Join Date: Apr 2013 Location: Kansas iTrader: (0)	Thanks Drillslinger. Good info.
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05-31-2013, 02:18 AM	#6
///Morgan Private First Class 10 Rep 175 Posts Drives: BMW Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Chile iTrader: (0)	Sorry for the delay S4Sprint..... Yes, Drillslinger is right. It was used for a magnetic pen for enable/disable the cut off relay. Cheers and enjoy your great car!
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06-01-2013, 02:55 PM	#7
S4Sprint Enlisted Member 5 Rep 40 Posts Drives: 1 Series M Join Date: Apr 2013 Location: Kansas iTrader: (0)	Well now that we know that much please finish the explanation on what the cut off relay does. Is this a relay that completely isolates the battery to eliminate electrical consumption during the overseas boat ride? Is the pen used from outside the car so they do not even have to pop the trunk or the hood open? Where is the relay? Is there anything else we can learn about this pen/relay? Meanwhile I really enjoy this fabulous car and glad I purchased it. Thanks again.
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-cj- Captain 198 Rep 799 Posts Drives: '20 X5MC \| '20 Z4 Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Toronto iTrader: (3)	Can someone take advantage of this tool to disable a car's alarm system?
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06-01-2013, 03:39 PM	#9
Artemis Moderator 29373 Rep 13,097 Posts Drives: BMW M2 Competition Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Belgium iTrader: (0)	Isn't this related to the "Master Battery Switch" (BMW code S818A) ? http://forums.bimmerforums.com/forum....php?t=1367653 http://www.bimmerfest.com/forums/sho...d.php?t=665376 http://www.m5board.com/vbulletin/e34...ch-option.html __________________ ///M is art ↔ Artemis
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06-01-2013, 06:22 PM	#10
Dackelone European Editor 10539 Rep 22,992 Posts Drives: N54 e82 Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Bayern, Germany iTrader: (1)	Pictures are always better than words... So this is stuck to my windshield... http://www.1addicts.com/forums/showthread.php?t=651897 __________________ Dackel's European Delivery Museum Guide
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06-01-2013, 06:55 PM	#11
Newby 1Mtech 0 Rep 62 Posts Drives: BMW Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Australia iTrader: (0)	No, the wiring and receiver for "pen" is removed on PDI. They will have just missed the bracket.
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