Active Steering Malfunction
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Happened again today, this time, conveniently, in a hairpin curve.
Maybe I will actualy die before I get old after all, a la Pete Townshend, who never really died before he got old, even though he wished in the early 1960's that he would.
But, then again, Pete Townshend's probably never owned a BMW 545; and, if he would have, he may have died at any point during driving same, after the active steering suddenly malfunctioned.
I can't contemplete anything more unsafe or annoying then your car telling you that your steering is "malfunctioning."
. . . . Except maybe getting rearended in a 1972 Ford Pinto.
Maybe I will actualy die before I get old after all, a la Pete Townshend, who never really died before he got old, even though he wished in the early 1960's that he would.
But, then again, Pete Townshend's probably never owned a BMW 545; and, if he would have, he may have died at any point during driving same, after the active steering suddenly malfunctioned.
I can't contemplete anything more unsafe or annoying then your car telling you that your steering is "malfunctioning."
. . . . Except maybe getting rearended in a 1972 Ford Pinto.
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I noticed that it was making a bunch of funny noises, Rudy, and then when I started getting slightly squirrely (sic?), the malfunction screen came up. Nothing actually "malfunctioned," but it certainly doesn't bolster one's confidence in his automobile to have one's car tell the driver that his steering may give out at any point.
And that, ladies and gentlemen, is why I think that active steering is a useless option.
And that, ladies and gentlemen, is why I think that active steering is a useless option.
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Originally Posted by Evenflow545' date='Mar 8 2005, 09:58 PM
I noticed that it was making a bunch of funny noises, Rudy, and then when I started getting slightly squirrely (sic?), the malfunction screen came up.? ? Nothing actually "malfunctioned," but it certainly doesn't bolster one's confidence in his automobile to have one's car tell the driver that his steering may give out at any point.
And that, ladies and gentlemen, is why I think that active steering is a useless option.
And that, ladies and gentlemen, is why I think that active steering is a useless option.
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When Active Steering malfunctions steering still works correct? Will behave like a normal steering wheel w.out active right? It wont completly disconnect I hope.
Maybe it'll get stuck at a certain steering ratio maybe?
Maybe it'll get stuck at a certain steering ratio maybe?
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Just to clarify what was already said, AS only assists an otherwise manual system. The E60 does not have a "steer-by-wire" system where you could have a catastrophic failure of the steering.
If AS fails, the car steers like an old-fashioned, fixed ratio car. No need to worry about not being able to steer. Certainly, the possibility exists where the change in steering could upset the balance of the car and, in very specific circumstances, could cause a loss of control. That being said, I'm confident that the car will still do what I tell it to do, with or without the help of AS...
If AS fails, the car steers like an old-fashioned, fixed ratio car. No need to worry about not being able to steer. Certainly, the possibility exists where the change in steering could upset the balance of the car and, in very specific circumstances, could cause a loss of control. That being said, I'm confident that the car will still do what I tell it to do, with or without the help of AS...
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Originally Posted by Hormazd' date='Mar 8 2005, 11:08 PM
[quote name='Evenflow545' date='Mar 8 2005, 09:58 PM']I noticed that it was making a bunch of funny noises, Rudy, and then when I started getting slightly squirrely (sic?), the malfunction screen came up.? ? Nothing actually "malfunctioned," but it certainly doesn't bolster one's confidence in his automobile to have one's car tell the driver that his steering may give out at any point.
And that, ladies and gentlemen, is why I think that active steering is a useless option.
And that, ladies and gentlemen, is why I think that active steering is a useless option.
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[/quote]So if I don't like AS, can I just pull the fuse and have normal steering with no AS?
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Originally Posted by Evenflow545' date='Mar 9 2005, 12:58 AM
Nothing actually "malfunctioned," but it certainly doesn't bolster one's confidence in his automobile to have one's car tell the driver that his steering may give out at any point.
And that, ladies and gentlemen, is why I think that active steering is a useless option.
And that, ladies and gentlemen, is why I think that active steering is a useless option.
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Of course, active steering may be "useless" to you, but this does not affect the safety of the vehicle, nor does the steering ever "give out at any point" as you state above.
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Originally Posted by TitaniumGray5' date='Mar 9 2005, 12:37 AM
[quote name='Hormazd' date='Mar 8 2005, 11:08 PM'][quote name='Evenflow545' date='Mar 8 2005, 09:58 PM']I noticed that it was making a bunch of funny noises, Rudy, and then when I started getting slightly squirrely (sic?), the malfunction screen came up.? ? Nothing actually "malfunctioned," but it certainly doesn't bolster one's confidence in his automobile to have one's car tell the driver that his steering may give out at any point.
And that, ladies and gentlemen, is why I think that active steering is a useless option.
And that, ladies and gentlemen, is why I think that active steering is a useless option.
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[/quote]So if I don't like AS, can I just pull the fuse and have normal steering with no AS?
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[/quote]Actually just discoonect the battery and connect it again. Thats all. You will have to live with the I-drive warning but you will have regular steering. I have not driven the car like this so i cannot attest as to whether you have any power assistance.