Found something new today
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When I drove a loaner e60, I found out the light switch is taller than the one in my car. I thought maybe the newer model has taller switches.
I was playing with it today, and pulled the switch, I found out it actually works both ways. Check the pictures.
I was playing with it today, and pulled the switch, I found out it actually works both ways. Check the pictures.
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Hahah its suppose to be out... People just knock it in accidently... There has been complaints about it here before of how people pushing it in accidently can cant get it back out.
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Originally Posted by EBMCS03' post='412321' date='Apr 10 2007, 09:41 PM
Hahah its suppose to be out... People just knock it in accidently... There has been complaints about it here before of how people pushing it in accidently can cant get it back out.
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Originally Posted by Hormazd' post='412325' date='Apr 10 2007, 10:37 PM
Who says its supposed to be out. I have mine in. It depends how fat your fingers are.
Says BMW AG when I bought the car and all E60s that came off the line.
I bet it was your fat knee that kocked it in.
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Originally Posted by EBMCS03' post='412328' date='Apr 11 2007, 01:04 AM
Says BMW AG when I bought the car and all E60s that came off the line.
I bet it was your fat knee that kocked it in.
I bet it was your fat knee that kocked it in.
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My Ride: G30 530i M-sport
Model Year: 2018
Interesting ... i found the switch on my car in when I took delivery of it and then it popped out when I played around trying to figure out what I thought was an issue with my auto headlamps function. Thought I had broken it, until I noticed that, in my User Manual, all illustrations of the switch show it in the "out" position.
I quite like the switch when it's in, though ... nice and flush with the rest of the dash... but it refuses to depress no matter how hard I try
I quite like the switch when it's in, though ... nice and flush with the rest of the dash... but it refuses to depress no matter how hard I try
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My Ride: 2005 525i : Alpine White, Steptronic, Black Interior with Amethyst Leather & Popular Grain Brown, 17" 122-Style Rims, Adaptive Bi-Xenon Headlights, Auto Dimming & Folding Mirrors, Advanced A/C, Sports Steering Wheel, Electrically Adjustable Steering Column, Extended Lighting Package, PDC, Sliding Armrest, Bus Navi, Hi-Fi Sound System (MP3 DVDs), CD Changer, Rear Sunshades..
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freaked me out first time i saw it. good thing it doesnt break. other wise we would have complained about its position.
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My Ride: 2004 E60 Black Sapphire, lowered with KW V2 coilovers, 167 M6 rims with 245/35 19 front and 275/30 19 rear,
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when i bought my car, the knob was in.
after a service check the knob was out....
mysterious
after a service check the knob was out....
mysterious
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I think the knob is designed to pop in under moderate pressure as a safety feature in case of a collision with a knee, etc.
http://forums.e60.net/index.php?showtopic=1613
http://forums.e60.net/index.php?showtopic=4758
If you really want it to be in, you just have to give it some firm pressure...
http://forums.e60.net/index.php?showtopic=1613
http://forums.e60.net/index.php?showtopic=4758
If you really want it to be in, you just have to give it some firm pressure...
