grid on top of the dash...what is it?
03-29-2008, 11:47 AM
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My Ride: 2007 Sapphire Black Metallic 525i. Beige Dakota Leather, Premium package, bluetooth, BMW Assist, Xenon adaptive lights, Sirius radio
Is It a speaker? What is the black button for? Does it do anything?
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03-29-2008, 11:50 AM
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Space for the center speaker if you have Logic 7 or the Individual Sound System. The 'button' is the interior temp sensor.
03-29-2008, 06:53 PM
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Originally Posted by bruce_miranda' post='552832' date='Mar 29 2008, 03:50 PM
The 'button' is the interior temp sensor.
03-30-2008, 07:02 AM
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Originally Posted by Rudy' post='553010' date='Mar 29 2008, 10:53 PM
Not exactly. The "button" is the solar position sensor...
Just kidding ...
03-30-2008, 03:08 PM
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Originally Posted by Rudy' post='553010' date='Mar 30 2008, 03:53 AM
Not exactly. The "button" is the solar position sensor...
03-30-2008, 05:57 PM
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Originally Posted by bruce_miranda' post='553353' date='Mar 30 2008, 07:08 PM
As usual Rudy, you are correct. But I actually meant its the thing that regulates the interior temp as well.
03-31-2008, 04:26 AM
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put something over it while driving in the sunshine and it get's warmer inside. As it turns up the airco when it senses sunshine coming through the glass and calculates that it should then get x degrees hotter in the car because of that and requires z extra cooling to keep it right.
doesn't always work though, so it also needs the inside temp sensor. for example in winter time, the sun can shine it but heat up less than in summer. i used to have a car that did not calculate with the two so temperature went up and down with shadow/sunlight.
next to it is, indeed, a speaker.
doesn't always work though, so it also needs the inside temp sensor. for example in winter time, the sun can shine it but heat up less than in summer. i used to have a car that did not calculate with the two so temperature went up and down with shadow/sunlight.
next to it is, indeed, a speaker.
10-16-2008, 09:22 AM
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Originally Posted by BMDiesel' post='553534' date='Mar 31 2008, 08:26 AM
put something over it while driving in the sunshine and it get's warmer inside. As it turns up the airco when it senses sunshine coming through the glass and calculates that it should then get x degrees hotter in the car because of that and requires z extra cooling to keep it right.
doesn't always work though, so it also needs the inside temp sensor. for example in winter time, the sun can shine it but heat up less than in summer. i used to have a car that did not calculate with the two so temperature went up and down with shadow/sunlight.
next to it is, indeed, a speaker.
doesn't always work though, so it also needs the inside temp sensor. for example in winter time, the sun can shine it but heat up less than in summer. i used to have a car that did not calculate with the two so temperature went up and down with shadow/sunlight.
next to it is, indeed, a speaker.