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12-16-2005, 06:34 AM
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After I turn it off and pull it back I can't find way to put it back inside. Lights work properly.
Knob is alive?
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12-16-2005, 06:44 AM
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Your knee probably hit it -- I have done this several times
12-16-2005, 07:36 AM
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It's a safety thing. Push in for safety (keep knees from hitting it). Mine works in or out; can continue to select left or right in either mode.
12-17-2005, 01:33 AM
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Originally Posted by cobradav' post='212068' date='Dec 16 2005, 05:36 PM
It's a safety thing. Push in for safety (keep knees from hitting it). Mine works in or out; can continue to select left or right in either mode.
12-17-2005, 02:37 AM
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i wondered this actually.
i took the car in for a service and pre service the thing was pushed in...when i got it back it was popped out which totally fazed me for a minute. i couldnt remember whether i had imagined it stuck in or not. so i used some ingenuity (read:brute force) and pushed it back in. then thought 'why do i have it in. its easy to grab with gloves when its out.
i then thought ' i should check on e60.net whether im breaking the car by doing this'
then forgot
i took the car in for a service and pre service the thing was pushed in...when i got it back it was popped out which totally fazed me for a minute. i couldnt remember whether i had imagined it stuck in or not. so i used some ingenuity (read:brute force) and pushed it back in. then thought 'why do i have it in. its easy to grab with gloves when its out.
i then thought ' i should check on e60.net whether im breaking the car by doing this'
then forgot
12-17-2005, 06:13 AM
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Originally Posted by Markymark' post='212454' date='Dec 17 2005, 01:59 PM
The push-in knob is an extra cost option in most markets. Believe it is standard on UK spec models though 
12-18-2005, 10:02 AM
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Originally Posted by PASQUALE' post='212054' date='Dec 16 2005, 10:34 AM
After I turn it off and pull it back I can't find way to put it back inside. Lights work properly.
Knob is alive?
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I accidentally hit the light swicth with my head one day, and within a split second I pulled it back out. When It happen I was like oh shit I broke it, but when I pulled it back out and realize that it was still working, I said...oh well. I often wondered if it was made to go in and out, but I was too enbarrased to read the manual or ask the dealer....lol
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Originally Posted by PASQUALE' post='212054' date='Dec 16 2005, 10:34 AM
After I turn it off and pull it back I can't find way to put it back inside. Lights work properly.
Knob is alive?
530i R6 SMG; Active Headlights; Grey Dakota; Silver Gray; M sport package; L7; Comfort Seats ...
Knob is alive?
530i R6 SMG; Active Headlights; Grey Dakota; Silver Gray; M sport package; L7; Comfort Seats ...
If I was close enough to the dash for my knees to hit it, then my head woudl be sticking through my steering wheel (slight exaggeration, but ...) Mine always has been out. I tried briefly to push it in. It did not budge. I quess I could try a hammer.