The manual is helpful.... who would have thought?! (haha)
08-04-2008, 01:25 PM
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Although I did read the manual when I picked up my car, I must admit that I read it quickly and certainly not cover to cover. I was driving the other day and I thought, it would be nice if the car switched from high beam to low beam without me having to flip the switch and I find out (by reading the manual) that it does. Who else has realized something about the e60 after months/years of ownership? (Note: I picked up my car in November, but it along with my manual, were in the repair shop for 4 months, so I do have a little bit of an excuse... kinda)
I suppose I should continue reading.
I suppose I should continue reading.
08-04-2008, 01:48 PM
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It does this only if you have the Hight Beam Assist option.
08-04-2008, 01:53 PM
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BOOOO! I'm calling you on this one man. You should have gotten that manual and memorized it with four months of idle time! You should be the new guru by now. 
08-04-2008, 01:56 PM
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Originally Posted by CWS530' post='639595' date='Aug 4 2008, 05:53 PM
BOOOO! I'm calling you on this one man. You should have gotten that manual and memorized it with four months of idle time! You should be the new guru by now.
No f***ing way man. The last thing I wanted to read about was how great my 535 is as it sits in the shop while I drive a pos Chevy Impala. I seriously hated getting the monthly letter that said... "thank you for your prompt payment"!!!!
08-04-2008, 02:02 PM
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Originally Posted by jmsod' post='639597' date='Aug 4 2008, 04:56 PM
No f***ing way man. The last thing I wanted to read about was how great my 535 is as it sits in the shop while I drive a pos Chevy Impala. I seriously hated getting the monthly letter that said... "thank you for your prompt payment"!!!!
08-04-2008, 02:30 PM
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Originally Posted by jmsod' post='639576' date='Aug 4 2008, 02:25 PM
I suppose I should continue reading.
08-04-2008, 02:45 PM
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Originally Posted by jmsod' post='639576' date='Aug 4 2008, 04:25 PM
Although I did read the manual when I picked up my car, I must admit that I read it quickly and certainly not cover to cover. I was driving the other day and I thought, it would be nice if the car switched from high beam to low beam without me having to flip the switch and I find out (by reading the manual) that it does. Who else has realized something about the e60 after months/years of ownership? (Note: I picked up my car in November, but it along with my manual, were in the repair shop for 4 months, so I do have a little bit of an excuse... kinda)
I suppose I should continue reading.
I suppose I should continue reading.
08-04-2008, 05:32 PM
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One thing the manual hasn't explained to me is what happens when I'm driving along around 40 mph, and then when I literally floor it and it hits the bottom, it seems as if there's a button underneath the pedal that I'm pressing. I can't quite explain it as I just found this out a couple of hours ago just 5 minutes away from home, but I dunno what it does. It seems as if I down shifted or something since the engine makes this weird sound and doesnt stop until I finally press the accelerator again.
08-04-2008, 06:31 PM
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I am not sure what you might be feeling. I wonder if some metal might even be flexing. Really, I don't have much of a clue. What I do know is that when flooring a car, there sometimes is a tendency to push very hard to get every possible fractional g out of the car. Try flooring and not pushing extra hard, assuming you are. Flooring doesn't take much push once the pedal hits resistance.
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Originally Posted by MikeP123' post='639632' date='Aug 4 2008, 06:45 PM
Does this feature actually work on your '08? I have an '07 550 and it doesn't work. I don't recall if I read it in the manual or elsewhere but I've read this feature wasn't operational in the U.S. Interestingly, I just received the BMW magazine this past week and it had an article on this subject that read as though this would be available on upcoming U.S. models.