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Old Jul 4, 2005 | 09:16 AM
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Just a little quirk i've noticed... Does anybody find that after you start your car and the steering wheel returns down to its programmed position, that it is sometimes a little off? It only happens to me maybe once out of ten times, but when it happens the return position is off by about 1 centimeter (sometimes less). To correct it all I have to do is push my seat memory button and it'll return to the proper position. Anybody else have this happen ever?
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Old Jul 4, 2005 | 09:21 AM
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I have the exact problem and I don't know how to fix it. The only way to fix it is to push the memory button. Bummer, Bimmer!
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Old Jul 18, 2005 | 09:17 PM
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Originally Posted by Matrim604' date='Jul 4 2005, 11:16 AM
Just a little quirk i've noticed...? Does anybody find that after you start your car and the steering wheel returns down to its programmed position, that it is sometimes a little off?? It only happens to me maybe once out of ten times, but when it happens the return position is off by about 1 centimeter (sometimes less).? To correct it all I have to do is push my seat memory button and it'll return to the proper position.? Anybody else have this happen ever?
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My situation is a bit different, I think: my steering wheel always returns to the same position BUT not exactly where I left it. I find that I can manually move the steering wheel lower (vertically), perhaps another 1 cm or so. Then when I restart, the wheel moves back (a bit higher than before). Is that weird or what? Obvoiusly, I like the steering wheel low (so that I can read some of the speedo over the top of the rim).

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Old Jul 18, 2005 | 09:23 PM
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Hummm I thought it was a side effect for using two keys and two memory options...
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Old Jul 18, 2005 | 09:32 PM
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Originally Posted by EBMCS03' date='Jul 18 2005, 11:23 PM
Hummm I thought it was a side effect for using two keys and two memory options...?
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Not for me - I am the only driver and only use one key. And the situation occurs exactly the same for me, time after time. Is it the same for you, too?

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Old Jul 18, 2005 | 09:43 PM
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Originally Posted by rduncan' date='Jul 18 2005, 10:32 PM
[quote name='EBMCS03' date='Jul 18 2005, 11:23 PM']Hummm I thought it was a side effect for using two keys and two memory options...?
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Not for me - I am the only driver and only use one key. And the situation occurs exactly the same for me, time after time. Is it the same for you, too?

Robert
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I'm not sure... i never really paied attention... but i know i had to re-adjust the steering wheel sometimes after switching drivers... and not all the time. so.

BUT there is a fix already... v18.x it states it already

http://forums.e60.net/index.php?showtopic=13746
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Old Jul 18, 2005 | 09:47 PM
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Originally Posted by Matrim604' date='Jul 4 2005, 10:16 AM
Just a little quirk i've noticed...? Does anybody find that after you start your car and the steering wheel returns down to its programmed position, that it is sometimes a little off?? It only happens to me maybe once out of ten times, but when it happens the return position is off by about 1 centimeter (sometimes less).? To correct it all I have to do is push my seat memory button and it'll return to the proper position.? Anybody else have this happen ever?
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Yes i have this same issue.
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Old Jul 18, 2005 | 10:01 PM
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Originally Posted by rodneyremington' date='Jul 19 2005, 12:47 AM
[quote name='Matrim604' date='Jul 4 2005, 10:16 AM']Just a little quirk i've noticed...? Does anybody find that after you start your car and the steering wheel returns down to its programmed position, that it is sometimes a little off?? It only happens to me maybe once out of ten times, but when it happens the return position is off by about 1 centimeter (sometimes less).? To correct it all I have to do is push my seat memory button and it'll return to the proper position.? Anybody else have this happen ever?
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Yes i have this same issue.
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i have the same issue however when i go to hit the memory it will not store the lower sterring setting i have to maunaly adjust it everytime, goes in tomorrow hope they fix this...
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