Turn Left, Then right , Then left
03-06-2006, 03:43 PM
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I was wondering if this happens to other e60 owners. I turn my signal on to turn left, then I try to turn it off after I change lanes but then the right turn signal comes on. I then try to turn it off and it turns on the left turn signal again. I'm sure that the cars behind me are thinking that I can't make up my mind about which direction I want to go. It seems that my turn signals are very sensitve to touch sometimes.
03-06-2006, 03:44 PM
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haha ya its tricky its not like conventional blinkers.. to stop the blinker you hit it in the same direction to stop it
03-06-2006, 03:47 PM
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I had the same thing happen to me when I drove my friends 04 530i. I think I read somewhere that you can set it in Idrive to blink 3 times if you tap it lightly to make a lane change and it would go off by itself.
03-06-2006, 03:55 PM
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Originally Posted by Octo' post='250857' date='Mar 6 2006, 04:47 PM
I had the same thing happen to me when I drove my friends 04 530i. I think I read somewhere that you can set it in Idrive to blink 3 times if you tap it lightly to make a lane change and it would go off by itself.
Don't know if there is a setting in IDRIVE
03-06-2006, 04:18 PM
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And, I thought I understood. OK, light pressure gets you 3 blinks and automatic off provided the feature is activated in iDrive. More pressure gets you permanent on until cancelled by hand action or turning. I aways apply light upward pressure to turn the permanent blinking off. I have never noticed it turn itself off. I have never tried pushing down to cancel the permanent blinking, but I am going to try. I still blink right and then left and then right (or the opposite) sometimes when trying to cancel permanent blinking. And, I haven't even begun to talk about Winkem, Blinkem and Znod yet.
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The safest is to tap the signal in the same direction you turn it on. In the worst you are just turning it on again. 
However, I normally just give it a very slight tap downwards. That's all it takes to cancel the signal. You get it to do left/right/left because you have hit it too hard that it has clicked to the other direction. This is an electronic switch and not mechanical. There is no need to hit it too hard.
However, I normally just give it a very slight tap downwards. That's all it takes to cancel the signal. You get it to do left/right/left because you have hit it too hard that it has clicked to the other direction. This is an electronic switch and not mechanical. There is no need to hit it too hard.
03-06-2006, 06:37 PM
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Hahha just be more gental with the blinker stalk...
Try it... theres two stages to the blinker... 1st stage is for 3 blinks (if activated on the i-drive) or if you hold it, it will blink till you let go. Kind of like convental blinkers...
and 2nd stage is for normal blinking and will auto cancel after you make the turn.
Actually if you really think about it the blinker system is the same... its just it doest have the old *CLICK* feel to it... it has the soft resistance point.
Mercedes blinker system is the same as BMW too but they still ahve that *CLICK* thats all... mercs blinkers will still shut off after 3 blinks if you do a light tap.
Try it... theres two stages to the blinker... 1st stage is for 3 blinks (if activated on the i-drive) or if you hold it, it will blink till you let go. Kind of like convental blinkers...
and 2nd stage is for normal blinking and will auto cancel after you make the turn.
Actually if you really think about it the blinker system is the same... its just it doest have the old *CLICK* feel to it... it has the soft resistance point.
Mercedes blinker system is the same as BMW too but they still ahve that *CLICK* thats all... mercs blinkers will still shut off after 3 blinks if you do a light tap.
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Hahha just be more gental with the blinker stalk...
Try it... theres two stages to the blinker... 1st stage is for 3 blinks (if activated on the i-drive) or if you hold it, it will blink till you let go. Kind of like convental blinkers...
and 2nd stage is for normal blinking and will auto cancel after you make the turn.
Actually if you really think about it the blinker system is the same... its just it doest have the old *CLICK* feel to it... it has the soft resistance point.
Mercedes blinker system is the same as BMW too but they still ahve that *CLICK* thats all... mercs blinkers will still shut off after 3 blinks if you do a light tap.
Try it... theres two stages to the blinker... 1st stage is for 3 blinks (if activated on the i-drive) or if you hold it, it will blink till you let go. Kind of like convental blinkers...
and 2nd stage is for normal blinking and will auto cancel after you make the turn.
Actually if you really think about it the blinker system is the same... its just it doest have the old *CLICK* feel to it... it has the soft resistance point.
Mercedes blinker system is the same as BMW too but they still ahve that *CLICK* thats all... mercs blinkers will still shut off after 3 blinks if you do a light tap.
03-06-2006, 06:42 PM
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No problem for me so far, I wait until I change my lane completely before I check if my blinker is still on, if is still on just gently tap the stalk (anyway you want) to cancel it. I find that the left right left signal only happen if you try to cancel your blinker too fast.
03-06-2006, 11:01 PM
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Aaahhh yes, blinkers...gone are the days when they were so simple to use. Even today's car radio can be a little more difficult to operate than the conventional type. The more technology advances the more they get confusing. But I guess you just have to roll with the punches and get use to it.