View Poll Results: Which option, that you paid for on your new E60, do you think is the most useless ?
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From: Stourbridge, UK
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The most useless option by far IMHO is the daft sliding armrest that costs about ?110 on its own or is included with BT. I love the naff way the handbrake when applied almost closes it. Personally I would rather have extra strorage space.
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From: Tennessee
My Ride: 2005 BMW 545i Jet Black/Black Leather AUTO
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Originally Posted by juan2mini' date='May 6 2005, 05:01 PM
Sinister:
Is the 2005 model different, in that you can completely turn off PDC in idrive? In my 2004, I can turn off the visual car image in idrive, but the BEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEP still sounds unless you hit the PDC button.
Is the 2005 model different, in that you can completely turn off PDC in idrive? In my 2004, I can turn off the visual car image in idrive, but the BEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEP still sounds unless you hit the PDC button.
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Originally Posted by SinisterJ' date='May 6 2005, 03:19 PM
[quote name='juan2mini' date='May 6 2005, 05:01 PM']Sinister:
Is the 2005 model different, in that you can completely turn off PDC in idrive? In my 2004, I can turn off the visual car image in idrive, but the BEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEP still sounds unless you hit the PDC button.
Is the 2005 model different, in that you can completely turn off PDC in idrive? In my 2004, I can turn off the visual car image in idrive, but the BEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEP still sounds unless you hit the PDC button.
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[/quote]iDrive only turns off the display. The PDC button turns it completely off until you start the car again.
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From: Sweden, EU
My Ride: 07' 530d - M-Sport - Titanium Silver / Black Dakota leather
08' 120i - M-Sport - Alpine White III / Black Sensatec
Strange that 26% doesn't think tha cruise control is usable. I use it all the time..
Maybe it's just to be cool...
Maybe it's just to be cool...
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From: Tulsa, OK
My Ride: 530i Mystic Blue, Beige Leather, Sport, Premium, Prem Sound, Xenon, Nav, Steptronic, Power Shade
heated steering wheel is probably the most-useless option on there.
not available any more -- but "Cassette Tape Player"
not available any more -- but "Cassette Tape Player"
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Originally Posted by stream' date='May 6 2005, 06:34 PM
[quote name='SinisterJ' date='May 6 2005, 03:19 PM'][quote name='juan2mini' date='May 6 2005, 05:01 PM']Sinister:
Is the 2005 model different, in that you can completely turn off PDC in idrive? In my 2004, I can turn off the visual car image in idrive, but the BEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEP still sounds unless you hit the PDC button.
Is the 2005 model different, in that you can completely turn off PDC in idrive? In my 2004, I can turn off the visual car image in idrive, but the BEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEP still sounds unless you hit the PDC button.
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[/quote]iDrive only turns off the display. The PDC button turns it completely off until you start the car again.
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[/quote]It comes back on if you put the car into reverse though...doesn't it?
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From: Hertfordshire, UK
My Ride: 535d Sport in Carbon Black / high gloss shadow line and beige leather / dark poplar with professional nav, bluetooth phone prep, CD changer, bi-xenon adaptive headlamps, servotronic steering, folding mirrors, heated comfort seats, TV, extended voice control and Logic 7 hifi.
I agree with Iceman (!!! ;-) ) - TV - I use it so rarely. Not never, but once every couple of months... and then just to find out if I have a decent signal!
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From: San Francisco Bay area
My Ride: '05 545i, silver gray, black leather with anthracite maple wood, sport package, premium sound, navigation, cold weather package, electric rear sunshade, folding rear seat, satellite radio prep, PIAA 4150K fogs, red rear reflectors, hardwired Valentine One
Originally Posted by Rudy' date='May 6 2005, 08:27 PM
[quote name='stream' date='May 6 2005, 06:34 PM'][quote name='SinisterJ' date='May 6 2005, 03:19 PM'][quote name='juan2mini' date='May 6 2005, 05:01 PM']Sinister:
Is the 2005 model different, in that you can completely turn off PDC in idrive? In my 2004, I can turn off the visual car image in idrive, but the BEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEP still sounds unless you hit the PDC button.
Is the 2005 model different, in that you can completely turn off PDC in idrive? In my 2004, I can turn off the visual car image in idrive, but the BEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEP still sounds unless you hit the PDC button.
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[/quote]iDrive only turns off the display. The PDC button turns it completely off until you start the car again.
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[/quote]It comes back on if you put the car into reverse though...doesn't it?
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[/quote]Hmmm...good question! I've pressed the button while in reverse and it turned PDC completely off, but can't remember if I put the car in reverse again before turning it off.
