Warning Sign this Morning
02-05-2009, 10:49 AM
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37 degrees in South Florida this AM (wind chill = 28 degrees)
Hey you guys,
This AM turned the car on and drove off for about 2 minutes. I got a warning sign "triangle with a snowflake inside" do you know what is that??? I don't have my manual with me and thought that you folks up north got this message before...
Thanks.
Hey you guys,
This AM turned the car on and drove off for about 2 minutes. I got a warning sign "triangle with a snowflake inside" do you know what is that??? I don't have my manual with me and thought that you folks up north got this message before...
Thanks.
02-05-2009, 10:50 AM
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Originally Posted by ValE60' post='786076' date='Feb 5 2009, 02:49 PM
37 degrees in South Florida this AM (wind chill = 28 degrees)
Hey you guys,
This AM turned the car on and drove off for about 2 minutes. I got a warning sign "triangle with a snowflake inside" do you know what is that??? I don't have my manual with me and thought that you folks up north got this message before...
Thanks.
Hey you guys,
This AM turned the car on and drove off for about 2 minutes. I got a warning sign "triangle with a snowflake inside" do you know what is that??? I don't have my manual with me and thought that you folks up north got this message before...
Thanks.
02-05-2009, 10:51 AM
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37 deg or lower and you will get that sign and a warning chime...it's the temp that water freezes so it's possible there might be ice on the road...drive safe...
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02-05-2009, 10:53 AM
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Originally Posted by nigxdoof' post='786079' date='Feb 6 2009, 03:50 AM
its just the car telling you that its cold.... and saying to park the car back in the garage...
02-05-2009, 10:54 AM
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BMW really should have tried harder to make their warning signs more intuitive. The combination of the world wide known symbol for "warning" (the triangle), and the obvious symbol to represent "cold weather" (the snowflake) clearly isn't obvious enough 
Get your act together BMW guys !!
Get your act together BMW guys !!
02-05-2009, 11:08 AM
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Originally Posted by DD_545i' post='786084' date='Feb 5 2009, 02:54 PM
BMW really should have tried harder to make their warning signs more intuitive. The combination of the world wide known symbol for "warning" (the triangle), and the obvious symbol to represent "cold weather" (the snowflake) clearly isn't obvious enough Get your act together BMW guys !!
Get your act together BMW guys !!In all fairness I was a bit surprised when I saw it this morning, but then I looked over at the screen and saw the frost warning and remembered. I don't think I ever saw it on my E39s, but it would have shown a message on the cluster.
02-05-2009, 11:10 AM
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Originally Posted by GENEaTALS' post='786081' date='Feb 5 2009, 02:51 PM
37 deg or lower and you will get that sign and a warning chime...it's the temp that water freezes so it's possible there might be ice on the road...drive safe...
as always... a quick search will get you the info you need...
http://forums.e60.net/index.php?showtopic=67449
as always... a quick search will get you the info you need...
http://forums.e60.net/index.php?showtopic=67449
02-05-2009, 11:11 AM
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Thanks guys! I thought it was related to temp, most likely I will never see that snowflake again...
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Originally Posted by GENEaTALS' post='786081' date='Feb 5 2009, 02:51 PM
37 deg or lower and you will get that sign and a warning chime...it's the temp that water freezes so it's possible there might be ice on the road...drive safe...
as always... a quick search will get you the info you need...
http://forums.e60.net/index.php?showtopic=67449
as always... a quick search will get you the info you need...
http://forums.e60.net/index.php?showtopic=67449