What's the fastest you've gone.......
06-29-2004, 07:32 PM
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Okay, so maybe I've been asleep for a while but I just noticed something kind of neat (as well as useless) -- the speedometer works in reverse!
Anyone remember if the E39 did that? I never bothered to look. The only reason I noticed it on this car was due to the HUD.
Someone want to see if they can engage cruise in reverse?
How about ACC? 
Anyone remember if the E39 did that? I never bothered to look. The only reason I noticed it on this car was due to the HUD.
Someone want to see if they can engage cruise in reverse?
How about ACC?
06-29-2004, 07:37 PM
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Right, Rudy. I always keep HUD up and first noticed when I was backing out of the garage at 3 mph. I don't think the E39 did that, but it would have been much harder to notice. I think we gotta get it up to 30 mph in reverse to engage cruise.
You first, OK?
You first, OK?
06-30-2004, 04:46 AM
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Originally Posted by JDN' date='Jun 29 2004, 11:37 PM
Right, Rudy. I always keep HUD up and first noticed when I was backing out of the garage at 3 mph. I don't think the E39 did that, but it would have been much harder to notice. I think we gotta get it up to 30 mph in reverse to engage cruise.
You first, OK?
You first, OK?
We may have to flip a coin to see who tries to engage cruise. I wonder if Active Steering is operational in reverse? If it is, we need to shut it off for the reverse test!!
06-30-2004, 06:00 AM
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Originally Posted by Rudy' date='Jun 30 2004, 07:46 AM
We may have to flip a coin to see who tries to engage cruise. I wonder if Active Steering is operational in reverse? If it is, we need to shut it off for the reverse test!!
I'm just an innocent bystander 
But, I would have a pretty good shot at it because once out of the garage, I have a 300' mowed and treeless ROW behind me. They frown on rutting though. Tell you what. Let's just put this on the shelf until we really, really get bored one day -- or looping. 
06-30-2004, 06:04 AM
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Originally Posted by Flowerfred' date='Jun 30 2004, 10:02 AM
Now's the time to try then, before they fix your car.