smarty156

I could do with the steering wheel tilting down a bit more and coming out a bit more as well but not a major problem.
I don't like the clown's nose on the interior mirror at all - I think it really lets the whole car down. Looks so cheap looking.

The biggest gripe I have with the car/BMW is that they make it very hard, if not impossible, to retrofit options. On most cars I've had in the past there's one wiring loom regardless of what options were added at the factory. This meant that if you wanted to add them later you just plugged them in. BMW seem to custom make each loom for each car which means if something like folding mirrors wasn't specified at the factory then you can never have them. That must surely be uneconomical and more time consuming to do surely?

Oh, and why can't you get headlight washers on an E61 when you can on an E60? Aren't they the same at the front?

ipp

Off cause you can, I have them. With Xenon they are required by law.



I think it's stupid that the seat belt chime continues even when the car is reversing or stationary. It's quite annoying maneuvering in my garage.

GoRovers

I thought that too at first, but I've adapted to the odd design (I believe the top, small compartment was designed initially for a phone) and I now use the small compartment for housekeys, Chapstick and change, and keep less frequently used stuff below in the bigger compartment.

BizyB

I thought I'll have a 2nd moan. Although I love the Active Steering for city driving, I hate the fact that it magnifies every imperfection of the road surface in the form of steering feedback when driving on motorway/freeway, and in a long journey, that really is annoying and tiresome :thumbsdown: . (couldn't feel such road imperfection on my old E39)

DBU

If the Homelink was powered all the time, it would be too easy to break in to your home if the car was parked outside. Having said that, the Homelink could be powered as soon as you hit the unlock button. As a workaround, in case you are paranoid about starting your car in a closed garage, you can insert the key fob, press start with foot off the brake pedal. At that point the Homelink is powered up.

bradleyjs

Hear, Hear, I agree! I miss my 540i/6 digital readouts! I guess it would have been to complicated to add it to the iDrive as most people don't know how to navigate it.

bradleyjs

If you put the Mirror Selector in the Right-Hand position it won't make the passenger-side mirror move in the up/down backup mode.

thebe

You actually do have two of these. One is in the instrument cluster and you reset it using the button there (I usually reset it when I refuel) and there is another one in the Navigation->Onboard info->Journey computer. I use this later one to measure my trip.

thebe

No, it does not. Click the (upper) CHECK button on the end of the indicator stalk and that will make it go away. Click and hold the same button to bring the warning(s) back.

thebe

(repost. someone please delete this one)