Strange question in case of an accident
11-20-2012, 10:02 AM
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Strange question in case of an accident
Hi All,
Maybe a bit of a silly question which I'm curious about and which I don't want to test in real live
I sometimes look on this russian site (Авто, Техника - видео раздела «Авто, Техника» смотреть онлайн - Smotri.Com)
It contains mosly recorded car crashes on russian roads (I assume for insurance reasons nowadays most car owners there have video on board). What I noticed is that with BMW crashes (new models), once the car hits something the emergency lights/indicators seem to be activated automatically (just like airbags). Like here: Видео БМВ - это диагноз? – смотреть онлайн ролик «бмв - это диагноз?» бесплатно на сайте Smotri.com. Видеоролик v2315078b785. (go to1m59s):
So the big question is if my E61 would have this as well?
Maybe a bit of a silly question which I'm curious about and which I don't want to test in real live
I sometimes look on this russian site (Авто, Техника - видео раздела «Авто, Техника» смотреть онлайн - Smotri.Com)
It contains mosly recorded car crashes on russian roads (I assume for insurance reasons nowadays most car owners there have video on board). What I noticed is that with BMW crashes (new models), once the car hits something the emergency lights/indicators seem to be activated automatically (just like airbags). Like here: Видео БМВ - это диагноз? – смотреть онлайн ролик «бмв - это диагноз?» бесплатно на сайте Smotri.com. Видеоролик v2315078b785. (go to1m59s):
So the big question is if my E61 would have this as well?
11-21-2012, 08:02 AM
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Who knows... Interesting if it would. But do you really care? Try to avoid an accident, that should be your main concern! 
11-21-2012, 11:23 PM
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I agree! And no it's not a question which I definately need to get answered however just curious. And it's not something you can easily find out. Oh well.
01-16-2013, 07:50 AM
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All American spec E60/61 do this.. unlock the doors and start the flashers and disconnect the battery to prevent fires if the event is severe enough, ( among many other SRS related items) USA cars with Nav. also send out a SOS alert to the BMW system, I would imagine yours would too.
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All American spec E60/61 do this.. unlock the doors and start the flashers and disconnect the battery to prevent fires if the event is severe enough, ( among many other SRS related items) USA cars with Nav. also send out a SOS alert to the BMW system, I would imagine yours would too.
Could it be that there's some electical glitch somewhere related to the accident system? And where could it be?
And I can see I'd never get it fixed probably given how rare it is, as I'd get the "can't replicate issue" reply if I ever took it in to the dealer...
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