Hi Guys and Gals,

Picked up my new 3.0 SD last Friday, and I am absolutely loving it.

The weather has been very bad here the last few days so it’s looking rather dirty at the moment, so my pics are not great.

I only have 200KM on the clock so I am still getting used to it etc, but so far I love it.

The comfort seats are great, comfort access now works on all door handles (they only worked on the two front ones on my 320D), Auto Hold is great, High Beam assist is great, Auto bootlid is great, in fact almost everything is great.

The only thing I am disappointed with is the alarm – it’s volume is very low. I once owned a VW Golf which used the horn as the alarm, and when it went off it would wake the dead. On both my Bimmers the alarm sounds like a watch alarm – you would never hear it going off from inside your house.

The full spec on the X5 is

ZXP4 E70 X5 3.0sd M Sport M57 3.0
A35 Monaco Blue
NAB4 Beige Exclusive Nappa leather
ZXR Media Package (IE)
609 Navigation−system Professional
644 Bluetooth Telephone Preparation
672 BMW 6 Disc CD Changer
233 Increased towing capacity (3.5t)
235 Detachable Towbar
2M9 M V Spoke Style 227 M 10/11Jx20
2VA Adaptive Drive
316 Auto Bootlid Operation
319 Universal Remote Control
322 Comfort Access
323 Soft Close Automatic doors
3AG Reversing Assist Camera
3MA Roof Rails Matt Aluminium
3MB Side Window Surrounds Matt Aluminium
402 Panoramic Glass Sunroof
413 Luggage Compartment Net
430 Auto−Dim Int + Ext Mirror
455 Active Front Seats
456 Comfort Seats − Electric
464 Ski Bag
488 Lumbar support − fr seats
493 Enhanced storage
494 Front Seat Heating
496 Rear Seat Heating
4AB Burr Walnut Wood Trim
4NB Automatic Air Conditioning 4−zone
522 Xenon Headlamps
524 Adaptive Headlights
536 Parked Car Heating System
548 Speedometer w/ KMH read
5AC High beam assistant
5DA Front passenger airbag deactivation
601 TV Function
610 Head−up Display
620 Voice Control System
654 DAB digital radio
677 Hi−Fi Sys Prof DSP
6FF DVD System for Rear
6FL USB/audio interface
710 M Steering Wheel
761 Sun Protection Glass
775 Anthracite Headlining
7M5 M−Aerodynamic Bodystyling

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