The inability to disable the PDC gong completely was a show stopper for us even considering the technology package. We simply don't need/want PDC very often. During our extended test drive, the PDC was constantly warning me of things I didn't need to know. For example when I would get out of the X5 with it still running and remove something from the cargo area -BEEP -BEEP- BEEP. OK the X5 is in park, with the parking brake set, no one is in the drivers seat and it still needs to blast the gong load enough to wake the dead that I am standing close the the rear bumper - DUH. Or when backing out of the garage - BEEP- BEEP- BEEP. OK I'm near the door of the garage. But guess what, I have NEVER hit it even though none of our vehicles have PDC - DUH. BTW just how big does your garage have to be to stop the PDC from complaining? The BMW PDC is the classic case of the boy that cried wolf. The only acceptable solution would be if you can turn OFF the gong completely.

FWIW I know you can turn OFF PDC temporarily. What I wanted was the option to turn ON PDC temporarily. Same button, opposite function. How hard can this be?

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