Fact: 2006 interior lights won't drain battery if left on

[jwbekens]

Today my wife and daughter were waiting for our son. He had an afterschool music lesson and it was pouring outisde. The girls were inside the X3 reading. The CEO had the front dome light on and and daughter was reading with the rear reading light. Car was turned off. Key out of ignition. Both front and rear lights turned off automatically after 15 minutes. Great feature to save the battery if you forget and leave them on. (Been there, done that with other cars.) I am not sure what happens if the rear hatch is left open for 15 minutes. More thoughtful engineering from BMW.

Jon