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Old 05-02-2011, 06:11 PM
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Oh bummer
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mine is the same as its an import car from florida
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Yeah, only Euro models got that nifty feature activated... the car had to be dumbed down for stupid, sue-happy Americans apparently. (or at least California people )
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Yeah, only Euro models got that nifty feature activated... the car had to be dumbed down for stupid, sue-happy Americans apparently. (or at least California people )
I wonder how much extra we pay because of this sue happy country????
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Maybe I missed it but I just noticed when your rear windshield wiper is on and you start driving in reverse the wiper will speed up.
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Maybe I missed it but I just noticed when your rear windshield wiper is on and you start driving in reverse the wiper will speed up.

I found this one on accident I thought something broke. I love how much the Germans think!!!
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3D perspective
Although it is mentioned on a couple of occasions throughout this thread, it seems that the method for entering the hidden menu to change the 3D perspective or isometris of the SATNAV is not. Can someone enlighten me
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Small thing I discovered while working in trunk.

If you have the hatch open, and don't want the 2 overhead lights to drain the battery: push a pen/screw driver in through the latch. It will simulate a closed hatch, and lights go out.
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Same trick works on all of our latches, there is a hall sensor in the latches used as a door switch.
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You can also just push it into the closed position for lights to shut off
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