a few annoying things about the X5

[5Xwen]

I was driving from Boston to NYC this morning and discovered a few "annoying" things about the X5. I'm hoping some experts here can help me out.

1. Obviously once I got outside Boston my local FM presets wouldn't work. I found the only way I could scan for radio stations was using the SC button on the radio. Is there a way to set it up so the steering wheel buttoms can scan for a local station?

2. While sitting in the X5 waiting to pay the outrageous parking garage fee, the fasten-your-seat-belt buzzer jolts me. Now I aways wear my seat belt while driving, however, I don't want to buckle up before exiting the garage because I need to have access to my wallet in my pocket, etc. Is there a way to de-activate this feature?

Thanks for your help.