Cool Hidden Features of the E70 many dont know about

[autoque]

Originally Posted by AzNMpower32

Google is friendly: BC hidden menus - e90

You do need to be able to do addition though.

Does it work on the X5s? X5s don't have the engine temperature gauge so this may come in handy if it works in the E70s.

[AzNMpower32]

Originally Posted by autoque

Does it work on the X5s? X5s don't have the engine temperature gauge so this may come in handy if it works in the E70s.

Absolutely, it works. same procedures.

[schurikde]

Yes, tried it out today. It works.

[BobsM]

Originally Posted by RedRockin

Yes, this changes the color of the screen. Not sure what you mean by "MB". Night mode makes the screen much darker and makes the scene look like night time (dark sky, darker ground and different colors for the roads); this makes the screen much less harsh (easier on night time eyes). However, one of the settings will prevent the night mode from activating. I think if you have traffic notifications turned on the night mode will not activate (this is one of the BMW things that makes no sense to me).

I live in a very rural area where traffic is not an issue so I leave this feature off. If I go into metro areas, where I might be concerned about traffic, I turn it back on. So I have button #1 programmed to toggle day/night. My Infiniti did this automatically with the automatic headlight sensor. If I were living in a urban area and wanted both night mode and traffic mode, I would use two "radio" buttons - one for toggling day/night and another for toggling traffic on/off (to permit the night mode to activate). Why BMW doesn't have automatic day/night mode activation with the headlight sensor is another BMW nonsensical decision (IMHO).

I had a 2008 Honda Goldwing motorcycle which had the factory navigation system and it would automatically change to night mode and day mode according to the sunset and sunrise times for each day. But at least BMW could have tied it into whether the headlights were on or not. Just a ridiculous way to save a nickel.

[BobsM]

Originally Posted by deutsch100

The 5 and 7 Series do come standard with Automatic mode, and works flawlessly!

I think the 'USA' made models (X5, X6 and now X3) kind of get shafted in terms of options and features!!

Then again, we here is the USA do get these vehicles relatively cheap compared to what the rest of the world has to pay to get one.

[ZheHbKa]

not sure if u guys know this, you can change intensity of the heat by pressing AUTO button on the console, press it again and it goes from Soft to Medium and than to Intense

[ukwildcat]

A/C too. This one is in the manual, too.

[ZheHbKa]

believe it or not i read the manual, but somehow missed it
i wont memorize the entire book so this threat is for specifics and just a conversation

[pk9394]

i didn't look through all 50 posts. so maybe someone already point it out.

When you use vice command. And say 100 feet, 200 feet, 1 mile, 50 mile or 100 miles the map distant will change.

[rh71]

^ that's neat, but I really hate the voice command... half the time it guesses wrong on what I'm saying.

BTW, anyone know if there's a way to make the dash show a digital speedo or is that program-only?