Cool X5 E70 "Hidden" features many don't know

TaMbALoLoNg · #1 06-12-2009, 01:58 PM

To emulate an article on the E53 forum for the same topic, might as well start one for the E70

. Have you discovered any?

Power source/cigarette lighter in the front ashtray is now switched and turns off when the key is out. No longer stays on like the 53.

rh71 · #2 06-12-2009, 02:48 PM

http://www.xoutpost.com/bmw-sav-foru...now-about.html

I know, I'm a party pooper.

- not sure I like that the cig lighter has no power when the vehicle is off... isn't that where trickle chargers plug in to feed the battery?
- opening/closing windows without getting into the vehicle first is awesome and plenty useful (opening especially great for the summer)
- panic mode with the remote is annoying as most of the time I just want to pop the trunk before I get there by holding the button 2-3 seconds... sometimes too short (won't open) and sometimes too long (alarm sounds).

BTW, anyone know if the comfort access remote is a regular remote battery (and not ignition-chargeable)? Didn't see an easy way to pop that open for a replacement.

bmwman3241 · #3 06-12-2009, 03:31 PM

If you hold down the HUD display button for about 30 seconds, a hidden menu comes up on the HUD. I am not sure what exactly it does, but it is settings, configurations, and tests for the HUD.

RDF · #4 06-17-2009, 11:27 PM

What do you mean by Holding down the HUD display button, where is this found.
Thanks

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Originally Posted by bmwman3241

If you hold down the HUD display button for about 30 seconds, a hidden menu comes up on the HUD. I am not sure what exactly it does, but it is settings, configurations, and tests for the HUD.

LVR · #5 06-18-2009, 04:00 AM

You need to have ALL doors unlocked (not just the drivers) to get the petrol flap open..... (looked like an idiot the first fill-up when I couldn't figure out why the flap was locked.... actually had to ring BMW assist

)

Cheers

J

AzNMpower32 · #6 06-12-2009, 04:46 PM

Comfort Access is not rechargeable in the ignition. To open the fob, remove the emergency manual key and pop open the backside lid.

I don't like how the AC power is now disconnected with the ignition off...........I preferred it the "always on" like in the X3 and older Bimmers.

evolver · #7 06-12-2009, 05:08 PM

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Originally Posted by AzNMpower32

I don't like how the AC power is now disconnected with the ignition off...........I preferred it the "always on" like in the X3 and older Bimmers.

What I don't like about AC and fan is that it comes back on after the vehicles sits parked and shut off for a while. I mean, I turn off the fan and compressor by pushing on the small fan button until it turns off. Then I park, kill the engine, and walk away. If I come back and start the engine in the next 20 minutes or so, AC stays turned off. But if I come back after a longer period of time, it turns itself back on with the softest setting of the fan and working compressor.

AzNMpower32 · #8 06-12-2009, 11:03 PM

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Originally Posted by evolver

What I don't like about AC and fan is that it comes back on after the vehicles sits parked and shut off for a while. I mean, I turn off the fan and compressor by pushing on the small fan button until it turns off. Then I park, kill the engine, and walk away. If I come back and start the engine in the next 20 minutes or so, AC stays turned off. But if I come back after a longer period of time, it turns itself back on with the softest setting of the fan and working compressor.

I was talking about accessory power from the cigarette outlets. The overcomplicated climate control is just an X5 thing.

swisstype · #9 06-17-2009, 06:12 AM

I wrote a post a couple weeks ago about the CC Stalk has a second position that either speeds or slows to the next 5mph increment. I guess that counts.
I did notice one thing on the auto tailgate. If you get out and the doors are locked, with the exception of yours, obviously, you can get the auto tailgate to open and rise, but not to shut. Only if you hit the unlock button so that ALL doors are unlocked, then open it will you be able to use the close feature.
I kept wondering why I had to manhually close my hatch sometimes, and I had a guy with me who told me to make sure I unlocked all doors first and then see. It has not failed me since.

evolver · #10 06-17-2009, 12:57 PM

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Originally Posted by swisstype

I kept wondering why I had to manhually close my hatch sometimes, and I had a guy with me who told me to make sure I unlocked all doors first and then see. It has not failed me since.

There is a possibility that power-close does not work because the lower section of the tailgate is not firmly shut. Next time this happens, try to listen for relay clicks when you push the "close" button. If you hear relays clicking and the tailgate does not close, try opening and closing the lower section of the tailgate firmly.