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I think you will just "learn to live" with these BMW, E70, quirks. As long as you don't get the infamous "bing" chime while driving, and loads of battery drainage messages, malufunction lamps, etc, etc...I think you will love your new E70. Btw, your Avatar is showing an old E53, and your signature isn't showing your new Xer. Tell us what model, colour combo, packages and stand alone options. I know it's hard to let go of the E53, but time to update your User Cp with your new E70! Congrats on the new BMW!!

For washing the car, I leave my CA fob on the driver's seat. that way I am unable to lock the car accidently, but also no more annoyance!

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Originally Posted by King

Scenario 1: You're at the car wash, and every time you spray the doors, the car keeps beeping, locking & unlocking the doors if you have comfort access. What do you do; leave the key fobb IN the vehicle??

Yes, just leave the key inside and this does not happen.

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Originally Posted by King

Scenario 2: You jump in, hit the start button and put the car in reverse. By the time you're done backing out of the parking spot, the stupid BMW sign is still on the screen and the camera hasn't even kicked in yet!

Scenario 3: You're done backing up and driving away already and NOW you get to see what's behind you on the camera and can't get rid of it! Well you can ...once you go over 20km/hr or manually turn off the camera.

There is a button on the dash that will allow you to turn this on/off

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Originally Posted by King

Scenario 5: You get to work or home or where ever and hit engine stop. The radio & electronics are still on. Why?? Why should you have to manually turn off the radio? I realize it all powers off if you lock the car... but why have to lock it in your own garage?

You dont, it will shut off automatically after time. Or simply hold the stop button a bit longer before exiting.

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Originally Posted by King

Scenario 6: Everytime you start driving away, you get a warning in the HUD and chime saying it's -3 degrees. Now it's +3 degrees. Oh, time to go home? It's now -3 again! There should be a way to turn that off. All Canadian cars should have this feature (annoyance) permanently off. Yes it's the north pole, it's ALWAYS below -3 degrees! We don't need to be reminded everytime we get in and out of our car.

not sure how to disable this, it only freezes 3 times a year here, so I dont mind.

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Scenario 7: You're on your way and your kid in the back seat wants to watch 'Barney' now. What do you do? Oh that's right PULL OVER! Because there's no way to control the rear dvd from up front. Heck you can't even switch it on from the remote. You have to manually hit the button on the bottom of the rear/centre console. Have you tried to reach for it?? Let's just say it's easier to get out of the car and do it from the back seat. Either that or just play the dvd as soon as you get in the car ... whether or not your kid wants to see it yet! Oh and listen to Barney sing along because you don't want to put headphones on your two year old! Heck let's just fold it down and get it out of the way so you keep hitting your elbow in it!

Yea, the factory DVD has its faults, but that's why we test drive a car before buying...there are other non factory options available. Despite its faults I prefer the factory setup. Once your kids are old enough to deal with it themselves these annoyances are forgotten. Personally I wish I never added this feature, the kids will disagree though.

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Originally Posted by motordavid

Not to sound like an envious, fixed income ol'fool, that will probably never buy an E70,
but it makes me think my 7 1/2 year old E53 is ok...:D

Yeah after reading this maybe I will keep my 8 year old e53 a little longer ha:wow: .

i got the 2009 3.0 and man the hesitation is like my previous 2008 R32.
good thing im more on using the M mode

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Originally Posted by deutsch100

Okay guys, I was holding on to the good memories of my E53 but after 3 or 4 people have mentioned it, I will change my avatar. :(

Don't get me wrong, I LOVE my new ride! A friend of mine bought the E53 off me and I actually sat in it a couple of days ago...and thought to myself Wow! The new E70 is SO much nicer and such a dream to drive with the active steering. I didn't miss the E53 at all. It's all the overload of safety/electronic features that drive me crazy some days! :D

It's like attractive high maintenance women ... you can't live with them some days and you certainly can't live without them! And why settle for an 'average' looking one? :rofl: