COOL FEATURES
 

Today, I happened to find TWO cool features which I didn't notice/know before.

1. When the "Auto Holding" is active, if you open the door --> the system automatically engages P(park) + engine brake.

2. Programmable memory keys recognize which button you are gonna push even before you actually push the button. --> "Touch sensitive"
(Well.. hard to explain...)
Just try to slide(move) your finger from one button to other buttons (keep contact with buttons but you don't actually push it)
i-drive system will show you which button is contacted by your finger.

I figured it would be good to share with you guys. ^^

lol I knew they were touch sensitive. Also I don't have auto H so I can't try the other one. You korean? i'm Korean as well.

1. works also on cars without auto-hold

Touch-sensitivity is a cool feature indeed. It lets you see what each button does instead of having to remember.

The auto hold I wish I had more use for. I just can't get used to letting go of the brake right away after using it. In stop and go traffic, that's just an extra step as inching up is a frequent necessity. Even in street traffic you're doing more actions than if you were just to manage your movement by keeping on the brakes and releasing to move.

auto H is a great feature but a real pain in the :smackass: when parking
I usually forget to turn it off and it engages when not expected, making you look like any another idiot that can't reverse park...:rolleyes:
but maybe that's just my fault instead of auto H...

One of the features I like is the "rest" feature with the heater. When it's cold out, I can run into a store for 10 or 15 minutes and come back out to a toasty warm car. I think the e53 had this too, but for some reason I just discovered it on the e70. Maybe because we had such a miserable winter this year...

^ whats this rest feature?

residual heating, with the engine off, you can press the fan button to activate residual heating.

yeah, I used several times during this winter. It was great.
And yap! I'm Korean! It's great to meet you here! ^^
And you know what? My last name is also "Choi"!! maybe we are.... :wow:

How long does this last? For as long as the engine stays warm? I'd imagine it affects the battery just like leaving the radio on?