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Just a quick question if you don’t mind.. Is it possible in newer BMWs (G30), to code additional car key 🔑 if purchased used, but this same kind (eBay for example).. 🤔 My car was purchased by me with only one 🔑 and would like to know if I need to visit BMW dealership or not as various opinions/tutorials on the internet 🙏🏼 Much appreciate your feedback 👍🏼😀
@@fredperry212 yes, I am pretty sure that they can program another key. I do believe that the key would have to be purchased through the parts department, and then it’s pretty easy to program it to your vehicle.
Some professional feedback. Eliminate "actually" and "as well" and most uses of "also" from your speech. Example: "We are actually going to also hold this button down as well" can be shortened to "Hold this button down".
Yes, you are 100% correct! I did come quite a long way of making of this video which I think was two years ago but still learning as I go thanks for the feedback!
…or illegal items 🤣🤣🤣 so since you mentioned sunglass there , you should mention the actual hidden sunglass compartment where there rear view mirror is located .
Parking ticket in visor is a really useful tip. Also, programming the buttons. I have the idrive 8 and it has a lot of menus. To be able to program common activities is great!
Most definitely! Congrats on the order. I do have a couple x3 reviews on the channel from a few months back if you wanted to see those. Since they are similar to the x4. Also have the x4m videos on the channel as well! Subscribe! I’ll do one on the 30i asap!
Localisation of child 🧒🏽 👧🏻 lock 🔐 saved me visit to garage as rear passenger door have not been opening from inside after I’ve purchased my G30 5 series! Thanks 🙏🏼 Great tutorials 👏🏼❤️💙🤍
@@BeamerView was 4x4 instructor for them. LR engineers did develop the system really well with terrain response. The TC system brakes the wheel 16 times a second. i am good but i cant replicate that with cadence braking to put resistance to spinning wheels, also I have to do on all wheels not just the one that needs it.
So I went to a burger place and decided to eat in the back seat of my X3 where it's less likely to get crumbs into stuff. You guessed it: the child lock was engaged and I couldn't get out even with the key in my pocket. The lock button was raised but latch wouldn't open. Luckily the left side door's child lock was not engaged so I just slid out. Had they both been locked I would have had to climb to the front seat or maybe the rear. And THAT is how I found out about the child lock.
Thanks for the great video! Very helpful. Can you do a video on setting up your driver profile and the different driving modes, such as the sport mode with the various options? Thanks!
Great Video idea Rick! Most definitely adding those to the list. Subscribe. I will get those up this month asap. :) Reach out to me if you ever have any questions!
Excellent videos. Do you know how to reset the maintenance needed message. Mine is on for the cabin air filter. I changed cabin filters myself and want to shut off the maintenance needed message, please.
I do not believe you can. It's worth checking but in the settings try to look for the SOUND menu or, you could try hitting the PDC button (P with the Cone Beside Button) and go into settings. If there was an option to change it, it would be beside some of the other sound settings such as the GONG sound or PDC sound adjustments. www.google.com/search?q=pdc+sound+adjustment+bmw&rlz=1C5CHFA_enUS937US937&oq=pdc+sound+adjustment+bmw&aqs=chrome..69i57j33i160l2j33i299l3.4339j0j7&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8#kpvalbx=_RHEwY9C1POip5NoPpt6tyAc_22
I just got a 2020 x5 after having a 2016 x5 and I'm so bummed there's no heads up display! How do i know what operating system I have and what does it matter?
2020 X5 will come with the iDrive 7. The heads up display is an optional feature, i believe you have to have the premium package in order to have it. Operating system doesn't matter much as this point in time. Idrive 7 is the most popular one currently, and they just rolled out with iDrive 8 which many are not fans of. You may not have a heads up display, but if you use your BMW maps, you will be able to see the map in the instrument cluster work almost like a heads up display in the sense that it's right in front of you.
does the i4 have a secret cubby as well? the last item in your video? my toyota camry used to have one, but i haven't noticed it in my i4? i only see the headlight(?) functions, thank you!
Love all these tips. One thing that I don't like and in a way HATE is the relationship you know have with Sirius XM. These people will NOT leave me alone. Letter after letter, call after call, I don't want this service, I never even listened to one second of the free trial. I dealt with them before and they make it IMPOSSIBLE to cancel their service so I will NEVER EVER deal with them again. I guess when I bought the vehicle, the dealership provided all my information to them and they will not leave me alone. This is like a crazy X that just will not leave.
Agreed, not a fan at all of Sirius and their marketing tactics. Every single time they always try to upgrade the plan for no reason at all. Glad I made the switch to Spotify!
I bought a 2023 X4 M package have any of you had issues with hearing the noise coming from the windows too much airflow. It seems to be a manufacturer issue. BMW needs to fix this issue. I'm going to probably make them give me my money back and put me into a new car this is not right it should have been fixed were they built this car in Atlanta. How can they let a car leave and facility and deliver it to today dealership with this issue. Especially when you're going over 55 when the wind is blowing outside it is terrible you cannot even hear someone speak on the passenger side
Im sure you've already taken it to the shop to fix it. I agree something like this should be addressed better and only let it leave the lot as a true BMW.
I have taken to the shop I had also called BMW North America instead of the case with them as well. I'm supposed to hear back from someone within five business days. So far I've heard nothing
2 ways. The best way is to lock the and not leave the key inside. Another trick you could try is after turning off the engine, hold down the volume knob for about 3 seconds, and that should turn off the screen. Keep note that the BMW can detect the key in the vehicle thinking that you are still in it, hence why it's staying on.
I have the comfort seat on my 2021 X5, how can I adjust my headrest forward or backward since the comfort seat doesn't have the button on the headrest????????
Your X5 most likely has multi-contour seating which won't include the headrest tilt feature since with multi-contour there is an adjustment that controls the upper portion of the seat and works in a similar fashion as tilting the headrest.
Glad it helped you, reach out if you ever have questions. There is a video we did with iDrive 8, many of these still work for iDrive 7 as well. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-k-aTO99FZBQ.html
I saw all your videos so many times, I know them by heart. I finally feel ready to pick up my BMW this upcoming week. Yes, it's finally here. 2023 540i xDrive custom made. I got all packages, expensive, but it's awesome! Thank you for your help because to be honest I would have never discovered possibly half of what the car can do. Got winter tires as well. My only disagreement with you, is that in states like New York, Machachusetts, Pennsylvania, etc. we do need winter and not all season tires.
Hey Antonios! Congrats on the 540i and I’m glad to hear a lot of the videos were able to help you, and will continue to help you as well. I saw you became a member to the channel and wanted to personally thank you. I’ll be here to help you along the way so feel free to reach out whenever the questions arise. You’re going to love the BMW!
2 ways to use the voice command. If you TAP it, it bring up the BMW voice command (This is what you use to control the windows or temperature) if you HOLD it, it'll bring up the phones voice command, which will not work to control your car.
Your videos are GREAT! thank you for all the useful info, I'm wondering if you have any tips to make an x3 smell better, does it have a place to add a fragrance? Thanks!
Glad they were of value to you Ivonne! Some higher end BMWs such as the X7 and 7 Series did have the option to add fragrance through the climate system but that isn't the case for the X3. BMW makes some really good air freshener ents on their website, I would check those out. amzn.to/43zA6aI
However, you shouldn't say that these tricks work on "all bmw's". I have a 2019 3 series for instance: my sunshade doesn't pull out and raising the headrests is manual (with a release button) and not electric...
Is there a way to adjust how much the curb view mirror adjustment moves? With mine I can only see the area directly next to the passenger door. I'd rather see the rear wheel and behind the car.
Couple things to make sure. Car has to be on, and yes holding down the tilt button for about 15 seconds or until it begins to move. That’s usually how you do the reset. If it persists I’d bring it in to get it checked.
When driving in normal mode, lift the fod from gaspedal/cancel Cruise, then two klick with padle+ towards the steringwheel, the transmission gets in “sailing” ( kind of neutral) Usefull if you want the car to roll longer/without engine brake. 😎
We have 530e here in the US. I feel it should have it since much of the interior should be the same as a regular five series. I could try this out in a regular 5 series to confirm it on Tuesday.
I have a 2023 X5 sdrive 40i and cannot find a way to have an audible sound when changing lanes and a car is in my blind spot. I have the steering wheel function turned off so the only thing alerting me to a vehicle in my blind spot is the blinking triangle in my side mirror and the slight shake of my steering wheel. My previous car gave me a beep and I like the added security. Do you know if there is a beep feature for blind spots?
Would you now how to disable the notice of traffic light announcement I get on every intersection? It is annoying because it makes a sound and lowers the volume of the radio/music. Thank you.
I haven't heard of the vehicle turning off while you're away. But it's very common that if you open your door that the engine will turn off as a safety feature. A way to counter that would be to push the gear shifter to the M/S mode right before you exit, so that the engine is not in "auto / start / stop mode. And then shift it to park so the engine is running, then go ahead and leave and come back, the vehicle should be running. Let me know if that made sense or not.
For that car, if it has it, look on your left knee side where the headlight controls maybe, if it has it it would be around there. That or check the settings.
Greetings. Thanks for this great videos explaining all aspaect related to BMW cars. I bought a brand new X5 2023, and the vehicle has a function that the car turn off when I open the driver door, even un parking mode. So, when I need to open the door for something quickly (pickup mail or parking receipt, etc) the car turns off. Can you tell me how to deactivated this feature or a trick to solve this? Thanks in advance, Hector
It’s a very popular question unfortunately it’s a safety feature so it’s difficult to have a patch for it. Couple things you could check. In settings under doors and access try turning off the box that says turn off vehicle when opening door. If that doesn’t work you may have to put the vehicle in sport before exiting the vehicle.
Thanks RS, It should default to going into carplay as soon as you get into the vehicle. If not, try refreshing the idrive system by holding down the volume knob for until the screen goes black, takes about 30 secs.
I see. You could try to order one from the parts or service department. I would check to see if your vehicle is compatible with your phone to use as a digital key. Works the same way but phones are more convenient. Note about the key cards is that they are subscription based and are only good for a year. At least out of the factory that’s the case.
I have a BMW and I don't understand why these have to be hidden features. Why are they hidden? They should be either intuitive or in the manual. I love how my BMW drives, but they make it hard to use or understand the features that are available.
@@BeamerView Thank you. 😃 I’ve had my car for almost 4 years and it blew my mind that it had the feature to open the tailgate by kicking your foot 🦶!! Thanks for the great info I’m looking forward to your next installment 😌
Question about the climate controls: I have a zone for the backseat. Often my dog is back there and he likes it to be way colder than I want for my zone. I don’t when his air is on or off. Right now, I’m stopping the car, twisting around, and trying to adjust his temperature. Is there a better way?! Thanks!
Hey Jen one thing you could check for, and this is different for BMWs but it may have a auto setting back there where you can keep a set temperature. Another thing to play around with is the synchronize function that is in the climate control menu. Maybe you could hit the sync button, set the temperature to what your dog would like, then un-sync and adjust yours? Never tried it but worth a try!
Some BMWs that have the 3D view package have a car wash option which is convenient to use since it helps you align your tires to the railing. Another feature you could turn off is PDC which is the beeping sounds the vehicle will make when it gets close to an object. You can turn off PDC by pressing or holding down the PDC button near the gear shifter. It looks like a P with a street cone beside it!
Gas gauge should be located on the lower left side of instrument cluster screen. It may be hard to get a read for it when you have a full tank, but as the tank gets half empty you will start to see how the fuel gauge works, it should also let you know how many miles you can drive before the next gas station visit.
Hey Bobbye! Glad to hear these videos are helping you out. I’m also working on a course that goes even more in depth. I’m also not a fan of trading the manual! Will keep the videos coming, reach out if you ever have any questions. Thank you
Really glad I came across your page, now subscribing. I have a 2018 BMW X1, I can't seem to connect to Apple carplay, any advice? I don't like the built in GPS and prefer to use the one on my phone, can I connect that to show up on the car's screen?
Hey Mikeala! Thanks for the sub! Few things to mention with Apple CarPlay on 2018s. Apple CarPlay is subscription based on that year, if you’ve never got it to work I’d check on connectedrive.com to subscribe to it. It’s about 300 dollars for the life of the vehicle. If you did have it working but it’s no longer connecting I’d recommend checking out my Apple CarPlay fix video on my channel. I have two of them but they both share the same info just different cars, they’ve helped a ton of viewers. Again if you’ve never used it on your vehicle there could be a chance that it’s not compatible since it was just released the year before. If that’s the case reach out to your dealer and have them check your vin to see if it is compatible.
@@simia4100 Correct Simi, the latest iOS update messed up a lot of apple CarPlay world wide, waiting for bug fixes and updating is one of the 4 ways to resolve the issue.
Hi BeamerView, thank you for your video, you mentioned the digital key ( card) only work for 1 year? I have 2022 BMW M3 G80 competition xDrive, also 1 year for XM radio?
@@cpham5566 That's BMW being BMW. The card is eventually going away soon because new vehicles are starting to allow to use phones to work the same way as the card.
@@BeamerView Thanks D, I got my iPhone working with the car, but as you mention, the card is way convenient for running or gym, bike without carrying the bulky key. yeah you are right, that's BMW... my brand new M3 got blow out tire after 2 weeks, took 3 weeks to get new tire.. ( Pirelli tires).
I must admit I have learned a few things from this channel after my recent 3 Series purchase but I also must add a lot of these 'hidden' items are not exactly hard to find if you read the manual, and quite a few are repeated from previous videos. Minor gripes I know but hopefully feedback to make the channel better!
Thank you for the feedback Blade! Please continue to help me improve :) Yes much of is in the manual, my goal is to basically save people time from reading it and or bring out some key features into the spot light. I’m glad to hear that the channel is helping you learn, I’ve been working on building a in depth 3 hr course on the 3 series, do you think it’d be something that you would be interested in? I’m doing some surveying.
@@BeamerView I'm all for decent instructional videos. I came across yours doing a simple search for 340i reviews. I found it so helpful I even sent a link to the salesman who dealt with my purchase!!! Yes the manual can be a bit daunting and not completely helpful at times - I learnt how to do the kick move for boot opening from you, not the manual, but some people don't bother reading them at all then wonder why they don't know things. One point I will make to you that has been said in a comment by someone on another of your videos - please slow down in your delivery, you'll come across much more professional. Being English I'm a bit more laid back than you! 😆
@@Blade1310 Awesome Blade! Thanks for the feed back, I’m continuing making adjustments with every video with vocab but will start to focus more on the speed! I did fail English 101 class 3 times but I know I can do better. Thanks for the input!
One of the ways you can get a compass to pop up, is to add it as a widget on the home screen. If you click and hold one of the widgets on the home screen, it brings up a customization menu and you can use that to find a Compass Also another thing you can do, is have the compass pop up and the split screen whenever you are using the BMW Maps
