BMW i3: 10 Tips & Tricks All Owners Need To Know 

Great video... BUT you can store the charging bung on the hook of the charger flap without it dangling like on your video. There is a thin lip around the edge of the bung which slots nicely in to the hook on the charging flap. The advantage of doing this is that the charging bung doesn't collect water in the rain!

I had always wondered what would happen if one were to pull up on the parking brake while traveling at speed, and now I know! Thanks!

3.5 years of ownership and I didn’t know about windows rolling down half way. Thanks for the info

I spent ages trying to find a good used i3 in the colour I wanted with adaptive cruise control. Being a "city car" it seems to be a rare option. Hopefully collecting it next Wednesday. Now you say it's not a very reliable system ! arrgghhhh. Another very useful video so thanks for posting

Is there a feature for a slow learner 😂…I’m watching your video over and over…thanks so much for the presentation and production, much appreciated! 👍😎

Wow Martin, you never cease to amaze. I can’t believe there’s still things I didn’t know.

Although I read the Manual as our Seller gave it to us before we took delivery of our Vehicle I did not notice any of these Features/Tips so this Video was very useful. Nice Greetings from Germany👍

Great video again, Martin! Please do plan for some more episodes like this one👏🏻

Brilliant, Martin - always find your uploads so very interesting...! Thanks for going the 'extra mile' to help us i3 owners enjoy these wonderfully quirky, characterful cars even more. 😎

I love my i3!

3:20 on the sides of the AC cover there is are latches to attach it to the flap. You don’t need to use the strap.

Thanks! I learned some stuff there! The interior alarm, mirror tilt and wiper service mode were elusive!

Thanks for the wiper tip! Over 2 years of ownership and the thought has struck me so many times that I didn't know how to do that *embarrassed*

The emergency electric brake was very helpful. I knew most of the features except for that one. Mine is the USA spec & is a 17 Rex with the sunroof. It’s only missing the full adaptive cruise control feature.

Very useful video! I could not resist trying the emergency braking using the parking brake switch and can confirm that it works really well. Anyone teaching someone to drive in an i3 should know about this function because you can grab the wheel with one hand and apply full braking with the other - it's just like having dual controls !

Thanks for these tips! Most I didn’t know about. Just bought my 2019 i3 a week ago, as my first EV. Love it.

Oh meu God. I dammages the bonnet when I was cleaniing the car. Excelent video

Thank you Martin, Another informative video which taught me further tips I did not know about. BMW made a brilliant car full of features

Nice...thank you for the review!

Great video Artur, I knew most of those apart from Comfort access and double click. Very useful!

Loved this car when I had it. Great channel and video. Subbed..

Great video, especially the point about being able to use regular cruise control if the adaptive doesn't want to work on occasion, I'll be sure to try this next time 👍

Excellent video. 🙏

Great information. Thank you

I have been meaning to research how to switch from smart to dumb cruise control. Thank you!

Thanks for video Martin! just purchased an i3 and your videos as being SO SO helpful!

Best video so helpful thank you so much dear😊

Excellent. Thanks.

Excellent tips there.

Good tips, thanks.

Awesome channel! Finally I found you) Thanks for tips about i3

That would be the first car I know of where the parking brake is also a real emergency brake. Interesting fact!

Thank you Wisely and Martin

Last tip is the most important one imo please have more like this video

Interesting and useful info. Can you please tell more about optional "heat pump" and how to set and operate it in i3, thanks in advance.

excellent

Great video, I would like a video about the Driving Assist Plus and another interesting one would be about the i3 sound system, the differences between the two and possible improvements. Thank you for your work.

Is it possible to do comfort access without using the remote, i.e. from a control inside the car? In a tight garage, you want it to exit the car without rummaging around in pocket for the key in order to activate comfort access/exit.

Wiper service mode! Hooray!

I use the wiper service mode if I'm parking in heavy rain. It reduces debris getting caught under the blades.

Hello Martin, Another great video, very informative. Wondering if you guys can do a video on what can cause charging problems on the i3? Recently my i3 started flashing red and gave an error message saying charging cable problem? I thought the charging cable lock was not working properly and replaced it with a new one but still get the error and can't charge the car. Any ideas on what I should check next?

Thanks o much for these tips and tricks. I love my i3, I do have a couple of niggles with the software though, perhaps you know if the following is possible… 1- automatically apply the parking brake when Park and/or Stop is selected? 2- on Start i3 defaults to Comfort drive mode, can it be set to remember the previous drive mode, eg Eco Pro?

The wipers can also be moved by hand to any position after the car has gone to sleep.

I recently had my i3 in shop saying that the diver airbag wasn't working. Is there a recall for the driver side?

how to leave the air con on without being in the on position? sometimes i want the heat on for half hour whilst i'm waiting with no lights or anything.

How do I change the minimum range for the Rex to kick in ?

For servicing the wipers, you can also simply open the bonnet

Hi lads, Enjoying the i3 content. Quick question pls about the 60ah battery, Is 15kwh SOH ok for a 2014 model? Thanks.

I have owned my i3 18 months and have never heard my alarm go off ,how can I test it to make sure tha it is working ok.

two things :1rst ) Is there a way to keep the car on when opening and leaving the car such as a quick stop like ou can do with all other vehicles in the world so you don't have to start again upon entry . 2 ) any common issues that happen that causes car not to come out of park and leaves you stranded . You put car into drive bounce back to park or neutral but will not go anywhere . square around blinking park shows up in the small main screen ? two places seem to suggest since EME shows on on of the many error codes EME . It that was the case I would buy just dont want to buy just to find it related to something else like a parking moduel ? Seems to be popular issues in blogs so maybe good subject for upcoming video :)

i wanna know what camera are you using to film this video, it looks amazing!!

Can you put a number plate with the green badge on REX model in Uk?

It seems you need to have a weeks course in all the trickery of this car.

Is there a way I can turn off all the beeping? It drives me nuts.

Interesting, I don’t have the comfort entry option on my US spec car!

Instead of messing with service mode for the wipers you can just open the frunk first and lift them off the screen for cleaning.

Ive said before. You do this so well that my wife could follow and learn.

Wipers hitting each other on return and corners of wipers going over the plastic trim is a common i3 problem due to this flawed wiper design.