For the sprint mode there is a button on the bottom of the accelerator. What you must do is just fully press the accelerator then push it a slight more until you feel the accelerator click and the car automatically goes into sprint mode. I believe that this feature is standard in every BMW
This is sooo great to know about the key/keyfab! I just carry extra batteries now, but this would have been nice to know a while ago when I needed it. So grateful to know it now! Thanks so much!
Great video thanks for that! I have a 2021 X3 and had no clue about the key fob entry and starting the car. The car came with 2 fobs and I just carried them both with me after the one fob died.
Great video! The only one I didn't know about was that you CAN in fact close the windows with the keyfob. I've tried it before but it never worked and I figured it was due to safety concerns. I remember it did work on my 21 SQ5 but maybe I was close to the car every time I did it. I also love how the sunroof controls are based on how many times you press the button. Single tap to open shade, double tap to open shade and roof. I also have a 2022 GLC43 and if you double tap the sunroof button it will stop on the second tap. Also, not pumping your own gas is the weirdest concept to me.
One more cool trick with the keyfob, if you press the Lock button three times while the car is locked, it will automatically start the engine for you just like if you had done it with the app. I believe there's one other setting you have to enable in the car to do that, but it's a great feature if you want to let your car warm up/cool down and you're within range of it.
This video answers a lot of questions & tells me about features I did not know about. A lot of the other videos are speakers being silly, lots of talking, & stuff I don't need to know. This one gets right down to the info I'm looking for.
Just bought a M850i a little over a week ago and still figuring out all the features. The first time the car turned off while in a drive thru freaked me out. I've seen other videos like this but you explained a little more in depth on a few items, so much appreciated.
Auto start/stop can certainly be disconcerting if you're not expecting it... Congrats on your new M850i, they're fantastic cars. Glad you found the video helpful as well!
Everything you mentioned I have never heard before, thank you!! How do you reset your daily mileage? Nevermind, I saw that you covered this -- thank you 🙂
12:50 The reason the sunroof only opens most of the way is because of wind turbulence at speed. If it goes to the second position then you will hear much more noise so it is best used for low speeds only.
Thank you for this informative video. You mention at 1:21 if you use the manual key it will set the alarm off. What is the point of that if you are using a manual key? How do you turn off the alarm when the key fob isn't working? Is it done by holding the dead key fob next to the steering column and starting the vehicle?
You're welcome, glad you found it useful! Correct, that's how you would turn the alarm off, by starting the car with the dead key by holding it to the steering column. As for what the point of the alarm going off is... that's a good question which I don't have the answer to unfortunately. I'm sure someone at BMW has a good reason for it, but I'm not sure what that would be.
I would say that in most circumstances other than personal preference of using the physical key, is that, if youre using the key to get in, its likely the car battery is dead, and in which case, the alarm wouldnt work either. However, you would be able to get in, to allow the vehicle to be towed, or to pop hood, etc. That would be my guess, though i can understand the annoyance and need for an option in iDrive for this to be disabled if preferred. Options for everything is always a good thing imo.
Yes but wasn't that a bug? My cousin Eddie locked his Fiat and apparently held the button too long as he was walking away and his car flooded in a thunderstorm overnight. Happened to him twice before Fiat fixed the "feature". Eddie bought a BMW 750 Li after that.
What if you want the driver’s side mirror to tilt down? I think it was in our Acura that the middle position was neutral, and then the mirrors tilted if you slid the button left or right depending on which mirror you wanted to tilt.
Driver's side mirror does not tilt automatically in reverse. If you want it tilted down when reversing you'll have to use the controls and tilt it manually.
Hi ! I have a question here from Germany. Does this (1:12) work the same on my BMW M440i Coupe too? The car in the video has a button under the door handle to press. But on my car there is no button to press under the door handle. Thank you !
Hello from New Jersey! It works similarly on the 4 series' flush door handles, but even easier. Instead of removing the small plastic cap as seen on this X3, you simply open your door handle completely and peek underneath the open handle. On the very far right side of the door handle, you'll see a place to insert the key. Let us know if you'd like further clarification!
Thx for the tour. My issue is with the passenger mirror tilting way too much. I wish I could adjust the angle but unfortunately BMW doesn't give that option. It's all the way to the pavement brother, or nothing! 😅
Question for you. I have a 2015 F15 and I see that later models have a toggle switch that puts the car in “jack” mode, deactivating the air suspension. I’ve swapped shocks and airbags already by myself but I wasn’t aware of this jack mode feature. So far I haven’t observed any issues but I’m about to rotate my tires whereby I’ll be jacking up the front and then rear of the car. So - does the F-15, 2019 have a jack mode and if so how do I engage it because I do not have the toggle switch I’m observing in newer models. Thank you!
As you noted, newer air suspension equipped models do have a jack mode, activated and deactivated by toggling the air suspension adjustment switch forward or backward for approximately 7 seconds until the LED indicator turns off. I'm not sure if any similar feature exists on a 2015 model. If it does exist, I'd guess it's in the service menu (aka secret menu as referenced in this video).
I'd say Dyno mode is something a lot of customers would want to use, especially since the B58 is known to be underrated. I know my X3 M40i is going on the dyno as soon as its broken in (700 more miles).
Absolutely! For our more enthusiast/tuning oriented customers, dyno mode could definitely be useful. We didn’t really get into it for the sake of time, and because *most* customers probably won’t use it, but it definitely has a time and place for certain people. If you can remember, come back to let us know how much power your X3 puts down after it hits the rollers! I suspect that you’ll find the factory figures to be a bit conservative as you mentioned :)
It's to give you the choice of whether you want cupholders or the shallower storage tray. No configuration is correct or incorrect, just up to your preference :)
Nice tricks thank you! Is it possible to turn on auto stop in sport mode? And other thing that I really don’t like is that when I switch between driving modes there’s a screen that pop out asking me to customize the driving mode settings all the time and I find that very annoying! I wish if there’s an option to turn off this menu!
You're welcome, glad you found it helpful! I do not believe there is a way to activate auto start/stop while in sport mode. There is an option to turn that pop up screen off. Go to general settings then pop-ups. You'll see the option in there!
Great video, on mine I can’t figure out how to turn on or off actual AC. It seems to be on all the time I don’t know why they eliminated actual AC button.
Thank you! If your car doesn't have a hard key labeled "AC", there should be a "Menu" button in the climate control button area. Click this, and then select/deselect air conditioning in the menu that pops up on the iDrive screen. Hope that helps.
2:52 You can remove the safety with a coding application like BimmerCode. I find that safety feature redundant; if you have to stay standing next to the car, you might as well get in and use the one touch option that comes with the windows and sunroof buttons, especially if it’s starting to rain. Since I’ve removed it from my X3, I’ve used the key fob several times to close my sunroof or rear window left open by my kids, right from the confort of my mom’s living room. Edit: 12:33 I also removed the automatic start/stop option AND selected sport mode to be the by default setting when starting the car. I also activated the rear fog lights and have my rear lights as running daylights option.
True on both accounts! Coding opens a whole world of options on how to alter factory, non-customizable settings. I've heard that Bimmercode is great, but of course as a dealer we can't do these sorts of services.
Hi, I think you left off one of the best "hidden" features of BMWs - and that is the ability to code functions of the vehicle to the radio preset buttons. For instance, you can code to navigate home to your address just by pushing whatever radio preset button you assign....or access the sound options with just a press of a pre-assigned button, etc. Also, you can (almost) completely turn off the vehicle stability control but a long depress of the DST button.
if you want to get rid off the start stop, just change Drive mode for SPORT INDIVIDUAL, and configure it to all comfort settings. THe only diffrence from Comfort is changed gauge cluster pattern
You remind me of my ex from 20 yrs ago, anyway my roundabout 2005 BMW X3 Siemens 3.0I has the first few features and the last few you have showed in this video. I love to toss around my BMW daily driver and use my Mercedes on Sundays to chill.
In the newer X3M40i, X5/6/7, M340i etc. (all the cars that use the 48v mild hybrid system and lack the hard button to turn it off), switching back to comfort will re-enable the start/stop, so it's only disabled when sport mode is active. However, a workaround is to configure your sport mode to have all comfort settings, so all it effectively does is disable auto/start stop when engaged.
I highly recommend them! Ronnie here is amazing and i wouldn't have got my M car if it weren't for him and the well-informed videos and information. Even if you gotta travel a bit, great information and pristine customer service is worth it!
This "kid" is a very good and articulate individual without a single um or ah when speaking...yes yes i know editing is a powerful tool and you can tell he is good at making these videos
Having the shifter move back when pressing the parking button isn’t really a party trick. 😊 For those of us who live in a colder climate, driving a “e” model, moving the gear shifter to the left with the ignition on, will start the engine. Pressing the parking button will then obviously put the car in park, but more importantly keep the engine running, heating up the cabin, while you can exit the car and scrape the frost off the windows. Quite useful if you’re not lazy and have time to wait for the cabin heat to defrost the windows for you.
Thank you for this highly informative video. I have a question regarding the right mirror of my G42, it doesn't tilt down when I put reverse and the button stays in the left one. Do you know if there is another trick or my car doesn't have this option.
You're welcome, glad you were able to learn something from the video! Interesting question regarding your G42... as long as the mirror adjustment switch is toggled to the left, the passenger mirror should tilt down when reversing. Are you able to move the mirror for normal adjustments? If not the motor may be broken. If so, I suppose it is possible that certain G42s didn't get this feature. If that's the case, here's a trick you can try: set your #2 memory setting to all the same parameters as the #1 setting, only have the passenger mirror tilted down for reversing. This effectively gives you the option of manually tilting the mirror with the press of a button.
@@JorgeGalofre that is if you have memory seats. If you do, set your number 2 preferences the same as 1, the only difference being the mirror tilt angle. And you're set. If you don't have the memory seat feature, nevermind 😁
As for the sunroof being fully opened I do not recommend this. Once you’re at normal driving speeds it will buffer like crazy hence is why it stops at a certain point by the manufacturer. Nice if you want maximum sunlight but bad if you want to have a pleasant driving experience.
Great stuff Ronnie. I like all of these tip videos recorded by various BMW dealerships. They can be very useful. Also, the obvious question but I'm too good to ask: any relationship to Joe?
Interesting, thanks for letting us know. So far we tried it on this X3 M40i, a 2018 X3 M40i, and a 2022 330i xDrive non m-sport and it worked on all of those. As said, it is programmed on some cars but not others. We appreciate the data point nonetheless!
@@bmwofmorristown9038 It worked on my 2021 x3 xDrive30i, holding the left and right paddle shifters. This was so good to know because the car would go back into drive from manual shift, but would take a while. Great video...I knew of a couple features, but some were totally unknown to me.
Is there a way to quickly switch to Sport Mode without looking for the sport mode button or switching to manual? Audi has a feature to pull the shifter back to alternate between sport mode and normal mode. It really helps in defensive driving and needing to overtake while maintaining eyes on the road. This is a feature I love and the only thing keeping me from getting a BMW.
I'm not super familiar with Audi's system, but BMW offers quite a few ways to enter either the sport transmission mode or sport drive mode. They are: 1. hold left paddle to engage sprint mode. Re-engage "normal" mode by either switching shifter to left then right OR by holding down on left paddle. 2. press sport mode button. 3. Switch shift lever over to the left. This will engage the sport transmission mode (for quicker passes) without engaging manual model. Manual mode can be engaged from here if desired, by clicking a paddle shifter, but is not mandatory in the sport transmission mode. Disengage this mode by putting the shifter back over to the right. Hope this helps!
BMWs are regular good cars. They aren’t overbearing like Mercs. The BMW is where all cars should be. People ask why I bought one, I say they are just smart and everything works the way it’s supposed to.
When you do a video like that one, be sure to go through what you need from the camera person for each feature. For example, on the first one, namely what one does with the dead key fob, the camera should be been focused with the camera person opening the passenger door and doing the close up from there. When you had to tell him what you wanted, it became apparent that you did not review each step with him or that you just pulled him off the street.
The useful tilting passenger mirror feature is not quite as good as it should be. On other makes the amount of tilt is adjustable to suit the best view, BMW isn't.
May I receive mynz with key whole on the right of just inside the door handle when you pull it out ? Instead of removing nor detaching.. Much obliged to you, BMW !
I took a nap with the key in my pocket once during a huge storm. Apparently I was sleeping in a way that depressed the unlock button. All of the windows and sunroof opened completely and absolutely drenched the interior of my car.
These are not "hidden" features. They are only hidden from those who don't read the owners manual. And the gas cap holder feature. Can't remember the last car I owned that didn't have that.
Hold the bus here. Are you kidding??? You guys put your dealer name on the body of these cars? I would NEVER buy a car from you guys. I lease a car from you and you put stickers on the paint!? WOW.
Very true! Not all of these are new additions to the cars, as you said many have been around since early E chassis cars. But many owners aren’t aware of them despite how long they’ve been around. We’re hoping to get those folks more familiar with their BMWs!
@@bmwofmorristown9038 this is so true because some people including myself are too lazy to read the owner’s manual.. I’d rather watch a video to find out 😀
How are these hidden features?? You do understand the words hidden features right? Stop the click bait, just be honest and straightforward. These videos would turn me away from your dealership
