Sorry in advance... I had to effectively lemon my first F10 and now have had the grinding steering problem with the replacement and a need to replace all four tires because the Goodyear Eagles are on backorder... Your list provides me with a comedic opportunity that in no way reflects my opinion of you as an individual...
1) light indicator
this is the first car I drive that has no indicator for the low beams: you cannot see whether the car has the low beams or the daytime running lights switched on. The indicator on the dashboard is always the same. And it is the same whether you use the "auto" function, or whether you switch manually from DRL to low beam: on the dashboard it's the same symbol.
I remember how happy I was when i got the first car i had driven where I did not have to find the metal knob on the floorboard to turn on the High Beams... Now the "A" setting is too inconvenient!
2) auto hold not part of personal profile (so needs to be switched on every time)
I could understand that when you start up the car, the autohold is not immediately enabled, because you often are maneuvering, which is easier without autohold, but there could be the functionality that once you have passed the 20 km/h, it is switched on automatically (if you choose so in your personal profile).
I totally agree. If you are going to save me from the exertion of putting slight pressure on my calf muscle, why would you insist on undue stress on my index finger?
3) idem for sport setting
Discussed elsewhere on the forum. I appreciate BMW's concerns for CO2 emissions, and maybe it is even a legal requirement that if BMW wants to use the low CO2 emission numbers (which are by far not met if you drive in sport mode) as official numbers for the car (which has a tax impact in several countries). But I would have liked the possibility to have it switched on permanently.
Is your driveway an autobahn on-ramp or is it that pesky carpel tunnel syndrome in the index finger again?
4) "nav" button on idrive even if the navigation option was not taken
Ok, I did not take the satnav option, and maybe I am as such part of a very small minority, but I think that in a premium car, in that case the "nav" button on the iDrive should have a different label and functionality (USB/external source? trip computer?).
Totally with you here. I lost my iPhone and am waiting for the price to come down, and everytime I see that darn "TEL" button I curse BMW for taunting me about being too cheap.
5) ipod connection does not work for older ipod models (iPod mini and iPod nano G1 are not recognized)
Only my latest (G6) nano is recognized. My (very old) mini, and Nano G1 are no recognized. Which is a pity, because I like to keep an old ipod in the car, and keep my latest nano elsewhere. Ok, this might be an Apple problem, but it was a disappointment anyways.
That's just the way Apple does business. They release an iPad, knowing a web-cam is a no brainer, knowing we'll buy it and then buy again when the iPad 2 comes out. I am certain that in the same way they knew in 2002 how to make the G1 compatible with the 2011 BMW, but wanted to screw you into shelling out $99 once every 10 years.
And BMW is no better... I have been trying to pair my Motorola DynaTAC for days now with no luck
6) higher gear on motorways in sport stand
The auto gearbox is a dream, in particular in sport mode. BUT, for cruising on motorways (hence no changes in speed), it keeps the car in a lower gear than in the normal mode. This is great in the city, but on motorways very annoying. Even if you use the paddle to switch from 7th to 8th gear, and you maintain the same speed, it switches automatically back to 7th after a few seconds. You could say, put it in normal mode on motorways, but then I loose the advantage of the firmer steering, which mitigates a little bit gripe n°11
I think you have some trust issues. The car has a full plethora of dynamic, electronically controlled drive settings for any occasion, but you second guess the gear ratio when "Cruising"? And you need firmer steering while "Cruising the motorway" why?
7) plastic ridge on top of dashboard (even without head-up display installed)
When driving in sunlight, you "see" the reflection in the windscreen of the outline (ridges) of where the head-up display is installed if you took that option. For best visibility, the top of the dashboard should be very dark/black and as flat/smooth as possible, but this is unfortunately not the case in the F10/11. The reflection of these ridges are straight in my line of view, and quite annoying.
Only a problem on Sunny days, and since Paris only has 75 or so a year, I would just insist the government give you those days off... or cause a riot. OK... OUCH... uncalled for... sorry
8) kids lock on back doors not electric
Well, maybe there is a safety reason for this, but a button on the dashboard (or next to window controls on the door panel) or a setting in the iDrive would be better than a mechanical switch on the inside of the back doors. This is so outdated??
Some days I wish I could disable the airbag child safety settings from the console as well... C'mon, these are jokes people!
9) cruise control controls
It just does not work as conveniently as I wish. The first time you switch it on, it's ok. But when you want to change to a different speed (which you reached either by braking, or accelerating with the pedals), you either have to manually change it with the "roller wheel", or you have to switch off completely, and switch on again. It would have been so easy that pushing the "roller wheel" would just set the new current speed as cruising speed.
Honestly I haven't tried cruise yet. Must be a "resume" somehow... Last resort would be that calf muscle workout again.
10) not enough space to put "junk" (glove box, armrest, ...)
Quite self explanatory. Where do I keep all the stuff that I have in my pockets, and like to put somewhere in the car around me (wallet, keys, car key, phone, my wife's phone, credit card to pay toll, toll tickets, ipods, anti-radar device, etc.)
In order: pocket;pocket;pocket;center console;her purse;it's called EasyPass;see previous;get an iPhone;slow down
11) steering stability at cruising speeds
Widely reported, and true. This is my only "real" gripe about driving/handling an otherwise quite perfect car.
I often fear for my ability to keep it on the road at "Cruising" speed... that's why I can't drive.. 55
12) comfort close : keep on pushing until all is closed
Very annoying: if you have windows/sunroof open, you have to continue pushing until all are closed. There is the very probably risk that you released the button too early, and a window or sunroof are still partially open, so you almost have to make a visual inspection whether all did fully close. Did someone measure how long it takes to go from all windows+sunroof open to all closed? I would not be surprised if this would be 20 seconds or more. So this is the minimum time you have to push the button to close everything. It should work like, if you push a bit longer (2 sec), all should start closing, but without you having to keep on pushing; so once you see hear that the window start closing, or mirror start folding, you can release button, walk away from the car, and you can be confident that all will be closed.
You are making my index finger hurt just thinking about it... And I am with you that anything that takes more than 20 seconds to complete, and has potential of having to exert more effort to ensure the job is satisfied, is very annoying... especially if I have to use my overworked index finger.
13) radio/CD/USB input keeps on playing for a long time (5 minutes) or until you lock the car
Why? If I switch of the car, and open a door, music should stop playing. If it's radio, no problem (although neighbors might not like it if you arrive late at night and keep the doors open for a while to unload the car), but if it's CD or Ipod, I don't want that the playback continues when I am doing things around the car (putting coats on, getting the kids' stuff out of the boot, etc. etc.). Again, maybe some people think this is just a good feature, but I would love that this could be customized in the personal profile.
Pushing the button twice vs. additional programming and customization settings... something tells me you are not in IT
14) the green LED on the lever when you activate automatic wipers mode. The LED is completely invisible if you sit behind the wheel! Why not an indicator on the dashboard?
You mean an indicator that can easily be analyzed... right in front of your eyes... maybe like wipers on the windshield that are not moving on a consistent interval?
So that's it. Nevertheless, great car, and I would definitely re-order the F11 if I had the choice again. Maybe only a very few changes in my options list, but that's it.[/QUOTE]
Sorry again... just jokes... but I would seriously get that finger looked at