What's your least used (or most forgotten) feature

w210e55 · 07-13-2016, 09:15 AM

it would be a toss up between the voice system and the trunk foot sweep as I never really put anything in my trunk. LOL

snj1013 · 07-13-2016, 09:31 AM

Here's another that I bet most of you have never used, "Parked Car Ventilation". I am actually using it this week and it does help a bit after my black car, with black interior, bakes in the 98 degree Houston sun.

acrspeed · 07-13-2016, 09:50 AM

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Originally Posted by snj1013

Here's another that I bet most of you have never used, "Parked Car Ventilation". I am actually using it this week and it does help a bit after my black car, with black interior, bakes in the 98 degree Houston sun.

It is really useful in the southern California heat. I find it annoying that I have to turn it on each time to enable it.

The Beast · 07-13-2016, 01:57 PM

CD player, not used it once since I got my car as I use my phone

Fog lights, never used them

The HDD, again use my phone

Voice control, tried it however it doesn't understand me often enough...

PJinCA · 07-13-2016, 04:20 PM

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Originally Posted by The Beast

CD player, not used it once since I got my car as I use my phone

Fog lights, never used them

The HDD, again use my phone

Voice control, tried it however it doesn't understand me often enough...

Agreed, I never use the CD/DVD player either.
Never use foglights
HDD, I do use, I converted all the music from my iPod to MP3 format and uploaded it.
Voice control from any manufacturer really sucks (as Jeremy Clarkson points out in nearly every car he drives)

David3 · 07-13-2016, 04:50 PM

HDD
CD/DVD
Voice Control
Fog lights
Connected Drive/apps/etc (can't). But, I do read incoming texts via voice playback.
Passenger seats (although others use them a lot)
Ski bag
Pass through seats/trunk
350-400 hp
Collision mitigation (thank god).
Lane Deviation (annoying).

Many more....

wrickem · 07-14-2016, 07:07 AM

I've never hit the DSC/DTC button, not even once. In any BMW or any other car. I am not even curious to see how the car handles through the different stages.

lsturbointeg · 07-14-2016, 11:23 AM

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Originally Posted by snj1013

Here's another that I bet most of you have never used, "Parked Car Ventilation". I am actually using it this week and it does help a bit after my black car, with black interior, bakes in the 98 degree Houston sun.

wait...what is that lol! i have no idea what that is!!!

that's almost like when i found out i have heated steering but didn't find out until i removed my wheel for the Ledermanz upgrade. i noticed the little heat button sitting behind the steering column lol

oh well

snj1013 · 07-14-2016, 12:13 PM

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Originally Posted by lsturbointeg

wait...what is that lol! i have no idea what that is!!!

that's almost like when i found out i have heated steering but didn't find out until i removed my wheel for the Ledermanz upgrade. i noticed the little heat button sitting behind the steering column lol

oh well

https://www.cars.com/articles/2013/0...f-summer-heat/

S4CH · 07-14-2016, 12:40 PM

Hill Descent Control. No real situation to use it.

BMWrules7 · 07-14-2016, 09:47 PM

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Originally Posted by AlanM

Night vision- it's cool, but I only ever use it to show it off.
I use every other thing listed here except for the extended navigation features.

Nope. Your using it every time you drive your car at night. Its always on for pedestrian and deer detection.

lsturbointeg · 07-15-2016, 11:59 AM

one feature i stopped doing which i used religiously because i thought it was a "Yes! I'm that Cool"

was when you approach your car and you press your button on the remote twice while it's in your pocket to get all the windows to roll down and the sun roof roll back. i heard a couple people say under their breath as they were walking by..."Typical!"

the hell does that mean?!

Bbb34 · 07-15-2016, 01:30 PM

Also (thankfully)

inside trunk release.

ezaircon4jc · 07-18-2016, 12:44 AM

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Originally Posted by lsturbointeg

...I heard a couple people say under their breath as they were walking by..."Typical!"

the hell does that mean?!

Jealously... Even our '06 (started in '03) Lincoln LS does that.... They probably have it on their car and don't know it!! It's not like it's new technology or anything...

txoid · 07-19-2016, 09:03 AM

I don't use VC either. I also don't use the nav because google maps is so much better.

I use the vent car all the time. You can also set it from the BMW remote app (which I also use to lock the car when I think I forgot to lock it).
If the car is in the shade it cools it a lot. I live around Austin so that might be different in Houston where the humidity is greater.

jeveryday · 07-19-2016, 09:17 AM

Voice command and the useless arm rest storage

ezaircon4jc · 07-20-2016, 12:52 AM

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Originally Posted by txoid

I don't use VC either. I also don't use the nav because google maps is so much better.

I use the vent car all the time. You can also set it from the BMW remote app (which I also use to lock the car when I think I forgot to lock it).
If the car is in the shade it cools it a lot. I live around Austin so that might be different in Houston where the humidity is greater.

Is that an LCI thing? I don't see that option on the remote page.

Gilgorm · 07-20-2016, 10:09 PM

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Originally Posted by ezaircon4jc

Is that an LCI thing? I don't see that option on the remote page.

Nope. I have it on my 2012. Never used it.

ezaircon4jc · 07-20-2016, 11:25 PM

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Originally Posted by Gilgorm

Nope. I have it on my 2012. Never used it.

I still don't see that option... I have lock, flash headlights, honk horn and unlock (which requires a phone call). It's a red and black icon... Maybe it's a Canadian thing...

Gilgorm · 07-21-2016, 04:52 PM

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Originally Posted by ezaircon4jc

I still don't see that option... I have lock, flash headlights, honk horn and unlock (which requires a phone call). It's a red and black icon... Maybe it's a Canadian thing...

Didn't mean to mislead. I thought the discussion centred on 'Parked-car Ventilation' which is set through iDrive; settings; climate; where you can set it for immediate use or set 2 timers for pre-set times. Sorry. I still never use the feature.

Separate note: When I was checking this I discovered something else. My wife had just been on a trip. I asked her if she had liked the 'lane departure' feature that I had set before she left. I set it with my keyfob and it was 'on'. She said it wasn't 'on' so got her key and sure enough it wasn't 'on' with her key. Another one of the things in these cars that is key dependent. We both use 'blind spot' all the time so both keys were recording it.

Mtnguy321 · 07-22-2016, 06:59 PM

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Originally Posted by snj1013

Here's another that I bet most of you have never used, "Parked Car Ventilation". I am actually using it this week and it does help a bit after my black car, with black interior, bakes in the 98 degree Houston sun.

Is it an option? I see it but it's greyed out on mine.

ezaircon4jc · 07-22-2016, 10:25 PM

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Originally Posted by Gilgorm

Didn't mean to mislead. I thought the discussion centred on 'Parked-car Ventilation' which is set through iDrive; settings; climate; where you can set it for immediate use or set 2 timers for pre-set times. Sorry. I still never use the feature..

That makes sense. I use it when the car will be parked in the all-day heat.

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Originally Posted by Mtnguy321

Is it an option? I see it but it's greyed out on mine.

Try setting a time.. Click on the time, set the hour then minute. That should open up the box to select that timer.

07-13-2016, 09:15 AM	#23
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07-13-2016, 09:31 AM	#24
snj1013 Captain 87 Rep 937 Posts Drives: 2011 528i Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Houston, TX iTrader: (1)	Here's another that I bet most of you have never used, "Parked Car Ventilation". I am actually using it this week and it does help a bit after my black car, with black interior, bakes in the 98 degree Houston sun.
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07-13-2016, 01:57 PM	#26
The Beast Lieutenant Colonel 268 Rep 1,597 Posts Drives: VW Transporter Sportline Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Wolverhampton iTrader: (0)	CD player, not used it once since I got my car as I use my phone Fog lights, never used them The HDD, again use my phone Voice control, tried it however it doesn't understand me often enough...
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David3 Second Lieutenant 124 Rep 219 Posts Drives: E21 (x2), E46, F15, G05 LCI Join Date: Sep 2014 Location: Austin, TX iTrader: (0)	HDD CD/DVD Voice Control Fog lights Connected Drive/apps/etc (can't). But, I do read incoming texts via voice playback. Passenger seats (although others use them a lot) Ski bag Pass through seats/trunk 350-400 hp Collision mitigation (thank god). Lane Deviation (annoying). Many more....
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Bbb34 Major 731 Rep 1,472 Posts Drives: '11 535i 6sp. DHP/RWD Join Date: Jul 2014 Location: ON iTrader: (0)	Also (thankfully) inside trunk release.
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07-19-2016, 09:03 AM	#37
txoid Second Lieutenant 36 Rep 237 Posts Drives: f10 Join Date: Sep 2015 Location: tx iTrader: (2)	I don't use VC either. I also don't use the nav because google maps is so much better. I use the vent car all the time. You can also set it from the BMW remote app (which I also use to lock the car when I think I forgot to lock it). If the car is in the shade it cools it a lot. I live around Austin so that might be different in Houston where the humidity is greater.
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07-19-2016, 09:17 AM	#38
jeveryday Colonel 80 Rep 2,335 Posts Drives: 2012 535i xDrive Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Long Island, New York iTrader: (6)	Voice command and the useless arm rest storage
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