[walmark]

I have a 2015 550i with Integrated Active Steering. During slow driving around town everything seems normal and straight but on the highway I noticed that the steering wheel is slightly to the left ("11:30 o'clock") when the car is going straight. Is there some kind of calibration that needs to be done to the electronic steering or do I need an alignment (tires are wearing evenly)? Or something else I'm missing?

[ezaircon4jc]

A cocked steering wheel is an alignment issue. The alignment can be correct with the steering wheel not centered. If you've had the alignment done recently I would go back and have then center the wheel; if not, I would get an alignment and have them pay special attention to the centerness (is that even a word? ) of the wheel.

[walmark]

Originally Posted by ezaircon4jc

A cocked steering wheel is an alignment issue. The alignment can be correct with the steering wheel not centered. If you've had the alignment done recently I would go back and have then center the wheel; if not, I would get an alignment and have them pay special attention to the centerness (is that even a word? ) of the wheel.

Thanks a lot for the insight!

Given the IAS, do I have to go to the dealer or is this something a regular alignment shop can handle (I'm close to Custom Alignment in Mountain View thought their prices are steep)?

[F10Dan]

Any good shop can do this

[spielnicht]

Go to the dealer. My experience with any independent shop is 50%/50% on them getting the steering aligned perfectly during wheel alignment. Dealer isn't perfect, but It's usually 90%. I usually will call this out now before they even start working on the car.

[j0nblayz]

Had same issue with my steering. Was bit off, however after couple times at dealership with no luck getting it right, I ended up going to a 3rd party alignment specialist and the owner got it perfectly aligned.

[ezaircon4jc]

Originally Posted by spielnicht

Go to the dealer. My experience with any independent shop is 50%/50% on them getting the steering aligned perfectly during wheel alignment. Dealer isn't perfect, but It's usually 90%. I usually will call this out now before they even start working on the car.

Dealer, or a high-end specialty alignment shop; one that specializes in Porsche's, Ferrari's, Bentley's and such. The specialist won't be cheap, but you're pretty much guaranteed it will be perfect.