[jaredixon]

Originally Posted by ibarry92

I would much rather have the "Residual Heat" function than the "All" function.

iBarry, I'm not sure what part of North America you live in, but I sync my auto hvac year round. I probably... no, maybe... use REST about 4 months during the year. I loved the fact my A4 sync'd driver and passenger temps and wish my pre-LCI did the same.

To be clear: new models still retain REST, just as a secondary function to the SYNC/ALL button.

[autoart]

Seem like I have hill decent control. When I go down a hill and (auto) shift to 3rd it holds or tries to hold the speed. The cars around me are riding their brakes, not me.

[Kayani_1]

That it constantly whispers to me..........."Baby drive me harder"

[teege]

Originally Posted by autoart

Seem like I have hill decent control. When I go down a hill and (auto) shift to 3rd it holds or tries to hold the speed. The cars around me are riding their brakes, not me.

thats engine compression et al holding you back when you down shift. the cars around you were likely 4 cylinders if they were also down shifting and not able to maintain speed.

regarding how HDC works:

Hill Descent Control (HDC), a driver assistant system in four-wheel drive vehicles, can be activated with the press of a button. When travelling at less than 35 km/h, HDC assists you by reducing you to a constant speed of approx. 7 km/h, or 6.5 km/h when reversing. The brake lights come on automatically to warn any drivers situated behind your BMW. The accelerator and tempomat can be used to vary speed between crawling speed and 25 km/h, but if you want, you can of course move faster or slower: HDC then goes into standby mode. It is deactivated once your speed goes above 60 km/h.

HDC is particularly helpful when driving on changeable, loose or slippery downhill surfaces, such as gravel, snow or grass. Together with ABS, it ensures excellent stability while still preventing the wheels from locking if you apply the brakes on a slope. This prevents the vehicle from skidding and permits you to retain control over the steering.

When HDC deactivates, it goes into fade-out mode, gradually reducing braking force and giving you enough time to again take full control of your speed.

http://www.bmw.com/com/en/insights/t...t_control.html

[sky81]

Could this be confusing two different features? Hill Descent Control probably has no application if the car is in 3rd gear, since HDC operates only at very low speeds. On the other hand, speed control does hold the speed even on descent. I believe it does this by using the brakes and not by engine braking. Maybe someone knows if the brake lights are on in that situation.

[ENZOCOREA]

must try the timed venting option.

will it turn air conditioning??

Originally Posted by Ninjaneer

Haven't seen these mentioned yet:

-Ventilated cup holder in center console. One tidbit I hadn't known and have yet to really test is this:

Referenced from this thread: http://www.e90post.com/forums/showthread.php?t=40376

- The "change holder" for quarters in the upper left center console, 4 vertical vent looking slots.

- Timed venting option. I can access the Climate menu in my iDrive and set the car to vent the air at certain times, say when I get off work, so the car will be cool. Dunno if this is available in non-iDrive cars.

[InsanePineapple]

Originally Posted by ENZOCOREA

must try the timed venting option.

will it turn air conditioning??

No just venting. I tried it once and wasn't that impressed. You have to set it every time manually. You can't do something like "activate venting at 5pm every week day".

[ENZOCOREA]

i see................. better than nothing...

(i'm the process of boasting features with a fellow co-worker who just got a 2013 hyundai azera and i just bought a 2007 335i w/premium package..)

although mine is 5~6 years older, i'm finding the bmw matching and surpassing a brand new car that costs $12K more

haha

nice to see BMW is way ahead of its time.

Originally Posted by morfinx

No just venting. I tried it once and wasn't that impressed. You have to set it every time manually. You can't do something like "activate venting at 5pm every week day".

[MBrown1003]

Originally Posted by ENZOCOREA

must try the timed venting option.

will it turn air conditioning??

I've had this in six of my seven BMWs (starting with the 1997 E39 I got in 1996). It amazes me that nobody else has copied it. My friends with Lexuses (Lexi?) say they wish their cars had this.

In the summer, I use it daily. I usually leave my car in a commuter rail parking lot. Last week, when it was in the high 90s (around 35 degrees C), it was nice to come back to a car that was only 90F degrees, rather than 130F (55C)or 140F (60C). When I chose to use the AC, it cooled off a lot faster, but on most days, it's tolerable to drive the car with the windows and sunroof open when the interior isn't superheated.

[ENZOCOREA]

hmm my car is in the dealer getting the hpfp changed (recall)... gotta try it once i get it back. so are you saying i can choose to activate air as well?

Originally Posted by MBrown1003

I've had this in six of my seven BMWs (starting with the 1997 E39 I got in 1996). It amazes me that nobody else has copied it. My friends with Lexuses (Lexi?) say they wish their cars had this.

In the summer, I use it daily. I usually leave my car in a commuter rail parking lot. Last week, when it was in the high 90s (around 35 degrees C), it was nice to come back to a car that was only 90F degrees, rather than 130F (55C)or 140F (60C). When I chose to use the AC, it cooled off a lot faster, but on most days, it's tolerable to drive the car with the windows and sunroof open when the interior isn't superheated.

[Surly73]

Originally Posted by ENZOCOREA

hmm my car is in the dealer getting the hpfp changed (recall)... gotta try it once i get it back. so are you saying i can choose to activate air as well?

I'm amazed there's confusion and surprise over this... Guys - the engine needs to be running to spin the AC compressor. NO, a little timed venting doodad is not going to start your car at a preprogrammed time with no one around. The factory won't even let us roll up the windows from the fob due to liability...

[ENZOCOREA]

thank you for clarification,
that's why you are the First Lieutenant, and i'm a private.

Originally Posted by Surly73

I'm amazed there's confusion and surprise over this... Guys - the engine needs to be running to spin the AC compressor. NO, a little timed venting doodad is not going to start your car at a preprogrammed time with no one around. The factory won't even let us roll up the windows from the fob due to liability...

[PSEE]

yes - the cruise control system on the E90 will use the brakes to maintain a
set road speed on downhill sections.

[e36mmm]

When you put the roof down on an e93 while the heater is running on level 3 for instance, the climate controls change and the way air is distributed into the cabin becomes more savage and you get heated up quicker compared to the roof being up + heater on. Hard to explain but the car has a mind of it's own and i love it. Ze Germans know their stuff.

[j13jjs]

Cliffs?

[Dem3ern]

Originally Posted by MrWorf

Heck, I even use it while driving in the city (but then, the cities of sweden aren't that big compared to the US ). CC is also the first layer of protection on your drivers license. It stops you from accidentally depressing the accelerator when listening to good music

The people who are afraid of CC are the people who forces me to enable the function every time I start my Volvo in order to be able to use it at all. Happily, BMW doesn't seem to have this "issue" if I'm to read you guys correctly? Can't wait to try it out

Cruise control is absolutely fantastic around town, especially with adaptive cruise control

Feels weird getting into other cars now and knowing its not gonna follow at a constant distance regardless of speed as long as my set speed is faster than the car infront of me.

[777ER]

Originally Posted by PSEE

yes - the cruise control system on the E90 will use the brakes to maintain a
set road speed on downhill sections.

Does the brake light comes on when cruise control is braking while going downhill on a highway?

I passed a road sign where I felt the brakes ease in and did not see the red reflection.

[FlowState]

newest find:

if you're in a dark area, but still want your car to provide you with equivalent of "follow me home" lighting:

when you're about to exit your car,

1) remove the key fob from ignition.
2) Flash your high beams (by pulling back on the turn signal stalk)
3) Your low beams should come on. (My cars light switch was in the 0 position so idk if it works if you have it set to the automatic position)
4) exit your car, close the door and lock with fob.
5) You'll have maybe 20 - 25 seconds where your low beams will stay on even after you've left the car. They go out on their own after 20 seconds.

[Tom K.]

Originally Posted by DUI Elite

newest find:

if you're in a dark area, but still want your car to provide you with equivalent of "follow me home" lighting:

when you're about to exit your car,

1) remove the key fob from ignition.
2) Flash your high beams (by pulling back on the turn signal stalk)
3) Your low beams should come on. (My cars light switch was in the 0 position so idk if it works if you have it set to the automatic position)
4) exit your car, close the door and lock with fob.
5) You'll have maybe 20 - 25 seconds where your low beams will stay on even after you've left the car. They go out on their own after 20 seconds.

It's called "Pathway Lighting and is programmed in either iDrive or the dash computer. The usual preset time is 40" but this is also programmable.

Tom

[FlowState]

Originally Posted by Tom K.

It's called "Pathway Lighting and is programmed in either iDrive or the dash computer. The usual preset time is 40" but this is also programmable.

Tom

interesting. I never knew about this feature lol. I stumbled upon it when I kept hitting my turn signal stalk putting in my gauge cluster.

[Dark_Knight_335]

Originally Posted by DUI Elite

newest find:

if you're in a dark area, but still want your car to provide you with equivalent of "follow me home" lighting:

when you're about to exit your car,

1) remove the key fob from ignition.
2) Flash your high beams (by pulling back on the turn signal stalk)
3) Your low beams should come on. (My cars light switch was in the 0 position so idk if it works if you have it set to the automatic position)
4) exit your car, close the door and lock with fob.
5) You'll have maybe 20 - 25 seconds where your low beams will stay on even after you've left the car. They go out on their own after 20 seconds.

You can set this up to one minute, via idrive.
I panicked when I accidentally invoked this feature at a car dealership several years ago because I couldn't turn them off and was stressing that one of the salespeople would notice and be like WTF?

[E91 Hoarder]

Turn on the range screen and start pumping in gas. You will see the range numbers will dial up in the real time as you are filling up the tank.