What’s your favorite quirky feature

turbojg · 12-20-2023, 03:45 PM

I think that is kool that the window moves down when the door opens and moves up when it is closed to seat the window to the seal.

chicagofan00 · 12-20-2023, 05:46 PM

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Originally Posted by Vishal50028

No more m3?

No, sold that at the end of August and ordered a new X5 M60i. Finally picked it up last Friday.

Vishal50028 · 12-20-2023, 06:15 PM

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Originally Posted by chicagofan00

No, sold that at the end of August and ordered a new X5 M60i. Finally picked it up last Friday.

No shit man. Nice color. I took a while off browsing the boards. Gonna miss ya on the g8x subs. You have plenty of room for your Target runs now

jmg · 12-20-2023, 06:20 PM

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Originally Posted by Sp2pilot

One specific voice control command. I ask her to "Roll my rear windows down halfway.", and they are perfectly even.

When it's not summertime, I like to have windows down.

I haven't even begun to scratch the surface on the voice commands. I didn't even know you could do that. Is there a list of voice commands somewhere? I don't have back windows, but I'd love to do this with the fronts.

jmg · 12-20-2023, 06:21 PM

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Originally Posted by turbojg

I think that is kool that the window moves down when the door opens and moves up when it is closed to seat the window to the seal.

That's for the M4 only since we don't have upper door frames FYI.

chicagofan00 · 12-20-2023, 06:39 PM

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Originally Posted by Vishal50028

No shit man. Nice color. I took a while off browsing the boards. Gonna miss ya on the g8x subs. You have plenty of room for your Target runs now

Haha, thanks! I still hang around here too.

CC M3C X · 12-20-2023, 07:33 PM

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Originally Posted by Sp2pilot

One specific voice control command. I ask her to "Roll my rear windows down halfway.", and they are perfectly even.

When it's not summertime, I like to have windows down.

I definitely like this one. I regularly use “Hey BMW, roll the windows down 1/4 of the way, half way down or all the way down”. As you said, this way they are all even. The small things… 😄

s58 · 12-20-2023, 10:43 PM

I like how the front headrests will lower at vehicle departure so they meet the seat, then raise when you get in the car to the previously chosen level. Makes the seats look better when the car is off.

jummo · 12-20-2023, 10:46 PM

I taught my car to respond to "Hey M3".
She responds with "hey nice to see you".
Then I say " Let's go home".
And she says " Perfect, it will be nice to be home".

I'm not sure how my car identifies, or which pronouns it prefers. The voice is very soft and feminine, but the behavior seems more butch.

MMnut · 12-20-2023, 11:45 PM

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Originally Posted by turbojg

I think that is kool that the window moves down when the door opens and moves up when it is closed to seat the window to the seal.

It is good but my previous Audi implemented it better. As soon as I touch the door handle, the glass goes down immediately right before the door opened / closed. So there is no obstruct at all with the frame.

BMW glass on G82 goes down during the door opened / closed so there is a bit of struggle there with the frame, especially when door opened a little fast.

MJBO · 12-21-2023, 03:14 AM

Noticed the other day when I had my hazards on and locked the car, the mirrors didn’t fold (which would have reduced the visibility of the repeaters), neat.

thopwood4 · 12-21-2023, 10:25 AM

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Originally Posted by jmg

That's for the M4 only since we don't have upper door frames FYI.

This has been commonplace for a while I think. My E36 M3 did that. But still a cool feature.

Niko1Devynios · 12-21-2023, 10:35 AM

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Originally Posted by Rux

Bonus feature: If you are lonely, park by yourself anywhere and other cars will park next to you.

Can confirm. This is 100% fact.

Niko1Devynios · 12-21-2023, 10:39 AM

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Originally Posted by jummo

I taught my car to respond to "Hey M3".
She responds with "hey nice to see you".
Then I say " Let's go home".
And she says " Perfect, it will be nice to be home".

I'm not sure how my car identifies, or which pronouns it prefers. The voice is very soft and feminine, but the behavior seems more butch.

Ha! I feel like mine is a she/her, so I just call her "Em"

Original I know...

Prossx · 12-21-2023, 09:46 PM

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Originally Posted by Mike02z

The hidden menu that lets you put your car into Chassis Dyno mode…..Hold the bc button on the left stalk for 30 seconds for the menu to appear.

What does this do?

xxyion · 12-21-2023, 11:45 PM

Not even a hidden feature or anything, but honestly i love how Auto Start/Stop stays off always if i turn it off, in every mode.

If i had to choose something quirky, honestly though it would have to be the way ID 8.5 is laid out. Just a good refreshing UI imo.

Berzerker · 12-22-2023, 12:11 AM

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Originally Posted by xxyion

Not even a hidden feature or anything, but honestly i love how Auto Start/Stop stays off always if i turn it off, in every mode.

If i had to choose something quirky, honestly though it would have to be the way ID 8.5 is laid out. Just a good refreshing UI imo.

Show me this magical G8x with iDrive 8.5

Mike02z · 12-22-2023, 05:19 AM

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Originally Posted by Prossx

What does this do?

There are many options in this menu but the one I’ve used is the chassis dyno mode for when I put my last S58 on the dyno.

xxyion · 12-25-2023, 02:55 AM

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Originally Posted by Berzerker

Show me this magical G8x with iDrive 8.5

Oh is it not? I thought I read that the 2024 MY got Idrive 8.5. Could be wrong.

mieh100 · 12-25-2023, 05:56 AM

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Originally Posted by xxyion

Oh is it not? I thought I read that the 2024 MY got Idrive 8.5. Could be wrong.

Nope I drive 8 for 2024. Just picked mine up. I think idrive 8.5 for the LCI model.

TopJimmy · 12-25-2023, 08:12 AM

It’s not a favorite but it is quirky…
When AutoStart shuts off the engine (mine is disabled) if you turn the steering wheel some the car starts right back up. I think it’s a hidden safety feature to start the engine if it thinks you might need to dodge around something.

And on the 2-door models with no window frames, if your battery ever dies or you have a need to disconnect the battery and shut the door with windows up…you’d better push the top of the glass inside the frame as you close it. On my F82 once I was wrenching and had to close the door for a rainstorm and the glass bent outside the door! (Ouch!!!).

Jimjamz · 12-26-2023, 02:37 AM

The way the front headrests whir and rise to their last setting each time the front doors are opened.

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jummo Second Lieutenant 605 Rep 270 Posts Drives: 2022 M3CX 2023 x1 Join Date: May 2012 Location: Colorado iTrader: (0)	I taught my car to respond to "Hey M3". She responds with "hey nice to see you". Then I say " Let's go home". And she says " Perfect, it will be nice to be home". I'm not sure how my car identifies, or which pronouns it prefers. The voice is very soft and feminine, but the behavior seems more butch.
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MJBO Major 2665 Rep 1,472 Posts Drives: 2023 G81 M3 Touring Join Date: May 2012 Location: Melbourne, Australia iTrader: (0) Garage List 23 BMW M3 Touring [0.00] 22 Toyota LC 300 [0.00]	Noticed the other day when I had my hazards on and locked the car, the mirrors didn’t fold (which would have reduced the visibility of the repeaters), neat.
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xxyion Captain 764 Rep 786 Posts Drives: 2024 M4 Competition xDrive Join Date: Dec 2019 Location: Fremont CA iTrader: (0)	Not even a hidden feature or anything, but honestly i love how Auto Start/Stop stays off always if i turn it off, in every mode. If i had to choose something quirky, honestly though it would have to be the way ID 8.5 is laid out. Just a good refreshing UI imo.
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TopJimmy Major General 5535 Rep 5,204 Posts Drives: 2023 M3 Comp xDrive Join Date: Jul 2019 Location: Chester County, PA iTrader: (5)	It’s not a favorite but it is quirky… When AutoStart shuts off the engine (mine is disabled) if you turn the steering wheel some the car starts right back up. I think it’s a hidden safety feature to start the engine if it thinks you might need to dodge around something. And on the 2-door models with no window frames, if your battery ever dies or you have a need to disconnect the battery and shut the door with windows up…you’d better push the top of the glass inside the frame as you close it. On my F82 once I was wrenching and had to close the door for a rainstorm and the glass bent outside the door! (Ouch!!!). __________________ '18 F80 Base 6MT \| '19 F82 Exec DCT \| '18 F82 Comp Exec DCT \| '23 G80cx
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Jimjamz Colonel 4604 Rep 2,211 Posts Drives: G81 M3 Touring (Frozen Black) Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: Australia iTrader: (0) Garage List 2023 BMW G81 M3 Tou ... [8.00]	The way the front headrests whir and rise to their last setting each time the front doors are opened.
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