Car Wash w/ Rear Steering

PREDATOR 007 · 12-10-2023, 10:24 AM

I have noticed that when pulling into the car wash, if I need to move left or right to line up properly, the rear wheels will hit the rails.

I finally figured out that it is because of the rear steering is throwing it off. Is there any way to deactivate the steering for issues like this?

AlteBMW · 12-10-2023, 01:40 PM

First I have never seen this with cars with 4 wheel steering and this G70 is my 4th. Second, I believe somewhere in idrive there is a "carwash" setting. I don't know exactly what it does as I have never had a need for it. Maybe it is because in the cash was I use (infrequently), the car is driven straight on to the rails and then of course is in neutral.

Qsilver7 · 12-10-2023, 06:30 PM

If they still have a version of the owners manual embedded in iDrive…open it and do a keyword search for CARWASH to see if you have a setting in PDC designed to help with going through one.

If the front wheels are straight, then the rear wheels are straight, too. So if the front wheels are straight within the rails…the rear wheels should be straight, too. The rear wheels shouldn’t be turning independent of the front wheels…aka front wheels are straight but rear wheels are turned.

EDIT: found this video on youtube about the various camera views…one of them is a CarWash view

freshxdough · 12-14-2023, 12:19 AM

If you select snow chain mode it will deactivate rear steering

AVandelay · 12-17-2023, 09:49 PM

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Originally Posted by freshxdough

If you select snow chain mode it will deactivate rear steering

This is the answer! Haven't needed it ever but good to know

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PREDATOR 007 Second Lieutenant 58 Rep 232 Posts Drives: 2016 M5 Join Date: May 2016 Location: Vandalia, OH iTrader: (0)	Car Wash w/ Rear Steering I have noticed that when pulling into the car wash, if I need to move left or right to line up properly, the rear wheels will hit the rails. I finally figured out that it is because of the rear steering is throwing it off. Is there any way to deactivate the steering for issues like this?
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Qsilver7 Major General 4492 Rep 7,535 Posts Drives: F06 650ix GC / F15 X5 50i Join Date: Oct 2016 Location: Indiana, USA iTrader: (0)	If they still have a version of the owners manual embedded in iDrive…open it and do a keyword search for CARWASH to see if you have a setting in PDC designed to help with going through one. If the front wheels are straight, then the rear wheels are straight, too. So if the front wheels are straight within the rails…the rear wheels should be straight, too. The rear wheels shouldn’t be turning independent of the front wheels…aka front wheels are straight but rear wheels are turned. EDIT: found this video on youtube about the various camera views…one of them is a CarWash view __________________ 2015 F06 650ix Gran Coupe`(Moonstone/Cohiba Brown)\| 2014 F15 X5 50i MSport (Space Gray/Mocha) Become a BMW CCA member! Click HERE to join and feel free to use my BMW CCA member #191509 as a referral. Last edited by Qsilver7; 12-10-2023 at 07:06 PM..
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freshxdough BMW Elite Master Tech \| HV Gen 5 \| HV Specialist 3528 Rep 4,216 Posts Drives: 2024 iX 50 \| 2020 X3 M40i Join Date: Mar 2017 Location: Orange County iTrader: (0)	If you select snow chain mode it will deactivate rear steering
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