Things you didn't know about your E39...

[M13]

I learned a few things. Thanks for the write up.

Do you have to take the key to the dealership for auto lock reprogramming?

[Redflea]

There's a first aid kit under the passager seat (#29)? Does it have burn cream for when the crappy cup holders break, and toss hot coffee on your hand?

LOL...you mean you actually use those pathetic things!?

Great summary, OP, well done.

[Astark69]

elaborate on #14 about the beam kick up!

[BlackBMWs]

elaborate on #14 about the beam kick up!

Actually, I didn't write it, the content came from U.K. E39ers.

Now what I believe #14 is, The headlights are set for driving on the left side of the road in the U.K. When they take their cars to say, France, the cars drive on the right side of the road. The headlight beams are now incorrect and I believe they use something to block the beams at the lenses to not blind other drivers.

#14 permits the left hand cars lights to shine correctly for right hand roads.

Correct anyone?

[chiefwej]

Some of the features you list are not on US models.

[BlackBMWs]

Credit for putting together goes to a bunch of folks on the BMWLand site and the 17 page post was condensed by Ryan1984.

Keep in mind these were written for guys driving Euro models...

Agree... U.K. Dudes writing about Euro cars. However it was interesting that they pulled some of the info from U.S. forums and postings.

[SHWELL]

THose guys at BMW wasted all that time writing the manual, when this list already existed... Imagine that.

[BMW 528]

2.0 t-spark I4. 2000 model pre-facelift. completely stock because why would you want to mess with italian perfection. i think i posted a picture somewhere in this forum some time ago.

And you didn't buy a BMW because...?

[snosk8luke]

+1

Got any more pics of e30??

[mipktb]

Makes me wonder why James Bond drove a Z8...?

[Brian Kane]

That's why I got one, all those niceties, including some I just found out about, and the performance, and the handling, and the ride, etc etc

[OJwerks]

gr8 thread ... I have discovered 99% of that list by now though lol

[helvetica]

Even if your E39 is RHD, the windscreen wiper still goes from right to left. BMW didnt bother to switch them on the E39s. They also kept the arrangement of the blinkers on the left of the steering wheel and wiper on the right.

[ViolinARC]

Wait, I knew all of this... this thread has done nothing for me!!!
:P

Same here but did I miss thiscoolsecurity feature when reading all that info?

[x2nervisx]

34. . there is a wheel chock next to the spear wheel

I was wondering what that was bolted in the spare tire wheel well... now I know...

[nine9six]

31. . Here's another - works on all BMW's with fly-by-wire throttle - turn on your ignition (without starting the car) for 10 seconds, turn it off, leave for 10 seconds and then start the car - you will have reset and recalibrated your accelerator pedal to take up any slack or sluggishness - most folks who have done this have reported a marked increase in response to a call for more coal in the boiler.

Works for me very well!!! I thought my car had issues since it was very sluggish off the line but this fixed it

[gurmukhbhogal]

Great write up!! Let's be honest, how many of you knew about #35. I didn't know that the window stopped closing and returned a little when you applied a little pressure to the upper round rubber strip, amazing safety feature. In fact I have heard of a child's head getting caught in there and suffocated when he stepped on to a window switch whilst leaning out of a car that didn't have this safety feature. I wonder how many other cars have this safety feature or is it mandatory atall in the US and Canada?

[BlackBMWs]

31. . Here's another - works on all BMW's with fly-by-wire throttle - turn on your ignition (without starting the car) for 10 seconds, turn it off, leave for 10 seconds and then start the car - you will have reset and recalibrated your accelerator pedal to take up any slack or sluggishness - most folks who have done this have reported a marked increase in response to a call for more coal in the boiler.

Works for me very well!!! I thought my car had issues since it was very sluggish off the line but this fixed it

Thanks! I'll try this tomorrow morning...

[Gamite]

Didn't know 2, 18 and 32, wish I had 4 (Closing feature)

Going to go test these now (3AM) :P

[ViolinARC]

Great write up!! Let's be honest, how many of you knew about #35. I didn't know that the window stopped closing and returned a little when you applied a little pressure to the upper round rubber strip, amazing safety feature. In fact I have heard of a child's head getting caught in there and suffocated when he stepped on to a window switch whilst leaning out of a car that didn't have this safety feature. I wonder how many other cars have this safety feature or is it mandatory atall in the US and Canada?

Honestly...I knew that cause I've been reading and reading and searching and searching...LOL. I found it a very cool feature because my Bro had his hand rolled up in a VW window when we were kids. I'll never forget the screams of pain while the driver continued to try to roll up the window...luckily it was just his hand cause he's a professional violinist today (could've cost his career...YIKES)!

[cdb3113]

Honestly...I knew that cause I've been reading and reading and searching and searching...LOL. I found it a very cool feature because my Bro had his hand rolled up in a VW window when we were kids. I'll never forget the screams of pain while the driver continued to try to roll up the window...luckily it was just his hand cause he's a professional violinist today (could've cost his career...YIKES)!

Do new VW's have this feature? I know they share a lot of our niceities.

THose guys at BMW wasted all that time writing the manual, when this list already existed... Imagine that.

Which came first... and which has more info... hmmmmmm...

[mattmartindrift]

31. . Here's another - works on all BMW's with fly-by-wire throttle - turn on your ignition (without starting the car) for 10 seconds, turn it off, leave for 10 seconds and then start the car - you will have reset and recalibrated your accelerator pedal to take up any slack or sluggishness - most folks who have done this have reported a marked increase in response to a call for more coal in the boiler.

Works for me very well!!! I thought my car had issues since it was very sluggish off the line but this fixed it

I gotta say, i'm skeptical of this one. However, I'm going to try it and see what happens.

[DouglasABaker]

Great write up!! Let's be honest, how many of you knew about #35. I didn't know that the window stopped closing and returned a little when you applied a little pressure to the upper round rubber strip, amazing safety feature. In fact I have heard of a child's head getting caught in there and suffocated when he stepped on to a window switch whilst leaning out of a car that didn't have this safety feature. I wonder how many other cars have this safety feature or is it mandatory atall in the US and Canada?

It is mandatory in the US for any vehicle with one-touch up windows.

d-

[cpatstone]

I gotta say, i'm skeptical of this one. However, I'm going to try it and see what happens.

I did. No difference, or at least none noticed.

[mattmartindrift]

I did. No difference, or at least none noticed.

that's what I figured, it's a figment of imaginations, like the "sport mode" by holding the DSC button until the dash light stays illuminated.