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    Coding the i3

    I don't know the answer. If no one here has the solution, you might contact Stefan and BimmerCode for advice. He and his team are quite responsive.
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    Gig worker looking for his futuristic hatchback

    The 120 Ah goes 153 miles on average. If you live in a cold climate, I'd get a REx. I'd strongly consider a BEV if: - you live in a moderate climate, where the temperature rarely falls below freezing. - your route is near DC fast charging. - you're OK driving no faster than 65-70 mph on the...
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    SOLD // 2018 i3s 94 Ah BEV for sale; Washington D.C. area; $22,000

    The new owner picked it up today. Thanks, all, for your interest.
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    SOLD // 2018 i3s 94 Ah BEV for sale; Washington D.C. area; $22,000

    Ack, sorry! Should be fixed now. Please DM away.
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    SOLD // 2018 i3s 94 Ah BEV for sale; Washington D.C. area; $22,000

    Odometer: ~50,500 miles WBY7Z6C5XJVB96971 •Deka World interior •Options: Technology & Driving Assistant Package; harman/kardon premium sound; moonroof; Apple CarPlay; blue seatbelts (See www.mdecoder.com/decode/wby7z6c5xjvb96971 for all equipment. •State of Health of high-voltage traction...
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    Need reason to update 2019 system software

    Sorry, I posted the wrong NHTSA link. This updated TSB covers virtually all model years with steering issues. https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/2021/MC-10190849-9999.pdf
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    Need reason to update 2019 system software

    Before its factory warranty expired in 2022, I took my 2018 S to a BMW service center and mentioned that its steering sometimes felt "difficult." I then handed him a print of https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/2020/MC-10171488-9999.pdf. They updated the Electric Power Steering (EPS) module...
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    2019 i3s - reading uncomfortable riding car

    Reading about ride feel is one thing, while taking a test ride is another. How did the test ride feel?
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    Steering issues

    Maybe this software update could help? "Power-assisted Steering Intermittently Not Available at Engine Start-up" https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/2020/MC-10171488-9999.pdf
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    Installing a 12 V battery monitor

    Which monitor, please?
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    BMW i3 was ahead of its time AGAIN!

    Test drove an i4 M50 this past Saturday and drove home in my i03, gobsmacked for most of the 65-mile return. As salesmen of performance EVs are wont to do, I was encouraged, at a stop light, to perform a Launch Control start in the M50. With the buttons dialed, the pedal and brake to the...
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    2015 BEV - Weird Malfunction - Brake & Charging Warnings

    How old is your 12V battery? Might need to renew it.
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    Charging to 80% capacity

    From the i4 owner's manual. You MPGe might vary ;) :
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    Will a 2019 non-REX reliably do 120-140 miles round trip?

    With that many (L2?) chargers on campus, the answer seems obvious. You’ll have to routinely plug in to one of them during winter, but if you keep highway speed under 70mph, probably not. As a backup, find a DC fast charger along your route. Going the distance without a REx isn’t scary, if...
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    BMW ix and i4

    I'm kind of over the moon about how the iX drives and about its Eames-like interior. Ten years ago, I thought BMW landed a moon-shot cabin in the i3. Surely they couldn't beat it. They have. I'm even more ecstatic about the exterior design vitriol. Not since the Edsel vagina has there been this...
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    On the verge of purchasing

    Have you test-driven the non-Sport on a highway, which it sounds like you might use when visiting your daughters? My commute is 50% highway, and the Sport feels a lot more planted at higher speeds than the non-Sport — I drove two on the same roads, a 2014 and 2015 — and less flighty overall on...
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    Stop locking the doors!

    But doesn't checking the "Unlock at end of trip" box solve this UX issue? In my 2018 (above), after unchecking "Lock automatically", the doors still auto-lock once the car reaches 3 mph. So I re-checked it, surrendering this battle. EDIT: I misidentified the "Lock automatically" option...
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    BMW 2021 change to instrument light colours?

    Yes, can confirm Deka/Atelier has no interior lighting choices — "Classic" (reddish-orange) or "Modern" (white) — compared to the upgraded interior packages. In fact, there is significantly less interior lighting with this base "World". The lack of LEDs from door storage bins, the footwells...
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    Getting into rear seats by folding front seats only?

    It's a tight fit. ;) In the photo below, the front, LHD seat is positioned for a 6 foot 1 (185 cm) driver.
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