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      05-02-2013, 06:51 PM   #19
Grovsnus
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Drives: Le Mans blue X1 35i
Join Date: Sep 2012
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Originally Posted by edx1 View Post
Yup, most people who buy a 35i care more about how hard they're running the engine than what mpg they are getting.
It's useful for giving the engine oil time to warm up before doing any hard driving, and for giving it time to cool down before stopping. I am glad I have that instead of an mpg indicator. What good does knowing the instantaneous mpg do anyhow? You know that giving less gas, using a higher gear, and not killing momentum gives you better mileage, so what good does it do to know that at a specific point it's 30 mpg instead of 35, other than irritation?

But where did other and more standard gauges go? Voltage and coolant, for example? I can't find them in the iDrive either - all that's there is tire pressure and oil level (which takes several minutes to check).
Will the lady in the box tell me if I have a radiator leak, or need to look for jump cables?
Or do I have to hook up a BT/WiFi/USB dongle to the dashboard OBD 2 port and read the values myself?
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