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Originally Posted by Karl V
Agreed. I bought a 3 month old ex-demo car (like all the BMWs I have owned) and searched high and low for one that had this - it was a must for me and bizarrely not easy to find on nearly-new cars in the UK. So much so that I compromised on electric seats (only I drive the car).
Aside from the gimmicky bit of being able to see what your car looks like from the outside, one of the things I really like about it is that it shows you if any of your doors are likely to hit something if you open them fully.
May sound daft, but when you have 2 kids in the back, I prefer to say "Boy, can you get out on girl's side please" rather than hear "Sorry Dad, I didn't mean to smash the car door against the lamp post"...
Oh. And being able to see the car view on the Connect Drive app is fun too.
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This is the reason why I opted for it. Simply for the extra camera views. Helps prevent pulling to far into parking spots and scraping underside on block. Also great for avoiding curb rash. Never used it for the self parking feature.