BMW Drive Recorder - has anyone optioned this?
Has anyone optioned the BMW Drive Recorder?
I’m interested in finding out how this affects battery performance, especially when parked.
As I understand it, the Drive Recorder records video from front, rear and side cameras up to 20 seconds before and after an “incident” occurs.
This means that the cameras must be active all the time.
Therefore, if your car is left parked for an extended period time, does the Drive Recorder run the battery down? If so, by how much?
I used to run my Backvue dashcams with a Magic Pro whichdrew power from the car battery but, if my car was in the garage for a few days, the battery would be discharged enough that the ASS would not work until the car had been driven for an extended period and the battery became fully charged again.
I have since got around this problem by fitting a Cellink battery which bypasses the car’s battery and allows the cameras to work in parked mode for up to 24 hours.
I’ve looked on YouTube and have talked to my local dealer, but have not yet received an answer to my question.
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G20 M340iX, Sunset Orange, Tartufo Merino Leather, Pretty Well Loaded, OEM Aero Kit, Drive Recorder, BlackVue Dashcams removed and replaced with ACE 2.0.
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