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Interesting about the s/w update, think you might be on something there. Anyway, can't wait to here all about it |
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02-18-2021, 11:57 PM | #24 | |
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I'm also disappointed that there is a fair number of scratches in the clearcoat. I was planning on paint correction and ceramic coating, but the car will also need a lot of polishing first. edit: #3 seems to be the bulk charge mode, so it might be there for quite a while if the battery was not charged very well. I'll still take it back in the morning and have them test it. Rob Last edited by Rob_G77; 02-19-2021 at 12:30 AM.. |
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02-19-2021, 01:46 AM | #25 |
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Sorry to hear about that. You'd think a battery test would be part of the PDI, hopefully it's just part of the charging mechanism of the charger and will get full charge.
It seems a full paint correction is a necessity now with new car purchases. |
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02-19-2021, 11:07 AM | #26 | |
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02-19-2021, 12:06 PM | #27 |
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Bummer about all the early problems! When I picked up my ZHP they had to put a new battery in it.
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02-19-2021, 12:52 PM | #28 |
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Out of curiosity, what is the brand of the battery? If it's the German brand Varta, I'm not surprised. Their batteries are crap. They always seem to have a much shorter lifespan than others. That's the experience I've had with Audi anyway.
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02-19-2021, 02:43 PM | #29 | |
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Keep us updated, curious as to the solutions and how you like the car once you are able to drive it for abit. |
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02-19-2021, 09:17 PM | #30 | |
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02-19-2021, 10:03 PM | #31 | |
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Personally I'd prefer the AMG CLA45 for that and it's less $$ than the others, but closer to the M340i. I've always found it intriguing they both have exactly 382HP though the CLA45 has 2 fewer cylinders. It beat out the M340i at VIR by 5 seconds at C&D's Lightning Lap event though it was a bit unfair as the AMG had super sticky racing tires The nifty 4Matic+ traction on it is magic though. Last edited by TiMSport; 02-19-2021 at 10:09 PM.. |
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02-21-2021, 12:16 AM | #32 | |
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I went to pick it up friday after it had been on charge for a few hours. The car was still not acting right and shutting off displays due to low battery charge. So the salesman and I left it on charge at the dealership overnight and did a pending OTA update on saturday while it was still hooked up to the charger. Prior to that overnight charge, the car didn't want to update at all, nor would it even accept any remote commands from the connected app. So far so good. I haven't had the displays shutoff and remote app is working correctly now. It's parked in the driveway now. I have an appointment scheduled for March 1 to get the paint corrected and ceramic coated. I don't know if I will do any PPF though. Rob |
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02-21-2021, 12:31 AM | #33 | |
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Here's a picture from delivery. Rims are 18inch replica with snow tires. The 20's which come with the car will have to wait. |
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02-21-2021, 12:34 AM | #34 |
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Interesting your side mirror caps are painted the same as your body color even though you apparently have the Shadowline package. My guess is it's a Canadian thing because I'm pretty sure when we order our car with the Shadowline trim it includes black side mirror caps. Mine will be CF though!
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02-21-2021, 03:47 AM | #35 |
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Maybe this deserves its own thread, but climate control rules are broken in the 7/20 .54 version of IDrive. Steering wheel heat comes on, but seat heating does not. When I tried to access the rules page, it just shows 'Loading...' and does nothing. A quick search shows this is an issue with IDrive 7 itself and affects other models. I reset car data and the rules option disappeared. I'll take another look at it tomorrow.
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02-21-2021, 03:58 AM | #36 | |
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Aerodynamically this car is just so much quieter than the X3 M40I which I traded. It was one of the reasons I traded the X3 because it just had so much wind noise. Sunroof open = lots of wind noise. Driver window open a bit = lots of wind noise and buffeting which was hard on my left ear. Rob |
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02-21-2021, 09:30 AM | #38 | |
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I keep talking about Audi stuff (sorry) but my S3 was equipped with their equivalent of the Shadowline package (Black Optics) and it too came with body colored side mirrors. Usually S branded models have an aluminum type finish that contrasts with the body color. That was the first time I have encountered that situation with getting the same color mirror caps when ordering something non-standard like that. |
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02-21-2021, 09:44 PM | #39 |
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Well it sucks, but I probably have to take the car back for a software update. The OTA update removed drive recorder, climate control rules and who knows what else. The steering wheel heating still comes on from a remote start, but seat heating does not.
The battery is working better now. I have not had any instances of low charge warnings showing up while using things with the engine turned off. Rob |
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03-02-2021, 12:35 AM | #40 |
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The missing IDrive options was fixed by doing a hard reset of IDrive by holding volume in for about a minute. I didn't know how long exactly, so I started there. Climate control rules and driver recorder are now back. The dealership would not do any additional software update.
I have not had any further battery issues, but there is another issue happening now. This morning I did a remote start and when I got in the vehicle, there was a drivetrain malfunction alert. This is not the first time is has happened and I have seen it maybe twice before when IDrive would report low battery charge. I stopped the engine, restarted and the error went away. I have the car booked in wednesday at the dealership. Rob |
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04-22-2021, 05:54 PM | #41 |
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Hey Rob, did you get everything taken care of? Seems like you had some bad luck. My only issue thus far is the car will shut off when I bring it into the garage, but when I get out, it doesn't power down the last 4 out of 6 times, thus I can't lock it. Nothing changed, but I now put it into S+ before stopping in the garage and then turn it off manually.
Another note is that gas mileage is unreal. During my first 2048 kms, I'm averaging 6.1 L / 100 kms. I have just taken it for drives through a twisty road, about 20 kms is top and go, then 50k/hr then mix of 70-80 k/hr roads. I've got 5.9 L / 100 kms in a couple trips. Now that break in is over, even if I drive in S+ a little more, can't see it being over 7L/100km. This is the same route I've driven my non-daily for 12 years. My F30 can do it in 8 L/ 100kms, C43 AMG did it 9.3 to 9.6 L / 100kms, although with the AMG exhaust I did do more pops in S+ mode Although this G20 exhaust is more muted than I expected, it's not that bad. I like it. |
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04-22-2021, 08:23 PM | #42 | |
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I programmed sport individual with all comfort settings so it's the same as comfort, but the auto start/stop is disabled. I never have my car in regular comfort when parking at home because it will almost always shutoff and startup again as I'm pulling into the driveway. I also recommend turning off the preconditioning/ventilation notification. You can accidently bump the dial while grabbing your phone and this will cause the car to start again within several seconds. Rob |
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I'm curious, how does one get the nardo grey color and what's the additional cost. I don't see the option when I start my build.b is this available in the us?
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Check out the link below https://visualizer.bmw-individual.co...38;lang=EN#top |
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