08-27-2019, 10:15 AM | #1 |
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Anyone got a G20 with Lex?
My 330e order (mineral gray msport with driving assist and park pro) got to the dealer today, and I got all the bumf through, including a statement about how they force disable all the connected drive stuff.
Anyone run a current gen 3 series through them and know how much you're able to access? Im mainly interested in the charge control, pre heating and sending sat Nov destination to the car. |
08-27-2019, 11:23 AM | #2 |
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Can't help with Lex unfortunately but why would they disable connected drive anyway?
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08-27-2019, 11:28 AM | #3 | |
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Sounds a load of bollocks, and I'll be trying to put it back with esys once I have it, but wondered about some owners experiences. |
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08-27-2019, 01:27 PM | #4 | ||
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My 330e is through Arval (due late Sept) but I'll be pretty annoyed if they've disabled the stuff too. Will check with the dealer now... |
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I would have thought the 330e will need it even more, with BMW suggesting you pre heating the battery before using the car , setting it via the app. i hope you get it sorted |
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08-28-2019, 03:59 AM | #7 | |
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Especially shitty they've let a colleague order with comfort access, and I expect disabled the app key which is 95% of the point. I'm hoping they've somehow just tweaked it in esys or don't supply a sim, which should make it easier to get back up and running. |
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08-28-2019, 04:47 AM | #8 | ||
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For Mercedes Me you had to register via an app but the dealer has to put the car into the Mercedes Me system on delivery, it isn't done by default at the factory. Basically the supplying dealer wouldn't do it, on instruction from Lex. I even tried my local dealer and they wouldn't do it either (as all I could produce was a V5 which referenced Lex as the owner). So you can create an account but despite entering the VIN it doesn't link to anything. Pants... |
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08-28-2019, 06:07 AM | #10 | |
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So you don't have an option to take cash instead? |
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08-28-2019, 03:04 PM | #11 | |
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The car arrived, and I connected it up and haven’t had any issues. There was no dealer interaction required though. I’m pretty sure I’ve got the intelligence to book any servicing through Lex without them having to cripple the cars functionality. This really is a bad tactic from the leasing companies to cripple modern cars intelligence, and they only tell you when you’re about to take delivery. |
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08-28-2019, 03:26 PM | #12 | ||
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I'm sorry Sir, you can't start your Tesla because we've disabled connected features. Yes, you still have to pay the lease. Have a nice day... ;-) |
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09-03-2019, 06:11 AM | #13 |
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Just had an answer back from lex, apparently despite still having the policy posted they're not actually planning on disabling anything, at least on my car (G20 330e).
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09-03-2019, 07:22 AM | #14 |
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Brilliant! Not being able to pre-condition the battery, warm/cool the car, check on charge levels, enable/disable charge etc. would have removed a lot of usefulness.
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All I can do is cool the car. The option in idrive7 to preheat the car is not available in my car.
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10-04-2019, 05:06 PM | #18 |
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I’ve currently got a Mercedes C220d through Arval and they blocked Mercedes Me access. It’s not just Lex.
Got a 330e on order and presuming they will be doing the same with this one too. |
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10-05-2019, 07:41 AM | #20 |
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Mines with Arval and nothing has been blocked. The service from BMW is a little hit and miss at times (seems to go offline now and then) but otherwise all services work.
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10-08-2019, 04:35 PM | #21 | |
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I’m just excited for the preheat function if it’s plugged in 🤣 Were you able to download and activate the connected drive app etc? |
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Pre-heat/cool also works when it's not plugged in BTW :-) As long as the battery isn't run down. Last edited by tricky6; 11-10-2019 at 02:21 PM.. |
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