Recent content by frictioncircle

Hello alohart! It was only since acquiring my 2021 i3s that I noticed this motion detection feature.

Hello Bill S. (wjsi327) and thank you for introducing yourself here! I started with a brand-new 2014 i3 BEV and just a few years ago turned it in for a 2021 i3s BEV. They are so much fun to drive and I agree with you about the appeal of "one pedal driving". Regarding your comment that you...

The i Vision Circular concept gave me hope that BMW had found a way forward from the i3 but they seem to have pivoted to the Vision Neue Klasse. The Vision Neue Klasse is a thoughtful way forward for their 3er/4er models but I wonder how much further along BMW could have been if they had not...

Regarding South Bay Independent, they were my go-to BMW shop in the Los Angeles area for more than 15 years. They were completely honest in scoping work and in pricing. The owner (a BMW NA Master Mechanic) retired in the early 2020s and his #1 mechanic & staff were supposed to take over the...

And the reason why the iDrive error message asks the user to place the undetected key fob next to the steering column is because the i3 can then wirelessly supply power to a dead-battery fob via NFC (near-field communication). Usually i3 key fobs don't stop working without warning as the car...

How would "seeing pictures" help the original poster?

Hello Chris, and welcome to the forum! If this is your first time with an i3 please send along your questions.

Hello WatWin – Just wanted to say "thanks" for registering here. The mix of members varies from some folk that stop by to ask a specific question to others that have been here for a decade, answering all kinds of queries.

Yes, an i3 is indeed bigger inside vs. outside!

I'm in a similar position, traded from a 2014 i3 BEV to a 2021 i3s BEV. Lease term is up soon and all BMW NA has been offering is a deal on an i4 M50 – which has nothing in common with an i3! BMW AG hit a narrow market segment when they released the i3 (and they acquired many new clients to...

Hello Pam – Congratulations on getting your 2017 i3 REx and welcome to the forum! It looks like your query to Google above went to one of their generative AI tools which can't be trusted to give accurate answers – thank you eNate & EvanstonI3 for pointing that out. There are a lot of...

alohart – I just want to post here with thanks for your years of posting. You've contributed so much knowledge here for the past decade and I'm very thankful for you having done so.

I've done the same as websterize. While the concept of making an EV generate sound so it can make other road users aware of its activity makes sense, in reality, BMW chose poorly in regards to the loudness and tone of what late-model i3s have been saddled with. As a 2021 BEV owner, the...

Helllo gcvpi09 – 2017 models and earlier are fitted with LED low beam headlights + separate, circular, halogen high-beam lamps located below the LEDs. My first i3 was a 2014 and this is not a great lighting setup. From the 2018 model year, all lighting is LED. Not sure where you're located...

Howdy NeilHopkins – A few things to consider... do you live in a corrosive environment (near an ocean?) If so, corrosion can build up between the high-voltage socket on your wall or high-voltage plug that supplies power to your EVSE (wall box charger). Second (and this is from a US...