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From my limited understanding the hardware for iDrive 5 is almost identical to the hardware for iDrive 6, minus the touch screen, so an update from iDrive 5 to iDrive 6 should be possible. Older iDrive 4 vehicles have different hardware which is not compatible. I think all current i3 vehicles...

They are absolutely swappable... but most dealers are lazy and couldn't be bothered so they'll give you the 'It can't be done' as an excuse. BMW New Zealand gave existing owners the option to swap their charge ports (including the CCS if they had it) from Type 1 to Type 2 when NZ officially...

This is just a generic reminder email sent out to all BMW i3 owners - four others I know received these last week. The word ‘when’ is the giveaway. It’s not suggesting the battery is flat or that it has been left parked for a long period. However, this same communication channel WILL send...

How ironic... You’ve misread my reply totally out of context and are replying to the ‘brake application when wet’ sub-topic, when I am actually discussing the use of the brakes by the car instead of regeneration (to slow the car), when the battery is fully charged. Two entirely different...

Except by definition, and according to the wooly anecdotes here, they’re applying a braking force equal to maximum regeneration if the battery wasn’t full... which is not ‘light’ at all. You can’t all be right so make up your minds. :roll: Either way, I’m glad my car doesn’t do this. Saves...

Well, our two 2017 BEVs never do so I guess they’ve improved it. Thank goodness too. I’m not keen on having my car ride the brakes downhill without my explicit knowledge. Brake fade anyone...?

Idon'tknowaboutanyoneelsebutifindyourpostsalmostimpossibletoread.

Yes, perhaps it would start to become apparent that the regeneration is no longer doing much if the slope was long enough and the battery was maxed out... and you'd need to use the mechanical brakes, but I'm not convinced the car *ever* applies them unless for an emergency or when using active...

OK. Here is what I've noticed (on my 2017 BEV anyway). When battery is 100% the regenerative braking appears less effective, but only slightly and only at a certain point. For the most part, it feels normal. Where I do notice it is when I want the regeneration to bring me to a complete stop on...

Hmm.... curious. I might try the Texta method next time I'm there. I'm not going to be happy if I discover my car has been riding its own brakes non-stop down a long hill for 2 miles! Geez...

It's certainly doesn't seem to be the case on my 2017 vehicle. I tested this out just the other day - 100% charge and a long steady downhill (2 miles), but not so steep that the brake lights come on - the regen indicator was sitting around the A & R of 'CHARGE' on the display. My friend...

Yes, this. The i3 still uses the motor for 'regenerative' braking even if the battery is full, rather than the mechanical brakes; it just doesn't go into charging the battery but it certainly helps run the consumers (ie. HVAC & battery cooling/heating). The display still shows kW being...

No problems here.

It's really not that loud. Unless the environment is practically silent, and they have good hearing, they're barely going to notice. I just assume people may actually be hard of hearing so I don't expect 'noise' of any kind to be a useful way of warning people. All I can say is thank goodness...

It’s so subtle you barely notice it. I only turn it off if it’s the middle of the night so I can sneak out in (almost) total silence - the motor isn’t totally silent anyway. It sounds like the background hum from the Starship Enterprise. Not annoying at all.

Not sure about the USA, but here in the Antipodes it's enabled by default. Fortunately it can be toggled on/off in the iDrive menu and (fortunately) it can also be set to one of the 8 programmable memory buttons. I've done just this. I can toggle it on/off with a button press - no need to...

Agree entirely.

Except I think the OP is asking whether he can charge his car (which doesn't have the DC socket section - ie. AC only) with an adapter to convert the DC output of the CCS unit into an AC input, plugging it in to the Type 1 socket. Pretty sure that's impossible for *normal* humans (ie. the sort...

A 'combo' plug is either a Type 1 CCS (Combo) or a Type 2 CCS (Combo2)... and it's called 'combo' because it combines a Type 1 or Type 2 AC socket with two DC pins beneath it. The power comes in via these two pins - the plug above it is purely for signalling, etc. and not charging. This has a...

Well, the flipside is that you're suggesting that this car can suddenly lurch forward all by itself without any input and with no identifying cause... which would potentially trigger an international recall if true - that is a Very Big Deal™️. That makes me think it's not true and BMW is just...