i3me said:jamie94bc said:Agreed. I've read (on this forum somewhere) that you can pre-heat BEVs when they're not plugged in but only if you have the heat pump. Very confusing! :xi3cam said:i3me, can you double check your comment about only working when plugged in? The lack of clarity from BMW is quite disappointing, it's not clear if they are trying to hide something.
OK fellow bloggers, this morning I've done some n=1 research on pre-heating my BEV i3 cabin and this is what I came up with:
- Had the batteries fully charged and disconnected the plug
- Started the car in stand-by mode by pressing the start button (behind the steering wheel) without applying the brakes
- Activated Cabin Pre-Heating in the <Settings> menu
Low and behold, both the Battery and Cabin Pre-Heating started up! I stand corrected (again ) om my previous assumption that you would not be able to Pre-Heat without a Heat-Pump! But doing this comes with a price.
After making the interior roasty toasty warm, it ate up 7% of my charge! A Heat Pump is an essential option: BMW, do something about it!!
PS: we've managed to drift off the subject here in a major way, unless someone can figure out a quick link back to standard headlight bulbs!
MikeS said:First a question re the original subject - LED Lights. According to the UK spec 5AK LED light elements - what does this refer to if not the headlights?
As to the heat pump which is part of Cold Weather Cabin prep in UK item 4T9 - this appears not to be available for the Rex.
i3me said:MikeS said:The Adaptive LED option is for the main beams, but no one really knows what's adaptive on them because the do not swivel when turning like in the non-i BMW models!
LMOR said:I see now in the manual that the daylight LEDs, are also called "side lights". Could it be that they are activated/gets stronger when you turn?
MikeS said:Have just spoken to one of the UK ‘BMW i Senior Customer Service Exec’ to ask about the LED lights.
They said that the Adaptive LED highlight option does provide headlights that move as you steer. However, they also said that the i3 comes with LED headlight as standard! I asked that they check and confirm this………………..
MikeS said:To get the full LED lighting the customer needs to spec the adaptive option, as per my understanding.
Sperillen said:In Denmark the 5AK LED elements are standard, and it says(Parking lights, daytime driving lights in LED technology(14 high power LEDs))
The 5A2 LED cost 900Euro and says, low beam = LED technology. - Daytime driving light: LED fiber Optics. Selv.leveling headlamp. High beam: halogen H7 in bumper. -Indicator: lamp(24W) embedded into front bumper!!
As i read it there are some LED as standard, but it is only for daytime driving.
Any of you with a car, can we have a picture
i3me said:MikeS said:First a question re the original subject - LED Lights. According to the UK spec 5AK LED light elements - what does this refer to if not the headlights?
The LED light elements refers to the daytime running lights and are...LED's!
The Adaptive LED option is for the main beams, but no one really knows what's adaptive on them because they do not swivel when turning, like in the non-i BMW models!
I've complained about this at the i Service Desk last week and hope to get a good answer.
By the way, the high beams are plain old halogen lights and are located in the bumper next to the front turn indicators. That cool blue LED is replaced by a yellow tint when the high beams go on and it seems like there's less light!
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