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Since mid March ( have only used by 2014 i3 for short trips (COVID-19). Now the REX says it wants to do a maintenance cycle because of length of time since it was used. The maintenance cycle will only run when the battery is below 75% so I have to go for a longer drive in the hope of running the...

On April 7 I received a letter from BMW Canada telling me that they are ready to perform this recall. On April 12 I took the car to my BMW dealer. Today the dealer told me that the necessary part is not available anywhere in North America, that my car is unsafe to drive because of the vent line...

It is overdue that I switch from winter tires to summer tires on my i3. I have the summer tires mounted on 20 inch wheels and I have an air wrench but one of the five bolts on each wheel looks strange. What socket do I need to remove and replace the i3 wheels and does anyone know what the torque...

Here in Ontario Canada we have had 2-3 inches of snow for each of the last two days; yesterday the snow came after some rain so the roads were really slick. I have 20 inch wheels for which there are no snow tires. I found my i3 REx almost impossible to control during slow downs and stops -...

When I purchased my i3 I am sure that the sales guy said that one could control charging (departure time, etc) through your phone. But I cannot find an app for my IPhone/IPad that will talk to the i3. Does anyone know of an IPhone/IPad app that will communicate with a Canadian i3 while it is...

Hi I am facing a similar problem of no 20 inch winter tires. Perhaps you can help me with two questions: 1) Do you find that the speedometer is upset by switching from 20 inch wheels to 19 inch wheels. I have no idea whether the i3 can compensate for the 5% change in wheel circumference that...