Recent content by fbt12

2021 I finally made a claim on my front windshield --- too many rocks kicked up and a spider was growing. State Farm agent was unusually nice and told me that State Farm has had bad experiences not using BMW glass. I did not ask any questions but accepted that they were shipping Safelite BMW...

Ok. So...opened up a fresh battery -- Sony CR2032, purchased Jan 2019). This is my 3rd battery. Read 3.1 volts. Tried it no go. This is my 2nd, unopened battery. So, I get to my dealer appointment and BMW San Francisco service advisor gives me some options. 1. try a BMW ($9.00) CR2032. 2. If...

Thanx for the info alohart & EvanstonI3. Scheduled an appointment with local dealership to check out my remote. I was able to start the car with it (door unlocked and key fob placed on the marked location on steering column). Will probably take a breath and try a third battery before I go to...

Tried searching for articles, but I was not able to find one that totally matched my issues. Currently I own a 2017 BMW i3 REx purchased in Oct 2019. Replaced batteries once already on the one that I use all the time. This last time, I replaced the battery, no luck. The new battery works fine...

For those who have excessive tire wear, are you doing wheel alignments every time you change 2 or 4 tires?

Thanx for (possible) explanation of why the seemingly randomness of the turn-off of HSOC. Since my last post, I tried HSOC 3 more times. Actual shut off (deselection of the checkbox) took different mount of time to finally show the deselection of HSOC. A little quirk but HSOC works and...

Ok... a few days ago, I traveled about to Vacaville (68 miles for me). On the way up, I engaged HSOC at about 70% battery charge. After about 15 minutes of usage, I clicked once to deselect it. Took 2-3 minutes to finally deselect. On the way home, I engaged HSOC at about 75% battery charge...

Thanx for the suggestion. I will exercise a bit of patience after selecting once (de-selecting HSOC) on my return trip from Sacramento. Will let this thread know what happens.

Thanx for the replies. Sorry for not being clearer. When I try to deselect the HSOC, I cannot. The check mark stays no matter how many times I push on the knob. I am not able to change the screen to show that HSOC is NOT selected. Thoughts?

2017 i3 REx. Bimmercode used to enable a few things including HSOC. Retired and traveling a bit. on a couple of longer drives (SF Airport to Auburn, CA; SF Airport to Reno), I successfully use HSOC to keep battery @ 70%. Curious....when I got close to a stop/higher-speed charger, I tried to...

Thanx for all suggestions. Check by Juicebox Dostar article and my own handle. Not a match at this time. Everything is fine for now.

Hi agzand --- This last charging issue happened when the battery was over 50% charged. Cannot remember the battery charge level for the other incidents. FBT

2017 i3 REx with a few options turned on (e.g. HSOC) Purchase in October 2019 and bought/installed a JuiceBox 40 Pro from Costco in November 2020. Car is set to charge immediately. JuiceBox software is configured for 12 midnight to 3pm local charging. 3 random times since i owned it, i would...

Got it back from BMW SF. Soft knocking --- It turns out that it was not the car. I am clearly not the brightest bulb on this forum. The noise was coming from my Thinkware U1000 dash cam. When the noise first appeared more often (about June 2020), i called the supplier to get some feedback on...

Update: bringing the car in on Wed.Aug 19th. I will update this thread with results. Wish me luck.