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Part on invoice for a 2020 i3s in the US is 63-11-8-494-844 Control Unit for Front Light 631210

Closing the loop on this issue. Maybe I win the weird error path award? A couple weeks after the electronic gremlins started, I started getting the dreaded 'battery discharging while stopped' error at startup. Thinking this should all be covered under warranty, I made an appointment with the...

2020 i3s BEV US spec with ~15k miles has two seemingly unrelated errors that seemed to start at about the same time. I'm the original owner, no accidents or other issues. Never had an issue with the 2017 i3 BEV we turned in when purchasing the 2020. Acoustic Pedestrian Protection error...

I haven't been able to find clear info about over the air (OTA) navigation updates. 2020 i3s in the US. I see 'Automatic map update: ID, MT, OR, WA, WY 2022-1', is that installed or something i need to trigger to install? The base install appears to be 'North America EVO 2020-2'. TIA

My 2020 i3s was ordered with the heat pump option and has a non-sunroof CFRP roof panel.

With BimmerCode, in Headunit, expert mode, category EXBOX, is VSG_HMI_MENUE, set to aktiv, and the sound can be turned off in iDrive. Unfortunately this has to reset every time the car is started. I was able to set a shortcut button to simplify at startup. I'm still trying to work with...

MKH, do you know the specific item(s) that need to be coded? Or if there's a cheat sheet for all the code options? I have BimmerCode paid, and an OBDLink LX. There's a generic setting but it doesn't seem to do anything. I looked in Expert mode and am reluctant to code anything without...

Thanks MKH, I'll give that a try and report back.

Hmmm, not sure where I asked for a legal opinion... Yes, I reviewed other threads but didn't see an answer for disabling the noisemaker. It really is quite loud in the car, yes, with the windows up. As soon as the car is in 'gear' it starts a tone. As soon as you slow below ~25mph the tone...

Replaced our 2017 i3 BEV with a 2020 i3s BEV. The 2020 fixes all the things that bugged me in the 2017. Unfortunately it added one new item that is super annoying, the noisemaker at low speeds. Is there a way to deactivate the acoustic pedestrian protection noisemaker? Thinking maybe...

I see you have a very early i3 (2014), have you considered trading for a newer model? There have been many updates over time and I'm certain BMW has learned as they've updated the batteries and systems. 2017+ has ~120 mile range and anecdotally (I don't have proof) has fewer battery...

With BMW factories open and producing again it feels like the model year change over is imminent (typically July-August-ish). Has anyone heard 2021 model or production information?

80 miles round trip with a 2017+ 94ah BEV will be fine. Back when we could go to workplace, I commuted 50 miles round trip a day and charged every other day. Easy to get ~120 miles per charge. Even in ~25F winter you can get well over 100 miles per charge.

I also ordered a 2020 i3s, considered the Tesla 3, and owned a couple Lotus (Exige n/a and s240). Current daily driver is a 2017 i3. The i3 is a unique car; small, relatively light, rear wheel drive, with a very nice interior, and excellent build quality. It's inexpensive to run, and still...

Anyone know when 2020 spec and ordering will open in the US? I thought BMW would be building 2020 models by now.