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This seems to be a popular topic in the past so lets do one for the R56.
List attributes, features and functions that are useful or interesting that you didn't know or assume. Be specific and try to avoid recollections of how you think it works. Try not to repeat or list the extreme obvious features, but chances are if you didn't know about it, it's OK.
When you enter and exit the car not only do courtesy lights come on in the driver and passenger footwells but there are also lights on the bottom of each door that illuminate the area around the car. Also the lights don't instantly com on, they fade on and off for a cool effect.
I didn't know that it can't be programmed to unlock the doors when you turn off the car.
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that the seat belt shoulder height is no longer adjustable
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that I would have to RTFM just to use the radio
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that it would actually get great gas mileage - even during break-in
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that it would be this FAST!
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that the seats could be this comfortable
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I realized today that you can put stuff in the vertical boot storage nets. Apparently the dealership didn't know this either as they attached one backward.
inomis, my MA pointed out they're to keep your milk from flying around. Must know how I drive!
__________________ Zippeee! is an '07 MCS, 6-spd, CR/W with Premium, Sport, and Cold Weather packages, LSD, Automatic Windshield Wipers, arm rest, Fluid Silver colorline, and Union Jack mirror covers. Week 3 build, delivered 2/21/07, one of the first R56s in the U.S. Currently at 79,000+ trouble-free miles, and I'm still smiling. (That's a heap o' fun motoring, too--I work out of my home and never commute!)
How can the thread grow bigger then itself Motormouth?
Didnt know..
Holding the unlock button after hitting it twice to unlock all doors will auto open your windows and double tilt your sunroof.
Hissing Noise - Only on MCS, but the car hisses sometimes after a drive. The Auxillary Water pump kicks in and it is cooling off the turbo in your engine.
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Pez, is that the hum I hear or is that the turbo itself?
__________________ Zippeee! is an '07 MCS, 6-spd, CR/W with Premium, Sport, and Cold Weather packages, LSD, Automatic Windshield Wipers, arm rest, Fluid Silver colorline, and Union Jack mirror covers. Week 3 build, delivered 2/21/07, one of the first R56s in the U.S. Currently at 79,000+ trouble-free miles, and I'm still smiling. (That's a heap o' fun motoring, too--I work out of my home and never commute!)
I didn't know the FM radio will list the song and artist information for some stations. I admit I wasn't up to date that many radios have done this for years.
I guess this is RDS ? If so it's interesting that they use the EU program type codes, so my local classic rock station is "DRAMA"!
I had an incident today when apparently I accidentally hit the lock button at the same time as the unlock button. I was temporarily locked out--got in through the passenger side. Here's the thing I learned: my service advisor says there's a "pause" built into the lock in case this happens. Wait a few seconds and the system will reset itself.
__________________ Zippeee! is an '07 MCS, 6-spd, CR/W with Premium, Sport, and Cold Weather packages, LSD, Automatic Windshield Wipers, arm rest, Fluid Silver colorline, and Union Jack mirror covers. Week 3 build, delivered 2/21/07, one of the first R56s in the U.S. Currently at 79,000+ trouble-free miles, and I'm still smiling. (That's a heap o' fun motoring, too--I work out of my home and never commute!)
Will you have the convenience package? I don't know what's included with that. I have just the regular entry, with key fobs--two of them--and nothing for a wallet.
__________________ Zippeee! is an '07 MCS, 6-spd, CR/W with Premium, Sport, and Cold Weather packages, LSD, Automatic Windshield Wipers, arm rest, Fluid Silver colorline, and Union Jack mirror covers. Week 3 build, delivered 2/21/07, one of the first R56s in the U.S. Currently at 79,000+ trouble-free miles, and I'm still smiling. (That's a heap o' fun motoring, too--I work out of my home and never commute!)
sorry to throw a question in here, but does the R56 comes with an extra mini mini wallet sized spare key like the R53 did?
There is a small key inside the round R56 disk-key. It reseases with a little button. It seems it's not meant for a wallet but is made to remain part of the disk.
I didn't know that it can't be programmed to unlock the doors when you turn off the car.
- or -
that the seat belt shoulder height is no longer adjustable
- or -
that I would have to RTFM just to use the radio
- or -
that it would actually get great gas mileage - even during break-in
- or -
that it would be this FAST!
- or -
that the seats could be this comfortable
Vader:
How do you program the car to unlock the doors when you turn off the car? I looked at the manual and can't find a thing.
If you leave the heated seats on when you turn the car off - when you return and restart the car, the RFID chip embedded in the will not only remember what setting you set it at but also if you prefer Celcius or Farenheit, or litres per 100 km consumption vs. MPG.
And if your wife/significant other/kid/dog gets in and uses the other key, all the settings they had set will be retained.
Also, driving lights stay on regardless of high or low beams.
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Will you have the convenience package? I don't know what's included with that. I have just the regular entry, with key fobs--two of them--and nothing for a wallet.
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Zippeee! is an '07 MCS, 6-spd, CR/W with Premium, Sport, and Cold Weather packages, LSD, Automatic Windshield Wipers, arm rest, Fluid Silver colorline, and Union Jack mirror covers. Week 3 build, delivered 2/21/07, one of the first R56s in the U.S. Currently at 79,000+ trouble-free miles, and I'm still smiling. (That's a heap o' fun motoring, too--I work out of my home and never commute!)
Laser Blue/White MCS delivered 3/8/07. Off lease 5/17/09.
