Hey fellow Clubbers!

Just a quick rant about a pet peeve of mine... the 12V outlets, why do they only get power when the car is fully powered up?!?!?!? If i want to run my little air compressor to pump up tires, i need to put the key in the car and light everything up, headlights and all. I don't want to have to start the engine and idle it just to keep the battery charged, waste of fuel and not very enviro friendly. What if i want to power something while i'm camping? what if i want to put 10psi in 4 winter wheels and then kill the battery completely?

come on BMW, smarten up.

 

yea it is a bit overkill to have to turn it on to run the outlets

 

Take a look at the size of your battery. I think the manufacturer is trying to keep people from killing the tiny motorcycle-like energy storage device with electronic devices such as compressors, tvs, microwave ovens, and tanning booths.
Well maybe not the tanning booth, thats what the sunroof is for.

 

Pretty much the same reason we have legal disclaimers for navigation.