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      08-14-2016, 10:06 PM   #1
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Just picked up X5 yesterday

I will post a detailed thread tomorrow about my experience so far but I have 2 questions for the forum.

1. When I turn the car off and get out the radio stays on until a certain amount of time or until I lock the car. In every other German car I have owned the radio turns off when I open the door. Is this a setting?

2. Does anyone know why the ventilated seats go from 3 bars to 2 after a certain period. I turn ventilation on full blast and after a while I looked down and it was only on 2 bars instead of 3. I changed it back to 3 and after another period it would go to 2.
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you can press the start/stop button twice to kill the radio immedietly.
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      08-14-2016, 11:06 PM   #3
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1) Yea, press start button twice. I don't think there is a setting for this, but if you decide to code your car then you can change this behavior.

2) I noticed this too, but I thought I was just going crazy!
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I will post a detailed thread tomorrow about my experience so far but I have 2 questions for the forum.

1. When I turn the car off and get out the radio stays on until a certain amount of time or until I lock the car. In every other German car I have owned the radio turns off when I open the door. Is this a setting?

2. Does anyone know why the ventilated seats go from 3 bars to 2 after a certain period. I turn ventilation on full blast and after a while I looked down and it was only on 2 bars instead of 3. I changed it back to 3 and after another period it would go to 2.
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'1. When I turn the car off and get out the radio stays on until a certain amount of time or until I lock the car. In every other German car I have owned the radio turns off when I open the door. Is this a setting?'

Until you lock the car.
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      08-15-2016, 05:39 AM   #5
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1. Yeah, having previous BMW's where one long push on the ignition button would shut everything down, this bugged me for awhile. But I got used to it. It's not something you can change in settings.
2. That's normal. Mine does it too. Don't know why. Just another "feature".
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I will post a detailed thread tomorrow about my experience so far but I have 2 questions for the forum.

1. When I turn the car off and get out the radio stays on until a certain amount of time or until I lock the car. In every other German car I have owned the radio turns off when I open the door. Is this a setting?

2. Does anyone know why the ventilated seats go from 3 bars to 2 after a certain period. I turn ventilation on full blast and after a while I looked down and it was only on 2 bars instead of 3. I changed it back to 3 and after another period it would go to 2.





1. Don't worry

2. Don't worry




Enjoy your truck !!!!!!!!!!

everything works like it supposed to be .
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      08-15-2016, 10:56 AM   #7
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Even when I park the car in the garage, I lock the doors since it shuts off all the electronics.
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      08-15-2016, 01:36 PM   #8
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Just got new wheels and tires installed. Conti dws 06 and 599m wheels.

Removing the badges this week, tinting front windows and mppk install.
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2. Yes at some point the ventilated seats figure out they suck and aren't doing much and automatically drop down a speed. Yes I am not a fan of them. Pardon the pun!
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Are those OEM 599Ms? Maybe it's because of the tires, but they look slightly different.
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      08-15-2016, 09:30 PM   #11
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Are those OEM 599Ms? Maybe it's because of the tires, but they look slightly different.
They are replicas but they look exactly the same. It's probably the angle and the tires.
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      08-15-2016, 10:35 PM   #12
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You can code the radio to shut off when the door is opened, and you can code the ventilated seat fans to run at higher speeds. Not sure if you can code the seats to stay on the high setting.
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They are replicas but they look exactly the same. It's probably the angle and the tires.
Aah, they are reps. So 20s then as opposed to OEM 21s...
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      08-15-2016, 11:23 PM   #14
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They are replicas but they look exactly the same. It's probably the angle and the tires.
Aah, they are reps. So 20s then as opposed to 21s...
Correct.
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Looking good, congrats!

You need to code for the first issue.
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      08-17-2016, 02:44 PM   #16
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You can code the radio to shut off when the door is opened, and you can code the ventilated seat fans to run at higher speeds. Not sure if you can code the seats to stay on the high setting.
Have you coded for the ventilation seats to run at a higher speed? Any difference?
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      08-17-2016, 03:04 PM   #17
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Looking good, congrats!

You need to code for the first issue.
Thanks.
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      08-17-2016, 08:31 PM   #18
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Have you coded for the ventilation seats to run at a higher speed? Any difference?
Yes, it's not like a huge fan blowing on your arse, but there is a noticeable difference.
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      08-17-2016, 09:07 PM   #19
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Have you coded for the ventilation seats to run at a higher speed? Any difference?
Yes, it's not like a huge fan blowing on your arse, but there is a noticeable difference.
I will have to do this then.
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Yes, it's not like a huge fan blowing on your arse, but there is a noticeable difference.
What values did you use when coding the new temps? Did you stick with the ones in the coding cheat sheet or use your own?
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Got the front windows tinted yesterday. Debadging this weekend.
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Update now that I have had the car for a week. Forgot to mention in the tint post that I got the MPPK installed yesterday as well. It's a noticeable difference and I am glad I did it. Called 2 dealers, one quoted 150 for the install the other quoted 500.

All in all I love the car. The few things that are a negative for me are the steering, it is very loose and Lexus like as many have stated. For me it does stay on track unlike what I have read from others. Before trading in the cayenne I drove down the highway at 80, hands off the wheel and it stayed straight. The x5 did the same. I didn't have to correct it, the looseness is when turning compared to my cayenne. I have had both the GTS and the v6 and the steering was much better on both. The ventilated seats are not great either. I am still glad I got them because it keeps me from getting super hot but they don't get cold like my old cayenne or my wife's 40k Acadia. Lastly the Dakota leather seats are not very comfortable. I would have expected more for a 72k vehicle.

Overall I do like the car and would recommend it to anyone.

I still have to get the Sport exhaust installed and will update again after that.
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