Had my first snowflake chime of the season.

spydrz · 11-20-2006, 08:48 PM

Just thought I'd share.

ase2dais · 11-20-2006, 09:01 PM

How did your snow tires do?
.. better get snow chains too just in case!

nine4surfah · 11-20-2006, 09:02 PM

While crossing the Mojave Desert enroute to Las Vegas the "snowflake" chimed for the first time. I freaked out because I thought It meant my antifreeze was running low, I then realized that it was the "frozen" warning when I noticed the outside temp was 33 degrees.

spydrz · 11-20-2006, 09:19 PM

No actual snowflakes in the forecast though.

BK · 11-20-2006, 10:27 PM

I like the chime. I've had it a few times in the burbs. Just one of the little quirks of our cars.

Phila · 11-24-2006, 12:35 AM

I had my first snowflake just a few minutes ago coming back from the store. I had a minor panic attack inside my head cause I thought something wrong with the car! A quick search and I feel much better.

Anyway, how accurate are the thermometers? The HUD said it was 37F! It was cold, but i'm not completely convinced it was 37F cold.

fatalglitch · 11-27-2006, 12:50 PM

I got my first chime about a month ago....freaked me out too. But then I RTFM and was happy again

Also noticed the auto-heated mirrors this morning, pretty cool if you ask me

Tom

Turbo Squid · 12-05-2006, 07:28 PM

I remember that feature on the X5. Pretty nifty.

What is the symbol for it? A little snowflake or a message on the cluster if anything?

Phila · 12-05-2006, 10:50 PM

Its a snowflake symbol and a chime sound. I don't have Nav so I dont know if they get messages or not.

BK · 12-05-2006, 11:32 PM

I think on iDrive, it's just a message at the bottom of the screen (in addition to the snowflake and message in the dash). The same as "fasten seatbelt." It will say "Outside temp +37F" or something like that.

ase2dais · 12-06-2006, 06:57 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Turbo Squid

I remember that feature on the X5. Pretty nifty.

What is the symbol for it? A little snowflake or a message on the cluster if anything?
____________________
\__lOOl_____________/
llllllllll____________lllllllllll

\_______lOOl________/
lllllllllll____________lllllllllll

took me awhile to get it

cute !
... here's mine

_____________//M3___
____________________
\__lOOl________lOOl__/
llllllllll____________lllllllllll

thks

Turbo Squid · 12-07-2006, 10:46 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ase2dais

took me awhile to get it

cute !
... here's mine

_____________//M3___
____________________
\__lOOl________lOOl__/
llllllllll____________lllllllllll

thks

Thanks. I'll add another one when I get the 335.

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BK Smiling politely 165 Rep 7,931 Posts Drives: 330i Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Washington DC iTrader: (0) Garage List 2006 330i [9.00]	I like the chime. I've had it a few times in the burbs. Just one of the little quirks of our cars. __________________ E90 330i Black Sapphire 6MT \| 991.1 C4 Platinum Silver 7MT
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Phila Lieutenant 7 Rep 417 Posts Drives: 325xi Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: SF Bay Area iTrader: (0)	I had my first snowflake just a few minutes ago coming back from the store. I had a minor panic attack inside my head cause I thought something wrong with the car! A quick search and I feel much better. Anyway, how accurate are the thermometers? The HUD said it was 37F! It was cold, but i'm not completely convinced it was 37F cold. __________________ 2006 e90 325xi \| Alpine White \| Beige Leather \| Burl Walnut Wood Trim \| Premium Package \| Steptronic \| Comfort Access \| Xenons \| Lux 4.0
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fatalglitch Private 0 Rep 59 Posts Drives: 2007 335i Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Columbia, MD iTrader: (0)	I got my first chime about a month ago....freaked me out too. But then I RTFM and was happy again Also noticed the auto-heated mirrors this morning, pretty cool if you ask me Tom
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BK Smiling politely 165 Rep 7,931 Posts Drives: 330i Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Washington DC iTrader: (0) Garage List 2006 330i [9.00]	I think on iDrive, it's just a message at the bottom of the screen (in addition to the snowflake and message in the dash). The same as "fasten seatbelt." It will say "Outside temp +37F" or something like that. __________________ E90 330i Black Sapphire 6MT \| 991.1 C4 Platinum Silver 7MT
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