[Billiecat]

I’ve had the car now for 2 weeks and overall am very happy.

I seem to get around 3.2m/kWh which isn’t too bad, Driving at motorway speeds.

speed wise I think the 40 is more than adequate unless you are a real speed demon, in which case there are probably better choices out there. The extra range of the 50 would be nice though.

Everything else seems ok. I updated the map which I was surprised to find was out of date. That went fine.

The only issue I’ve had so far is twice now I’ve had a front collision system failure. The first time the error came up I acknowledged it and then it disappeared in about 15 mins. Today it came up but every time I acknowledged and closed the warning it kept coming back every 30 seconds or so. This suggests that it was clearing itself and then reoccurring.
After I returned to the car after a few hours the error had gone and didn’t reappear on the journey home. However I suspect it will be back.
Can’t find any mention of a similar issue on line so I might be ‘special’.

 

[ecobimmer]

Hey @Billiecat, have you spoke to your dealer about that issue? It's possible that the sensor for the front collision system is faulty and needs to be replaced. Or a simple reset method BMW is aware of could be a quick solution.

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[Billiecat]

Hi. No not yet. The dealer I bought from was 250 miles away so now need to make contact with my local dealer to start the relationship with them.

I believe there is also a safety recall for my car too now so I will have to get that done too.

I’m starting a list..

 

[carchase54]

Hi @Billiecat. Congratulations on your new car. If you can't get to your dealer right away, can you try calling or emailing the company itself, and they will arrange an official inspection?

 

[Billiecat]

Being an ‘early adopter’ I anticipated some teething issues. After all my work laptop still needs rebooting constantly due to issues.

if this is the worst I get that will be a bonus.

worst case I can just turn this function off until I go and get it looked at. Still kind of hoping it will magically sort itself out or only appear every couple of weeks for now.

 

[Legin]

Did the “collision system warning” and windscreen wiper eventually get fixed? How’s the car two months in?

 

[Billiecat]

The collision warning issue has occurred once more since so not a major issue And was easily overcome by switching off and on that function.

Another couple of ‘anomalies’ have also occurred.

when getting into the car the steering wheel usually doesn’t come out exactly to the required position, in my case fully out. A minor point but it happens most times and just needs a quick adjustment. Another SW fix.

something that was a bit more of a concern has happened twice now. When getting back into the car the central infotainment screen remains off while the drivers one comes up as normal. No amount of trying to reset etc will get it back, including getting out of the car and locking it then getting back in. The problem is you lose all functionality, including control of AC, that comes via the central screen. That is actually quite a lot of functionality that you just have no control over.

it then just comes back randomly at some point between 20 mins and an hour later.

Each time it has happened I have activated remote conditioning as it’s been a hot day and I’ve tried to cool the car down before I get in. I think the 2 must be linked or it’s a big coincidence.

I’ve updated the SW today so will be interesting to see what that changes, if anything. Though I think this sorts the air bag issue that the safety recall was for.

other than that no real issues.

 

[Legin]

Thanks for sharing your real life issues with your car. Out of interest how many miles per kWh are you averaging? According to the online “test drive reviews” the range is between 2.7 to 3.1 mikes per kWH.

 

[Billiecat]

Every day I do a 28 mile commute, each way, down a dual carriageway at around 70 mph. In a morning I tend to get between 2.7 and 2.8 mpkWh. On the way home it’s usually 3.2 mpkwh.

the main difference being it’s usually warmer on the way home. These figures are obtained without making any effort to be efficient. Though when I have tried to be efficient the difference on this type of journey is pretty minimal unless you drop speed to around 60 mph.

around town obviously it can be a lot higher. Up to 4 mpkwh is achievable pretty easily.

 

[Legin]

Many thanks for update. Your miles per kWh is very good.

 

[Bennowas]

Hi @Billiecat I’ve had an iX for a week or so and got the front collision warning failure this morning. Looking in the handbook, it says this may occur due to ‘low sun’. It’s a sunny day in London today and I was driving facing the sun at the time. On my trip home I was driving away from the sun and the warning did not reoccur. This could be coincidence though so not sure what to make of it yet.

 

[Billiecat]

After a couple of months of no issues I concluded that maybe a S/W tweak had resolved it or it had just ‘bedded in’.
however last Monday when driving at midnight on a cold night it occurred again out of the blue. It kept clearing itself and then re occurring which is annoying as it then repeatedly flashes up as an error.
ultimately going into settings and switching it off and then on again seems to always clear it but I have no idea what caused it. No sun at midnight 🙁

 

[Bennowas]

Ah, ok. Definitely not the sun then!

 

[Paladin1]

It's been observed before, and in the iX 50 as well. One resolution - and perhaps you've done it - is a system reboot. You've likely seen the instructions to hold down the volume button for 30 seconds. This actually has little bearing on an actual deep reboot. What you need to do (and not saying this will resolve it, but worth trying) is turn on the car and hold down the volume button until the screen goes blank. Keep holding it. Keep holding it. Eventually, the screen will return with the "OK" prompt. Keep holding it. The screen will go blank again. Keep holding it. Eventually, the screen will return with the "OK" prompt. Now you can let it go. Then press "OK." Turn off the car and wait 24h (you can still drive it, but may not see any results until after the car sits awhile and goes into "sleep mode" - key away from the car, lock the door and wait an hour or so). Good luck!