[bmwmike335]

Hey everyone, its been about 2 weeks ive had my new 335i coupe and i got some questions about things i dont understand , eve after searching forums and manual.

1. when you put ur car into reverse? do you notice the headlights getting brighter? i dno what turns on but i notice the wall in front of me just lights up, are my headlights retarded? or in the wrong setting? cuz ive never heard of that.

2. HOW THE HECK do i enable automatic lights to be on and stay on for a certain time after i lock the doors and walk away? i know there is something called lighted walkway or something? in my Idrive settings but nope..
also i know may sound a total dufus for asking this but... the light nobb on the left , what does exactly what? im sure A is automatic.

3. also, by any chance does anybody have the auxillary port and do u use anything else besdes a ipod or anything else from mac?

Thanks...

[Year's_End]

Originally Posted by bmwmike335

Hey everyone, its been about 2 weeks ive had my new 335i coupe and i got some questions about things i dont understand , eve after searching forums and manual.

1. when you put ur car into reverse? do you notice the headlights getting brighter? i dno what turns on but i notice the wall in front of me just lights up, are my headlights retarded? or in the wrong setting? cuz ive never heard of that.

2. HOW THE HECK do i enable automatic lights to be on and stay on for a certain time after i lock the doors and walk away? i know there is something called lighted walkway or something? in my Idrive settings but nope..
also i know may sound a total dufus for asking this but... the light nobb on the left , what does exactly what? im sure A is automatic.

3. also, by any chance does anybody have the auxillary port and do u use anything else besdes a ipod or anything else from mac?

Thanks...

lol practice grammar dude.

1) my headlights don't get brighter in reverse. i don't think headlights can be retarded.

2) A is for auto. you should be able to adjust your settings in the iDrive menu. i left mine at 37 seconds; clarkson reference.

3) i've only used my iPod. i think you can use anything though, like a laptop.

[LaLakers91tc]

for #3, the aux jack works with any portable media player with a headphone jack from what I've seen

[quiksilver1029]

if youve ever put reverse on in front of a mirror, you can realize that the two lights inside the inner angel eyes turn on. these lights also turn on if you turn the steering wheel left or right. if you want proof of this just ask someone to put in reverse in your car while you stand outside in front of the car.

[BMW335iOn18s]

Originally Posted by Bimmer Loyalist

lol practice grammar dude.

1) my headlights don't get brighter in reverse. i don't think headlights can be retarded.

2) A is for auto. you should be able to adjust your settings in the iDrive menu. i left mine at 37 seconds; clarkson reference.

3) i've only used my iPod. i think you can use anything though, like a laptop.

is the clarkson reference from a review about the mercedes s-class? for some reason i think it is! lol.

[bmwmike335]

lol sorry i type really fast so what i type sometimes comes out totally off.

i have a iPhone but also a ZEN media player thing. i want to use the zen not my iPhone as its annoying plugginng it in and out... but it doesnt work, it wont play the songs...-_- but when i plug the iphone in it does work

[bmwmike335]

Originally Posted by Bimmer Loyalist

lol practice grammar dude.

1) my headlights don't get brighter in reverse. i don't think headlights can be retarded.

2) A is for auto. you should be able to adjust your settings in the iDrive menu. i left mine at 37 seconds; clarkson reference.

3) i've only used my iPod. i think you can use anything though, like a laptop.

i have it at 60 seconds, before it was at 40 seconds but as soon as i step out of my car, lock the doors, the lights immediatly turn off.

[emarkd]

Originally Posted by bmwmike335

i have it at 60 seconds, before it was at 40 seconds but as soon as i step out of my car, lock the doors, the lights immediatly turn off.

after you switch the car off, pull back on the light stalk like you're flashing your brights. your headlights will come on and stay on for the time you specify.

welcome to the community!

[mroach]

Originally Posted by BMW335iOn18s

is the clarkson reference from a review about the mercedes s-class? for some reason i think it is! lol.

No, it was from a BMW review. The M5 review in 6x09. Also, he settled on 38, not 37 seconds

[bmwmike335]

Originally Posted by emarkd

after you switch the car off, pull back on the light stalk like you're flashing your brights. your headlights will come on and stay on for the time you specify.

welcome to the community!

ohhh... cool i do this all the time? or just once?
is this what u do?

[ElRedOne]

Originally Posted by bmwmike335

lol sorry i type really fast so what i type sometimes comes out totally off.

i have a iPhone but also a ZEN media player thing. i want to use the zen not my iPhone as its annoying plugginng it in and out... but it doesnt work, it wont play the songs...-_- but when i plug the iphone in it does work

Turn the volume up on the Zen. Even at max volume for AUX (non-iDrive), the level is low and the volume has to be turned up.

[Aurora Bearialis]

Originally Posted by Bimmer Loyalist

lol practice grammar dude.

1) my headlights don't get brighter in reverse. i don't think headlights can be retarded.

2) A is for auto. you should be able to adjust your settings in the iDrive menu. i left mine at 37 seconds; clarkson reference.

3) i've only used my iPod. i think you can use anything though, like a laptop.

lol Clarkson reference heres a how to on your headlights question from Jeremy Clarkson himself 1:08

[SiKkBaSs]

My E90 is non I-drive...do I have a lighted walk-away??

[purplewidow]

the zen sucks big time!!!!!!!!!

now that that's said.. it will work.. just use an aux cable.. you know just a headphone jack not the bmw cable for the ipod.. which i doubt will work anyways.. just use a regular headphone jack that cost like 2-3 bucks at best buy.. you plug it into the headphone jack and plug the other end into the aux and turn on the aux in the idrie and bam it works... you just have to control the zen through the unit itself not the idrive since there is no usb connection.. a simple way to fix this being a pain int he ass if it still doesn't work is go bu an ipod or iphone 3g.. i love mine and get phenominal reception in the car through blue tooth and awesome music clarity through too.. just save yourself the hassle and buy an ipod. but i am 99.9% sure that if you use just an aux cable without the usb slot and only plug it into the headphone port on the zen you should be good to go.

and lightweight how the hell are we supposed to know if you have a lighted walk way without seeing a pic of where you live? are you blind? i assume you meant walk way since i think we don't have a clue what "a lighted walk-away" is.. if you don't have idrive i think the dealer has to do it.. but to my knowledge i think as of more recent years bmw is not offering the options without idrive anymore. hell they cut down the offerings in idrive itself.. b/c idiots couldn't use it properly and got confused. i really don't see why idrive is confusing.. in a 5 and 7 maybe a lil but in a 3 series it is a joke it's so easy.. you really have to be an idiot to not figure it out.. people just don't take the 15 mins to learn it.. they just hop in and spread out the learning and don't remember things as well and get confused.. same can be said at delivery since they are so excited to drive the car off the lot many act like they know everything already.. then they come bitching to the SA or CA after the fact because they didn't listen in the first place or take the time to learn it on their own.. rtfm

[MBrown1003]

Originally Posted by bmwmike335

lol sorry i type really fast so what i type sometimes comes out totally off.

i have a iPhone but also a ZEN media player thing. i want to use the zen not my iPhone as its annoying plugginng it in and out... but it doesnt work, it wont play the songs...-_- but when i plug the iphone in it does work

Sometimes I use a thumb drive with MP3 files copied over from my laptop. Works fine, decent integration with iDrive. I copied the directories over the way Media Player arranges them, not just the MP3 files.

[adc]

Originally Posted by purplewidow

and lightweight how the hell are we supposed to know if you have a lighted walk way without seeing a pic of where you live? are you blind? i assume you meant walk way since i think we don't have a clue what "a lighted walk-away" is.. if you don't have idrive i think the dealer has to do it.. but to my knowledge i think as of more recent years bmw is not offering the options without idrive anymore. hell they cut down the offerings in idrive itself.. b/c idiots couldn't use it properly and got confused. i really don't see why idrive is confusing.. in a 5 and 7 maybe a lil but in a 3 series it is a joke it's so easy.. you really have to be an idiot to not figure it out.. people just don't take the 15 mins to learn it.. they just hop in and spread out the learning and don't remember things as well and get confused.. same can be said at delivery since they are so excited to drive the car off the lot many act like they know everything already.. then they come bitching to the SA or CA after the fact because they didn't listen in the first place or take the time to learn it on their own.. rtfm

1. I'm sure he meant the Pathway Lighting feature.

2. It's available without the iDrive.

3. Yes iDrive is a joke in the 3 series.

4. Lay off the caffeine, reduce the stress. You'll live longer.

[Couch]

Just like everyone else should done within the first month of ownership;

Not meaning it rudely, just saying it's worth reading.

[Spydeputy]

after reading all this great info ( i really like the fact tha the inner angel eyes come on in reverse) i'm still not sure what the 37 seconds and the "clarkson Reference" are. how about it Bimmer Loyalest, can you fill me in?
thanks all for the interesting info. thats what makes this post always interesting.

[Pedal2Floor]

Originally Posted by Spydeputy

after reading all this great info ( i really like the fact tha the inner angel eyes come on in reverse) i'm still not sure what the 37 seconds and the "clarkson Reference" are. how about it Bimmer Loyalest, can you fill me in?
thanks all for the interesting info. thats what makes this post always interesting.

Jeremy Clarkson is the host of Top Gear. A BBC UK based auto show. In a past episode he reviewed the BMW M5 which had a complex array of buttons and adjustments with the old gen iDrive. One of the features of which he poked fun at was the ability to adjust how long the lights stay on after you turn off the car.....he poked fun at the fact that you can adjust it in increments of 1 sec versus having say four options. In that episode he poked fun by saying something like "oh, my should I choose 34...35...orrr...37 seconds... no I must be mad...35...no no no 37....37" in his famous sarcasitc rant of a voice.

You have to see the segment in order to get the full laugh effect

http://www.metacafe.com/watch/143094...w_in_top_gear/

[AlanQS]

Follow you home headlights (pathway lighting) operates when the ignition is switched off and you flash the headlights once. The duration for the lights is set in i-Drive or on your instrument panel if you don't have i-drive. If you don't have i-drive you really have to read the manual.

If your headlights seem to be getting brighter perhaps you have adaptive headlights or corner lights. If fitted, they can be found in the inner headlights which are otherwise used for nothing but the angel eyes. They will light up in the direction your wheel is pointing up to a speed of about 24mph above which they don't operate.

What I don't understand is, when a person buys such a lovely car, they can't be bothered to at least browse the manual to see what exactly they have bought.

[Kilgore Trout]

Originally Posted by bmwmike335

Hey everyone, its been about 2 weeks ive had my new 335i coupe and i got some questions about things i dont understand , eve after searching forums and manual.

1. when you put ur car into reverse? do you notice the headlights getting brighter? i dno what turns on but i notice the wall in front of me just lights up, are my headlights retarded? or in the wrong setting? cuz ive never heard of that.

2. HOW THE HECK do i enable automatic lights to be on and stay on for a certain time after i lock the doors and walk away? i know there is something called lighted walkway or something? in my Idrive settings but nope..
also i know may sound a total dufus for asking this but... the light nobb on the left , what does exactly what? im sure A is automatic.

3. also, by any chance does anybody have the auxillary port and do u use anything else besdes a ipod or anything else from mac?

Thanks...

A lot of us who have the Auxillary port just use a simple memory stick. I just loaded a bunch of albums on a USB flash drive and stuck in the port in the armrest. Works great as a MP3 player that way.

[emarkd]

Originally Posted by bmwmike335

ohhh... cool i do this all the time? or just once?
is this what u do?

Umm, you do it when you want the pathway lighting feature to operate. You pull it once and walk away and the lights go off by themselves after the set time. I've used it before but have no need for it on a regular basis.