. I also share your passionate dislike of all the ruddy bings and bongs of the Hyundai (it has single handedly put me off the car too), so if the BMW is as bad it’s a non- starter and I’ll go back to looking at used! I’ll let you know how I get on!
@glos-guy Most of the BMW non critical bings and bongs can ‘unofficially’ be muted. You will probably need to befriend a learned BMW Master Tech who can use the BMW ISTA system ‘off the books’ to unofficially mute them, However I have been told most Tech’s have been instructed not to do it, even to the point of denying any knowledge that it can be done. Hence the befriending! It may cost a bottle of scotch (or whatever) to ‘ease the path’ but let’s just say my current X6 is devoid of most such bongs, bar a couple of critical ones, as will be the new one (whenever it arrives). Dave
I wouldn’t be suprised if something like Beamer Code couldn’t be used to off turn such bing bongs off, as its often used to turn on/off various payed for functions?
GSR2 Phase Three’ applies from July 2026, mandating an increase in scope to include Advanced Driver Distraction Warning (ADDW) and additional pedestrian and cyclist AEB. ADDW (DAW camera) will see vehicles fitted with infra red cameras you see fitted to some vehicles, to monitor if your concentrating on the road and not looking at the passenger holding a coverstation!
https://news.thatcham.org/thatcham-research-explains-new-eu-vehicle-safety-regulation/
Currently the UK is not officially aligned with the EU’s GSR2 rules, with no law mandating that cars sold in Britain must meet these requirements following the decision to leave the European Union.
However, as many cars sold in the UK feature the same software as those sold throughout the EU, most new cars already have many of these systems installed today. This avoids the extra cost and complexity of engineering cars specifically for UK laws.
Turning these featurers off everytime you start your car is a chur, even more so if you have to plough through screens to do so, so something that needs serious consideration when buying a new car (unless you know someone).
Even when they are fairly easy to turn off via the steering wheel, its so easy to forget and if the moment is right, can lead to a meltdown, as I found out. I still haven’t used the Tucson since before Christmas, as it always find something to bing or bong about, plus I’ve new love for my 220 Gran Coupe, which I previosly started fall out of love with and of course it coped amically on Michelin Cross Pilots yeterday coming home from visiting family and being 6 years old in a few months doesn’t suffer the bing bong songs or stopping at seeing its own shadow!!