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My main runs are A roads and quite hilly I’m lucky if I get 3.4 per kw if the roads clear in front of me I’m in D mode and freewheeling down the hills with D regen set to low .
when I’ve been doing more stop starty runs through town I’ve been getting 3.7 in B mode
the car was on 80% this morning and estimating 180mile range.
Headlight setting, at 8;20 on this video https://youtu.be/MBkzU-ojfL8?si=zPtcjsiZmgnF5NZZ
thanks, just been out to check and it was on default so have changed it to traffic on the right side. Hopefully I’ll blind less cars now
cheers
Very nice indeed. I must check the lights setting in mine tomorrow, I’ve only driven once in the dark so far and got flashed 4 times, they seemed very bright. You won’t have that problem with laser lights
The good thing about the car is you don’t need your phone with you to use Spotify as it has its own app. I tend to forget my phone quite often and if I’m only going out for a short trip it’s good not having to get out the car and go back inside to get it just to listen to music. I agree over the ride quality. I have some big long speed bums I have to travel over everyday and in the cla you had to literally crawl across them but in the i4 it just floats over them, if you give it a bit of gas, we’ll press the accelerator as you’re coming off them it levels the car and you hardly feel them. You get used to the turning circle, but it does catch you out at first especially reversing into a parking space. The rear bumper of the car gets really dirty and when you use the screenwash because it’s on the wipers it can drip onto the drivers window. But if they’re the only quibbles I’ve got after over 3 weeks then I’m happy.
that’s interesting re Spotify app, I never noticed it, is it just in the infotainment apps menu? How does it work regarding streaming and data if you haven’t got your phone with you?
yes rear bumper filthy lol
Also it’s the first car for me with Android auto which I really like and decided it was worth signing up for Spotify, something I’ve never used before and I found this bargain workaround. You’ll need a vpn and be a little tech savvy but I scored 18month of Spotify for under £20. Feel free to delete this post if not allowed but just thought it might be useful for folks .
It is nice, I was nervous because I’ve always been mid sized hatchback so it was a step up in size but when you’re going forward you don’t feel it, apart from the turning circle been bigger, caught me out pulling into parking bays a couple times and I’ve had to readjust.
my other main thing of note is it absorbs the pot holes so well, my step farther has an S class merc and it’s as good as that. The flip side of that is on an undulating country road , where tree roots have made the road uneven it can feel a little choppy especially when accelerating but on a smooth road it handles well.
That’s excellent, my partners parents live at the end the most awkward tight road ever! Lol might stop me having to do a twenty point turn haha
Just thought of another question, does the reversing assistant remember after you’ve got out the car or is it just during that driving session? Just thinking it could be handy for getting off a driveway the next time you go out
Excellent thanks, good to know and I agree reverse assistance could be handy, especially at the hospital I attend lol.
Do you know if you can use what3words for navigation?
I have it in my A class and it’s really useful for pinpointing exactly where u want to navigate to. It’s a voice command and I was wondering it it worked in the BMW. I usually say “hey Mercedes, navigate to what three words” and then the destination words.
Hi anyone confirm that the sport i4 with tech pack comes with parking assistant? ie it parks itself.
Also does it have something called reversing assistance where it can reverse back the route you just drove if selected
So apparently you can change the wake up command for the voice controls, so rather than saying “ok bmw” you can make it what you want. So is anyone going to change it and what to?
im considering HAL from 2001 space odyssey
or ORAC from Blake’s 7
haha
I’m due to pick mine up middle of this month, must admit I’m both nervous and excited. Nervous because I’ve always driven mid sized hatchbacks, A class merc currently and this will be by far the longest car I’ve driven, also nervous about charging it. I’ve got a home charger and joined the Ohme / octopus intelligence Facebook group and obviously only people post their problems but it weirdly does seem less than plain sailing for a lot of folks
Is your housing association happy for you to have the charger but just not willing to put in writing that that space is solely for your use? That’s pretty much where I was at with mine. My housing officer from the HA came out and spoke to the surveyor on the day and said to him that’s his space we just can’t put it in writing so I don’t know if that also carried weight, maybe you could see if you could get a rep out from your HA on survey day to argue your case. I genuinely think I was lucky tho and fluked it. Fingers crossed for you tho
Hi yes it was , I requested a survey to be done by Ohme and they sent someone out I believe the surveyor must have put the green light on the parking because next thing I knew I was handed over to the installation company and it was never mentioned again. Had the charger in a month now.
I may just have got lucky and it may have been a case of one hand not knowing what the other was doing but I didn’t question it and it went through.
Augmented navi is on the ix 8.5 not on i4 8.5 system.
ahhh bummer
I’m presuming i4 s getting built now will come with Idrive 8.5. Does anyone know if this comes with the augmented reality navigation as standard? From what I’ve googled it feels like it might do
Have motability also done away with the option to extend based on low mileage? Under 15k miles I think it was and you could extend
I rang plug me in today and it seems like I have passed the Ohme stage and I’m not waiting on a phone call to book in an installation date.
I think I’ll ring plugme in next week I have a name and a number for someone there, contacting Ohme is a bit of a lost cause when it comes to their telephone customer service and email replies can be sketchy too.
I do think this is going to be my only option, get a local 3rd party to come out, do a survey, deliver it to the landlord, say this is the proposal do you agree, yes, job done. Unfortunately it’s gonna have to come out of my pocket and I have splurged my money on the bmw i4 order. I’m currently in the middle of a pip review as well, due to submit review form next week. I’m thinking cancel the car order, wait for pip decision and then start again if pip goes well. Probably mean no more i4 as price has gone up but hey ho , I could probably get an ioniq 5 and a charger installed privately for about same money if APs stay stable
Thanks for those options, I’ve just had a reply from Ohme that didn’t actually answer the question I asked yesterday via email, they are now saying they need
“You would need to specify that there is permission to run the installation through any communal areas (internal/external) if required and that the parking space is designated to the property for the tenants sole use”
I mean do they also want permission from my neighbours in case they need to run the cable under their duvets and up their asses? I think it might be less hassle to get permission to build a space port. My land lord is not going to give them blanket permission to drill thro communal walls and basically do what they want with the building . That’s basically writing them a blank cheque to do what the hell they like
