 » Site Navigation | | | | » Recent Threads | | | |  |  |  | |  12-14-2005, 03:45 PM | #1 | | Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Lynchburg, VA Posts: 200 |  Car dings at 37 degrees?
I saw this discussion on bimmerforums: http://forums.bimmerforums.com/forum...d.php?t=454018 Basically what it says is that the E36 have a chime that dings when the temp gets to (and below?) 37 degrees. Do our cars do this? I don't think I have ever noticed it before. |  |  | | 12-14-2005, 03:46 PM | #2 | | aka Stabby Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Mead, CO Posts: 5,336 |
possibly the ti's with the OBC. i don't have it and i know mine doesn't. __________________ 1996 318ti, California package, 267k miles
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Current Mods: e46 m3 steering wheel | | | | | 12-14-2005, 03:50 PM | #3 | | Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Lynchburg, VA Posts: 200 |
Thanks. I had suspected that.
Speaking of OBC, I am going to jack my own thread and ask for pics of the 318ti OBC since I have never seen one. | | | | | 12-14-2005, 04:38 PM | #4 | | Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Indiana Posts: 256 |
Yeah they ding at 37 degrees, or atleast my TI did.  | | | | | 12-14-2005, 05:09 PM | #5 | | TRETEN IRGENDEINES ESELS Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Rhode Island Posts: 3,687 |
Yep mine dings to at 37 degrees. This usually gets brought up every winter by someone. __________________ 98 Avus Blue 318 ti Active
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Quote: | Originally Posted by TiPerformance Yeah they ding at 37 degrees, or atleast my TI did. | OK, now that I know what the ti OBC looks like, let me ask another stupid question: is this the one all the OBC retrofit threads are about? | | | | | 12-15-2005, 12:04 AM | #7 | | Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Maryland, USA Posts: 678 |
The bing, mine has it, is the freeze warning. __________________
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Angel Eyes Headlights, doubled brake lights
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Panasonic 70Wx4 CD/MP3 player + 4x Alpine 6x9's rear | | | | | 12-15-2005, 01:06 AM | #8 | | Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Utah Posts: 100 |
Yeah my OBC dings at 37 degrees. Is this the point when the heated side mirrors kick in? | | | | | 12-15-2005, 01:45 AM | #9 | | Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Lynchburg, VA Posts: 200 |
The heated mirrors are always on. Mine were on when it was +70 degrees outside. | | | | | 12-15-2005, 03:59 AM | #10 | | Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: cary, nc Posts: 2,259 |
my car dings too...i think its safe to say that any TI with the OBC will ding at 37 degrees __________________ 1995 318ti Active
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Quote: | Originally Posted by sparkchaser The heated mirrors are always on. Mine were on when it was +70 degrees outside. | As far as i know when you turn on your rear defroster the side mirror defrosters come on. I could be wrong on that,it doesn't make sense that there always on cause they wuld burn out every week if that was the case. __________________ 98 Avus Blue 318 ti Active
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I think its the trip computer not the OBC I/II. __________________
BostonGreen 97' w/ DASC & Technique Stage 1 software
M3 front bumper. BavAuto Springs. Bilstein Sport Shocks. Xbrace. BA Short Shifter.
Angel Eyes Headlights, doubled brake lights
225/50/16's Yokohama Advan S4's
Panasonic 70Wx4 CD/MP3 player + 4x Alpine 6x9's rear | | | | | 12-15-2005, 05:32 AM | #13 | | Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Lynchburg, VA Posts: 200 |
Now I wish mine had an OBC  | | | | | 12-15-2005, 05:44 AM | #14 | | Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Utah Posts: 100 |
Yeah I don't see a reason they would keep the side mirror defroster always on. That would just put unnecessary wear on the heating element and drain on the electrical system. | | | | | 12-15-2005, 05:48 AM | #15 | | TRETEN IRGENDEINES ESELS Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Rhode Island Posts: 3,687 |
Quote: | Originally Posted by 2ndBimmer I think its the trip computer not the OBC I/II. | The picture on the 1st page is the OBC,you control it from the left stalk on the steering wheel. That is if your car has it. __________________ 98 Avus Blue 318 ti Active
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