New F10 ordered
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V nice & snap... Picked up mine in the same colour yesterday!
Only manager 120m so far.
Re the comfort access & opening the boot, make sure you are a step or so away from the car (too close it won't work) then waggle a foot under the right hand side of the number plate... Takes a bit of practice & balance!
Only manager 120m so far.
Re the comfort access & opening the boot, make sure you are a step or so away from the car (too close it won't work) then waggle a foot under the right hand side of the number plate... Takes a bit of practice & balance!
The Livster said:
You do feel a bit of a prat at first but soon get the hang of it
Damned right! Figured it out while a bunch of us were stood around in my garage yesterday admiring the colour and the boot kept opening as if by itself...Didn't realise how nice the SG looked - flecks of blue in the right light, very classy.
Might have accidentally used kickdown a few times, hope it won't upset it too much before the 1200 mile service, which is booked for next week...
Delcara said:
Damned right! Figured it out while a bunch of us were stood around in my garage yesterday admiring the colour and the boot kept opening as if by itself...
Didn't realise how nice the SG looked - flecks of blue in the right light, very classy.
Might have accidentally used kickdown a few times, hope it won't upset it too much before the 1200 mile service, which is booked for next week...
Think I'll be using manual mainly to avoid the kickdowns.Didn't realise how nice the SG looked - flecks of blue in the right light, very classy.
Might have accidentally used kickdown a few times, hope it won't upset it too much before the 1200 mile service, which is booked for next week...
Also a bit of engine braking to seal in rings?!? At least for first few miles.....
likesachange said:
Think I'll be using manual mainly to avoid the kickdowns.
If you are at full throttle and change down manually it will select the lowest gear possible, in theory you could jump from 7th to 2nd in one go.likesachange said:
Also a bit of engine braking to seal in rings?!? At least for first few miles.....
Definitely, will reduce oil consumption and increase power for the life of the engine.RichardM5 said:
likesachange said:
Think I'll be using manual mainly to avoid the kickdowns.
If you are at full throttle and change down manually it will select the lowest gear possible, in theory you could jump from 7th to 2nd in one go.likesachange said:
Also a bit of engine braking to seal in rings?!? At least for first few miles.....
Definitely, will reduce oil consumption and increase power for the life of the engine.likesachange said:
RichardM5 said:
likesachange said:
Think I'll be using manual mainly to avoid the kickdowns.
If you are at full throttle and change down manually it will select the lowest gear possible, in theory you could jump from 7th to 2nd in one go.likesachange said:
Also a bit of engine braking to seal in rings?!? At least for first few miles.....
Definitely, will reduce oil consumption and increase power for the life of the engine.After much faffing I have found this the best setting for general everyday "but making progress" driving:
Steering = sport+
Throttle = sport+
Dampers = sport
Gearbox = D2
TC = on
I have that on M1 and everything to 11 and manual on M2.
Delcara said:
What an utterly excellent car. Well worth the wait. They put 1/4 tank of fuel in her, topped up immediately with V-Power at eye-watering motorway service station prices.
Put 500 miles on the clock yesterday (and no doubt £5,000 off the value) but had a total blast!
One question - I have the powered boot lid And comfort access options. Should I be able to open the boot by kicking under the number plate? The salesman at handover said "uh, I don't think it's standard" when I tried...
Looks stunning. Enjoy.Put 500 miles on the clock yesterday (and no doubt £5,000 off the value) but had a total blast!
One question - I have the powered boot lid And comfort access options. Should I be able to open the boot by kicking under the number plate? The salesman at handover said "uh, I don't think it's standard" when I tried...
Edited by Delcara on Sunday 27th September 07:47
Foot opening for the boot is part of the Comfort Access package, so unless you opted for that along with Auto Bootlid then no you haven't got that function. What you may not know as stupidly i didn't, you can close the boot from the remote by holding the boot close button down. I tried this a few times by just pressing the bottom so initially assumed it wasn't possible, but then for some random reason i held the button down for a couple of seconds & the boot starts to close, but you need to keep it held down until the boot's fully shut.
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