M140/135i cruise control
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Currently using an F20 118d Sport which has been uber reliable in 9K miles and will get me 62mpg regularly on my daily commute. Funds now allow a bit more of a fun car again, so I've been browsing M135/M140s. Cruise control is a must for me.
One thing that has confused me though, in every image of every pre LCI M135i's they have the fatter pre LCI steering wheel which has the cruise control buttons on the left, just like my 118d Sport model which according to the brochure came with cruise control from Sport trim onwards. The post lci cars that have the slimmer, newer looking steering wheel seem to very rarely have the cruise control buttons, usually just the speed limiter function. I did a bit of digging around and apparently on post LCI cars the cruise control came as part of the comfort package (or something like that). Also there seems to be quite a bit of variation between the instrument cluster, some have nothing but the little rectangle screen, some have an mpg dial on the right and some have a different screen on the right altogether.
Did BMW offer cruise control as standard on the pre LCI cars, but an option post LCI? Thats cheeky if true, why take kit OFF a car when you update it.
One thing that has confused me though, in every image of every pre LCI M135i's they have the fatter pre LCI steering wheel which has the cruise control buttons on the left, just like my 118d Sport model which according to the brochure came with cruise control from Sport trim onwards. The post lci cars that have the slimmer, newer looking steering wheel seem to very rarely have the cruise control buttons, usually just the speed limiter function. I did a bit of digging around and apparently on post LCI cars the cruise control came as part of the comfort package (or something like that). Also there seems to be quite a bit of variation between the instrument cluster, some have nothing but the little rectangle screen, some have an mpg dial on the right and some have a different screen on the right altogether.
Did BMW offer cruise control as standard on the pre LCI cars, but an option post LCI? Thats cheeky if true, why take kit OFF a car when you update it.
Edited by Murphy16 on Tuesday 24th October 22:53
Murphy16 said:
Currently using an F20 118d Sport which has been uber reliable in 9K miles and will get me 62mpg regularly on my daily commute. Funds now allow a bit more of a fun car again, so I've been browsing M135/M140s. Cruise control is a must for me.
One thing that has confused me though, in every image of every pre LCI M135i's they have the fatter pre LCI steering wheel which has the cruise control buttons on the left, just like my 118d Sport model which according to the brochure came with cruise control from Sport trim onwards. The post lci cars that have the slimmer, newer looking steering wheel seem to very rarely have the cruise control buttons, usually just the speed limiter function. I did a bit of digging around and apparently on post LCI cars the cruise control came as part of the comfort package (or something like that). Also there seems to be quite a bit of variation between the instrument cluster, some have nothing but the little rectangle screen, some have an mpg dial on the right and some have a different screen on the right altogether.
Did BMW offer cruise control as standard on the pre LCI cars, but an option post LCI? Thats cheeky if true, why take kit OFF a car when you update it.
The difference in the instrument cluster is because some have the "full black panel display" option ticked, which gives you a bigger display under the rev counter. On the M135 it shows you "M135i" in chav-tastic graphics when you start-up. It's quite useful and gives extra info such as sat nav directions, and generally just makes the instruments look nicer.One thing that has confused me though, in every image of every pre LCI M135i's they have the fatter pre LCI steering wheel which has the cruise control buttons on the left, just like my 118d Sport model which according to the brochure came with cruise control from Sport trim onwards. The post lci cars that have the slimmer, newer looking steering wheel seem to very rarely have the cruise control buttons, usually just the speed limiter function. I did a bit of digging around and apparently on post LCI cars the cruise control came as part of the comfort package (or something like that). Also there seems to be quite a bit of variation between the instrument cluster, some have nothing but the little rectangle screen, some have an mpg dial on the right and some have a different screen on the right altogether.
Did BMW offer cruise control as standard on the pre LCI cars, but an option post LCI? Thats cheeky if true, why take kit OFF a car when you update it.
Edited by Murphy16 on Tuesday 24th October 22:53
I'd look for that option if i was shopping for a used car, but not sure i'd spec it from new.
As for cruise, it is part of the driver comfort pack, which also gets you parking sensors i think. Not sure on the LCI wheel, but pre-LCI you're right in that it just comes with a limited "LIM" button unless cruise is specified.
Cruise control with brake is quite useful sometimes for downhill sections coming into a reduced speed limit where you just dial in a speed and the car slows you down itself, but it does make it less efficient on faster/longer runs in hilly terrain where it would be better if it let you speed up down hill to carry momentum.
PTF said:
The difference in the instrument cluster is because some have the "full black panel display" option ticked, which gives you a bigger display under the rev counter. On the M135 it shows you "M135i" in chav-tastic graphics when you start-up. It's quite useful and gives extra info such as sat nav directions, and generally just makes the instruments look nicer.
I'd look for that option if i was shopping for a used car, but not sure i'd spec it from new.
As for cruise, it is part of the driver comfort pack, which also gets you parking sensors i think. Not sure on the LCI wheel, but pre-LCI you're right in that it just comes with a limited "LIM" button unless cruise is specified.
Cruise control with brake is quite useful sometimes for downhill sections coming into a reduced speed limit where you just dial in a speed and the car slows you down itself, but it does make it less efficient on faster/longer runs in hilly terrain where it would be better if it let you speed up down hill to carry momentum.
Cheers for the info. The cruise control on my 118d has the brake function and it's so handy when going through 60-40-60mph zones. And the extended panel display does make the instruments look a lot better, so now I'm looking for a car with the 2 option boxes ticked.I'd look for that option if i was shopping for a used car, but not sure i'd spec it from new.
As for cruise, it is part of the driver comfort pack, which also gets you parking sensors i think. Not sure on the LCI wheel, but pre-LCI you're right in that it just comes with a limited "LIM" button unless cruise is specified.
Cruise control with brake is quite useful sometimes for downhill sections coming into a reduced speed limit where you just dial in a speed and the car slows you down itself, but it does make it less efficient on faster/longer runs in hilly terrain where it would be better if it let you speed up down hill to carry momentum.
Edited by Murphy16 on Wednesday 25th October 13:22
T16OLE said:
It must be such a cheap option to implement and a real money spinner.
I’d not consider a car with cruise control
Seems a bit tight to not offer it as standard on the top spec model, and the rear parking sensors. I'd not enjoy reversing a 1 series with it's postbox rear window. I’d not consider a car with cruise control
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