04-29-2014, 11:20 AM | #23 |
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I just finished a call with a BMW Genius. The Driver Assist Plus includes: Collision Warning w/ Braking, Pedestrian Warning w/ Braking, Blind Spot Detector, Brake Force Display on Rear, Speed Limit Indicator, and Lane Departure Warning.
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04-29-2014, 12:56 PM | #26 | |
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What it does is steers and you control the gas, brake and gear selection based on what it tells you to do. I don't see them changing that to do active parking since it's less of a liability for them to say that you are responsible for the actual braking and accelerating. |
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04-29-2014, 01:18 PM | #28 |
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This is from the options guide PDF they pulled from the site after realizing the HK specs were wrong so who knows...I don't see blind spot assist in here nor is it in the manual.
Active Driving Assistant, including Lane Departure Warning*, Forward Collision Warning, Pedestrian Warning and City Collision Mitigation, and Speed Limit Info. * Requires clearly definable lane markings that are not obscured by rain, snow, etc. Lane Departure Warning feature is not a substitute for the driver’s own responsibility in maintaining safe control of the vehicle. Also the manual indicates these annoying features are turned on everytime you start the car (I think this was already mentioned). Last edited by SteveAustin; 04-29-2014 at 01:32 PM.. |
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04-29-2014, 01:19 PM | #29 | |
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04-29-2014, 01:23 PM | #30 | |
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That pretty much means I just sit back and let it park, well that's not quite true if I have to use the pedals and brake. Just pointing out an error is all. |
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04-29-2014, 03:09 PM | #35 |
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I did that when I had a rental... Really provides perspective...That alone is worth the price of admission.
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05-01-2014, 10:38 AM | #36 |
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The value of Driver Assist Plus just went up SKY HIGH - it is essentially FREE with the $1000 Options Inventive for May - with $300 to spare towards any other option.
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05-01-2014, 12:29 PM | #37 |
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Been driving too many years to see any point in paying for this stuff. I got the rear view camera though, cuz parking in Europe is...different than what you may have experienced in the U.S.
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05-01-2014, 12:40 PM | #38 |
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I am 100% a purist, but the first car I had was equipped with rear view cam.
Second car, ended up without the cam / parking pack. And In LA - it would have been incredibly useful, but I like to think that the lack of assistance features keeps me sharp...and it forces you to learn the car. I can see an argument for both, but it isn't a deal breaker. |
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11-18-2014, 09:39 AM | #39 |
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I know some of you guys are going to rag on me, but it seems to me the $500 for the parking assistant is easily worth it. If it prevents you from scraping up a couple of wheels on a curb it just paid for itself. Of course you also have to shell out $950 first for a rear camera and parking sensors to get it, but I would be doing that anyway. I know someone that backed over and killed their toddler in their driveway. After watching what they went through emotionally, I would be hard pressed to ever buy another vehicle without a camera and sensors.
All that being said, anyone here have the Parking Assistant option? How well does it work? |
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11-18-2014, 09:54 AM | #40 | |
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-vibrates wheel when you cross the line (somewhat annoying, IMO) -Auto-stops when pedestrian comes in front of you (haven't seen this really work, even when I'm coming up on a barrier somewhat quickly. -The speed signs in the speedo are annoying and I don't use that. That said, I got the parking assist because my wife will drive it sometimes. Living in LA, where parking can be tight at times, I thought I'd never use it. But the 1st time I did, it did a flawless job of dropping my baby against the curb in a matter of seconds with no scraped bumper or rims. In hindsight, the only changes I would have made against my build would have been to delete the Driver's assist Plus and go with Red vs. Black seats. Plus, when you get the drivers assist plus, you lose the small/handy little storage pocket to the left of the steering column. :-) |
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11-30-2014, 07:35 AM | #41 |
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parking assistant fans?
i am in the same boat with the parking assistant... it is only $5-6 more a month so why not get it? i actually ordered my car and the ca forgot to include it so i am a little annoyed and thinking of re ordering....wish i heard from some more users who thought it works well...
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11-30-2014, 09:03 AM | #42 | |
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11-30-2014, 10:27 AM | #43 |
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I have the Parking Assist and my salesman had no idea how to use it and told me to come back to learn. I feel I wasted my money as I have had the car since the end of July 2014 and have not used it or needed it since the back-up camera works great along with the beeping sensors. When the spring comes, hopefully by then he knows how to use it or we can learn together in an empty parking lot like he promised me with cones. The beeping sensors do not work that well when snow is ahead I am learning. The Driver's Assistance is the back-up camera. The Driver's Assistance Plus has the speed limit displayed and vibrates my steering wheel when I am going over the center line. Hardly ever does this to me anymore as I have learned to judge in this bigger car as my prior car was the BMW 128i that was less wide and about 10" less long.
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11-30-2014, 03:41 PM | #44 | |
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I have driver assist plus only and not park assist and find it a nice to have vs a must have. I can think of 1 occurrence where collision detection saved me from having a close call and since it comes on by default I leave it on 90% of the time. Lane departure, meh, its nice to have if your distracted messing with tech stuff while driving, a better feature for young drivers. I do find it nice to know what the speed limit is, I have not set a warning message yet for x miles over (probably will go with 10) as I have this feature on my radar detector but I do find the BMW GPS more accurate than my Escort. Once again a nice to have when your on new roads or roads that change speeds frequently and speed limit signs are far and few between.
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