2016 M235i

james4321 · 05-20-2023, 03:42 AM

Hey guys,
I was driving F30 335i N55 for 5 years and decided to trade it to M235i FBO with quite high mileage, but well maintaned by previous owners.
So far I am happy with my New car. I would have few questions about M235.
1. Yesterday I realized, that my daylights (headlights) are not working like It should be - ‚rings’ are not working at all. Both, without any codes. Do you have any idea why?
2. Is sport transmission more ‚harsh’, than regular one? I mean, I can feel more, when car is changing the gears, than F30 did this. Especially downshift. Sometimes rpm goes around 2500 when I break quite hard.
3. I am having a problem with Internal GPS signal. It showes that I am like 300miles away from the place I am. It happened first time when the iDrive screen went black and restarted by itself.

I think so far that is It. Thank you in advance for your help.

celsdogg · 05-21-2023, 01:23 PM

For your angel eyes, have you checked in Idrive? There is a setting to turn off the daytime running lamps.

Settings > Lighting > Daytime running lamps

mecheng77 · 05-21-2023, 08:54 PM

There is only one thing you can do to help a trans, change the fluid. It’s a good idea even without issues

dmaxdmax · 06-01-2023, 11:39 AM

...and I believe that maybe you need to program your mirror to help your GPS? On mine, I stuck a paperclip into a little hole and drove around in a circle a couple of times. Your gps may think it's in another state

fiveightandten · 06-01-2023, 12:53 PM

1) There are settings in the iDrive menu for this. Check them. It’s also possible someone coded the car to turn them off.

2) The car may have a transmission tune. That would account for more aggressive shifting.

3) I don’t have any suggestions for the GPS issue. Sorry.

Can you talk to the previous owner or the place you bought it from to get these things clarified? Find out if it has a transmission tune and if it’s had any coding to the lighting module (if you’re not able to sort it out in iDrive).

05-20-2023, 03:42 AM	#1
james4321 Second Lieutenant 38 Rep 204 Posts Drives: 335i+ Join Date: Mar 2016 Location: Europe iTrader: (0)	2016 M235i - New owner questions Hey guys, I was driving F30 335i N55 for 5 years and decided to trade it to M235i FBO with quite high mileage, but well maintaned by previous owners. So far I am happy with my New car. I would have few questions about M235. 1. Yesterday I realized, that my daylights (headlights) are not working like It should be - ‚rings’ are not working at all. Both, without any codes. Do you have any idea why? 2. Is sport transmission more ‚harsh’, than regular one? I mean, I can feel more, when car is changing the gears, than F30 did this. Especially downshift. Sometimes rpm goes around 2500 when I break quite hard. 3. I am having a problem with Internal GPS signal. It showes that I am like 300miles away from the place I am. It happened first time when the iDrive screen went black and restarted by itself. I think so far that is It. Thank you in advance for your help. Last edited by james4321; 05-20-2023 at 07:46 AM..
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celsdogg E4 Mafia 323 Rep 412 Posts Drives: E30, E36/5, E46, F22, F30 Join Date: Apr 2018 Location: MD iTrader: (0) Garage List 1990 BMW 325i [0.00] 1998 BMW 318ti [0.00] 2003 BMW 325i [0.00] 2015 BMW 335i [0.00] 2015 BMW M235i [0.00]	For your angel eyes, have you checked in Idrive? There is a setting to turn off the daytime running lamps. Settings > Lighting > Daytime running lamps __________________ Squad - '90 E30 325i MT (225k) \| '98 E36/5 318ti MT (153k) \| '03 E46 325i MT (152k)\| '15 F22 M235i MT (60k) \| '15 F30 335i MT (80k) KIA - '91 E30 325i AT (146k) \| '02 E46 325i MT (212k) Bring back the purple M stripe
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mecheng77 Colonel 1006 Rep 2,243 Posts Drives: 2007 328i / 2014 M235i Join Date: Nov 2017 Location: Ontario Canada iTrader: (0) Garage List [0.00] [0.00]	There is only one thing you can do to help a trans, change the fluid. It’s a good idea even without issues
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dmaxdmax Captain 417 Rep 919 Posts Drives: 2016 M235i 6-spd Join Date: Jan 2020 Location: New Jersey iTrader: (0)	...and I believe that maybe you need to program your mirror to help your GPS? On mine, I stuck a paperclip into a little hole and drove around in a circle a couple of times. Your gps may think it's in another state
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fiveightandten Private 108 Rep 79 Posts Drives: F22 M235, E36 M3, E30 325, E90 Join Date: May 2010 Location: Connecticut iTrader: (0)	1) There are settings in the iDrive menu for this. Check them. It’s also possible someone coded the car to turn them off. 2) The car may have a transmission tune. That would account for more aggressive shifting. 3) I don’t have any suggestions for the GPS issue. Sorry. Can you talk to the previous owner or the place you bought it from to get these things clarified? Find out if it has a transmission tune and if it’s had any coding to the lighting module (if you’re not able to sort it out in iDrive).
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