iDrive reports "speed limit exceeded" at 2-3mph?

techforge · 10-07-2009, 05:54 PM

I test drove a 2007 4.8i today and every time I started accelerating from a stop it would flash "limit" on the dash and on the iDrive display it would say "speed limit exceeded." This happened every time I started moving from a dead stop at only a couple mph. The salesman thought it was some setting in the iDrive, but he wasn't sure where. This doesn't seem right to me. Can anybody chime in?

chuck92103 · 10-07-2009, 07:54 PM

Setting in iDrive. It has been there forever. Not sure why your salesman did not know about it.

Jaijai · 10-08-2009, 09:14 AM

that is correct, go in the navigation option and then to Limit to change it to a desired speed - mine is set at 85mph

techforge · 10-08-2009, 09:32 AM

Thanks gents - this was at a MB dealership so I'm not surprised he didn't know. He kept using MB names for all the features - cracked me up.

NYCGarbagePrince · 10-08-2009, 10:03 AM

Why are you looking at BMW's at a MB dealership??? ..

techforge · 10-09-2009, 04:51 PM

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Originally Posted by NYCGarbagePrince

Why are you looking at BMW's at a MB dealership??? ..

Looking for a pre-owned - less than 10 in the entire area and one happened to be at a MB dealer.

racer m · 10-25-2009, 09:47 PM

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Originally Posted by Jaijai

that is correct, go in the navigation option and then to Limit to change it to a desired speed - mine is set at 85mph

I set mine to 190mph... it hasn't gone off yet.

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