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runningback

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Hi,
I'm a new Z4 e89 2.3s drive owner, had the car for roughly 2 weeks now, it's titanium silver black leather, m-sport.
Additionally to the ubiquitous whine that i can hear in low gears, which BMW will look at under warranty starting next week, I have a couple seemingly trivial questions..
a. how do you turn the daylight driving lights off ? I know it's in the handbook, I couldn't get to terms with arrows poining in a 4dimensional space on a two dimensional piece of paper though, might say more about me than the actual handbook..

b. I washed the car once and had a terrible time cleaning the 19'' 326M alloys, I used a brush and a small sponge, took me ages and the result was still underwhelming, any tips appreciated..

c. I prefer sports mode as my default but i gather there is no way of having the car in sports without starting and pressing the button ?

d. When i fill the car up I don't seem to get anywhere near the full tank, the fuel pumps keep stopping about 3/4 full, is there a trick to filling up completely..?



i'll post a pic too, albeit not a great one ;)
 
Welcome , nice looking motor ,
Sorry cant help on your E89 questions but try using some polish such as Autoglym SRP to give the wheels a good clean then apply some wax to them which should help in future washes :thumbsup:

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Thank you Mr wilks,
only took my about 5 edit attempts to figure the pic thing out :0.
thanks for the auto glym recommendation, vaguely remember them from my e36 days :)
 
runningback said:
Thank you Mr wilks,
only took my about 5 edit attempts to figure the pic thing out :0.
thanks for the auto glym recommendation, vaguely remember them from my e36 days :)
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Any product that removes tarnish will do , many use A specific alloy wheel cleaner but i don't :? only cause ive never felt the need to .
Once a decent wax is applied i find most alloys are easy to keep on top of on a weekly basis , although MV2s& MV4S are a pita :cry:
 
noise was diagnosed, transmission will be replaced under warranty, pootling about in a almost new 318D which is surprisingly competent if unexciting..
 
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