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Things You Did'nt know about your F-Type

Posted: Mon Sep 09, 2019 11:41 am
by Backofthenet
Hi All,

not sure if this has been posted before and apologies if so - i will delete it. Anyway for my sins i used to own a BMW M3 (E36 model range) and there was a post on the forum called "Things you did'nt know about your M3" - this went on to cover about 50 pages + as people added all the little things people may not be aware of and are not documented or haven't read the manual cover to cover. Things like the petrol cap has a groove to hold it in place when refilling or there is a procedure to disable keyless entry etc etc

anyway it became a good read and was always checking as new little gems were added - as i said if already posted / or not wanted i'll delete post - i wont be offended :-) otherwise people keep adding......

Re: Things You Did'nt know about your F-Type

Posted: Mon Sep 09, 2019 11:53 pm
by Timbo
Owned mine for over 5 years and only found out at the weekend that there is a bottle holder in the door pocket!!!

Re: Things You Did'nt know about your F-Type

Posted: Tue Sep 10, 2019 7:26 am
by DaddyDarren
Owned mine for 2 & a half years & only found out at the weekend that I need to look under the bonnet!

Best tip from me. Lightly silicone grease window rubber seals. Ensures window drops, goes up, smoothly when opening & closing door.

Re: Things You Did'nt know about your F-Type

Posted: Tue Sep 10, 2019 1:04 pm
by davidd
Timbo wrote: Mon Sep 09, 2019 11:53 pm Owned mine for over 5 years and only found out at the weekend that there is a bottle holder in the door pocket!!!
What? Really? A proper one?

Re: Things You Did'nt know about your F-Type

Posted: Tue Sep 10, 2019 2:54 pm
by cj10jeeper
How about if you press the left and right mirror buttons at same time at low speed they fold in. Good for close passing cars, tight gaps. etc.

Re: Things You Did'nt know about your F-Type

Posted: Tue Sep 10, 2019 3:03 pm
by Lunar
Or if you press the start and audio on buttons at the same time music comes out of the exhaust.
Try it...

Re: Things You Did'nt know about your F-Type

Posted: Wed Sep 11, 2019 7:58 am
by Tall dad
If you hold down the traction control button for 5-10 seconds it switches off the computer that is doing all the heavy lifting for steering, acceleration and braking.
Touch the peddle too hard and you will doughnut. I give your averagely good driver about 3 minutes till they end up in a ditch.

Re: Things You Did'nt know about your F-Type

Posted: Wed Sep 11, 2019 8:42 am
by scm
Tall dad wrote: Wed Sep 11, 2019 7:58 am Touch the peddle too hard ...
i know we're supposed to be a nation of shopkeepers, but it's PEDAL, FFS! :evil:

Re: Things You Did'nt know about your F-Type

Posted: Wed Sep 11, 2019 12:16 pm
by Chrissyg
I hate how loud the parking sensors are.. I get deafened by them every time I start the car and try to reverse out of my garage! Haven't found any way to turn them down yet..

Re: Things You Did'nt know about your F-Type

Posted: Wed Sep 11, 2019 12:53 pm
by scm
You just turn down the volume control while they're beeping ....