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      05-07-2014, 10:02 AM   #89
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Did anyone besides me notice that the vehicles have EDR (Event Data Recorders) on board? They state in the manual that they are used to statistical purposes only. Yea right! Big Brother at it again.
Pretty much all do now.
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      05-08-2014, 05:32 PM   #90
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Cant find the smokey burnout Assistent!
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Hoax? Seems like it.
May be it is there. http://www.roadandtrack.com/car-revi...ive-2015-m3-m4

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there’s a smoky-burnout mode. Instead of building power against the brake to be a holeshot hero, you simply mash the right pedal from idle, the revs swing up to 3500 rpm, the clutch engages with a bang and you’re left sawing at the wheel as the car slews up the road. Not the fastest way to get off the line, but a whole lot of fun.
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      05-08-2014, 09:47 PM   #91
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And that's great but my E9x M3 with DCT does the same thing. It was never advertised as a feature since, when you think about it, it doesn't really make sense for it to operate any other way. Even traditional automatic transmissions behave in a similar manner.

So no doubt there's the ability to floor the gas pedal and launch it higher in the rev band and lay a patch, but so can any other suitably powerful car on the planet. I don't think BMW will ever call this out as a feature, much less as something by the name "smokey burnout". In contrast, the 2015 Mustang actually does have a genuine burnout feature. It is essentially a line-lock that let's you spin the wheels while the front brake is held.
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      08-03-2014, 11:44 AM   #92
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Hum, BMW USA still has not posted the PDF version of the user manual on bmwusa.com. Come on, BMW! Hurry up already!
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      09-06-2014, 02:38 PM   #93
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I have a VIN but it will not download manual. Car is in production. Any other similar experiences?
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      09-06-2014, 04:49 PM   #94
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I have a VIN but it will not download manual. Car is in production. Any other similar experiences?
Noticed the same thing. The app wouldn't take my vin until a few days after completing production. There are plenty of workable vins online, the content doesn't appear to change with the vin. ie the manual is not specific to your build/vin (which would have been pretty cool)
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      09-06-2014, 05:11 PM   #95
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My VIN finally worked today…car completed production yesterday.
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      09-06-2014, 05:59 PM   #96
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I had an m3 DCT version. I'm getting a m4 manual so I was unsure if there was a difference. Plus I see the manual as being a little closer to getting my car.
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I can't find it when I search for it in App Store on my iphone? Anyone experiencing the same problem?
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I can't find it either. But that's cause it's not on the Canadian iTunes store.
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I can't find it either. But that's cause it's not on the Canadian iTunes store.
Right, as per the original post, it should only be available in US and Germany. I am in US but it does NOT work for me. Maybe it was recently removed for whatever reason?
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You aren't seeing the Driver's Guide app at all in the store?
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You aren't seeing the Driver's Guide app at all in the store?
Nope. No results are returned when I search for "bmw drivers guide".
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      09-23-2014, 12:33 PM   #102
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Nope. No results are returned when I search for "bmw drivers guide".
Same here. Just tried to find it.
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      11-14-2014, 03:40 PM   #103
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The BMW Driver's Guide is available for Android users in the Google Play store and was just updated 2 days ago (11/12/14). It includes the current model M3 and M4. However, to use the app you need the last 7 digits of a valid VIN.

I don't (yet) have an M4 but would like to access the owner's manual. Can anyone with an M4 please PM me the last 7 digits of your M4's VIN?

Thanks!

(Disclaimer: I only want to be able to use this app. I won't use the VIN for anything else.)
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So by my account, over 2,000 people have looked at my last post in the thread over the last few days and no one is willing to share the last 7 digits of their VIN so that I can use the app? What do you possibly think would be the downfall of doing this for you?

I'm not asking you to post it in this thread, I asked someone to please PM me with this info. Is this really asking too much? Can someone explain why they're not willing to do this?

Bottom line, I can walk up to any M3/M4 on the street or at the dealer and use that VIN, so it's not like it's really a secret and bad things are going to happen to you if someone knows your VIN. I'm actually amazed that no one has even commented on this one way or another. ???
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      11-16-2014, 11:05 PM   #105
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Maybe because it only takes a little bit of search; see this thread and the VIN of the BS autoshow car is shown, it works.

http://f80.bimmerpost.com/forums/sho...d.php?t=923444

btw, its pic 200 of 361

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Maybe because it only takes a little bit of search; see this thread and the VIN of the BS autoshow car is shown, it works.

http://f80.bimmerpost.com/forums/sho...d.php?t=923444

btw, its pic 200 of 361
That worked! Thanks for your help!
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Anyone in Canada figure out how to download this? (The app is not available in the Canadian store....and it wont let me download it from the US store, even though it is free. )
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Any word on this PDF?

I'm not planning on reading picture free HTML.
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I just downloaded the app but would rather read on the computer. It's mind boggling that there is no user manual PDF. WTFFF????
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pdfs are now available ... i just got it from the owners site.
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