[AMGhunter]

My car was built in late August. Can someone tell me if my 8 features the new Smart Beam.

 

[cbutler32]

AMGHunter...

got me on that one...
back in June if i waited another 2 weeks i would hav egooten the heads up display for the tire pressure monitoring system...
uh, no...
build the car...
NOW!!!
so this is a new item...
would be cool to have though...
resumespeed - where art though... resume?

 

[Nexus-6]

Strange Chris...my car was built May 13th and has the tire pressure system in it...very cool feature actually. Wish all my cars had that!

What's this Smart Beam thing?

 

[AMGhunter]

Its my understanding the Smart Beam allows both high and low beams to remain on at the same time. However, the high beam is reduced by up to 50% to accomodate on-coming traffic.

I read this was to be an 2006 feature??

 

[jconnolly1119]

Strange Chris...my car was built May 13th and has the tire pressure system in it...very cool feature actually. Wish all my cars had that!

What's this Smart Beam thing?

Mine was built 4/6/05 and has the tire pressure system......I havn't heard anything about the smart beam

 

[sorbs]

Mine was built 4/6/05 and has the tire pressure system......I havn't heard anything about the smart beam

A small camera lens mounted in the rearview mirror watches for on-coming traffic and will dim your high beams until it passes.

If you have it, select "Automatic High Beam System" within your EVIC. Check out page 105 in your 2006 owner's manual.

 

[jconnolly1119]

A small camera lens mounted in the rearview mirror watches for on-coming traffic and will dim your high beams until it passes.

If you have it, select "Automatic High Beam System" within your EVIC. Check out page 105 in your 2006 owner's manual.

pg. 105 in my owner's manual addresses the headlamp washer and adding washer fluid....???? my 06' is a very early one (100492) and I bet I've got an 05' book. can't find it in the EVIC either.....I guess it's new

 

[sorbs]

pg. 105 in my owner's manual addresses the headlamp washer and adding washer fluid....???? my 06' is a very early one (100492) and I bet I've got an 05' book. can't find it in the EVIC either.....I guess it's new

EVIC - Electronic Vehicle Information Center...the illuminated window between the Speedo and Tach. Don't worry, I have a new one from June and I didn't see this as an option. I find it just as easy to do it myself instead of letting the car do it anyway. Like the rain sensing windshield wipers, sometimes I have to inject some manual operation to feel like I'm really in control!

 

[jconnolly1119]

EVIC - Electronic Vehicle Information Center...the illuminated window between the Speedo and Tach. Don't worry, I have a new one from June and I didn't see this as an option. I find it just as easy to do it myself instead of letting the car do it anyway. Like the rain sensing windshield wipers, sometimes I have to inject some manual operation to feel like I'm really in control!

what I meant was I couldn't find the feature in the EVIC.....I poked around in the EVIC and couldn't find it......and you're right about the wipers......lowest setting is pretty useless

 

[sorbs]

what I meant was I couldn't find the feature in the EVIC.....I poked around in the EVIC and couldn't find it......and you're right about the wipers......lowest setting is pretty useless

sorry about that...I must figure out this reading thing... :wink1:

 

[cbutler32]

nexus-6...

I have the tire pressure in the EVIC...
the goal was to make it available as a heads up display feature...

 

[Johnny Vig]

Gonna go check my car out when I drive home. I guess this was late availability.