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Old May 7th, 2003, 07:17 PM   #1
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Follow me home lights

I keep reading about thee in different threads but I have absoolutely now clue as to what they are. Now I maybe being a lady driver but I not completely stupid - anyone else at a loss?

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Old May 7th, 2003, 07:21 PM   #2 (permalink)
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Quote from a googled webpage:
"Follow me home lights - Allows headlights to stay on for a pre-determind time after the drivers door is closed. Customer Benefits: Added security for occupants when walking away from the car in unlit car park or on driveway at night."

And there was me thinking it was some new method of car flirting!

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Old May 7th, 2003, 07:25 PM   #3 (permalink)
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All you need to do is to take the ignition key out before you turn the lights off and hey presto the lights stay on for about 30secs. Nice feature but you do get plenty of people telling you that you've left your lights on

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have u had this feature enabled by BMW or did it come as standard

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Or just switch off the engine while the headlights are on, then switch off the lights. The Main beams will still stay on. Remove key and enjoy esp. if you have xenons

This is programmed by most dealers as standard now


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Or just switch off the engine while the headlights are on, then switch off the lights. The Main beams will still stay on. Remove key and enjoy esp. if you have xenons

This is programmed by most dealers as standard now

I was asked whether I wanted the "follow me home lights" as well as several other programable options when I picked my car up.

I think the other features I was asked if I wanted were: day time running lights, and which FOB(key) functions I wanted, like the ability to roll down the windows with my FOB(key).



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The Follow me home lights is standard now - so I have been told, together with auto locking above 9mph (or something around that speed).
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My 3 week old Cooper has both the follow me home lights and the auto locking enabled as standard. Since I normaly park in a lit garage, the former is rarely any use (tell next winter anyway) while I find the latter a touch anoying, but not anoying enough to visit the dealer just to change it

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As stated in the FAQ on memory options, you can set different limits to follow me home lighting.

I just said 'set mine to the longest'....

Now it's practically daylight before they go off from parking in the evening. But hey, I like it like that...

(I think the max is 240 seconds)...

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