[06E90Rostik]

THE ONE ON THE LEFT WITH WHEEL SWITCH Anybody knows, I have not seen real picture so was just wondering what bit does. Has to do something with lighting

[astra]

isn't that to dim the lights on the instrment cluster?

[06E90Rostik]

Originally Posted by astra

isn't that to dim the lights on the instrment cluster?

No I think you do that by BC/cruise control controler

[astra]

that's what it does on my e46... i guess e90s have a different use for this then?

[climkt]

Should not this thread read' what does this switch do?' rather than 'what
is this switch does'

[Keith]

The rolling switch is used to set the level of your headlights.

[manilae90]

Originally Posted by Keith

The rolling switch is used to set the level of your headlights.

Yup, that's what it is. Headlight leveller switch for non xenon headlights.

[Chesmu]

Originally Posted by manilae90

Yup, that's what it is. Headlight leveller switch for non xenon headlights.

not in the US.. Not allowed.

[Pretender]

Originally Posted by climkt

Should not this thread read' what does this switch do?' rather than 'what
is this switch does'

And a person from Singapore corrected the one in the U.S. on English?... ....btw, this is just an internet forum, not English class. As long as we understand; there's no need for any grammatical correction.

[Ryan 330i]

its the headlamp leveler for cars with out the auto leveling feature (i.e. cars outside the US)

[Raley]

Originally Posted by Pretender

And a person from Singapore corrected the one in the U.S. on English?... ....btw, this is just an internet forum, not English class. As long as we understand; there's no need for any grammatical correction.

This has got to be the most pointless post ever.

You think people in Singapore can't speak english?

[FlyingFinn]

Originally Posted by Raley

You think people in Singapore can't speak english?

I do. They speak Singlish

[Raley]

Originally Posted by FlyingFinn

I do. They speak Singlish

I take it you've actually been there eh

[FlyingFinn]

Originally Posted by Raley

I take it you've actually been there eh

Yep, lived there couple of years.

[NewBMWDriver]

whats the button on the bottom right?

[Raley]

Its the rear fog lights.

[NewBMWDriver]

what the hell is the rear fod lights???

[GregL]

My 2001 Infiniti QX4 which I'm trading in when I pick up my 330xi sometime this week has a very similar switch. It's to adjust the height level of the headlights; both the highbeam halogens and the xenon hids. The manual states that they should be lowered for example when towing a trailer so as not to blind oncoming traffic. In the QX4's case there are 4 level settings, as for the E90 I have no idea.

[AskNiko]

Originally Posted by NewBMWDriver

what the hell is the rear fod lights???

From Wikipedia:

Rear fog lamps
(ECE Regulation 38, SAE J1319) In Europe, vehicles must be equipped with one or two bright red "rear fog lamps" (or "fog taillamps"), which are switched on manually by the driver in conditions of poor visibility to enhance vehicle conspicuity from the rear. The allowable range of intensity for a rear fog lamp is 150 to 300 candelas, which is within the range of a U.S. brake lamp. For this reason, many European vehicles imported to the United States have their rear fog lamps wired as brake lamps, since their European-specification brake lamps may not be sufficiently intense to comply with U.S. regulations, and rear fog lamps are not required equipment in the U.S.

Most jurisdictions permit rear fog lamps to be installed either singly or in pairs. Proponents of twin rear fog lamps say two lamps provide vehicle distance information not available from a single lamp. Proponents of the single rear fog lamp say dual rear fog lamps closely mimic the appearance of illuminated brake lamps (which are mandatorily installed in pairs), reducing the conspicuity of the brake lamps' message when the rear fogs are activated. To provide some safeguard against rear fog lamps' masking of brake lamps, ECE Regulations require a separation of at least 10 cm between adjacent illuminated edges of brake lamps and rear fog lamps.



Check out the link for more infohttp://jadeturtle.com/bmw/:

[climkt]

Originally Posted by FlyingFinn

I do. They speak Singlish

I merely commented on the thread title because it sounded odd. no apologies
singlish is purely colloquial english. most people speak standard queen's english in singapore and english is our first language . I will not debate further on whether singaporeans can speak better english, because we know the answer.

[330m]

Originally Posted by NewBMWDriver

what the hell is the rear fod (sic) lights???

Rear fog lights are fog lights at the rear of the car, as opposed to front fog lights which are at the front of the car!!

You know, so people don't crash into your car when its foggy!!

I think you can have only have one rear fog light in the US (instead of 2 elsewhere)

Originally Posted by GregL

My 2001 Infiniti QX4 which I'm trading in when I pick up my 330xi sometime this week has a very similar switch. It's to adjust the height level of the headlights; both the highbeam halogens and the xenon hids. The manual states that they should be lowered for example when towing a trailer so as not to blind oncoming traffic. In the QX4's case there are 4 level settings, as for the E90 I have no idea.

Surely HID's (xenons) have to be on auto level by law? They do in Europe and US.

OP - It's definitely the manual headlamp leveller for non-xenon cars.

[richbum]

wah.. manual headlamp leveller.. that sounds like alot of fun. I would love to control my headlights manually.