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I just took delivery of my frozen arctic grey M40i yesterday. What a brilliant engine even at running in revs. Windows and rag top locked closed for seven days until the window film cures but no dramas as its still the rainy season here. A little disappointed that there is no blind spot monitoring fitted - BMW Thailand only offer the M40i package with what I thought were all the options, Active cruise control with stop/go, M sport diff, adaptive sport suspension etc Apple Car Play not working so back to the dealer this afternoon but, overall, very happy so far.
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Congrats! ACC is great! Very FUN car!
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Thanks, Car Play now activated but sadly no blind spot monitoring. It would have been useful here in Thailand with all the motor scooters over and undertaking.
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no, its not due to local regulations, my wife's Toyota C-HR has it. No logical reason other than a small cost saving for BMW Thailand. But the car has all the other options except lane departure warning. However, automatic park assist is included - not sure why anyone who buys a performance car needs auto parking!
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You probably have 5DM which I understand to also include active PDC, rear view camera with parking guidelines, reversing assistant and side sensors. I haven't tried the parking yet but very happy with the rest. |
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Here is the BMW Thailand spec sheet fyi.
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You should be able to get a more complete equipment list with factory codes specific to your car from your dealer or one of the online VIN decoders. There's a detailed report in the factory system AIR with a vehicle pic.
Blind spot is optional here and some inventory cars are without. ACC, also optional, is almost impossible to find on an inventory car. |
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It also depends on the country.
Active Driving Assistant and Ext.Traffic Jam Assistant are not available in Europe due to traffic regulations.
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When I ordered mi z4 last winter, these two options plus remote start where not available,and I was told at the dealer that they where not legal in the European market. I was very disappointed since I knew bmw offered them for some of their vehicles in other parts of the world.I ended up with all other options available but had to stay with active cruise control and no remote start.
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How are you doing? I will take delivery of my 2021 Z4 M40i tomorrow, same spec and color as yours! I live in Samutpakarn near Bangkok. Will be moving to Bang Saen soon. Glad to see another Z4 owner here in Thailand! I am too very disappointed to not have the blind spot warning option in the car.... that is non-sense! And who would use the auto parking assist anyways.... what a waste of money to have those... Anyways, nice to meet you and hope we can have a chance to meet up someday. Cheers! Kevin |
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Agree with BMWGirlFL, Get the order codes and it will help ya out. ZDA is the Driving Assistance Package with ZN1 & ZN4 included in it (blind spot and Lane departure). These seem to be the same all over the world.
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Surprised that, by now, it isn't something that is just standard for the sake of safety. I see that US has it as part of the Premium package even on the 30i.
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At the same time you can see all the 320i and 520i on their dealer lot all equipped with one.... So the real reason, as Jagi00 mentioned, is some stupid cost saving by BMW Thailand. They picked the pretty useless option such as Auto Parking Assist over the very useful Blind Spot Warning. IMO, when the convertible top is closed with limited visibility over the shoulder, a blind spot warning will be extremely helpful. Hack, even the Mazda MX5 that cost half as much, has the blind spot warning. What's the problem with BMW Thailand??? Kevin |
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Having had experience in countries like South Korea and Indonesia, it's all but useless though as they tend to swarm around you. Here in the states it's a godsend, but there is an understanding in those countries that there's always a scooter or motorcycle around you.
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