Warning, outside temp 37 degrees, warning?

tbonecopper · 12-08-2006, 10:52 PM

SO I get in my car, and the iDrive display says :

warning, outside temperature 37 degrees, warning.

then as I'm driving the car, it does it again.

any ideas what this means?

Jason · 12-08-2006, 10:54 PM

that's the temperature when ice may start forming on the roads, hence the warning. The snowflake warning icon tells the same.

Carnage · 12-08-2006, 10:54 PM

It could mean that it's 37 degrees outside???? Sorry, couldn't resist being a smart ass on this one.

Yes it is a "potential" ice warning.

tbonecopper · 12-08-2006, 11:02 PM

wow thanks : )
anyway to disable that? i live in florida, and it doesn't snow very often here. haha

canucklion · 12-08-2006, 11:12 PM

no, can't disable it, it chimes then goes away

Chesmu · 12-08-2006, 11:45 PM

it doesn't matter if it snows.... even dew can form ice on roads, particularly on roads that bridge over running streams/rivers.... which you have plenty of in Florida. It should only chime once or twice when you first start.

SoYank · 12-09-2006, 03:39 AM

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Originally Posted by Chesmu

it doesn't matter if it snows.... even dew can form ice on roads, particularly on roads that bridge over running streams/rivers.... which you have plenty of in Florida. It should only chime once or twice when you first start.

If you are in an area that is 37° you'll get the initial chime. Then if you drive through an area that is 38° or higher and then back to an area that is 37° it will chime again.

The 37° is the temperature that black ice is known to begin to form. You really can't see black ice because of it's proximity to the black road surface, hence the name. As Chesmu stated, it is caused by freezing dew that fills the tiny indentations on the top of the tarmac rendering the surface smooth instead of rough.

I'm sure alot of us have seen signs on the roads stating that "Bridges freeze before roadways". Less likely but it can also occur over large culverts; anywhere the roadway has air beneath it.

treublue · 12-09-2006, 03:42 AM

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Originally Posted by tbonecopper

wow thanks : )
anyway to disable that? i live in florida, and it doesn't snow very often here. haha

yes, sell your car and buy a honda. LOL. All BMW's have this standard.

tbonecopper · 12-09-2006, 03:48 AM

lol thanks guys.

wish i could disable it. it doesn't snow in florida lol

ShinyRedCar · 12-09-2006, 09:00 AM

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Originally Posted by tbonecopper

SO I get in my car, and the iDrive display says :

warning, outside temperature 37 degrees, warning.

then as I'm driving the car, it does it again.

any ideas what this means?

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bimmernotbeamer · 12-09-2006, 09:23 AM

My e36 does this. It's nice to see BMW has carried some BMW fundamentals forward into the new generations.

dmboone25 · 12-09-2006, 09:31 AM

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Originally Posted by treublue

yes, sell your car and buy a honda. LOL. All BMW's have this standard.

lol-HA!

KevinC · 12-09-2006, 10:41 AM

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Originally Posted by tbonecopper

SO I get in my car, and the iDrive display says :

warning, outside temperature 37 degrees, warning.

any ideas what this means?

While we're on this topic, I've been wondering for years - just who IS buried in Grant's tomb???

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