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any feedback greatly appreciated?
I wouldn't rely on the computer MPG. Mine is never correct. Actually calculate your mileage - plus - how much city driving are you doing?
Driving a M45 in the Bay Area approx 50/50 street/Hwy, Avg MPG is between 14 and 16. Checked once on miles driven on a tank (ie my calculation) and this matched the computer calculation to within 0.2MPG
I don't know what that is or where it is! I'm not kidding. LOL
But for the merriment of it all, let me share my visit with Infiniti this morning. While waiting for them to reactivate my tire pressure sensors, a second service manager asked me if he could help me. I extolled the virtues of the car, but told him I had three criticisms off the top. 1) Poor adjustment of passenger seat. He said it has a 10-way seat. Wrong. 2) No way to start the car without the key fob. He said the valet key would start the car. Wrong. 3) The doors should lock when the car goes into gear. He said it does. Wrong. I had to show him that he was wrong. Interestingly, the valet key DOES start the G35!
Amusing. Maybe he's new to Infiniti; give him some credit.
Bart
btw, has everyone checked out www.burtmanindustries.com? lots of aftermarket goodies for the m like grilles and exhaust.
I don't know what that is or where it is! I'm not kidding. LOL
Bart, the enter button ? left of center on the steering wheel ? says "ENTER" and you click it to change radio stations and tracks on cd's. Technically, the Screen Navigation and Enter switch. Every time I turn a corner, I bump that with the heel of my hand and change my radio station or the cd track. My dealer sales manager says he does the same and that it annoys him to no end.
Anyway, if I luck out and get to tell them what I think is wrong, that is # 1 for me. What other one thing would anyone change on the car, if they could ? I have already heard improve heated seats, Bluetooth, dvd for the nav system and the one thing I'd also like - move the phone mic's closer to the users mouth to reduce echo /cave sound - rework the Journey / Tech packages to combine in a more intuitive way. ie drop lane departure warning and make sat radio standard. Any others ???
Oh, THAT button! I was thinking of a door lock/unlock mechanism. Yes, I've hit it a couple of times myself but I must say it's not been often at all.
Re: the LDW. I inactivated mine shortly after I took delivery in April. I doubt I'll ever reactivate it again. While a "perfect" driver shouldn't find it a nuisance, it picks up reflections off of tar strips and directions painted on the road and sounds the alarm even when NOT departing the lane. Infiniti: Take the money out of that and give me a decent passenger seat, a keyable ignition (it's in the G35), and doors that lock when starting to drive.
The "echo" with the phone system isn't a function of the location of the mic, IMO, because it wasn't an issue with my Caddy and the mic there was at least as far away as on the M. It's a hardware/solfware issue but I do agree ... it's feeble.
I miss my OnStar system.
Bart :shades:
After 4000 miles, my wish list is pretty small. The M is great car. I would like them to loose the "Please say command" prompt that I have to wait to complete before I can issue a voice command. The RL just beeps. I also wish the car were a little quieter.
I do hit Enter when turning occassionaly, but not very often.
I don't want it to be easy for anyone to get in ... period. With today's crazies out there I want my wife to be secure in the car at a stoplight or in a shopping center and not have to think about securing the doors.
And you're right, the fob's the key ... as it is for all of us. But there are those among us who would like to have a fallback position and that option isn't available on the M. That's my only point. Some people wear suspenders and belts ... others are happy with elastic waistbands.
Bart :shades:
It can be used without its battery when you stick it in the receiver on the dash to the left of the steering wheel. Also, you can keep the flat key (that infiniti provides) in your wallet, so that you can easily get into the car.
Pete
Craig :shades:
The electric key definitely does work in it's receiver, without any battery at all. I tried it. Of course you could also just keep its battery wrapped up with it too. BTW, I also confirmed that it doesn't lose its programming with the battery out.
The flat infiniti key I got for my M45 is sitting in my wallet in a flat credit card sized piece of plastic, which makes it perfectly comfortable there. I'm pretty sure that the flat plastic key holder came with my M.
Pete
Had dealer do the install. They scratched the finish surrounding the grill opening. Now they're painting it. Lovely. 4 month old car.
Still looks amazing though complementing the Liquid Platimnum finish. Infiniti logo really 'pops' on the grill. Spoiler puts nice finishing touch to the cars rear.
FYI - if you do this, DO NOT PURCHASE grilles from dealers. I got jacked 45% on what Stillen charges. I will be having a discussion with the dealerships GM when I bring the car in for the paint repairs. They're entitled to make a profit, but don't mug a loyal customer..... and screw up my car in the process.
I mentioned this in my earlier post.
Just keep your flat metal key (in its credit card sized holder) in your wallet at all times.
Thats what I do.
Pete
Craig :confuse:
This car advertises two zones for climate control, so without additional zones there's not much else that could be done. I'd have to agree it's not all that useful.
I believe my last LS430 did the same thing.
Pete
They are similar to a key to your house under the mat--the first place most criminals look.
And I wouldn't rely on the fob being dead and without a battery--the crazies out there may be crazy but they are surprisingly well educated on how valuable vehicles operate.
Perhaps I'm paranoid but who wants to be driving an M that has been recovered by the police after it was stolen, stripped and defiled.
Why make it easy for them?
However if you reread this thread, and use some inititiative there's a safe solution in here.
Pete
You're very welcome.
I just want to check one thing. Are you leaving the Fob in the car with the battery IN the Fob in the normal manner? If that's the case, anyone could start your car with a push button at any time.
The idea is to take the battery out of the fob (so the electronic key is normally disabled), and if your want, you can hide it along with the Fob. I suspect that's what you might be saying.
If the battery is not in the Fob, my "wild a** guess" is that it would last for many years.
Pete
Just thought I'd pass that on.
A good aftermarket shop can perform this work, ask if they have installed one before in your vehicle or a similar type system. They should also be able to provide referrals. Your dealership may already have a competent installation center they work with, these types of installations are costly though. GM products are less costly relative to this type of installation (keyless ignition). Avoid Circuit City, Best Buy, etc.
That's a different key from the one that fits into the fob, correct? I didn't know there was such a thing.
Bart :shades:
Hawk1eye: :shades: Doesn't that leave the car essentially unlockable and capable of being driven off? Clearly I've gotten something wrong somewhere along the line. When I give my car to the valet I leave him the fob ... sans key. The car's not secure as long as a live fob's available. What am I missing?
Bart :shades:
My confusion and I think Blov8r's confusion was your statement that you're "keeping the BATTERY IN THE FOB" The fact that this is your second fob is less significant than the fact that you need to keep the battery out of the the FOB.
Blov8r is concerned that (as we've discussed) if the second Fob were always in the car with a battery inside it, it would keep both the exterior door lock/unlock buttons and the interior push to start button enabled 100% of the time.
Sorry for repeating this, but your last message gave me the feeling that we still might have a disconnect here.
Pete
If you're willing to take that risk it seems as though that will work.
My concern was that there's a button on the outside door handle that can be opened at any time when the key fob is in range. I assumed that if you had the fob in the car with the battery in it, anyone could open the door by simply pressing that button at any time. Well I just tried it, and it turns out that the M appears to be smart enough to know that the fob is inside the car rather than outside the car. In other words, the button itself will not unlock the car door when the fob is locked inside the car (despite the fact that that same button WILL open the car when it's locked and a proper fob is OUTSIDE the car.)
I'm amazed at the subtlety of this feature. Personally I'd prefer to keep the extra protection of having the battery out of the second fob, but that's your choice and it really does seem to work the way you want.
Pete
I am awaiting arrival of my new 2006 M35x and I am looking to install my Valentine 1 radar detector in it. In my BMW, there is a switched 12v line near the sunroof panel that I managed to tap into so that I don't have to plug the radar detector into the cigarette lighter. The switched line will have power when the car is turned on, so it is very convenient and concealed. I would like to do the same installation in my new M35x.
If anyone out there know of references or DIY instructions for tapping into a switched 12V power source, I would appreciate it very much.
Thanks!
Eaton
I have made many notes based on what I have read here. My main questions concern the following:
Tires: I have G-Y AFS Eagles, and the consensus seems to be these will likely contribute to the road noise issues. I am motivated to ask the dealer to trade these out for Bridgestone or Pirelli. As I've had the car 2 days, and only driven 12 miles, is this a reasonable request? Anyone had any luck doing this??
Tire Pressure: Noted my cold pressure is 36. Are most recommending this be lowered to 32-33 for optimal ride/noise experience?
Exterior care: Is it best practice not to wax first 30 days?, and products of choice seem to be Zaino or Mother's (tossup). I want this baby to glisten, not just shine!
Ignition: Is there any way to go from ON (car engine running) to ACC mode without having to press the button twice? You could do this with conventional keys...any way to accomplish in one action with I-K? (minor inconvenience, but would be nice)
Missing features: I agree, we need to see auto-locking doors, 10-way power pass seat, full displays on XM/Sirius, dual tilt side mirrors on reverse, and having media input jacks for MP3 players std on all models
All in all, very pleased with my purchase, but still EARLY! I'll check back with u all in about 1200 miles...thanks for all the intelligent posts and advice!
-Dirk
I agree with just about all of your requests but one. Why dual tilt side mirrors on reverse? That's basically what we have.
You can tilt either mirror down as needed. (By flipping the mirror control switch left or right) Seems to me you would usually want one straight back and only the one near the curb pointing down.
I think the functionality of these mirrors is very cool: You can leave it set so that your preferred side will automatically tilt on reverse; you can tilt the other one or turn off tilting in an instant (which is valuable when you're driving in reverse down a long driveway); and you can have two different pairs of memorized tilt positions (one pair for each memory button). IMHO it's a powerful, flexible approach with an uncluttered and easy to remember interface.
Pete