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Congratulations Mike! that's a good one you found there, looks great. (weird to see the steering wheel on the other side but the key still at the same side (of the column))

November was the mildest in many years. Now it's just irritatingly cold + windy, not really winter yet. But yes, the wintertyres are now common. So gone are most nice rims and sporty tires. Back to big, black and rough stuff. The CP600 is available in Europe. As a direct replacement for the cd changer, the product is mature and offered as such. For the additional stuff like song title display as shown in the video there is now a new beta test running.

an update to those interested in the development: The original 'cd-changer replacement' goal is reached. From that point of view no more beta status. For additionals such as the ID3TAG display, new software is being developed. For those interested in such things: here is a bit of footage from a test:

like the +/- of the automatic/manual mode suddenly changed upsidedown.

@camera doctor: AFAIK Jochen worked together at one time with Tobias to develop this or the ancestors of this device (stuff connected to the I-bus) @KiwiTouring: actually no, these I bought for my wintertyres but when I bought the car the tyres had to be replaced and back then I did not have these wheels yet. So I put them on my summerwheels - the original styling 50 - and in spring put the summertyres on these. It's going to be swapped this spring though, as I sold the wheels on the picture. I'm looking for something else, perhaps I'll go for something lower for autobahn work. concerning the CP600: pm me and I'll be happy to share info.

Finally found the pics: Nothing from the inside, apparently I see that often enough....

never heard of that... maybe that's another parameter that can be set.

PDC: put the gear in reverse and they switch on. Noticable by the green LED lighting up on the button. Do your thing and when you drive away forward they switch off at speed xyz. parameters that can be edited (with software and an OBD cable) are the volume of the beep front/back, beep if it switches on or off, speed at which it turns off and a lot of complex stuff about distances and angles that you don't want to mess with Test the sensors: just leave a window open and move slowly close to each sensor. The system only reports an error if two are faulty, not just one (but this is hearsay for me) Rain sensor wipers: put stalk in down position (everything off) then put it oneup (interval) and the rain sensor is used. After iginition off, this function is also off. So you need to turn it on every time. Easy way: leave the stalk in the first position and turn the sensitivity wheel a bit. This re-activates it too. automatic lights, light sensor: if available: light knob to the 'a' position and the lights swicht on and off depending on light outside. no alarm when you leave the car with the knob in that position. Knob in the 'on' position and itworks like DRL, no alarm when leaving as it switches everything off itself. Knob in parklights position: just angel eyes and rear lights and an irritating alarm when you leave the vehicle I've seen the manuals somewhere, may be in german though..... EDit: maybe this helps: http://rapidshare.com/users/BK3DSJ pass: pdftown.com

Thanks for the kind welcomes, pics are on the way. About the Touring: it has airsuspension at the rear with leveling-control. Never noticed it untill last week I put the seats down, covered everything with an old blanket and filled it with firewood. Start the engine and up it went, funny to see as I've never seen that happen on a normal car. In the older days BMW's were easily recognised when loaded: top of the rear wheels went in, bottom went out. The twin door is great too: the glass opens separately from the rest. So first the whole door is open to load the big stuff, and when things start pooring out: close the lid, open the window and add some more. Great for holiday trips and shopping! I've had my share of things to do and change though: new radiator, new bushings front, Automatic Gearbox maintenance at the factory in Germany and the front ball bearings are up next. Oh, and the doors started to leak (dried out inner linings) so that's fixed now too. Changed the Xenon bulbs as the original started to fade. Now I'm considering to change the boot liner with that of a black touring. This beige is rather easily smudged and it quickly looks like the whole boot is dirty. Even with a rubber tray. Next things to do: get a digital TV / movie player so I can throw out the dvd changer and have it all nicely tucked away and controlled over the existing system. Like the CD changer is now replaced by an MP3 player, I'd like these things to be there, work as if it's factory built, yet invisible when not used. Don't know what to do with the displays in the headrests though, they need a better quality or better positioning than now.

but then it should not be showing track info, no? @raskill: what do you see exactly on the display? And are both headunit and cd changer (stacker) original from 2002? normal cd plays fine?

Hi all, As an active member of the German E39 forum I got more and more interested (obsessed ) in my 2002 E39 530iAT. So I started to get knowledgeable in the coding and such. Apart from the many tips and tricks for the mechanical side of the car, I'm very interested in the software. I'm happy to share information and this is how I got to find this forum. Apart of course from our ever looming desire to emigrate as far away as we can. Which pretty much is where you all are. That too triggered me: what if there are no E39's there!?! In the German forum someone once asked for beta testers for an mp3 replacement for the cd changer. As mine just gave up, I applied and to my surprise, I actually got one to test. After a year of no music (other than radio) and not really missing it, now I find myself ripping my old CD's and enjoying the re-acquintance. The car is a Touring, as mentioned, with Sandbeige leather inside and Oxford Green II outside. It is a special edition at that time in The Netherlands (yes, it's originally a Dutch one even though I searched all over Germany for four months to find one like this) which means it's got pretty much everything we know over here except the memory seats and glass roof. (ok, and no double glazing, buttock massage or sliding loading floor but that's exotic even in Switserland) So, here we go. I hope my information can help you to find solutions to your problems and questions. And that I can learn even more about the best 5 series made until (perhaps perhaps the Fwhatsit f10? station - due here in 2010) talk to you soon, Frank

it's not a BMW product. It's produced by Maintronic.de and sold through a sales channel for EUR 239,- plus shipping but including VAT in Europe. ( I have a beta and i love it)

just so you know: it's now on the market for EUR 239,- ex postage but including european VAT (might be different for exports) I love it (got a beta) as in my car it works like a charm. This is not a definite factor though, it may work differently in various models and configurations as the beta testing showed. nevertheless: as a changer replacement it worked fine everywhere.