[mrracer]

Congratulations! A long wait indeed.

[X5 45e]

Originally Posted by Heavyd

Thanks.

What does the eboost / 100 80 60 20 mean in the instrument panel on the right side?

Eboost means That your electric engine gives an extra push with acceleration when in adaptive or hybrid. You will only see it when you accelerate hard or drive up hill. So in general you are more busy keeping an eye on the road in those situations.

The numbers stand for the % of power you are using.

So in electric only you can go up to 40% power electric only in hybrid it will switch the ICE on easier and at 30% of power. In full electric in stays in electric longer. You really have to push it more to turn the ICE on. That is convenient in electric only. If you want the ICE to switch on easily you can put it in adaptive. Or in sport it will be on all the time. But you still have to wait 1975 km for that 😜 (or not)

If you want to see what both engines are doing you can switch to energy flow display (energie stroom). It shows what engine is working and if the battery is being charged. It is in the same menu as the sport display.

[BryanC84]

Congrats HeavyD!
Nice to see it finally delivered.

Now go enjoy it!

[bluetriangle]

Originally Posted by X5 45e

If you put it on factory you know the total km electric driven. On thing is that after Idrive update that one resets to 0.

That is what happened to me after updating to 03/2020. So I put the BC on custom. That is since the update.

I don't understand why BMW would reset the total electric counter to 0 by the update. What is the point of that?

Personally I'm more interested in that little piece of information than any feature in that they might ever add.

[awosy]

Congrats on the delivery, seems you are having a great first experience with the car which made the wait worth while :-)
I really like those wheels, might get them as a second set on mine maybe later.
Are you still going for your holiday? If so, enjoy it and let us know about the experience with the 45e during.


PS: enjoy your title of person who had to wait longest on his 45e. You will lose it later this year to me :-)

[X5 45e]

Originally Posted by bluetriangle

I don't understand why BMW would reset the total electric counter to 0 by the update. What is the point of that?

Personally I'm more interested in that little piece of information than any feature in that they might ever add.

I don't understand either. It frustrated me to. It's a thing I look at because it is a goal (for me) to drive as much amechtig as possible.

It is also a pity that they removed this part from the app. In my 40e it showed economy of the last trip and also total electric km and fuel saved. I hope it is coming back.

They are going to introduce BMW points for edrive. You get point each time you charge and double for driving electric in a city. It should be introduced in July. And also remote seat heating and ventilation with the CD app. So I am kind of expecting a CD app update.

[X5 45e]

Originally Posted by awosy

Congrats on the delivery, seems you are having a great first experience with the car which made the wait worth while :-)
I really like those wheels, might get them as a second set on mine maybe later.
Are you still going for your holiday? If so, enjoy it and let us know about the experience with the 45e during.


PS: enjoy your title of person who had to wait longest on his 45e. You will lose it later this year to me :-)

What is your ETD (expected time of delivery)

HeavyD has been working/suffering so hard to achieve this record. It would be nice if he could enjoy it for a couple more months.

I even wonder if this isn't the longest wait for a new BMW ever.

[awosy]

Originally Posted by X5 45e

What is your ETD (expected time of delivery)

HeavyD has been working/suffering so hard to achieve this record. It would be nice if he could enjoy it for a couple more months.

I even wonder if this isn't the longest wait for a new BMW ever.

for now, it's said to be delivered first week of November, so hopefully I get an early Christmas present :-)

[xigolle]

Originally Posted by X5 45e

Eboost means That your electric engine gives an extra push with acceleration when in adaptive or hybrid. You will only see it when you accelerate hard or drive up hill. So in general you are more busy keeping an eye on the road in those situations.

The numbers stand for the % of power you are using.

So in electric only you can go up to 40% power electric only in hybrid it will switch the ICE on easier and at 30% of power. In full electric in stays in electric longer. You really have to push it more to turn the ICE on. That is convenient in electric only. If you want the ICE to switch on easily you can put it in adaptive. Or in sport it will be on all the time. But you still have to wait 1975 km for that 😜 (or not)

If you want to see what both engines are doing you can switch to energy flow display (energie stroom). It shows what engine is working and if the battery is being charged. It is in the same menu as the sport display.

What is the best way to handle the break-in period ? I am assuming those 2000km is important for the ICE. But with regular charging/hybrid driving you probably don't use the ICE much.
Is there a specific way you handled this ?

[BXdriver]

Huge congrats! Looking sharp - and nice rims!

Will follow your experience with the new machine :-)

All best,
BXdriver

[X5 45e]

Originally Posted by xigolle

What is the best way to handle the break-in period ? I am assuming those 2000km is important for the ICE. But with regular charging/hybrid driving you probably don't use the ICE much.
Is there a specific way you handled this ?

Yes I got in December and went skiing end February. So I drove normally without going to fast or to high rev and not in sport (to much).

The trip to wintersport was +/- 1000 km and with the 300-400 Km visits to family with x-mass I did approximatively 2000 km with the ICE.

So just before entering the mountains after driving on the ICE for more than enough I put it in sport. For a short while, because the rest of the family was lest enthusiastic with me testing accelerations. Those things are better done without spectators.

I think the recommendation of 2000 km is standard but should be 2000 km on the ICE for the 45e. The tires, brakes and gear also need a break in but less than the engine it self.

I know there is discussion if it still necessary but this is how I did it.

It will be difficult these times. HeavyD is lucky he is going to Austria. So he can put some km on the ICE I would stay under 160 Km/h in Germany on the way there (at least the first 500 km) but on the way back it should be OK anyway.

[Heavyd]

Originally Posted by X5 45e

Yes I got in December and went skiing end February. So I drove normally without going to fast or to high rev and not in sport (to much).

The trip to wintersport was +/- 1000 km and with the 300-400 Km visits to family with x-mass I did approximatively 2000 km with the ICE.

So just before entering the mountains after driving on the ICE for more than enough I put it in sport. For a short while, because the rest of the family was lest enthusiastic with me testing accelerations. Those things are better done without spectators.

I think the recommendation of 2000 km is standard but should be 2000 km on the ICE for the 45e. The tires, brakes and gear also need a break in but less than the engine it self.

I know there is discussion if it still necessary but this is how I did it.

It will be difficult these times. HeavyD is lucky he is going to Austria. So he can put some km on the ICE I would stay under 160 Km/h in Germany on the way there (at least the first 500 km) but on the way back it should be OK anyway.

Hopefully I can leave for Austria next week.
I already did a little bit of sport driving

[pho]

Originally Posted by X5 45e

I don't understand either. It frustrated me to. It's a thing I look at because it is a goal (for me) to drive as much amechtig as possible.

It is also a pity that they removed this part from the app. In my 40e it showed economy of the last trip and also total electric km and fuel saved. I hope it is coming back.

They are going to introduce BMW points for edrive. You get point each time you charge and double for driving electric in a city. It should be introduced in July. And also remote seat heating and ventilation with the CD app. So I am kind of expecting a CD app update.

Originally Posted by X5 45e

I don't understand either. It frustrated me to. It's a thing I look at because it is a goal (for me) to drive as much amechtig as possible.

It is also a pity that they removed this part from the app. In my 40e it showed economy of the last trip and also total electric km and fuel saved. I hope it is coming back.

They are going to introduce BMW points for edrive. You get point each time you charge and double for driving electric in a city. It should be introduced in July. And also remote seat heating and ventilation with the CD app. So I am kind of expecting a CD app update.

Fyi, they just introduced the new "My BMW" app (for iOS at least, can't speak for android) which is supposed to be the replacement for the connecteddrive app.
I've already installed it and can login but obviously not able to test it yet without a car :-)

[X5 45e]

Originally Posted by pho

Fyi, they just introduced the new "My BMW" app (for iOS at least, can't speak for android) which is supposed to be the replacement for the connecteddrive app.
I've already installed it and can login but obviously not able to test it yet without a car :-)

I think that's what I am waiting for.

Thx

Installing it now

Edit: it is. So now it is showing the charging history. I will start a new post on this. Great.

[xigolle]

Originally Posted by X5 45e

Yes I got in December and went skiing end February. So I drove normally without going to fast or to high rev and not in sport (to much).

The trip to wintersport was +/- 1000 km and with the 300-400 Km visits to family with x-mass I did approximatively 2000 km with the ICE.

So just before entering the mountains after driving on the ICE for more than enough I put it in sport. For a short while, because the rest of the family was lest enthusiastic with me testing accelerations. Those things are better done without spectators.

I think the recommendation of 2000 km is standard but should be 2000 km on the ICE for the 45e. The tires, brakes and gear also need a break in but less than the engine it self.

I know there is discussion if it still necessary but this is how I did it.

It will be difficult these times. HeavyD is lucky he is going to Austria. So he can put some km on the ICE I would stay under 160 Km/h in Germany on the way there (at least the first 500 km) but on the way back it should be OK anyway.

Will also be planning a road trip (if corona lets us) when mine will be delivered so it easier to put some miles on it.
How did you make sure the car drove on the ICE ? Just draining the battery and go from there ?

[X5 45e]

Originally Posted by xigolle

Will also be planning a road trip (if corona lets us) when mine will be delivered so it easier to put some miles on it.
How did you make sure the car drove on the ICE ? Just draining the battery and go from there ?

If you have to do 1000 km and you leave with 100% and you can't charge most of the highway will be done on ICE.

The other trips were 300-400 km. So same principle. I knew I would only do 60 km electric.

I wanted the battery to be fully charged in the mountains to pre-heat in the winter.

So I started charging the battery 60 km before arrival and it was fully charged on arrival. Shorter would also have been ok. Still have to test that

This might also be a good idea in the summer. Pre cooling is great with 35 degrees outside.

So try to have a charged battery or at least 50-60% arriving at your destination. Unless you can charger at destination. Don't forget both cables 😉

Fuel consumption goes up to 15 l/km. So it's not economic at all.

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[Heavyd]

Originally Posted by X5 45e

If you have to do 1000 km and you leave with 100% and you can't charge most of the highway will be done on ICE.

The other trips were 300-400 km. So same principle. I knew I would only do 60 km electric.

I wanted the battery to be fully charged in the mountains to pre-heat in the winter.

So I started charging the battery 60 km before arrival and it was fully charged on arrival. Shorter would also have been ok. Still have to test that

This might also be a good idea in the summer. Pre cooling is great with 35 degrees outside.

So try to have a charged battery or at least 50-60% arriving at your destination. Unless you can charger at destination. Don't forget both cables 😉

Fuel consumption goes up to 15 l/km. So it's not economic at all.

.

I drove to Austria today for our summer holiday. The car drives very well and smooth. Even with a loaded car I can't complain about power. Considering it's a +2 ton car. Most of the time cruising 140-150 km/h on the German Autobahn. But I couldn't resist to push a few times for a very short while to 210 km/h. Because I wouldn't stress the new engine too much. Going to 210 was very smooth and quick. The eboost kicked in Average fuel consumption is 10,3 liter since I departed this morning. My F16 30d had 9,6 liter for a similar trip.
Great car! I don't miss my F16 30d at all! This is much more relaxed and luxurious driving

[bluetriangle]

Originally Posted by Heavyd

I drove to Austria today for our summer holiday. The car drives very well and smooth. Even with a loaded car I can't complain about power. Considering it's a +2 ton car. Most of the time cruising 140-150 km/h on the German Autobahn. But I couldn't resist to push a few times for a very short while to 210 km/h. Because I wouldn't stress the new engine too much. Going to 210 was very smooth and quick. The eboost kicked in Average fuel consumption is 10,3 liter since I departed this morning. My F16 30d had 9,6 liter for a similar trip.
Great car! I don't miss my F16 30d at all! This is much more relaxed and luxurious driving

Congrats on the car after such a long wait. Great to hear that it's so good on a high speed cruise! I thought I'd be using much more fuel than my F25 35D for our cross Europe trip to the in-laws (sadly postponed) but having done the maths I only got 9.7 litres last year.

Did you recharge the battery from the ICE along the way?

[X5 45e]

Originally Posted by Heavyd

I drove to Austria today for our summer holiday. The car drives very well and smooth. Even with a loaded car I can't complain about power. Considering it's a +2 ton car. Most of the time cruising 140-150 km/h on the German Autobahn. But I couldn't resist to push a few times for a very short while to 210 km/h. Because I wouldn't stress the new engine too much. Going to 210 was very smooth and quick. The eboost kicked in Average fuel consumption is 10,3 liter since I departed this morning. My F16 30d had 9,6 liter for a similar trip.
Great car! I don't miss my F16 30d at all! This is much more relaxed and luxurious driving

What fuel did you use? You asked this before and I used E5 98 to travel in France. My average was 9,9 but my max speed was 135 on the acc. Is you did with E10 95 I dint think it will make a big difference.

[Heavyd]

Originally Posted by X5 45e

What fuel did you use? You asked this before and I used E5 98 to travel in France. My average was 9,9 but my max speed was 135 on the acc. Is you did with E10 95 I dint think it will make a big difference.

I used E10 95. Will 95 consume more than 98?

[Heavyd]

Originally Posted by bluetriangle

Congrats on the car after such a long wait. Great to hear that it's so good on a high speed cruise! I thought I'd be using much more fuel than my F25 35D for our cross Europe trip to the in-laws (sadly postponed) but having done the maths I only got 9.7 litres last year.

Did you recharge the battery from the ICE along the way?

Yes. I recharged from ICE twice but not completely.

[M-Powerd]

Congrats Heavyd! Nice car! I just hit 5000 km today.
I'm always on 98, recommended by dealer, better for engine they claim...