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e60 - No coolant level indicator
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<blockquote data-quote="dnhoh" data-source="post: 20474" data-attributes="member: 1596"><p>Hi folks,Just wanted to share a bad experience with everyone.Despite all the technology in the car which can tell you all sorts of things including when your exhaust system needs to be changes (2012!), the e60 does NOT have a coolant indicator which even my 22 year old e30 has!! This is compounded by the fact that the car does not have a temperature gauge!Was driving interstate with the family recently and the screen flashed a warning that engine temperature was hot and within 30 seconds, the screen says that my engine has overheated and to stop immediately! What sort of warning is 30 seconds?!!It happened again a few weeks later despite an official service centre confirming there was no coolant leak.Over RM400k of a car and it doesnt even half a bloody temperature gauge to give sufficient warning. If BMW was going to put in all this bloody technology, they should at least be able to provide more warning the 30 bloody seconds!!I love BMWs but these 2 incidents with the family in the car is making me think twice on when I buy may next car.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="dnhoh, post: 20474, member: 1596"] Hi folks,Just wanted to share a bad experience with everyone.Despite all the technology in the car which can tell you all sorts of things including when your exhaust system needs to be changes (2012!), the e60 does NOT have a coolant indicator which even my 22 year old e30 has!! This is compounded by the fact that the car does not have a temperature gauge!Was driving interstate with the family recently and the screen flashed a warning that engine temperature was hot and within 30 seconds, the screen says that my engine has overheated and to stop immediately! What sort of warning is 30 seconds?!!It happened again a few weeks later despite an official service centre confirming there was no coolant leak.Over RM400k of a car and it doesnt even half a bloody temperature gauge to give sufficient warning. If BMW was going to put in all this bloody technology, they should at least be able to provide more warning the 30 bloody seconds!!I love BMWs but these 2 incidents with the family in the car is making me think twice on when I buy may next car. [/QUOTE]
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