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Speed warning system intelligence driving me crazy

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Bananasandcarrots · 04/05/2025 17:38

Has anyone bought a new car recently? The speed warning system sound every time we go a bit over 20 miles an hour is driving me crazy.

Haven’t figure it out how to switch off, but apparently we have to do it every time we get on the car.

Anyone else with similar experience?

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Bananasandcarrots · 04/05/2025 17:54

scalt · 04/05/2025 17:53

It’s a curse of many modern devices. They’re always beeping, buzzing, moralising, and trying to sell you stuff.

Totally agree

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Bananasandcarrots · 04/05/2025 17:54

Strumpetpumpet · 04/05/2025 17:45

Ours has a button on the steering wheel. You have to switch it off each journey, you can’t permanently disable it, but it’s very easy to do

Will look at it, that will be easier than going through settings all the time 😅

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scalt · 04/05/2025 17:53

It’s a curse of many modern devices. They’re always beeping, buzzing, moralising, and trying to sell you stuff.

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Bananasandcarrots · 04/05/2025 17:53

Thank you; we have been looking at the manual, online, etc. Still can’t find it.

Yes, we live in a 20 miles an hour zone which is quite easy to go over, just one or 2 miles more and start beeping, if anything I find it distracting and stressful.

Went to dealer today, they said to look at settings; you have to do it every time you start the car apparently,

Will probably ended returning car and getting an old one, and loose money, but don’t think I can’t live with it.

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Strumpetpumpet · 04/05/2025 17:45

Ours has a button on the steering wheel. You have to switch it off each journey, you can’t permanently disable it, but it’s very easy to do

Tryingtokeepgoing · 04/05/2025 17:45

If it goes off whenever you drive over 20 miles an hour it’s broken!! If it goes when you over 20 in a 20 limit then you’ve got two options. They are to stick to the limit, which would be sensible, or turn the warning off, which might be more practical.

EU legislation, which we mirror, means that the system has to be active when the car is started and cannot be permanently deactivated. Though I expect someone somewhere can hack and deactivate it, breaching your warranty in the process. Turning it off in my car is easy though; one press of a button on the steering wheel. Or just say “hey BMW, turn off speed limit warnings”

toomuchfaff · 04/05/2025 17:43

Haven’t figure it out how to switch off,

Owners manual....

AcquadiP · 04/05/2025 17:42

I drive a Honda that makes a pinging noise when I reach 30 mph. It doesn't bother me so I've not looked into how to turn it off.