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Questions about German option codes

Post by RenoHuskerDu » Mon Apr 14, 2014 5:41 pm

I found a car that seems interesting.  I managed to get a pdf copy of the internal description from the selling dealer in Germany.  But some of the options codes are unclear to me.  Do we have a decoder/translator available anywhere?

For example!

S3APA Graukeil-Frontscheibe which they translate to "windshield with grey corner" which seems just plain silly.

S522A Xenon-Licht - I wonder if that is both high and low beams?

Any help most welcome

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Re: Questions about German option codes

Post by X5Sport » Mon Apr 14, 2014 6:20 pm

Can't help with the first one, but it sounds like the screen with a grey strip across the top.

E70's only have one light each side.  The inner one is a fake projector so yes you have Bi-xenon lighting, dip & main.

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Re: Questions about German option codes

Post by RenoHuskerDu » Mon Apr 14, 2014 6:40 pm

Thanks for that bit, it helps.  Reading further, I see that the car has these also

S855A Sprachversion Italienisch, Italian language version
S884A Italienisch /Bordliteratur, owner manual in Italian

This suggests to me that the car was not originally delivered in Deutschland, but rather in Italy. I have been to Rome on business several times, and based on the driving I saw I would rather not buy a used car from Italy.  Hmmm.
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Re: Questions about German option codes

Post by X5Sport » Mon Apr 14, 2014 8:11 pm

You mean the red line on the rev counter is more of a fashion statement than a warning line.  :))  :drive:
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Re: Questions about German option codes

Post by 99ron » Wed Apr 16, 2014 3:53 pm

http://bmwvin.com/
Gives you the codes for your car and then a rough English translation.
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Z4MR E85

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