Turning on puddle lights when in reverse

rjr1005 · 07-06-2014, 09:44 AM

The f30's puddle lights turn on when in reverse. Seems like a super helpful feature, anyone ever do this with there e90?

insane79 · 07-06-2014, 04:44 PM

hmmn, never knew the f30 has this feature, would be nice if there is a way to do this on the E90

NightStalker · 07-07-2014, 03:21 AM

Wow interesting. I think it's a coding thing

insane79 · 07-07-2014, 06:37 AM

yeah coding for sure, anyone has done this on the e90????

Thanks..

Teq · 07-07-2014, 03:21 PM

I haven't done it but I saw it a couple of days in a module. Something with reverse.

rollinstone157 · 07-07-2014, 05:18 PM

Oh that's excellent...I'll definitely be looking in to that.

rjr1005 · 07-22-2014, 06:36 PM

any update on this ? think it would be really helpful! e90 folks

1QuikWS6 · 07-23-2014, 04:22 AM

Guess I'm not understanding

The Puddle lights are the lights under the doors that go ON when you open the door & shine on ground directly under door. How would these going ON when in reverse do anything for you? My doors are closed when I'm moving so I would never see them whether they were On or not, & even if they weren't - light on the ground under the door during reverse isn't gonna help anything - I'm not looking under the door - I'm looking behind the car...

HouseN54 · 07-23-2014, 06:21 AM

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Originally Posted by 1QuikWS6

Guess I'm not understanding

The Puddle lights are the lights under the doors that go ON when you open the door & shine on ground directly under door. How would these going ON when in reverse do anything for you? My doors are closed when I'm moving so I would never see them whether they were On or not, & even if they weren't - light on the ground under the door during reverse isn't gonna help anything - I'm not looking under the door - I'm looking behind the car...

The lights they are talking about are the ones under the handles of the doors

Eat.Sleep.Race · 07-23-2014, 07:51 AM

That is a neat feature, ill ask my buddy that does coding if this is possible.

rjr1005 · 07-24-2014, 12:42 PM

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Originally Posted by 1QuikWS6

Guess I'm not understanding

The Puddle lights are the lights under the doors that go ON when you open the door & shine on ground directly under door. How would these going ON when in reverse do anything for you? My doors are closed when I'm moving so I would never see them whether they were On or not, & even if they weren't - light on the ground under the door during reverse isn't gonna help anything - I'm not looking under the door - I'm looking behind the car...

it doesn't seem like it would be helpful but if its dark and there are curbs, and if you ever look out your side view mirrors when its dark....... side lights don't seem so useless. BMW put it in the f30 for a reason.

dsjr2006 · 07-29-2014, 01:55 PM

I've wanted this since I had an F30 loaner.

CoastsideE90 · 08-15-2014, 11:20 PM

Related question:

Is it possible to set the lights under the door handles to stay on for longer than 15 seconds when I unlock the doors? When approaching in the dark, I often unlock with the remote but by the time I get to my car, those lights have turned off already.

I asked the dealer here in Monterey to set the timer to one minute, but they said it wasn't possible to change that setting.

So I'm putting it out to the forum where I know I'll get the truth!

Thanks.

dwells · 08-17-2014, 11:43 AM

Next time I'm looking at an FRM2 module I'l take a look. Oddly enough, now that I think about it, I haven't seen a single reference to the puddle lights anywhere in the code.

Yozh · 08-17-2014, 01:12 PM

I believe puddle lights (in the door handles) come on with the interior lights. If you have your interior lights turned off, puddles will not come on. May be it is worth to experiment with the duration of the interior lights and see if it shall affect the puddle lights? I know you can code the duration of the interior lights.

PichaDis11 · 08-20-2014, 06:06 PM

Def something to look at.

CoastsideE90 · 08-22-2014, 10:49 PM

Great! If someone does this, could you please let us know? The interior light can certainly be turned on without the puddle lamps, though...

malicem3 · 12-14-2014, 10:00 PM

Anyone have any luck with this?

rjr1005 · 04-01-2015, 11:31 AM

anyone have any update on this ?

PDX-335i · 04-01-2015, 11:47 AM

If you have iDrive, you can set the time the lights are on under the welcome light or pathway lighting settings. Check your owners manual for directions. Not sure how to achieve the reverse operation.

Napoleon · 04-01-2015, 07:32 PM

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Originally Posted by CoastsideE90

Related question:

Is it possible to set the lights under the door handles to stay on for longer than 15 seconds when I unlock the doors? When approaching in the dark, I often unlock with the remote but by the time I get to my car, those lights have turned off already.

I asked the dealer here in Monterey to set the timer to one minute, but they said it wasn't possible to change that setting.

So I'm putting it out to the forum where I know I'll get the truth!

Thanks.

Do you have iDrive?

860Touring · 01-16-2019, 08:55 AM

Bringing this back up to the top as I'd like to know how to accomplish this as well. I'm sure people with the pass mirror that folds down, and looking for curbs can related. Even more helpful for those with tinted windows. This would be an amazing feature, as I cannot see curbs in dark areas. Thank you in advance for any replys.

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Teq First Lieutenant 41 Rep 328 Posts Drives: E90 Join Date: Feb 2014 Location: Europe iTrader: (0)	I haven't done it but I saw it a couple of days in a module. Something with reverse.
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07-07-2014, 05:18 PM	#6
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07-22-2014, 06:36 PM	#7
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07-23-2014, 04:22 AM	#8
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07-29-2014, 01:55 PM	#12
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08-15-2014, 11:20 PM	#13
CoastsideE90 Private 1 Rep 68 Posts Drives: 2010 335i Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: Pebble Beach, CA iTrader: (0)	Related question: Is it possible to set the lights under the door handles to stay on for longer than 15 seconds when I unlock the doors? When approaching in the dark, I often unlock with the remote but by the time I get to my car, those lights have turned off already. I asked the dealer here in Monterey to set the timer to one minute, but they said it wasn't possible to change that setting. So I'm putting it out to the forum where I know I'll get the truth! Thanks. __________________ 2010 E90 335i \| Alpine White/Saddle/Light Walnut \| ZSP, ZPP, ZCW
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Yozh Colonel 870 Rep 2,615 Posts Drives: 2011 335d M-Sport Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: Wet Coast iTrader: (4)	I believe puddle lights (in the door handles) come on with the interior lights. If you have your interior lights turned off, puddles will not come on. May be it is worth to experiment with the duration of the interior lights and see if it shall affect the puddle lights? I know you can code the duration of the interior lights.
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CoastsideE90 Private 1 Rep 68 Posts Drives: 2010 335i Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: Pebble Beach, CA iTrader: (0)	Great! If someone does this, could you please let us know? The interior light can certainly be turned on without the puddle lamps, though... __________________ 2010 E90 335i \| Alpine White/Saddle/Light Walnut \| ZSP, ZPP, ZCW
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01-16-2019, 08:55 AM	#22
860Touring Registered 0 Rep 1 Posts Drives: 2011 E91 Join Date: Jan 2019 Location: Central Connecticut iTrader: (0)	Bringing this back up to the top as I'd like to know how to accomplish this as well. I'm sure people with the pass mirror that folds down, and looking for curbs can related. Even more helpful for those with tinted windows. This would be an amazing feature, as I cannot see curbs in dark areas. Thank you in advance for any replys.
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