Hidden features and retrofits for the BMW X1 / iX1 (U11/U11E) 2022–
6 features for the BMW X1 / iX1 (U11/U11E) 2022–: what it does, duration and price from. Workshop in Waddinxveen, remote across the Netherlands.
Final compatibility is confirmed at diagnosis.
Lighting 1
Coming/leaving home with fog lights
When unlocking or locking, the fog lights or rear lights light up as well as the headlights, so you see more around the car in the dark.
Only with factory-fitted fog lights.
Condition: Welcome/goodbye lighting; same platform family as X2 (U10)
Likely15 minPrice on request
Convenience 1
Start-stop – remember last setting
The car remembers whether you had switched the start-stop system off, so you do not need to press the button on every trip. The final setting is agreed together.
We agree the exact setting with you in the workshop; you sign for it at intake.
Condition: Petrol/diesel/PHEV only; not iX1
Checked at diagnosis15 minAgreed in the workshop
Sound 3
Switch off artificial engine sound
The extra sound through the speakers can be switched off for a quieter cabin, or back on. Only possible when it was fitted at the factory.
We agree the exact setting with you in the workshop; you sign for it at intake.
Condition: Only when Active Sound Design is factory fitted
Checked at diagnosis15 minAgreed in the workshop
Ready-to-drive sound
When you start the car it plays a sound once it is ready to drive. You can choose between the default and an alternative tone.
On iDrive 8/8.5/9 and newer software levels we first check whether it is possible.
Condition: Receiver Audio Module (RAM) present; iDrive 8 or 9
Checked at diagnosis15 minPrice on request
Choose the signal tone style
Warnings, parking sensors, indicators and phone get a different tone set, for example the newer BMW tones or a MINI variant.
Condition: Receiver Audio Module (RAM) present; iDrive 8 or 9
Checked at diagnosis15 minPrice on request
Electric 1
Pedestrian sound when parking – adjust
When driving electrically the car makes a warning sound for pedestrians. Only the behaviour in park can be adjusted; while driving the sound stays as required.
We agree the exact setting with you in the workshop; you sign for it at intake.
Condition: Receiver Audio Module (RAM) present; iDrive 8 or 9; electric (iX1) and plug-in hybrid versions
Checked at diagnosis15 minAgreed in the workshop
Services 1
Workshop services for the same Build. Without a price: price on request.