Weird green blinking light

Non-Political Memes @lemmy.ml Weird green blinking light

memes @lemmy.world Weird green blinking light

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I remember when my mother-in-law lost the 710 cover of her car and the problem to buy a new one

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it's just pointing at the speed you're supposed to be going while you have your phone in your hands.

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- You mean 100mph ?
  
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  i'd say it's closer to 105
  
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I recently got a BMW i4 (their electric mid-size sedan). These new cars beep if you start to stray to the next lane without first engaging the turn signal.

My company's Sprinter van goes as far as yanking you back to your lane unless you engage the turn signal first.

Damned tech ruining a good vintage meme.

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- Tesla is the new BMW and nobody's using those buttons.
  
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  There’s a Starbucks near me close to a complicated intersection. Without fail every Tesla making a left at the intersection does so directly into the rightmost lane (three lane street) then slams the brakes to turn right into the parking lot for Starbucks, all without a turn signal.
  
  What also gets me is the right lane is super extra wide so you can move over and make the turn into the parking lot as slowly as you’d like, but instead they need to make sure they completely back up traffic behind them as they slowly make it across the left part of the right lane.
  
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  Ugh... I got to try those buttons the other day. Might work in an intersection. Horrible in a roundabout!!! No wonder nobody use them!
  
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  It’s not just specific cars around me, it’s everyone. Just today I was behind a Ford Raptor, a Cadillac, a CRV, and a tractor trailer that didn’t bother signaling.
  
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  Buttons? You probably mean touch display? /s
  
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- Seems terrifying to have your car resist your driving
  
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  Yeah, I am not a fan. You can turn it off from the system settings menu, but it reactivates on restart. There is no way to disable it permanently.
  
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When I was a kid I thought that was telling my dad where to turn

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Yes, you should be concerned!

I'm pretty sure that's a premium service you pay a monthly fee to access. Definitely does not come standard with a BMW. You'll want to shut it off immediately to not incur extra charges to your BMW account.

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- It’s not monthly. They bill per blink. A la carte blinkers are so hot right now.
  
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  The first 100 blinks per month are included with your subscription. Subsequent blinks are pay-as-you-go. Sign up now and we'll include an additional 30 days of right hand turn signal access, absolutely free. (Taxes and processing fees may still apply. Void where prohibited.)
  
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Calling the garage

"Yeah, so I've got a strange green light on iny car... Wait, now it's off again...
Now it's back on....
And off...
And on...."

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- Garage
  
  No problem, please get your car to our garage we will fix it in 30seconds. . . . . . . It will just cost you 1200£
  
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  So, what did you do?
  
  We just refilled the blinker fluid.
  
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- Edit: holy shit this works as an embedded video?!?
  
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- Blonde Motor Wehicle
  
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I hate BMW drivers like many do. For some reason, black cars are always the worst. I told my partner I don't like black, BMW drivers.

I was so confused by her shock, until I realized she thought I was talking about black people.

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- That's funny, out here my bias is against white pickup trucks, with point modifiers.
  
  Lift kit? Add a point.
  
  Giant truck bed toolbox? Point.
  
  Truck nuts? Like 5 points.
  
  Fascist or anti-social bumper stickers like punisher logos or skeletal middle fingers? More points.
  
  EDIT: How could I forget six-wheeled "dualie" setups but the vehicle obviously only ever hauls groceries and the crushing weight of massive insecurity? Points!
  
  It's so pathetically predictable...
  
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  My dad has a truck bed toolbox, but he's an actual mechanic and there are real tools in there. None of that other stuff, just a Texas Rangers license plate so people can understand why he looks so disappointed all the time.
  
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  Fascist or anti-social bumper stickers like punisher logos
  
  Ain't the punisher from a comic book? What did those damn Americans do this time?!
  
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That's the blinker fluid level warning light. Drive to your nearest mechanic and ask them to refill it for you.

It's a good idea to film and post it online so others will learn about this important feature.

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This light indicates that the left half of the vehicle is parked illegally.

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You should turn left.

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Turn hard to the left while accelerating, then hard to the right while braking. That usually shakes it out.

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I was on the way home Sunday with my kid. Going down a road that's 30mph. My house is on the left. I run my blinker on to turn into my driveway. A BMW speeds up and tries to pass on my left. Nearly T-Boned me. All I saw was the medallion and a lit-up UBER sign on the dash.

They managed to stop, flip me off, and sped away before I could even get my window down. What the fuck is thier issue?

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that's why Tesla hid them, so their drivers wouldn't accidentally press them

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Funnier because its a beamer

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- That's the joke....
  
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BMW drivers should be euthanized.

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I agree too many people don't signal, but it's silly to think it's a BMW thing. And no I don't drive a BMW - it's equally silly to assume every opinion is a personal defense.

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- It's one of those joke things you might've heard about.
  
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- I think it used to be more likely for people driving a bmw to not use the indicator for a little while when bmw had that fucky indicator stalk design that doesn't stay moved when on: in that the bad design meant people who used the indicator were less likely to buy them after test driving one.
  
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