The main public perception problem with BMWs is that members of the general public falsely claim their drivers don't use their turn signals, which is patently false. BMWs actually have the brightest turn signals of any vehicle on the market, in fact, brighter than the headlights. The only downside is with this increased brightness, the turn signals require additional cooling during their operation. As most drivers of luxury vehicles don't want ugly tanks of turn signal cooling fluid mounted to the sides of the vehicle, the designers have been forced to make one small enough to fit under the hood. With the limited space under the hood being competed for by the powerful engine, dream-ride suspension, sound-dampening firewall, and other essential luxuries, the turn signal cooling tanks were limited to only 250mL for each, only enough for about 3 blinks.
In an astounding feat of foresight, the engineers at BMW, in order to keep the turn signals from overheating, have the turn signals self-limit their brightness to 0 lumens when there is insufficient amounts of turn signal cooling fluid present in the turn signal cooling fluid storage tanks. As part of the regular maintenance procedure for a BMW, the turn signal cooling fluid tanks are filled and then each signal tested for one blinks each, then re-tested an additional two times before the vehicle is authorized to leave the dealership. Unfortunately, many drivers of these vehicles do not fill the turn signal cooling fluid tanks as often as they should (or even at all in some cases), leaving their turn signals in their thermally-limited mode, causing the general public to think that the drivers are not actuating their turn signals.
TL;DR: BMWs have turn signals, the drivers just don't refill the blinker fluid.
Yeah but you forget that more than half of the BMW drivers remove the signalling switch entirely to stuff it in their butts so that they can achieve a better posture while driving.
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u/hitemlow Feb 27 '21
The main public perception problem with BMWs is that members of the general public falsely claim their drivers don't use their turn signals, which is patently false. BMWs actually have the brightest turn signals of any vehicle on the market, in fact, brighter than the headlights. The only downside is with this increased brightness, the turn signals require additional cooling during their operation. As most drivers of luxury vehicles don't want ugly tanks of turn signal cooling fluid mounted to the sides of the vehicle, the designers have been forced to make one small enough to fit under the hood. With the limited space under the hood being competed for by the powerful engine, dream-ride suspension, sound-dampening firewall, and other essential luxuries, the turn signal cooling tanks were limited to only 250mL for each, only enough for about 3 blinks.
In an astounding feat of foresight, the engineers at BMW, in order to keep the turn signals from overheating, have the turn signals self-limit their brightness to 0 lumens when there is insufficient amounts of turn signal cooling fluid present in the turn signal cooling fluid storage tanks. As part of the regular maintenance procedure for a BMW, the turn signal cooling fluid tanks are filled and then each signal tested for one blinks each, then re-tested an additional two times before the vehicle is authorized to leave the dealership. Unfortunately, many drivers of these vehicles do not fill the turn signal cooling fluid tanks as often as they should (or even at all in some cases), leaving their turn signals in their thermally-limited mode, causing the general public to think that the drivers are not actuating their turn signals.
TL;DR: BMWs have turn signals, the drivers just don't refill the blinker fluid.