▲ | jsumrall 5 days ago | |||||||
I rented a BMW from Sixt in the USA earlier this year. I wanted to use the ConnectedDrive features, but it was blocked by BMW because the vehicle VIN was (correctly) registered as a Fleet Vehicle (i.e. a rental car) and thus none of those features were allowed with that car. I have rented BMWs in the Netherlands and don't recall being able to use these features either. Thus you seem to have encountered a situation which BMW and Sixt know about and have procedures in place to prevent, but their Italian subsidiary seems to have missed it with a certain batch of fleet vehicles, or just this specific one. I'd report it Sixt and move on. | ||||||||
▲ | bosse 5 days ago | parent [-] | |||||||
I've rented beamers with Sixt at LAX and O'Hare, the latter just a couple of weeks ago. I didn't have any issues connecting to bluetooth so that I could use CarPlay. Could it be inconsistencies in how their BMW fleet is set up? I ususally set up the bluetooth connection before driving off the lot, just so I can get staff assistance if it doesn't work - not being able to connect to the car is enough for me to insist on a new vehicle if they're unable to fix it. | ||||||||
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