Yes, seat calibration. It's what our longterm 2009 BMW 750i requested upon shutdown yesterday with a ding and this message. Apparently HAL lost track of where in its range of travel the driver's seat was.
Here's what the owner's manual--accessible right on the spot with one turn and press of the iDrive knob--had to say about it.
I suppose this is used to ensure the seat memory functions are accurate, but they seemed to work normally.
I obeyed the electronic overlord's prescribed instructions, though, and motored the seat all the way forward and then back to my normal driving position. This seemed to please the machine.
Jason Kavanagh, Engineering Editor
clarkma5 says:
12:47 PM, 07/31/09
How ridiculous...but that tends to be the way that all the luxuries and conveniences work, they end up asking more from the end user than the so-called old-fashioned way that they replace.
jeepsrt says:
01:27 PM, 07/31/09
There are just too many things tied into this car through the computer,It will be a nightmare to repair once out of warranty.
gdmstrb says:
03:45 PM, 07/31/09
I love this car, as I do most BMWs, but owning one of these used without a warranty is going to cost some $$$$$$.
eblock2 says:
04:55 PM, 07/31/09
It doesn't say which seat needs calibrating.
mercedesfan says:
05:20 PM, 07/31/09
Now that is something I have never heard of before. Glad it was an easy fix. For now.
rjg96 says:
05:37 AM, 08/ 1/09
I never understood why people are always scared about the computers failing out of warranty. It's probably one of the most reliable things on the car since they're solid state and if it does i'm sure that buying a new one costs less than replacing most mechanical parts. Not saying this car won't be $$ to repair-- but that's not cause of computers.