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Afternoon all! I just noticed this morning that my 8.5 now bongs whenever the speed limit changes. I'm sure I've never noticed this before - has there been a software update or something? As an aside, I accidentally switched off the speed limit warning for the first time in ages this morning when trying to switch off the lane departure warning. I switched it back on again so I'm wondering if this had something to do with it?

Thank you - I'll give that a go

Thanks! I'll take a look

Hello all! So my car has developed an annoying rattle ('25 R Black). It sounds like it's coming from the front right of the cabin somewhere, but it's so hard to actually pinpoint it as with any rattle in a car. I've taken all loose items out of the door pockets, glove box, arm rest cubby etc and it's still there. It's most obvious on broken road surface (so everywhere I drive these days then!). Does anyone have any suggestions for common causes or should I be taking it into the dealer for them to investigate? Thanks!

Sorry if you’ve answered this elsewhere but what’s the big software update that you had?

Yeah it was an audible one that said "remember to take your mobile phone" or words to that effect. I'm now wondering whether I dreamt this or not...

Morning all. One morning last week, as I was getting out of the car it reminded me to take my mobile phone with me. This was suprising and very useful, and up until then I'd never heard it despite often having my phone in the wireless charger. However, it has never repeated this warning and I'd very much like it to! How do I switch it back on?

An addition to my question! The post-service health check showed that my NSF tyre is wearing more quickly than the others. A quick Internet search tells me that that’s normal for left hand driving countries, but I was thinking that it might be a good idea to ask a local garage to rotate the wheels - is that a good idea? My thinking is to rotate the front wheels only (the rears are wearing much slower) and then later this year get them to rotate the rear wheels with the fronts. Does that sound reasonable?

@Dollyman and @Booth11 thanks both for your help here! I’ll decline it too. It did have the whiff of an upsell so it’s good to have the advice of you two ☺️

Hi all, new question here (hope this is the right place!). I’m taking my car in for its first oil change this week and the dealer is trying to sell me an “engine clean and fuel line flush” service for £40. Is this needed/worth it? The car has done 8,500 miles if that helps. Thanks in advance!

So today I absent mindedly applied the EPB while the car was still doing about 1-mph and I hadn’t come to a full stop on the drive. Cue a large grinding noise and a few bongs chiming. All is well but then the intrusive part of my brain wondered what would happen if I applied the EPB while doing say, 20mph. Thankfully the rest of my brain told me that was a stupid idea. But the question remains- what would happen? Does anyone know? Surely there is some wheel speed sensor somewhere that wouldn’t allow it to come on…

Thanks for the comments all! Looks like it's a known issue (and sorry, should have searched better prior to posting!). It looks really ugly doesn't it? Looks like painting might be the way forward. @Booth11 how long did the paint last for you? Is it a one-and-done thing or does it require re-application periodically?

Hi, is anyone else noticing that the middle part of their rear brake disks is getting super rusty? Not the disc itself, the bit in the centre that sticks out a bit (the bell?). It’s not happening to the front discs, just the rear.

Hi All, hope this is the right place to post this. It seems I got a stone stuck between my rear passenger brake disc and its pad, and it has left a score line in the disc. Do I need to get this replaced?

I suspect something is wrong with your exhaust then - I get plenty of pops and bangs on the over-run. A few in race mode but particularly in special mode.