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Re:GE won’t let me use convection roast on my new oven witho... by kQq9oHeAz6wLLS on Saturday March 05, 2022 @04:43PM (#30572210)
I gotta know now...what make and model?
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Re:GE won’t let me use convection roast on my new oven witho... by 13of40 on Saturday March 05, 2022 @05:51PM (#30572772)
2017 BMW X3. I forget what the module is called, but it's behind the panel in the cargo area on the left side.
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Re:GE won’t let me use convection roast on my new oven witho... by titzer on Saturday March 05, 2022 @06:40PM (#30573173)
That's bizarre. Given that Germans generally care more about privacy than most, it's surprising that BMW would be doing that.
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Re:GE won’t let me use convection roast on my new oven witho... by DocTomoe on Sunday March 06, 2022 @06:09AM (#30576680)
That module will soon be mandated by EU law [1], BMW just jumped the queue

[1] https://www.bmvi.de/SharedDocs/EN/Articles/StV/Roadtraffic/n...

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