I noticed something odd today, today is the first time I drove my 240D, had my roommate video my maiden voyage, but I noticed that my reverse lights were on even though I was going forward.
I lifted the center console, I found that the rubber shift boot was getting caught in between the reverse light switch and the plate that strikes it, so any vague motion of the stick in that direction was setting off the reverse light.
For now, I'm going to drive without a boot, but I'd like to have this area dust-free. Do any of you know of a boot that won't "sink into" the console? I find it's odd that it's getting caught in there in the first place! I thought of building in a cover over the switch or something to prevent the boot from getting there, but the required motion of the stick doesn't leave much room.
The boot I have is the similar to the following:
