[Myszy]

Hi all, I’m a new owner of a 2020 X3 and I noticed the ambient lighting is a bit dim. I tried different settings and increasing the brightness of the dashboard itself but no luck.
It seems part of the lighting strip is brighter than the rest - so it goes from bright to very dim. Not sure if this is supposed to be like this, if it is then fine but honestly I think something might be wrong, but oddly it’s like that on each door (the bottom strip is barely visible), and even on the dashboard strip.

[bocabimmer]

The lower door strip should be uniform in intensity across the strip. Something doesn’t look right with that picture.

The only adjustment for ambient lighting is the settings in iDrive for the ambient lights… there is one for brightness. Also there is one that dims them when you have the headlights on.

That said, in the daytime, depending on the color you may not even see the lower colors and the upper is barely visible in bright sunlight. At night you should see everything in its full glory.

[Myszy]

Originally Posted by bocabimmer

The lower door strip should be uniform in intensity across the strip. Something doesn’t look right with that picture.

The only adjustment for ambient lighting is the settings in iDrive for the ambient lights… there is one for brightness. Also there is one that dims them when you have the headlights on.

That said, in the daytime, depending on the color you may not even see the lower colors and the upper is barely visible in bright sunlight. At night you should see everything in its full glory.

I get that it can be barely visible in daylight, but what I meant about the lower strip on doors being barely visible was that it’s barely visible even at night - just a very dim glow coming from under the trim.

[TacosRule!]

Originally Posted by Myszy

I get that it can be barely visible in daylight, but what I meant about the lower strip on doors being barely visible was that it’s barely visible even at night - just a very dim glow coming from under the trim.

I just went thru this, there are two SIBs regarding ambient light. Dealer should knock it out for you under warranty.

If they're lazy (and they all are), they'll replace the entire trim panel (not the door panel) with the light tubes already installed.

[Myszy]

Originally Posted by saabster2010

I just went thru this, there are two SIBs regarding ambient light. Dealer should knock it out for you under warranty.

If they're lazy (and they all are), they'll replace the entire trim panel (not the door panel) with the light tubes already installed.

Unfortunately my car’s already out of warranty so that might not work. I do however have some third party warranty/insurance kind of thing, maybe this can cover the repair.
So what was the problem with yours, was it also not lighting the full strip evenly?

[TacosRule!]

Originally Posted by Myszy

Unfortunately my car’s already out of warranty so that might not work. I do however have some third party warranty/insurance kind of thing, maybe this can cover the repair.
So what was the problem with yours, was it also not lighting the full strip evenly?

They developed hot spots, where light would concentrate in two spots and the rest of the tube would be almost dark. One of them eventually died.

Here are the SIBs.