X3 M40i full analog dash

Susyem7 · 07-23-2018, 06:36 AM

Hello fellow x3ers. I just picked up my m40i on Thursday. I must say l love the car!!

One thing that I can't seem to figure out. I have the analog dash. It seems that there are 3 dash configurations.

1. All digital dash.

2. The hybrid analog / digital dash. The one with the raised plastic dials that turn digital in the middle.

3. The analog dash that kinda look like the all digital but doesn't change dial colours.

I have number 3. There is a small digital rectangle in the middle that shows fuel economy, drive mode etc. Is there any way to show a digital speed read out on this rectangle? I have see US cars that show MPH in the top left of the digital rectangle but I can't seem to get it to show on mine.

Any help would be appreciated.

Chiddeh · 07-23-2018, 07:35 AM

Hmm, not sure what you are referring to, but I thought the M40i only came with one type of dash. It should look like this:

The dials change somewhat depending on the drive mode (Comfort, Sport, Eco, or Adaptive if you got that option). Might help if you post a picture of your dash.

Aaaaaaaaa · 07-23-2018, 11:57 AM

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Originally Posted by Chiddeh

Hmm, not sure what you are referring to, but I thought the M40i only came with one type of dash. It should look like this:

[IMG]https://i.pinimg.com/originals/00/d8...3ba7028b7a.jpg[/IMG]

The dials change somewhat depending on the drive mode (Comfort, Sport, Eco, or Adaptive if you got that option). Might help if you post a picture of your dash.

US M40i should have 2 dashes. Full digital with Exec Pack and partial digital for non-Exec Pack. Other countries may have versions without Navigation and the dash OP described.

Bimar · 07-23-2018, 01:16 PM

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Originally Posted by Susyem7

Hello fellow x3ers. I just picked up my m40i on Thursday. I must say l love the car!!

One thing that I can't seem to figure out. I have the analog dash. It seems that there are 3 dash configurations.

1. All digital dash.

2. The hybrid analog / digital dash. The one with the raised plastic dials that turn digital in the middle.

3. The analog dash that kinda look like the all digital but doesn't change dial colours.

I have number 3. There is a small digital rectangle in the middle that shows fuel economy, drive mode etc. Is there any way to show a digital speed read out on this rectangle? I have see US cars that show MPH in the top left of the digital rectangle but I can't seem to get it to show on mine.

Any help would be appreciated.

Pics please

Susyem7 · 07-23-2018, 01:17 PM

Mine is the Analog as in this picture.

RichM50d · 07-23-2018, 01:41 PM

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Originally Posted by Susyem7

Mine is the Analog as in this picture.

We get the digital dash in the third picture as standard in the UK

MarkyM · 07-23-2018, 01:47 PM

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Originally Posted by Susyem7

Hello fellow x3ers. I just picked up my m40i on Thursday. I must say l love the car!!

One thing that I can't seem to figure out. I have the analog dash. It seems that there are 3 dash configurations.

1. All digital dash.

2. The hybrid analog / digital dash. The one with the raised plastic dials that turn digital in the middle.

3. The analog dash that kinda look like the all digital but doesn't change dial colours.

I have number 3. There is a small digital rectangle in the middle that shows fuel economy, drive mode etc. Is there any way to show a digital speed read out on this rectangle? I have see US cars that show MPH in the top left of the digital rectangle but I can't seem to get it to show on mine.

Any help would be appreciated.

Have you tried Sport mode?, I don't have same dash but only way I can get the digital speedo on my digital dash is to put it in Sport mode

I think the US M40i have the middle dash option so again maybe different?

Congrats on the car, great choice

Susyem7 · 07-23-2018, 01:47 PM

This is what I'm trying to get working on mine. As you can see this pic has the same dash as me and has a small MPH digital read out. There's no way that it would only be on US dashes.

MarkyM · 07-23-2018, 02:40 PM

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Originally Posted by Susyem7

This is what I'm trying to get working on mine. As you can see this pic has the same dash as me and has a small MPH digital read out. There's no way that it would only be on US dashes.

That is a strange one

The last one you posted looks very slightly different to the first analogue picture you posted earlier, the OFF wording is in different positions

Maybe for a different region?

RichM50d · 07-23-2018, 03:47 PM

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Originally Posted by Susyem7

This is what I'm trying to get working on mine. As you can see this pic has the same dash as me and has a small MPH digital read out. There's no way that it would only be on US dashes.

Nice steering wheel!

johnnj · 07-23-2018, 05:47 PM

One thing that I don't like about the full digital dash is that you can't have the trip/odometer displayed the same time as the fuel consumption gauge.

BMWs for decades have had both displayed at the same time and now you have to pick.

There's plenty of room to put the odometer where it says M40i. I don't need to be reminded of what car I got by the instrument cluster.

JSY · 07-23-2018, 07:57 PM

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Originally Posted by Susyem7

This is what I'm trying to get working on mine. As you can see this pic has the same dash as me and has a small MPH digital read out. There's no way that it would only be on US dashes.

Is it possible that that reading is the speed limit indicator? That is sort of in the same spot as the speeding limit indicator is on the fully digital dash.

Susyem7 · 07-23-2018, 08:28 PM

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Originally Posted by JSY

Is it possible that that reading is the speed limit indicator? That is sort of in the same spot as the speeding limit indicator is on the fully digital dash.

That's the thing. I can't seem to get the speed to readout digitally in that spot.

Ragnarkov · 07-23-2018, 08:39 PM

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Originally Posted by johnnj

One thing that I don't like about the full digital dash is that you can't have the trip/odometer displayed the same time as the fuel consumption gauge.

BMWs for decades have had both displayed at the same time and now you have to pick.

There's plenty of room to put the odometer where it says M40i. I don't need to be reminded of what car I got by the instrument cluster.

As an alternate, you can hit the display button in the lower left corner of the cockpit, and that will display your odometer/trip meter for 5-10sec, then flip back to whatever your display was showing before. So you don't have to cycle through all 4-5 display modes to get back to your original.

It is a little silly there's no way to customize the display, considering how much real estate is digital. (mine is the hybrid display, and even it has tons of extra room to display additional info).

nogren · 07-24-2018, 12:57 AM

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Originally Posted by Susyem7

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Originally Posted by JSY

Is it possible that that reading is the speed limit indicator? That is sort of in the same spot as the speeding limit indicator is on the fully digital dash.

That's the thing. I can't seem to get the speed to readout digitally in that spot.

Are you saying you want to put the current speed limit, or your vehicles current speed there?
If you don't have the Option to show current speed limit, which requires kafas camera and nav, then you are out of luck.
If you want to show the current speed digitally, and can't find a way (by choosing sport mode, and perhaps configuring it in iDrive), it might be possible to program it as in the F30 and others to show up in the BoardComputer area. I haven't looked at that on G01, yet. Waiting for delivery...

/n

titomi · 07-24-2018, 12:58 AM

if it's a speed limit indicator, you have to have the feature in order to function. AFAIK it's not standard. Part of Driving Assistant package I believe.

Susyem7 · 07-24-2018, 10:02 AM

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Originally Posted by titomi

if it's a speed limit indicator, you have to have the feature in order to function. AFAIK it's not standard. Part of Driving Assistant package I believe.

No Speed limit - just digital current speed read out.

Susyem7 · 07-24-2018, 10:03 AM

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Originally Posted by nogren

Are you saying you want to put the current speed limit, or your vehicles current speed there?
If you don't have the Option to show current speed limit, which requires kafas camera and nav, then you are out of luck.
If you want to show the current speed digitally, and can't find a way (by choosing sport mode, and perhaps configuring it in iDrive), it might be possible to program it as in the F30 and others to show up in the BoardComputer area. I haven't looked at that on G01, yet. Waiting for delivery...

/n

Looking for current speed.

YYC Bimmer Driver · 07-24-2018, 05:36 PM

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Originally Posted by Susyem7

This is what I'm trying to get working on mine. As you can see this pic has the same dash as me and has a small MPH digital read out. There's no way that it would only be on US dashes.

I believe that the digital speed read out you are referring to has to be coded to become active. My display is similar to the dash posted by Chiddeh in post #2 above. I understand that is the standard dash for North American M40s.

Sea-Tac · 07-24-2018, 08:32 PM

Is this a Canadian variant perhaps?

titomi · 07-25-2018, 02:47 AM

maybe a photo from a dash that op has would be nice. also.. where does the picture with the digital speed come from?

Susyem7 · 07-26-2018, 12:27 PM

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Originally Posted by titomi

maybe a photo from a dash that op has would be nice. also.. where does the picture with the digital speed come from?

Post # 5 the first photo is of my actual dash.

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Chiddeh New Member 1 Rep 15 Posts Drives: --- Join Date: May 2018 Location: California iTrader: (0)	Hmm, not sure what you are referring to, but I thought the M40i only came with one type of dash. It should look like this: The dials change somewhat depending on the drive mode (Comfort, Sport, Eco, or Adaptive if you got that option). Might help if you post a picture of your dash.
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