640D GC Digital Dash

640D GC Digital Dash

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Iddz

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61 posts

87 months

Friday 21st July 2017
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Hi guys,

Considering a 640D GC but not sure on what year the Digital Dash comes in? Or is it just a factory extra? I know that the F10 comes with it from 2014 onwards (LCI) but not sure on the 640D?

Cheers

cerb4.5lee

30,188 posts

179 months

Friday 21st July 2017
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I believe it's a factory extra on pre LCI models and standard on LCI models, I presume you're talking about the multi function display dash.

Edited by cerb4.5lee on Friday 21st July 10:21

Iddz

Original Poster:

61 posts

87 months

Friday 21st July 2017
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cerb4.5lee said:
I believe it's a factory extra on pre LCI models and standard on LCI models, I presume you're talking about the multi function display dash.

Edited by cerb4.5lee on Friday 21st July 10:21
Hi thanks for that, yes I am talking about the digital dash that changes colors when the driving mode is changed etc, here is a youtube link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IGaHRjfInu4

Thanks,

Ninja59

3,691 posts

111 months

Friday 21st July 2017
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You need an LCI car to guarantee having it, pre LCI it was an option like said above.

Regarding LCI there was a period of late 2014/early 2015 where both pre-LCI and LCI cars were being built when nosing over RealOEM.

Fox-

13,228 posts

245 months

Friday 21st July 2017
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Ninja59 said:
You need an LCI car to guarantee having it, pre LCI it was an option like said above.

Regarding LCI there was a period of late 2014/early 2015 where both pre-LCI and LCI cars were being built when nosing over RealOEM.
This is a quirk of RealOEM - there isn't a production overlap.

Erudite geezer

576 posts

120 months

Saturday 22nd July 2017
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Iddz said:
Hi thanks for that, yes I am talking about the digital dash that changes colors when the driving mode is changed etc, here is a youtube link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IGaHRjfInu4

Thanks,
Mmmm. That digital dash appears a mess.

What is wrong with conventional dials for speedo and rev counter?

HoHoHo

14,980 posts

249 months

Sunday 23rd July 2017
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Erudite geezer said:
Iddz said:
Hi thanks for that, yes I am talking about the digital dash that changes colors when the driving mode is changed etc, here is a youtube link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IGaHRjfInu4

Thanks,
Mmmm. That digital dash appears a mess.

What is wrong with conventional dials for speedo and rev counter?
Totally agree and that's why I'm glad it wasn't standard on my 6 month old X5.

The sport dials look like they've been designed by a 6 year old!

cerb4.5lee

30,188 posts

179 months

Sunday 23rd July 2017
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HoHoHo said:
Erudite geezer said:
Iddz said:
Hi thanks for that, yes I am talking about the digital dash that changes colors when the driving mode is changed etc, here is a youtube link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IGaHRjfInu4

Thanks,
Mmmm. That digital dash appears a mess.

What is wrong with conventional dials for speedo and rev counter?
Totally agree and that's why I'm glad it wasn't standard on my 6 month old X5.

The sport dials look like they've been designed by a 6 year old!
I like it and wish my 640d had it, I like things that are different though rather than the same as the rest of the bmw range.

Fox-

13,228 posts

245 months

Sunday 23rd July 2017
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Its a missed opportunity. It does nothing the regular display doesn't do - it displays no additional information it just arranges it differently. It is a shame they didn't do what Audi did and have proper high res navigation on it or something.

Ninja59

3,691 posts

111 months

Monday 24th July 2017
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Fox- said:
Its a missed opportunity. It does nothing the regular display doesn't do - it displays no additional information it just arranges it differently. It is a shame they didn't do what Audi did and have proper high res navigation on it or something.
If you have the HUD though it makes it pretty much redundant in one stroke (and with a little bit of coding) can display more information not enabled from factory.

Brutally I rarely have an overriding reason to look at the actual dash in day to day driving.

ashway

532 posts

164 months

Monday 24th July 2017
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on the pre LCI cars it was part of the Msport plus pack that also provided HK and HUD

Simon.

198 posts

220 months

Wednesday 26th July 2017
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I loved the digital dash on my 640GC, I felt it was a much better improvement over the older dash that I had on my older 650 (E63). I felt that the E63 style dash was dated and was one of the reasons I didn't take to an older X6 when I had the chance to own it.

I love the mix of digital dash and hud, I love the red dash of the sport modes and the gentle blue dash for ecopro, for me having the digital dash/hud is now a must.

moffat

1,020 posts

224 months

Wednesday 26th July 2017
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I've got the digi dash and HUD on my new 440i and didn't have either on my 640d.

I like both, but prefer the Comfort screen on the dash over Sport.

I really don't get the Audi dash unless you are in the TT or R8 as to me it's repetition of the main MMI screen which is odd.

One thing I will say is that I would prefer more configuration over the digi screen, but it's first gen for BMW so no doubt it will improve.

The digi dash has lots of little cool features that I am only starting to notice now - like if in ECO PRO (rarely use) it will tell you what type of junction or road is coming up even with sat nav not on to allow you to anticipate it.

HoHoHo

14,980 posts

249 months

Wednesday 26th July 2017
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moffat said:
I've got the digi dash and HUD on my new 440i and didn't have either on my 640d.

I like both, but prefer the Comfort screen on the dash over Sport.

I really don't get the Audi dash unless you are in the TT or R8 as to me it's repetition of the main MMI screen which is odd.

One thing I will say is that I would prefer more configuration over the digi screen, but it's first gen for BMW so no doubt it will improve.

The digi dash has lots of little cool features that I am only starting to notice now - like if in ECO PRO (rarely use) it will tell you what type of junction or road is coming up even with sat nav not on to allow you to anticipate it.
The normal dash in my X5 does the junction anticipation thingy yes

I didn't spec it because (imo) the sport dials look absolutely ste hurl

The normal and comfort dials look ok, it's simply the sport wink