320D Instrument panel display change
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The choice of what is displayed on the instrument panel of my 2016 320d seems to be out of my control.
For four years I have had a digital read-out of remaining range, but uncommanded it changed to display the date. Why anyone needs the date to be displayed to the driver is hard to understand in the first place, but to have it replace the display of something useful beggars belief. Nothing in the manual tells me how to do what it did, so equally it doesn't tell me how to undo it.
Anyone have any ideas, please?
For four years I have had a digital read-out of remaining range, but uncommanded it changed to display the date. Why anyone needs the date to be displayed to the driver is hard to understand in the first place, but to have it replace the display of something useful beggars belief. Nothing in the manual tells me how to do what it did, so equally it doesn't tell me how to undo it.
Anyone have any ideas, please?
SteBrown91 said:
If I remember correctly you just press the button on the end of the indicator and this cycles through the displays
But you can set what it displays via iDrive, then you can cycle through.Via iDrive, select ‘vehicle settings’, ‘displays’, ‘instrument cluster’, select/deselect the required information.
It’s all in the (paper or on-board) handbook.
Thanks for the speedy replies.
I shall see if they lead me to the answer in a moment.
I would never have guessed that the "on board computer" section was where the solution was hidden and I had tried what seemed obvious to me which was the "Settings" section.
ETA
Yes it worked, thanks.
The button concerned has "BC" as a label which (a) has no obvious meaning and (b) is not normally visible as the enormous spoke of the steering wheel obscures it.
I shall see if they lead me to the answer in a moment.
I would never have guessed that the "on board computer" section was where the solution was hidden and I had tried what seemed obvious to me which was the "Settings" section.
ETA
Yes it worked, thanks.
The button concerned has "BC" as a label which (a) has no obvious meaning and (b) is not normally visible as the enormous spoke of the steering wheel obscures it.
Edited by Allan L on Thursday 12th March 11:02
Allan L said:
The button concerned has "BC" as a label which (a) has no obvious meaning and (b) is not normally visible as the enormous spoke of the steering wheel obscures it.
(a) BC - Board Computer (or on-board computer).(b) Now you know it's there, so it doesn't matter whether you can see it or not. What's more annoying is the LED light on the Wiper stalk to tell you the auto wipers are on. You can't easily see the LED.
BFleming said:
Allan L said:
The button concerned has "BC" as a label which (a) has no obvious meaning and (b) is not normally visible as the enormous spoke of the steering wheel obscures it.
(a) BC - Board Computer (or on-board computer).(b) Now you know it's there, so it doesn't matter whether you can see it or not. What's more annoying is the LED light on the Wiper stalk to tell you the auto wipers are on. You can't easily see the LED.
BFleming said:
(a) BC - Board Computer (or on-board computer).
(b) Now you know it's there, so it doesn't matter whether you can see it or not. What's more annoying is the LED light on the Wiper stalk to tell you the auto wipers are on. You can't easily see the LED.
I agree with (b), you have to move your head to see if it is lit (on). However, as the wiper switch always stays in the neutral position, whether on manual or auto, you can easily do a flick wipe.(b) Now you know it's there, so it doesn't matter whether you can see it or not. What's more annoying is the LED light on the Wiper stalk to tell you the auto wipers are on. You can't easily see the LED.
Pica-Pica said:
I agree with (b), you have to move your head to see if it is lit (on). However, as the wiper switch always stays in the neutral position, whether on manual or auto, you can easily do a flick wipe.
That gets me on to another moan about this car: I am used to setting a wiper pulse rate that is suitable for the level of rainfall being experienced but the man in Munich who designed the system thinks that it should speed up if the rainfall lessens or slow down for a deluge. As in many things about the car, the man on the spot looking out of the window is over-ridden by a too-clever-by-half bit of computer "logic".Also what happened to ergonomics? Most of the minor controls, even those with dedicated buttons to press, can only be located by taking ones eyes off the road and looking where the finger has to press. That's before you get to the big screen-full of stuff which really needs you to have a co-pilot to operate it.
Other moans are available.
Allan L said:
Pica-Pica said:
I agree with (b), you have to move your head to see if it is lit (on). However, as the wiper switch always stays in the neutral position, whether on manual or auto, you can easily do a flick wip.
That gets me on to another moan about this car: I am used to setting a wiper pulse rate that is suitable for the level of rainfall being experienced but the man in Munich who designed the system thinks that it should speed up if the rainfall lessens or slow down for a deluge. As in many things about the car, the man on the spot looking out of the window is over-ridden by a too-clever-by-half bit of computer "logic".Also what happened to ergonomics? Most of the minor controls, even those with dedicated buttons to press, can only be located by taking ones eyes off the road and looking where the finger has to press. That's before you get to the big screen-full of stuff which really needs you to have a co-pilot to operate it.
Other moans are available.
Pica-Pica said:
..as said, the auto-wipe is mostly OK, and the lever is always in the neutral (resting) position, so easily reached by a finger for a flick-wipe. No need to manually speed it up, the flick is quicker.
As I said, on the other hand, on mine the system seems to work against logic speeding up the pulse rate as the rain reduces and slowing down for downpours. I'm used to being able to decide these things (and many others) myself, a forlorn hope I now realise.
Allan L said:
Pica-Pica said:
..as said, the auto-wipe is mostly OK, and the lever is always in the neutral (resting) position, so easily reached by a finger for a flick-wipe. No need to manually speed it up, the flick is quicker.
As I said, on the other hand, on mine the system seems to work against logic speeding up the pulse rate as the rain reduces and slowing down for downpours. I'm used to being able to decide these things (and many others) myself, a forlorn hope I now realise.REALIST123 said:
Ever thought it might be you that’s the problem?
Thank you for that penetrating glimpse of the obvious!I am indeed the problem insofar as I have been driving cars, ancient and modern, for many decades which has left me unfit (and unwilling) to hand over responsibility for simple controls to the car's computer, set up by someone in an office somewhere.
Coming on here was my attempt to understand what goes on and the others have helped that understanding.
The auto rain sensor in mine, is dire.
From an engineering point of view, if you’ve got to the give the customer a sensitivity dial for the rain sensor, you’ve basically give up
Could be worse I suppose... They seem to have got the auto headlights right, without the need for extra dials
From an engineering point of view, if you’ve got to the give the customer a sensitivity dial for the rain sensor, you’ve basically give up
Could be worse I suppose... They seem to have got the auto headlights right, without the need for extra dials
Allan L said:
REALIST123 said:
Ever thought it might be you that’s the problem?
Thank you for that penetrating glimpse of the obvious!I am indeed the problem insofar as I have been driving cars, ancient and modern, for many decades which has left me unfit (and unwilling) to hand over responsibility for simple controls to the car's computer, set up by someone in an office somewhere.
Coming on here was my attempt to understand what goes on and the others have helped that understanding.
BFleming said:
Triumph Man said:
Do what I do - as soon as I get a new car home I retreat to the loo for an hour and read the manual cover to cover.
I do that too, then realise how many of the options my cars don't have!!! Gassing Station | BMW General | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff