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      09-08-2018, 01:24 PM   #1
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Instrument panel dimming

I know this is in the wrong section but I really need an answer and this is more active than coding.

Basically, I hate the auto dimming instrument panel, does anyone know if this can be coded to stay in one position?

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      09-09-2018, 11:21 AM   #2
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No difference, it still auto dims, it's not bright enough sometimes and makes it look cheap.
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You know I have never noticed my dash "auto dim." It always stays same brightness that I have it set at, unless I never noticed it.
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Mine goes really dim sometimes then goes back to normal, sometimes its really bright and looks great.

i thought this would be an easy problem to rectify via coding but wasnt able to find an option. hoping somebody else knows.
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Mine goes really dim sometimes then goes back to normal, sometimes its really bright and looks great.

i thought this would be an easy problem to rectify via coding but wasnt able to find an option. hoping somebody else knows.
I have definitely never noticed that in my M5. Mine is always super bright. I wonder if your dimmer switch is acting up.
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Mine goes really dim sometimes then goes back to normal, sometimes its really bright and looks great.

i thought this would be an easy problem to rectify via coding but wasnt able to find an option. hoping somebody else knows.
yup the coding is there but for some reason it's not mentioned in handbook, go into menu,settings then control display and adjust the bar.I turned mine up to max,you can do the HUD at the same time also adjust its height and angle.

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Originally I never had the adjustment bar in settings. I coded that so it appeared but does nothing.
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Originally I never had the adjustment bar in settings. I coded that so it appeared but does nothing.
Ok so when you adjust the bar to max it stays in the same condition you describe dimming and getting bright at irregular intervals or can you not adjust the bar at all.

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The bar doesn't move at all. As I mentioned earlier, sometimes the gauges are really bright which I like, but dim down in certain light conditions.
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There is a 'secret menu' on Bm,s where you may cancel out the auto dim feature if that's what it is.Get in the car shut the door and start the engine, keep pressing the mileage cancel button until it comes up.From there you get a plethora of options including one LCD adjust though I don't know if its for what you have got.
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The secret menu only shows data. Doesn't allow for any changes to be made. Thought you had it then.
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I didn't go in it myself just read up on it.
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So nobody knows if this can be coded out? It's really bugging me.
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It does that on mine but it doesn't bother me and its not a fault just that the ambient lighting and dash lights are connected as one which is why you can't easily adjust the dash brightness separately at times unless your headlights are on, seems strange they did it this way. As a last resort there may be a software update that Bm dealer should do to help you..I read on another thread ista/p 2.54.0 is a later software update to make the ambient lighting brighter therefore the dash lights brighter too though it may or may not defeat the auto dimming. You cannot do it by yourself.
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