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Per the subject, the car was updated today. The following are observations for folks concerned about updating or what the update delivers:
Here's my list of coding retrofits. Note that this is my requested list—not the exhaustive list of what can be done—all were successful following the update: - Enabled No Dazzle High Beam Assistance - iDrive console display retains brightness regardless of ambient light conditions—always bright - Deactivated double-horn (engine running) when locking - Fixed passenger mirror tilt angle - Close trunk from the FOB - Disabled Legal Disclaimers - Removed speed locks and distance restrictions placed when car is in motion: -- playing media content (video in motion) -- pairing a BT device -- consulting the built-in owner's manual -- consulting messages under Office -- user guide -- iDrive touch controller - Set ventilated seats to spin the fans harder for all 3 positions Last edited by limeypride; 05-07-2020 at 01:37 AM.. |
05-07-2020, 09:27 AM | #2 |
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So no fix on the brightness from BMW?
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05-07-2020, 11:42 AM | #3 |
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Sadly, no. My buddy showed me the BMW bulletin that he thought had said it was fixed but, unfortunately, it was merely asking the service centers to provide feedback on how badly the tints are affecting the brightness. Sigh. It seems pretty obvious to me. :
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05-07-2020, 11:49 AM | #4 |
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Good list. Thanks!
What is the current software version? Also, what brightness fix? Curious... Edit: Nevermind. Reading the title would have helped Last edited by Wolfman64; 05-07-2020 at 12:37 PM.. |
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05-07-2020, 02:02 PM | #6 | |
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To be more specific on the brightness (and I'm pleased that at least I'm not alone given the bulletin I saw yesterday): sometime in the past few years, BMW removed manual brightness control over the iDrive console display replacing it with a small light sensor at the bottom left of the gauge cluster. The sensor feeds ambient lighting conditions to iDrive that in turn adjusts the brightness of the gauge cluster and console display. Prior to Live Cockpit, you could re-enable manual brightness control through a single line of coding—that stopped working as of my 2020 M5 and the same is true for my M8. The problem: while it works well enough with non-tinted windows, it becomes close to illegible with them (I have 20% all around) since it perceives ambient lighting as darker and hence lowers the brightness in an effort to reduce glare. The result is a display that you have to stare at far longer to glean useful data from it—the map, for example. So in their infinite wisdom (term used unbelievably loosely), they successfully managed to achieve the precise opposite of what they set out to do. To add fuel to the fire, what the fuck was wrong with a manual brightness slider in the first place—STOP FIXING WHAT ISN'T BROKEN, BMW! |
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05-07-2020, 07:49 PM | #8 |
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What is no dazzle high beam assist?
Is that the feature when driving in non-built up areas with high beam on, it automatically changes to low beam when another car is approaching from the opposite direction? |
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05-07-2020, 08:15 PM | #9 | |
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This is the best video I've seen to explain what it does and how it works: My assessment: it's freakin' awesome when it's fully enabled and literally looks like curtains of light opening around the vehicle in front of you. |
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05-07-2020, 09:25 PM | #10 |
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Amazing! Did not even know about this. Right I'm off to check my car to see if I have this feature and whether I need to code.
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I had two choices: 1) slow down and let the jack ass pass so they could get the amazing LED light show experience from behind or 2) just step on the gas and leave the jack ass behind. Obviously #2 was the chosen path and it was hilarious as the jack ass tried to keep up. We were already speeding so I'm sure he or she considered me the bird dog car and hence the attempt to keep up. It looked to be a Toyota Camry so when I stepped on the gas those brights just became a dot in the rear view mirror in less than 30 seconds. |
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05-07-2020, 09:46 PM | #12 |
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Also good to know that 05/2020 is solid as I too have 11/2019 and in no way was going to do the upgrade to 03/2020 which has been an absolute shit show to-date.
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05-08-2020, 07:21 PM | #13 |
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Thanks for the heads up on this.
I have 06(07)/19 I believe and would like to get the driver recorder, was going to plumb for 11/19 but if this is stable I will ask if I can update to this version. I have the vision pack, do I not have this 'anti-dazzle' as part of that pack ? |
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05-08-2020, 09:52 PM | #15 |
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Very cool and useful ...of course it's not approved here
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It's available in every other market, just not here for some reason. Here's my build sheet: Last edited by limeypride; 05-09-2020 at 01:46 PM.. |
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I think he means it's an issue with the US
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My goal was to clarify to folks that it's on their car but disabled. The way you described it sounded like it was either on by default or some option you choose and available in this market as part of the norm... hence my clarification. WTF is "recoded to code"? // EDIT: do you perhaps mean re-coded to some US standard, i.e. "to code"? If so, as far as I know, it's being reviewed by the DOT but I haven't turned up anything that indicates it's passed muster. If it had, I'd imagine BMW would reduce their work and eliminate the whole de-coding BS... of course, they could just be slow. Last edited by limeypride; 05-09-2020 at 05:40 PM.. |
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