help! changing metric to imperial non-idrive

e90-328i · 05-24-2011, 12:57 PM

hi, first off, i did try to search it. and also through the manual
my father would like to change the temp and litres per 100k to imperial units on the orange lcd dash on his Canadian metric 2011 323i non-idrive. (not the speedo or the stupid vacuum guage)
i changed it on mine (also Canadian) but it has i drive. it now shows on mine the outside and hac numbers in ferinheight and the readout of liter per 100k to mpg that you have on your center display.
i dont want to do a coding for it, hoping that its just a few different clicks on the control stalk.
any info would be great
thanks in advance

hubble bubble · 05-24-2011, 01:37 PM

It is really easy and only needs the top left control stock-thingy.

While stopped but car is on, use the little lever-thing on the left control stock to cycle through the options. Same one used to access the clock to change time, etc. One of the menus is for changing the L-km to mpg, setting the auto-locking-doors, etc. Without being in my car, I cannot figure out which menu it is. Fiddle with it for 5 minutes or stop by the stealership mid-day and ask the service guy to show you.

I still have no idea if 10L/100km is good, but I know 25-30mpg is.

swifty · 05-24-2011, 01:52 PM

Is it possible to change the MPG but not the temperature to Farenheit? I have idrive.

e90-328i · 05-24-2011, 10:36 PM

Thanks I will try and to see if I can change it.
on a 2011 you can have the temp in imperial. My hvac temp setting and the outside temp is set for that.

allerena · 06-03-2011, 01:10 PM

Have you tried menu button on the radio???

e90-328i · 06-03-2011, 01:27 PM

thanks, i did it the other day, took alittle to figure out, i am use to my idrive, but i figure if you can work with bmw's idrive, you should be able to use any other electronic device

what does the menu button on radio do for changing these type of settings??

w2 · 06-03-2011, 05:54 PM

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Originally Posted by hubble bubble

I still have no idea if 10L/100km is good, but I know 25-30mpg is.

10L/100km is 23.5 mpg if you're American and 28.2 mpg if you're British, so whether 10L/100km is as good as 25-30mpg depends on how big you think a gallon is.

e90-328i · 06-03-2011, 07:35 PM

Does anyone know what gallon we are going by for the canadian cars that we change to mpg? U S gallon or imperial?

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e90-328i Second Lieutenant 18 Rep 258 Posts Drives: 2011 328i RWD! Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: yyz iTrader: (0)	help! changing metric to imperial non-idrive hi, first off, i did try to search it. and also through the manual my father would like to change the temp and litres per 100k to imperial units on the orange lcd dash on his Canadian metric 2011 323i non-idrive. (not the speedo or the stupid vacuum guage) i changed it on mine (also Canadian) but it has i drive. it now shows on mine the outside and hac numbers in ferinheight and the readout of liter per 100k to mpg that you have on your center display. i dont want to do a coding for it, hoping that its just a few different clicks on the control stalk. any info would be great thanks in advance
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hubble bubble Captain 17 Rep 680 Posts Drives: 2008 335i Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Calgary, AB, Canada iTrader: (0)	It is really easy and only needs the top left control stock-thingy. While stopped but car is on, use the little lever-thing on the left control stock to cycle through the options. Same one used to access the clock to change time, etc. One of the menus is for changing the L-km to mpg, setting the auto-locking-doors, etc. Without being in my car, I cannot figure out which menu it is. Fiddle with it for 5 minutes or stop by the stealership mid-day and ask the service guy to show you. I still have no idea if 10L/100km is good, but I know 25-30mpg is.
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swifty Colonel 314 Rep 2,448 Posts Drives: F80, Levante & Tesla 100D Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: canada iTrader: (7)	Is it possible to change the MPG but not the temperature to Farenheit? I have idrive.
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e90-328i Second Lieutenant 18 Rep 258 Posts Drives: 2011 328i RWD! Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: yyz iTrader: (0)	Thanks I will try and to see if I can change it. on a 2011 you can have the temp in imperial. My hvac temp setting and the outside temp is set for that.
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e90-328i Second Lieutenant 18 Rep 258 Posts Drives: 2011 328i RWD! Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: yyz iTrader: (0)	thanks, i did it the other day, took alittle to figure out, i am use to my idrive, but i figure if you can work with bmw's idrive, you should be able to use any other electronic device what does the menu button on radio do for changing these type of settings??
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e90-328i Second Lieutenant 18 Rep 258 Posts Drives: 2011 328i RWD! Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: yyz iTrader: (0)	Does anyone know what gallon we are going by for the canadian cars that we change to mpg? U S gallon or imperial?
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