BMW HUD

kanvas · 10-03-2015, 01:40 AM

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Originally Posted by dasd

Can the HUD be adjusted side ways? i.e. move left or right? I know it can be adjusted for inclination through options. The reason I am asking is, I feel the HUD image on my windshield is more aligned towards my left rather than center.
Any thoughts?

Sorry, If I wasn't clear.

It sure is adjustable. If I recall correctly, it's under Setings. I'll double check tomorrow.

Kzang · 10-03-2015, 11:10 AM

So I finally paid attention to the HUD when using navigation and it shows the highway name symbol in color.

kanvas · 10-04-2015, 10:59 AM

You can adjust HUD display settings by going to:

1. Settings
2. Head-Up Display

There you can manage tilt and position of the HUD graphics.

dasd · 10-04-2015, 12:18 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kanvas

You can adjust HUD display settings by going to:

1. Settings
2. Head-Up Display

There you can manage tilt and position of the HUD graphics.

Took a picture. There is only height adjustment and Rotation but cannot move display sideways.

kanvas · 10-04-2015, 12:32 PM

Interesting. I remember moving it sideways long time ago because the display looked like it was more to the left. Maybe it was height but I'll have to play around with the iDrive and see if there was said setting.

yvnrg1981 · 10-04-2015, 12:37 PM

I never head one before, but i find it a bit distracting as my eyes keeps wanting to focus on the image. Guess I'm just not used to it. Also I wear my Polarized prescription sun glasses so pretty much eliminates the HUD.

savela · 10-04-2015, 03:18 PM

Kinda sad I can't see image hud well. My sunglasses are polarized. Unfortunately, they're also prescription. I occasionally tilt my head to catch a peek.

AresM3 · 10-04-2015, 06:52 PM

I have given up on polarized sunglasses a long time ago. Too many things don't work with them for such a little difference.

IndyJer · 10-05-2015, 12:12 PM

for those mentioning the display seems too far left... that is true for the speed info, but the display as a whole (meaning the left and right edges), it is centered above the steering wheel. You can see in Kzang's photo that the navigation cue is to the right of the speed, and when you cycle through entertainment lists it also appears to the right of the speed info. the issue then isn't that the screen is too far left, it's that the position of the info that is always there (speed mainly) is not in the center of the display.

Not sure how this would be solved other than reorganizing the location of the different things that can be displayed and then we'd be complaining that navigation cues are in the wrong spot... I think this is a no win for BMW and us owners. No matter what, a bunch of people will not like the position of something in the HUD.

Kzang · 10-05-2015, 12:16 PM

That was my reaction as well when I first got the car.. I wanted to move the speed display to the right so that it would be centered.. then I realized it when I started to play with the HUD more I realized that the information that becomes available when you have Nav on or music selections listed needed to be placed there.

kimj · 03-03-2019, 01:09 PM

I used to own a 2012 M50d with a HUD and the left to right orientation was perfect. Unfortunately this one got stolen at Xmas and I have just purchased a 2018 M50d .. I immediately noticed when test driving the car that the speed indicator on the HUD is slightly off for my seating position .. and tried to correct this in the settings .. but rotation doesn't do anything .. there seems to be plenty of space to the right of the screen for maps etc .. but my usual head position cut's about half of the speed indicator off and is very annoying.

Has anyone tried manual intervention .. e.g. adjusting the projector's manual position? I am thinking of trying this as it is so annoying.

Maverik259 · 03-03-2019, 01:50 PM

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Originally Posted by kimj

I used to own a 2012 M50d with a HUD and the left to right orientation was perfect. Unfortunately this one got stolen at Xmas and I have just purchased a 2018 M50d .. I immediately noticed when test driving the car that the speed indicator on the HUD is slightly off for my seating position .. and tried to correct this in the settings .. but rotation doesn't do anything .. there seems to be plenty of space to the right of the screen for maps etc .. but my usual head position cut's about half of the speed indicator off and is very annoying.

Has anyone tried manual intervention .. e.g. adjusting the projector's manual position? I am thinking of trying this as it is so annoying.

How far over is your head? I think you'll have better success manually adjusting that vice tearing your dash apart

taseal · 03-04-2019, 04:32 PM

Ya'll are lucky. I wish mine had the hud!!! one of my fav features of my vette

kimj · 03-06-2019, 05:59 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Maverik259

How far over is your head? I think you'll have better success manually adjusting that vice tearing your dash apart

Apparently this is a common problem and can be rectified using the ISTA software .. see post in this thread

https://f30.bimmerpost.com/forums/sh....php?t=1565123

http://i66.tinypic.com/xfylw3.jpg

I'm going to see if the local dealer can do this for me ..

Maverik259 · 03-07-2019, 06:59 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kimj

Quote:

Originally Posted by Maverik259

How far over is your head? I think you'll have better success manually adjusting that vice tearing your dash apart

Apparently this is a common problem and can be rectified using the ISTA software .. see post in this thread

https://f30.bimmerpost.com/forums/sh....php?t=1565123

http://i66.tinypic.com/xfylw3.jpg

I'm going to see if the local dealer can do this for me ..

"Common" is a strong word considering this is the first it's been mentioned in an X and that you had to go to another forum To find it.

You sit completely different in the two vehicles. So maybe that has something to do with it. Idk. Hope it works out for you!

tntp · 03-07-2019, 03:19 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Maverik259

"Common" is a strong word considering this is the first it's been mentioned in an X and that you had to go to another forum To find it.

You sit completely different in the two vehicles. So maybe that has something to do with it. Idk. Hope it works out for you!

I think this is just the limitation of HUD projection screen. Newer and higher end vehicles will have better color, field of vision, higher definition... than the old ones. But BMW ones (even the old hardware) are still much better than some other newer ones from Lexus, Acura....

F15_SGM · 05-14-2022, 04:07 AM

What hardware is needed to retrofit the rev limiter in hud? It is a big issue when you have a trans tune, and no limiter in HUD is the main screen that I use since I blinker coded as well, so I no longer look at my dash when shifting in sport + and sometimes forget it's in manual and mis shift. I usually listen my exhaust instead of looking down but 1 st gear with tune sometimes gets to redline to soon than expected.

RED_Y_ · 05-16-2022, 10:42 AM

I don't think its a hardware, retrofit, HUD would display whatever signal is sent to it.

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kanvas Major 649 Rep 1,170 Posts Drives: V8 Join Date: Dec 2014 Location: Orange County, CA iTrader: (2)	You can adjust HUD display settings by going to: 1. Settings 2. Head-Up Display There you can manage tilt and position of the HUD graphics. __________________ 2001 X5 4.4i - sold but never forgotten! 2014 X5 xDrive50i
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kanvas Major 649 Rep 1,170 Posts Drives: V8 Join Date: Dec 2014 Location: Orange County, CA iTrader: (2)	Interesting. I remember moving it sideways long time ago because the display looked like it was more to the left. Maybe it was height but I'll have to play around with the iDrive and see if there was said setting. __________________ 2001 X5 4.4i - sold but never forgotten! 2014 X5 xDrive50i
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yvnrg1981 Second Lieutenant 102 Rep 239 Posts Drives: 2019 M5 Join Date: Aug 2015 Location: Manalapan, NJ iTrader: (0)	I never head one before, but i find it a bit distracting as my eyes keeps wanting to focus on the image. Guess I'm just not used to it. Also I wear my Polarized prescription sun glasses so pretty much eliminates the HUD.
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savela First Lieutenant 26 Rep 365 Posts Drives: 2015 X5M Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: TX iTrader: (0)	Kinda sad I can't see image hud well. My sunglasses are polarized. Unfortunately, they're also prescription. I occasionally tilt my head to catch a peek. __________________ 2015 ///X5M 2014 ///M6 (traded) 2014 ///M5 (traded) 2011 550i (traded)
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AresM3 Private First Class 9 Rep 132 Posts Drives: 2009 BMW M3 Join Date: Oct 2013 Location: North Carolina iTrader: (0)	I have given up on polarized sunglasses a long time ago. Too many things don't work with them for such a little difference.
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IndyJer Second Lieutenant 111 Rep 256 Posts Drives: '17 F15 MSport Join Date: Aug 2015 Location: Indianapolis iTrader: (0) Garage List '16 F15 XLine [0.00] '17 F15 MSport [0.00]	for those mentioning the display seems too far left... that is true for the speed info, but the display as a whole (meaning the left and right edges), it is centered above the steering wheel. You can see in Kzang's photo that the navigation cue is to the right of the speed, and when you cycle through entertainment lists it also appears to the right of the speed info. the issue then isn't that the screen is too far left, it's that the position of the info that is always there (speed mainly) is not in the center of the display. Not sure how this would be solved other than reorganizing the location of the different things that can be displayed and then we'd be complaining that navigation cues are in the wrong spot... I think this is a no win for BMW and us owners. No matter what, a bunch of people will not like the position of something in the HUD.
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10-05-2015, 12:16 PM	#32
Kzang Major General 3242 Rep 5,066 Posts Drives: 2015 X5 35i Msport SG Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: East Coast iTrader: (0)	That was my reaction as well when I first got the car.. I wanted to move the speed display to the right so that it would be centered.. then I realized it when I started to play with the HUD more I realized that the information that becomes available when you have Nav on or music selections listed needed to be placed there. __________________ 2015 F15 X5 35i Msport Space Grey M Performance parts MPPK, MPE
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03-03-2019, 01:09 PM	#33
kimj Registered 0 Rep 2 Posts Drives: BMW X5 M50d Join Date: Mar 2019 Location: UK iTrader: (0)	BMW HUD I used to own a 2012 M50d with a HUD and the left to right orientation was perfect. Unfortunately this one got stolen at Xmas and I have just purchased a 2018 M50d .. I immediately noticed when test driving the car that the speed indicator on the HUD is slightly off for my seating position .. and tried to correct this in the settings .. but rotation doesn't do anything .. there seems to be plenty of space to the right of the screen for maps etc .. but my usual head position cut's about half of the speed indicator off and is very annoying. Has anyone tried manual intervention .. e.g. adjusting the projector's manual position? I am thinking of trying this as it is so annoying.
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taseal Private First Class 79 Rep 182 Posts Drives: '15 Corvette, '15 X5, Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Palm Beach, FL iTrader: (0)	Ya'll are lucky. I wish mine had the hud!!! one of my fav features of my vette
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F15_SGM Insta~ f10_sapphire 158 Rep 412 Posts Drives: BLACK 2015 528I Join Date: Sep 2016 Location: N/a iTrader: (0)	What hardware is needed to retrofit the rev limiter in hud? It is a big issue when you have a trans tune, and no limiter in HUD is the main screen that I use since I blinker coded as well, so I no longer look at my dash when shifting in sport + and sometimes forget it's in manual and mis shift. I usually listen my exhaust instead of looking down but 1 st gear with tune sometimes gets to redline to soon than expected. __________________ Insta ~ f10_shapphire
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05-16-2022, 10:42 AM	#40
RED_Y_ Colonel 1062 Rep 2,514 Posts Drives: 2014 X5 3.5d Join Date: Sep 2017 Location: SF Bay Area iTrader: (0)	I don't think its a hardware, retrofit, HUD would display whatever signal is sent to it.
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