Instrument display differences

quattrospeed · 03-24-2015, 09:58 AM

So how come on some '15 F15s you can see the numbers on the speedometer and tach when the car is off, and on others it's completely blank? I saw both examples at dealer today.

Doanster · 03-24-2015, 10:11 AM

Realllly?!? That sounds like 6WA vs 6WB (full digital) instrument clusters. You've seen Opasha's and other threads on the retrofit, coding dependencies, etc., right?
I didn't think it was making it to US spec'd F15s. At least not anytime soon.
Was one car a recent arrival vs one that'd been sitting on the lot?

quattrospeed · 03-24-2015, 10:14 AM

The only difference I saw was that the three cars I saw with the blanked out dial were x line, and the others were no line.

quattrospeed · 03-24-2015, 10:17 AM

Just to add, they weren't full digital 6wb

Doanster · 03-24-2015, 10:25 AM

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Originally Posted by quattrospeed

The only difference I saw was that the three cars I saw with the blanked out dial were x line, and the others were no line.

Ah, that is probably it. Having only seen my M-Sport, I ass-umed you saw 6WB. Weird that BMW would have yet another SKU/PN between trim lines for such small differences.
Did both have chrome rings for the speedo and tach, just that one had printed numbers?

quattrospeed · 03-24-2015, 10:28 AM

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Originally Posted by Doanster

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Originally Posted by quattrospeed

The only difference I saw was that the three cars I saw with the blanked out dial were x line, and the others were no line.

Ah, that is probably it. Having only seen my M-Sport, I ass-umed you saw 6WB. Weird that BMW would have yet another SKU/PN between trim lines for such small differences.
Did both have chrome rings for the speedo and tach, just that one had printed numbers?

I believe so

mbarrett635 · 03-24-2015, 10:33 AM

I think the difference is not the 'line' of the vehicle, but rather whether the vehicle has the optional Driver Assistance package. My X5 does, and has what I'd call the 'semi-digital' display (where the bottom of the guages are digital, and all of the dash display shuts off when the car is off). I drove a loaner X5 a week or so ago, and it had the regular, non-digital dash. It also didn't have the Driver Assistance Pkg, which includes the HUD.

Mike Barrett
2014 X5d
2010 750i
1996 850Ci

quattrospeed · 03-24-2015, 10:35 AM

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Originally Posted by mbarrett635

I think the difference is not the 'line' of the vehicle, but rather whether the vehicle has the optional Driver Assistance package. My X5 does, and has what I'd call the 'semi-digital' display (where the bottom of the guages are digital, and all of the dash display shuts off when the car is off). I drove a loaner X5 a week or so ago, and it had the regular, non-digital dash. It also didn't have the Driver Assistance Pkg, which includes the HUD.

Mike Barrett
2014 X5d
2010 750i
1996 850Ci

Interesting... So if the car has HUD then it should have this semi digital display?

Kzang · 03-24-2015, 11:52 AM

I have the drivers assistance package and drivers assistance plus package and my dash is completely dark with just the needles and edge borders.
Also with extended digital display.

Quattro - See this thread for further info. http://f15.bimmerpost.com/forums/sho...igital+display

quattrospeed · 03-24-2015, 01:51 PM

thanks for the post reference... that post looks like an all out war!! Kzang, which gauge do you have? And do you think that which gauge you get depends on HUD?

Kzang · 03-24-2015, 02:00 PM

I got the extended gauge but I am not 100% sure if it depends on Driver Assistance Package or Plus. When you go to BMW website and build your own X5 you can see once you click on the Driver Assistance Package you see the red vertical digital lines that extend all the way down which indicates the extended gauge.

Did you pick up your ride yet?

quattrospeed · 03-24-2015, 02:04 PM

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Originally Posted by Kzang

I got the extended gauge but I am not 100% sure if it depends on Driver Assistance Package or Plus. When you go to BMW website and build your own X5 you can see once you click on the Driver Assistance Package you see the red vertical digital lines that extend all the way down which indicates the extended gauge.

Did you pick up your ride yet?

Thursday! How do you like your's so far?

Kzang · 03-24-2015, 02:06 PM

It drives very nice.. much nicer than my previous X5.

Doanster · 03-24-2015, 02:35 PM

DA and DA Plus share the same cluster. I only have DA, but in the sunlight you can see the area where lane departure notification lines would light up.

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quattrospeed Private First Class 45 Rep 135 Posts Drives: Soon to be F15 X5 x3.0 Join Date: Mar 2015 Location: Bergen Co. iTrader: (0)	Instrument display differences So how come on some '15 F15s you can see the numbers on the speedometer and tach when the car is off, and on others it's completely blank? I saw both examples at dealer today. __________________ ---------------------------------------------------- past: E92 335i xdrive, audi ttrs current: F15 happiness is driving your car after washing it
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Doanster Major 627 Rep 1,181 Posts Drives: 2014 F15 Carbon Black M-Sport Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Oregon iTrader: (0)	Realllly?!? That sounds like 6WA vs 6WB (full digital) instrument clusters. You've seen Opasha's and other threads on the retrofit, coding dependencies, etc., right? I didn't think it was making it to US spec'd F15s. At least not anytime soon. Was one car a recent arrival vs one that'd been sitting on the lot? __________________ A little mod here, a little mod there...
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quattrospeed Private First Class 45 Rep 135 Posts Drives: Soon to be F15 X5 x3.0 Join Date: Mar 2015 Location: Bergen Co. iTrader: (0)	The only difference I saw was that the three cars I saw with the blanked out dial were x line, and the others were no line. __________________ ---------------------------------------------------- past: E92 335i xdrive, audi ttrs current: F15 happiness is driving your car after washing it
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quattrospeed Private First Class 45 Rep 135 Posts Drives: Soon to be F15 X5 x3.0 Join Date: Mar 2015 Location: Bergen Co. iTrader: (0)	Just to add, they weren't full digital 6wb __________________ ---------------------------------------------------- past: E92 335i xdrive, audi ttrs current: F15 happiness is driving your car after washing it
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mbarrett635 Private First Class 162 Rep 157 Posts Drives: 2019 X5 40i Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Harrisburg, PA, USA iTrader: (0)	I think the difference is not the 'line' of the vehicle, but rather whether the vehicle has the optional Driver Assistance package. My X5 does, and has what I'd call the 'semi-digital' display (where the bottom of the guages are digital, and all of the dash display shuts off when the car is off). I drove a loaner X5 a week or so ago, and it had the regular, non-digital dash. It also didn't have the Driver Assistance Pkg, which includes the HUD. Mike Barrett 2014 X5d 2010 750i 1996 850Ci
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Kzang Major General 3239 Rep 5,066 Posts Drives: 2015 X5 35i Msport SG Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: East Coast iTrader: (0)	I have the drivers assistance package and drivers assistance plus package and my dash is completely dark with just the needles and edge borders. Also with extended digital display. Quattro - See this thread for further info. http://f15.bimmerpost.com/forums/sho...igital+display __________________ 2015 F15 X5 35i Msport Space Grey M Performance parts MPPK, MPE Last edited by Kzang; 03-24-2015 at 12:01 PM..
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Kzang Major General 3239 Rep 5,066 Posts Drives: 2015 X5 35i Msport SG Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: East Coast iTrader: (0)	I got the extended gauge but I am not 100% sure if it depends on Driver Assistance Package or Plus. When you go to BMW website and build your own X5 you can see once you click on the Driver Assistance Package you see the red vertical digital lines that extend all the way down which indicates the extended gauge. Did you pick up your ride yet?
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Doanster Major 627 Rep 1,181 Posts Drives: 2014 F15 Carbon Black M-Sport Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Oregon iTrader: (0)	DA and DA Plus share the same cluster. I only have DA, but in the sunlight you can see the area where lane departure notification lines would light up. __________________ A little mod here, a little mod there...
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