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      10-26-2014, 08:27 AM   #1
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Compass Not Working

Anyone had any issues with your compass? Mind just stopped working. Going in for service next week and will let the forum know of what they say. I am in South Korea with a US spec vehicle. More to follow.

Update 1: Just returned from the dealer and they told me that I will need to update my software and will take 8 hours. Well, I didn't have that much time so I told them I would come back. Really, it takes that long for an update?

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      10-26-2014, 11:07 AM   #2
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So even when you hit the BC button and flip through the different display options the compass doesn't show up?
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      10-26-2014, 04:29 PM   #3
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Go into your coding. For compass, make sure it is active. If it is, try disabling and re-enabling it.

HU_NBT/3000/COMPASS (set to aktiv).

I also read in one of the threads for a different vehicle here: http://f30.bimmerpost.com/forums/sho...d.php?t=923020 that there is a pinhole under your rear view mirror that allows the Compass to work in the rear view mirror. Can anyone confirm this? @shawnsheridan suggested this in that thread for the F30, which is fairly new.
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      10-27-2014, 10:36 AM   #4
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Doe this have to be coded first in order for it to work? Has anyone tried this yet.? I just don't want to delete my settings if that's a reset button.
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Doe this have to be coded first in order for it to work? Has anyone tried this yet.? I just don't want to delete my settings if that's a reset button.
No, your compass should work in your Kombi/Cluster from the day you buy your vehicle. It might be acting up for some odd reason, so if you know coding, then go into ESYS and see if it's checked. Maybe for some reason, it's acting up, and you just need to refresh your Kombi by VO coding it or seeing if compass is enabled.

The pin hole thing was regarding your rear view mirror. Apparently it's available on the F30 to see the GREEN DIGITAL letters that show your direction. I was just asking about that in general because it was mentioned recently at the end of 2013 in the F30 forums.
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I don't understand why they removed the compass from mirror. (I just realized there was a compass on my mirror after 3 years of driving the darn thing, LOL) but that's where it belongs, and nobody should have to go through menus or change display to see the compass, in my opinion.

I wonder if Compass can be coded to be on all the time in HUD?
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      10-27-2014, 12:44 PM   #7
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No, your compass should work in your Kombi/Cluster from the day you buy your vehicle. It might be acting up for some odd reason, so if you know coding, then go into ESYS and see if it's checked. Maybe for some reason, it's acting up, and you just need to refresh your Kombi by VO coding it or seeing if compass is enabled.

The pin hole thing was regarding your rear view mirror. Apparently it's available on the F30 to see the GREEN DIGITAL letters that show your direction. I was just asking about that in general because it was mentioned recently at the end of 2013 in the F30 forums.
No my compass does work. I guess I didn't make myself clear but I was wondering if the pin hole thing was to turn the compass mirror, or just a reset. I just didn't want to loose any of my settings. I looked in our manual and saw nothing regarding setting the compass on the mirror, so maybe it's just for the F30.
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No my compass does work. I guess I didn't make myself clear but I was wondering if the pin hole thing was to turn the compass mirror, or just a reset. I just didn't want to loose any of my settings. I looked in our manual and saw nothing regarding setting the compass on the mirror, so maybe it's just for the F30.
Yeah, not sure if it resets the mirror settings or if its there. I just read it and thought to suggest it to see if it actually works.
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I agree on compass position . I had 2 E53, and the ergonomics were really very good. Rearview mirror compass display was perfect and concise. The F15 has goofy , almost overwhelming complexity for telling the driver the direction the car is traveling.
On the cluster, BMW makes you decide if you want to display the compass OR other useful data, such as remaining range or MPG. Oddly, they don't even occupy the same place on the cluster, so being able to display both should be an option. Also, the compass function, in order to be displayed, must be selected each time the car is started. On the E53, it was always there and simple to read. The F15 compass , BTW , is too cartoonish for me, and further complicates the simple issue of presenting information. I know about the split screen compass function, but it sure is overkill presentation for the freakin' direction your heading in!
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I completely forgot about this, but isn't there a way to show Compass via the Nav options on the left for MAP screen?
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BC button shows an empty compass. I take it in tomorrow and will let you guys know. I am not familiar with coding so going to let the dealer do it. Thanks everyone for your advise.
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No solution to getting a compass in the F15 rearview mirror like the E70, right?
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BC button shows an empty compass. I take it in tomorrow and will let you guys know. I am not familiar with coding so going to let the dealer do it. Thanks everyone for your advise.
I just picked up my X5 today from Soo (BMW Military Sales Korea). After driving for a day, I realized that the compass doesn't show the right direction - when I was driving south, it showed me going north, and when driving east it showed west.
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I imagine the compass needs to be recalibrated if you using a US-spec vehicle abroad.
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I imagine the compass needs to be recalibrated if you using a US-spec vehicle abroad.
Seriously? The good old US of A now has a different way to point North than the rest of us?
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Seriously? The good old US of A now has a different way to point North than the rest of us?
Well, since Magnetic North is not the same as True North, there is perhaps an error in the calculations that would be affected. I know whenever I travel to different countries with my phone, I need to recalibrate the compass or it may show incorrect compass directions, so I imagine it's the same thing on a vehicle.
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Be careful in your travels. Try not to make an international incident by landing yourself in North Korea. I doubt the "my compass isn't working" excuse is going to pass muster.
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Shawnsheridan was able to assist in unlocking my nav system with the activation code, and it located me in SK, so hopefully the compass will "recalibrate" itself.
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Well, since Magnetic North is not the same as True North, there is perhaps an error in the calculations that would be affected. I know whenever I travel to different countries with my phone, I need to recalibrate the compass or it may show incorrect compass directions, so I imagine it's the same thing on a vehicle.
You're right in that BMWs with a compass in the rear view mirror have to set a region code (South Korea is region 10); however, without a compass in the mirror for the F15 X5, I'm not sure how to recalibrate. In the past, you could press the pinhole and scroll through options.
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Well, since Magnetic North is not the same as True North, there is perhaps an error in the calculations that would be affected. I know whenever I travel to different countries with my phone, I need to recalibrate the compass or it may show incorrect compass directions, so I imagine it's the same thing on a vehicle.
Pretty sure the compass indicator is based off GPS information and displays true north, not magnetic north.

Your phone too uses GPS data for correction and I know mine displays true north. If yours displays magnetic north, it must be doing a conversion from true to local magnetic headings.
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Well, since Magnetic North is not the same as True North, there is perhaps an error in the calculations that would be affected. I know whenever I travel to different countries with my phone, I need to recalibrate the compass or it may show incorrect compass directions, so I imagine it's the same thing on a vehicle.
But North = South? That's not a calibration issue!
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