Compass

[Bigtop]

My settings will not remember to display the Compass in the instrument cluster as the default display.

If I set it to display the mpg or any other setting, the car will remember that, but not the compass setting.

Anyone else having this problem?

[Bigtop]

Originally Posted by Bigtop

My settings will not remember to display the Compass in the instrument cluster as the default display.

If I set it to display the mpg or any other setting, the car will remember that, but not the compass setting.

Anyone else having this problem?

Please can anyone test this for me? I have tried to set this as the default display with both sets of keys but to no avail. I can leave the setting with mpg, distance to empty, etc. and they all work if you set them as the default. Not the compass display for some reason.

[USAusi]

It is the same for me. Other selections will remain, but if I shut down with the compass visible, it is not there when I start up next time. (US Model)

Works fine for me. Set it last night and still set today.

EU model

[BMWMN1971]

I hate this new compass. It was much better to have a little letter on the mirror showing the direction you were going. I never use the new one.

Originally Posted by Bigtop

My settings will not remember to display the Compass in the instrument cluster as the default display.

If I set it to display the mpg or any other setting, the car will remember that, but not the compass setting.

Anyone else having this problem?

[Bigtop]

OK, it now works. I think it was some software snaffle because I had not used some functionality of the car until I reached the 1000k mileage mark. I had not touched or used cruise control, Sport, Sport+ or Eco setting in the adaptive drive until this mileage. As soon as I hit 1000 miles I tested all those features and bingo! It saved the compass setting at that time. I am not sure why but it did and those were the only things that I had done that day that were different.

Love this car, it is a beast, even compared to the 50i E70 I had before. Scary how quick it gets to 110, in the blink of an overtake...........

[barcelona]

At 4000 km my compass is stored in memory. Previously no, unsure what the magical number was definitely not 1k for me. Better with age, the car that is.

[hyde]

I agree that it was much better on the mirror, not sure why they decided to move it to dash, I could understand if it was always on in a dedicated section in dash, or at least put it on the darn HUD permanently, but no, they have to make a fancy compass view, because having a direction indicated with a letter is too ghetto?

[BillK]

It's probably cheaper to program the dash as opposed to using a different mirror I hate the dash compass. It's annoying to have to cycle past it

Originally Posted by hyde

I agree that it was much better on the mirror, not sure why they decided to move it to dash, I could understand if it was always on in a dedicated section in dash, or at least put it on the darn HUD permanently, but no, they have to make a fancy compass view, because having a direction indicated with a letter is too ghetto?

[hyde]

Originally Posted by BillK

It's probably cheaper to program the dash as opposed to using a different mirror I hate the dash compass. It's annoying to have to cycle past it

I don't think it is possible to reprogram the dash, or is it? I am old school, I would rather replace the mirror? Is the mirror one piece with connected drive & camera behind it or can the mirror be replaced independently? If so junk yards or totaled vehicles might be able to donate one. I noticed they made the garage opener fancier with a light actually inside the mirror view, like anyone cared for that. Otherwise, I think it would be a lot easier to just program one of the 8 presets to display direction information on split screen.

[opasha]

Originally Posted by hyde

I don't think it is possible to reprogram the dash, or is it? I am old school, I would rather replace the mirror? Is the mirror one piece with connected drive & camera behind it or can the mirror be replaced independently? If so junk yards or totaled vehicles might be able to donate one. I noticed they made the garage opener fancier with a light actually inside the mirror view, like anyone cared for that. Otherwise, I think it would be a lot easier to just program one of the 8 presets to display direction information on split screen.

I don't think so either, and I actually tried searching for compass coding threads. Nothing came up except rear view mirror retrofits.