Dashboard Trickery.....

[Matg28]

Thought I would try out an old trick for the 3-series BMW (E36) on my mini...


Hold down the Trip Reset button, and move the key to position 1.

This brings up the Test menu system - push the trip-reset to move to the next available test. (Test 2 is a good one!!)

To unlock the other tests, select test 19, wait for L_off to appear, and hit the trip-reset. Trip 0 will now appear.

Haven't got a clue what most of the info is for, but it looks like there's the build-date of the vehicle, the current date/time etc etc.

If anyone has any more info on this, please share !

[Bonjour]

What's test 2? I might give it a go when I finish work...

[MiniMan7]

Let us know if anything is found, I would be very interested to find out.

Adam

[Bonjour]

Test 2 checked that all the lights, gages etc worked on the dash. I suppose it was pretty cool seeing the tach go all the way to the top.

[MiniMan7]

Here it is, I found it in a search.

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Test 1 - Vehicle Specific Data
1.0 319XX Last 5 of VIN
1.1 46463 Body Number
1.2 0 691872 BMW Part Number of cluster 6211-6918720
1.3 058712 Coding Index 05 / Diagnostic Index 87 / Bus
Index 12
1.4 0702 Manufacturing Date (Calendar Week / Year)
1.5 1 05_150 Cluster Hardware 05 Cluster Software 15
AI Level 01 (ai level is a guess)
1.6 _ _ _ 0 _ _ Don’t Know. Any Ideas?
1.7 07_ _ 10 CAN Index 07 Modification Index 10
(Just a guess based on the cluster label.
Yes I removed the cluster)

Test 2 – Cluster System Test
2.0 Sequential test of all gauges indicators and LED
segments. Kind of funky to watch.

Test 3 – Don’t know. I think it has something to do
with service intervals
3.0 _ _ 0785 This seems to increase as I drive.
_ _ 0051 ??

Test 4 – Momentary fuel consumption
4.0 _ _ _ 061 6.1 L/100 Km
4.1 _ _ _ _ 48 4.8 L/Hour

Test 5 - Distance Gone Consumption
5.0 _ _ _ 082 8.2 L / 100 Km
5.1 _ _ _ 351 351 Km to empty?

Test 6 – Fuel Level. These all seem to have
something to do with the fuel level as
far as I can tell.
6.0 142113 Both the third and sixth digits varied
at a stand still so I think there are two
separate readings packed in here.
Are there two fuel sensors?
Are there two tanks? 14.2 L & 11.3 L?
6.1 _ _ _ 260 Again, varies with fuel level.
26 L total?
6.1 1_ _ _ 270 In the BMW E46 the 1 indicates
both sensors are okay. 2 Indicates
1 sensor fault.

Test 7 – Temperature and Speed
7.0 _ _ _ 087 Coolant Temperature
7.1 _ _ _ 025 Outside Temperature
7.2 XXXX Engine RPM
7.3 _ _ _ 099 Vehicle Speed KPH

Test 8 – Hex Code Cluster Inputs/Outputs? 8.0 – 8.3

Test 9 – Battery and Charging system.
9.0 13.8 Battery Voltage
9.1 - - - - - - No idea!
9.2 - - - - - - No idea!
9.3 - - - - - - No idea!

Test 10 - No Idea
10.0 - - - - - -
10.1 - - - - - -
10.2 5 691872
10.3 028612
10.4 _ _ 0702
10.5 004 _ 090
10.6 - - - - - -
10.7 07 _ _ 07

Test 11 -
11.0 _ _ _ _ _ 7
11.1 000000

Test 12 – Does not exists

Test 13 – Gong Test
13.0 Sounds the cluster gong

Test 14 - ?
14.0 672000
14.1 000000
14.2 000000
14.3 000000
14.4 000000

Test 15 – Bit maps of some vehicle options/switches
inputs? Outputs?

Test 19 – Test Function Lock/Unlock
19.1 The display will change from ‘L-on’ to ‘L-off’
very second. To unlock all of the test functions
press the trip reset button as soon as you see
the ‘L-off’

Test 21 - Reset
21.1 Reset the cluster software

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