12-25-2023, 10:29 AM | #1 |
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Tinted my windows, now the dash is dim during the day
So I found that the light sensor that adjusts the brightness of the dash now registers it darker after the tint, so the dash and screen are dimmer during the day.
I can trick it by shining my iPhone light on it ... or if I roll the windows down it, it brightens back up. Is there a way to override the automatic adjustment? I can't find an option in the menu and the manual adjustment wheel doesn't seem to help.
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12-26-2023, 12:14 AM | #3 |
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You’ll have to ask the coding guys if there is a value that can be changed for the threshold of what the car determines as “night”
But it must be quite dark in inside I would have thought to be triggering this There is no setting I’m aware of to keep the displays in the day mode so to speak |
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12-26-2023, 11:55 PM | #4 |
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Yeah, this is an issue on all BMWs with iDrive 7. My 530i does it, and the 330i I had before my current car also had this issue. I haven't done any coding to try and fix the issue.
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12-27-2023, 10:33 AM | #5 |
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Yeah... I've been digging and finding I'm not alone and there's no easy fix. Kinda have to live with it. Not a huge deal, but not ideal.
PS. my tint isn't on the windshield or illegally dark. It's 35% on front windows.
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12-27-2023, 07:21 PM | #6 |
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That is so strange, I have my 2021 M550 tinted 35% on all the side windows and the back window (not the front windshield) and there is no issue …. Do you know where the sensor is ?
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12-28-2023, 09:44 AM | #8 | |
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As far as I can tell, the sensor is somewhere on the left side near light adjustment switch.
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12-28-2023, 09:46 AM | #9 |
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Nice!!! I assume this is in advanced settings?
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12-28-2023, 10:16 AM | #10 |
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Tinting the front windshield is illegal in illinois except for factory tint. --Bob
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Maybe it’s the type of tint???? I have 30% on everything but no windshield tint. No issues.
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12-28-2023, 02:21 PM | #12 |
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What year? It appears to be 2019 and earlier with iDrive.
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12-28-2023, 03:16 PM | #14 |
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OP: I have a 2019 and have the same issue. I have factory tints, meaning only the rear 3/4 is tinted.
Issue is intermittent but annoying. No idea if there is a reliable fix. |
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12-28-2023, 03:34 PM | #15 | |
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I had forgotten about it until I added this tint and now it's back. fun. lol
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