13 Button OBC Tricks & Easter Eggs

[GT BMW E30]

I have a Canadian IX. OBC will not change over to US. Once it resets it shows liters. Do I need to change the coding plugs, SI Board or 13 button?

[BMW B3 2.5]

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[Pantless Spency]

Yes

Awesome thanks for the info.

[BMWManiac]

I see so it's as simple as unplugging and plugging in.

Yes

[Pantless Spency]

I don't remember for the 6 button, but the 13 button conversion is simple. You need the wiring harness and to get just the basic features, you will unplug the yellow plug/harness that connects to the back of your cluster, and use the 13 button wiring harness with yellow plug/harness....

I see so it's as simple as unplugging and plugging in.

[BMWManiac]

I don't remember for the 6 button, but the 13 button conversion is simple. You need the wiring harness and to get just the basic features, you will unplug the yellow plug/harness that connects to the back of your cluster, and use the 13 button wiring harness with yellow plug/harness....

[Pantless Spency]

Anyone know how to set the 6 button so it is displaying the time when your turn on the car?
That would be great, every time I start my car I have to change it from temp to time.

Kinda annoying, I wanna go 13 button but I don't know about the wiring, is it plug n play?

[downforce22]

Has anyone found out what the 4 way dial is on the back? The suspense is killing me..

anybody?

I just put 13 buttom back together and looked at the innards of this dial. Not sure what it does though.

[Falconer]

Has anyone found out what the 4 way dial is on the back? The suspense is killing me..

[mcskibadee1]

My bro does the same thing in his car and it seems to work. Just cranks and nothing happens. All you buys that dont have the 13 button obc like myself I just pull the fuel pump fuse.

[nickmcc92]

This website was more helpful than reading the whole thread. I did the anti theft protection and it works. Car cranks but won't turn on unless I enter the code.

http://www.strictlyeta.net/technical/obcfunctions.html

[Zreberlcoe]

Alright I have a problem that could take some thought. My gas gauge is very tedious, when I start the car in the morning it will usually show around the accurate amount of gas. Me and my dad always thought there was something wrong with the circuit board in the back but now that I learned of the "push 1000 and 1 it will show your gas in litre's" I realized that the gas gauge and the OBC were both reading full tank when I know there is not even close to a full tank. Could it be the sensor?

[dnguyen1963]

You don't. You join the microsoft engineering team and declare darkness to be the new standard.

Or join the Linux world and go the LED route.

[u3b3rg33k]

I know i said backlit, but how do i get it to become backlit again, is my question.

You don't. You join the microsoft engineering team and declare darkness to be the new standard.

[Dalejandrino]

You need to search, there are tons on diy. Here is one of them
http://www.bimmerboard.com/forums/posts/542158

woops didnt see this. thanks man!