13 Button OBC Tricks & Easter Eggs

[Justin B]

Speedo reads fast for me I think, like for example it says im doing 70, im probably actually closer to 65. Stock size tires as well, but not that the OBC would know better regarding tire size though. If I set my speed alarm to 65, the gong will sound at ~70ish on the speedo. I've gone past the speed meter things on the side of the road too, and confirmed that my speedometer does read slightly low.

[Fidhle007]

Yes, that is exactly the same issue I have with my speedo/OBC relationship.

[delatlanta1281]

I have a cool obc trick...































this thread is dumb.

[mikeedler]

another worthless post by 1281
I for one think this thread is pretty interesting, i never knew a few of the things, and it would be great to be able to come back here to refrence how to get the OBC back into U.S. measures once the battery is recoonected.

[Fidhle007]

another worthless post by 1281
I for one think this thread is pretty interesting, i never knew a few of the things, and it would be great to be able to come back here to refrence how to get the OBC back into U.S. measures once the battery is recoonected.

[ptownTSI]

speedo reads slow. reads 70mph when i'm really going 67-68

[SchnellerVert]

Read your Manual. Oh wait mines in German due to tourist delivery.

[325iCabrio]

I read (in Car and Driver I think) that BMW speedos read on the high side. They did some comparisons on several different makes of cars, and found BMWs run high worse than any other car--they would always run about 5 mph+ more than actual speed, and it only got worse the closer to top speed you got. They didn't test an E30, but I always felt that it suffered the same problem.

[onaquest]

The memo button sets off the door gong one minute before the hour. The reason is to remind you to turn on the radio to get the news/road conditions. It says that somewhere in the owner’s manual.

I wish my 1991 325i with sport package came with an OBC. My bill of sale shows the original owner paid $1900 USD for sport package but I don't have an OBC. Premium sound didn't come with the sport package either - that was another few hundred extra :-/

-Spencer

I think you should be stoked over the fact that you have the last production year of e30's with the most expensive package. The premium sound isnt exactly premium compared to todays standards anyhow. The 13 button OBC is cool but so are those analog face clocks!!!

ps. I want your sideskirts!!!!! :evil:

[onaquest]

another worthless post by 1281
I for one think this thread is pretty interesting, i never knew a few of the things, and it would be great to be able to come back here to refrence how to get the OBC back into U.S. measures once the battery is recoonected.

he should jump head first off his divingboards..

[GaryE30]

Cool thread to have all this information here. Its all in the owners manual though.

[NC325iC]

i didnt know about the 1+1000 thing till about a 6months ago and my fam has had this car since 1993, trust me thats not in the owners manual.

[delatlanta1281]

Shit ok! Jeez sorry for pissing you off. You guys know about pushing in the blinker stalk right?

[mikeedler]

just messin with you!!!
bet you all didnt know that if it starts blinking and crap, if you punch the dash, usually it starts working again.

[92 mtechnic cabrio]

just messin with you!!!
bet you all didnt know that if it starts blinking and crap, if you punch the dash, usually it starts working again.

:rofl: