04-01-2013, 01:21 AM | #1 |
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B&O Light Option???
Messing with all the settings on the iDrive system and under lighting I noticed the B&O light option of: ON, OFF and REDUCED WHILE DRIVING.
I took my car out at night for the first time tonight and couldn't tell what the heck this option was changing? Any help would be appreciated... I know it's silly but me and my boys were cracking up tonight trying to find this B&O light thing and we are all losing sleep over this stupid mystery. Thx |
04-01-2013, 03:18 AM | #2 |
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As of right now you can't change the intensity of the B&O lights.
But you can see them (very faintly), there's a little LED on the lower part of the corner speaker (if you turn on the B&O light) and look from below upwards to the lower part of the door tweeter you'll see it, the other light is in the center speaker and it is very faintly visible when it's open (you probably can best see it from the outside when it's dark) There's an official bulletin by BMW to let dealers know about the B&O lights and given the wording there could be the chance of new/additional settings at some point (introduced via new sw updates) Below is a picture of the backside of the tweeter with the LED light/lead
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Thank you very much JMH...
I guess our nights in Southern California aren't dark enough to see this dim light... Funny thing is one of my boys kept arguing the fact he saw something in the tweeter and my other son and I kept saying he was smoking something... I guess he was right. Thanks again |
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04-01-2013, 04:43 PM | #5 |
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I was wondering the same thing. Don't see a damn thing....
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I have played with this quite a bit. I was expecting a nice LED glow, but what you get is a very faint light. It is difficult to see but when you compare to off, it is definitely there!
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my understanding is that BMW has a software fix for this which will be rolled out soon.
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05-09-2013, 04:19 AM | #10 |
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Something about a bear in the woods comes to mind when I read about "the light in the speaker box that you can't see till you turn it off."
Just saying... |
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I was just thinking today, what is the point of the "Reduce While Driving" option for the light when you can barely even see it!
I noticed the light on the center speaker today, and I thought the tweeters didn't have a light, guess I will have to look a little harder. |
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Personally I can see the lights even on the tweeters, and even with the Miami city lights. It is much more evident though when you are driving in the deep countryside.
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I'll work around it some other way , once the parts are in I'll provide an update
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