Hi All,

I wanted to know what else can be done using the OBC menu. It's great to know how to reset the mileage when you change your oil ... there must be more ... Anyone ....

 

From the MINI2 forum:

Seeing as I mentioned this in another thread elsewhere on MINI2, here's a quick how-to on getting a bit more information from your MINI's computer.

The information displays in place of your mileometer, so you DO NOT have to have the MINI OBC/Trip Computer option to see this.

A complete list of functions is below, this example is how to get into the menu number '7'.

1. With the key in the ignition, but in the off position, press and hold down the odometer reset button, while holding the button down, switch the key in the ignition to position 1.
2. The screen will say 'Test' and a number.
3. Scroll through, (pressing reset button) through to test 19 and wait a moment.
4. Wait and the message will say "log i-off" then "log i-on" and back to "log i-off" again. When "log i-off" appears, press again. You are now in the system. (Woooo)
5. You can (if you wish) start the ignition any time from now.
6. Scroll through to test 7.0 (or whichever from the list below) and wait a moment, after a pause you will enter the test 7.* range of information.
7. You can scroll through now (7.1,7.2,7.3 etc.) using the reset button.
8. You can exit each menu by pressing, holding for a few seconds, then releasing the reset button.
9. To leave the system scroll to 19 and leave it for a few moments.
   Switching off the ignition also exits the system.

Test:

1.0 Chassis number
1.1 Kilometer count
1.2 Parts number
1.3 Coding-, Diagnostic- and Bus-index
1.4 Production Date (Calender week/year)
1.5 Hard- and Software status
1.6 Injectorstatus, Cylinder count, Engine factor.

2.0 Combisystem Test

3.0 Service intervall counter

4.0 Actual fuel consumption in l/100km. eg.0154 = 15,4 liters/100kms.
4.1 Consumption in liters/100kms.

5.0 Distance consumption in l/100kms.
5.1 Actual rest distance with available fuel in Kms.

6.0 Actual amount of fuel in tank. eg. 123321 =12,3liters left 32,1 liters right
6.1 Total amount of fuel in tank.
6.2 Show value of Fuel guage. 1= both senders OK, 2= sender failure, 3=ti signal unplausible (no reading)

7.0 Actual coolant temp.
7.1 Actual outside temp.
7.2 Actual engine revs.
7.3 Actual speed

8.0 Hexadecimal readings of menu 7.0 to 7.3

9.0 Actual on board voltage (Battery)

10.0 Land codes

11.0 Unit codes

12.0 No funktion

13.0 Gong test

14.0 - 14.4 On board diagnostic codes. eg 000000 = no failures

15.0 - 18.0 No funktion

19.0 On/Off for Test menu.

20.0 Correction factor for Fuel consumption
Formula for correction:
Shown consumption x 1000 / user defined consumption
Push the trip reset button to begin the correction. Numbers count up from 0-9, when correct number shows push trip reset button.

20.1 Sets 10ths. for consumption factor
20.2 Sets 100ths. and 1000ths. for consumption factor
20.3 Saves the new consumption factor and shows new value

21.0 Software reset. (Same as disconnecting battery)

Notes:

I have not been able to get speed into MPH, if you can update me with how to do this (if it's possible), then feel free to do so.

Your MINI's computer may give more or less information than stated above.

 

Thanks ...

Any modification to the software needs to be done by BMW. Changes like the auto lock feature ... is that even available on a 2002 Cooper S model?

Does anyone know what are the software updates that can be requested by the owner

 

Wow thats good to know stuff. Thanks!

 

Does anyone know what this is? I'm having issue with my MPG and average MPH being off and I'm wondering if these options would affect it or not. Thanks!

 

My MPGs are off too. The computer showed 31.3MPG while manual calculation got me 29.85mpg.
I was trying to fiddle with the above option in the computer this morning but apparently I don't have option 20. It skipps from 19 right to 21. :(

 

I haven't even tried it yet, maybe mine doesn't have it either... I'll have to get on that...

 

I just checked mine, and it skips option 20 as well.

How often do you reset the MPG reading in the OBC? I found that mine was waaaaaaay off if I reset it after every fill-up. As an experiment, I did not reset it for the last 3 tanks of fuel on my car, and it has come a lot closer: Actual: 29.72 (average over 3 tanks), OBC: 29.8. When I was resetting the OBC after every fill-up, the OBC was registering 34.1 mpg when I was actually getting 28-30mpg per tank.

 

Yes, I do reset every fill up. I'll try to go on 3 tanks this time and we'll see