R56 Display the VIN/Build Date On Tach
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Display the VIN/Build Date On Tach
I held down the trip odometer reset button when I was on the main tach screen (forgot you have to use the turnsignal button first). Nothing happened so I kept holding it and lo and behold the VIN comes up. Push it again and the build date, BMW part number, and some coordinate location (?). I can't find the "things you didn't know about your mini" thread anymore or I'd post in that.
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A transcription and some guesses about translation:
01.00 VIN
01.01 K-NUM OD/SP
01.02 BMW PART NO
01.03 COD DIA
01.04 IP PROD DATE [date of conception?]
01.05 HW CHNG IDX
01.06 SW [software version?]
01.07 CODING DAT
01.08 CAN [regional variant = Canadian?]
Oh, and first of all: what seems to be a couple of icons indicating the first service / oil change date.
01.00 VIN
01.01 K-NUM OD/SP
01.02 BMW PART NO
01.03 COD DIA
01.04 IP PROD DATE [date of conception?]
01.05 HW CHNG IDX
01.06 SW [software version?]
01.07 CODING DAT
01.08 CAN [regional variant = Canadian?]
Oh, and first of all: what seems to be a couple of icons indicating the first service / oil change date.
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oh coolness!! i kept hittin the button and it showed empty preset slots (i guess)... i bet this is where all our new cool shiznite gets put... excited am i... i like the IP TEST tho... makes all the lights come on and all the gauges go all the way up and back down again... neat... :-D
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Owners with the Nav system...I burned a data DVD and tried it out on the regular CD player...as I figured, it didn't work. Then I took out the Nav DVD and replaced it with the audio DVD and it played it! 4+ gigs...that's like like having a NANO!
Sorry about the post...i had a couple of windows open and posted this in the wrong one!
Sorry about the post...i had a couple of windows open and posted this in the wrong one!
Last edited by OzR56; 09-06-2007 at 04:13 PM. Reason: error
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A transcription and some guesses about translation:
01.00 VIN
01.01 K-NUM OD/SP
01.02 BMW PART NO
01.03 COD DIA
01.04 IP PROD DATE [date of conception?]
01.05 HW CHNG IDX
01.06 SW [software version?]
01.07 CODING DAT
01.08 CAN [regional variant = Canadian?]
Oh, and first of all: what seems to be a couple of icons indicating the first service / oil change date.
01.00 VIN
01.01 K-NUM OD/SP
01.02 BMW PART NO
01.03 COD DIA
01.04 IP PROD DATE [date of conception?]
01.05 HW CHNG IDX
01.06 SW [software version?]
01.07 CODING DAT
01.08 CAN [regional variant = Canadian?]
Oh, and first of all: what seems to be a couple of icons indicating the first service / oil change date.
I am guessing CAN is the CAN Bus version (if they still use that in this Mini). Most all of the body software modules use this bus to communicate to each other.
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Don't mean to bump for no good reason, but are we sure IP PROD DATE is actually the build date, or when it got into the system? Min says 20.12.2006, and I know I ordered mine around that time, but that seems a bit old.
Although, that may be right. I picked it up in late February.
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Well, I can see from a post I made here that I ordered it on 23 December 2006, so it looks like it was already queued up somewhat.
So it would seem the build date here doesn't mean the day it was finished, but the day something got started.
Although, that may be right. I picked it up in late February.
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Well, I can see from a post I made here that I ordered it on 23 December 2006, so it looks like it was already queued up somewhat.
So it would seem the build date here doesn't mean the day it was finished, but the day something got started.
Last edited by dwdyer; 09-25-2007 at 03:58 PM.
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my date is bang on from what my MA told me. Now, playing around with this tonight. Go to #19.00 and let it sit for a second. It will say
LOCK:ON
SET:00
if you push the button again the SET # will change and go up to I think 43. I have no idea what that does, and I played with a bit and nothing really changed.
Well that's the info I have.
LOCK:ON
SET:00
if you push the button again the SET # will change and go up to I think 43. I have no idea what that does, and I played with a bit and nothing really changed.
Well that's the info I have.
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What a coincidence this thread is! Just this afternoon I also took 15 minutes and got into the CPU the same way and noted the many "empty" menus (after 1.xx and 2.xx, the rest do not display a name).
There are of course programmable menus there and the trick must be getting 19.xx to read "unlock" rather than the default "lock", as you say R56mini.
This is where we need some help from R50/R53 guys that played around with the CPU settings!
There are of course programmable menus there and the trick must be getting 19.xx to read "unlock" rather than the default "lock", as you say R56mini.
This is where we need some help from R50/R53 guys that played around with the CPU settings!