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      08-05-2020, 10:29 AM   #67
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Compare our ambient lights to any last gen German car and there is a big difference, even though these new cars also have, as you like to emphasize, only ambient lights.
I guess I'm just a simple man...I just turned down the ambient lighting in my 2014 X5. I turned it down to 50% and selected the standard orange for all 3 levels. The iDrive selections gave the options of orange/white/blue or a mix of those 3...and Bimmercode allows you to change to various other colors. I'm just fine with the simple/standard orange that matches the instrument cluster's night light color. The subtle lighting around the dash/doors/floor pans is good enough for my simple tastes.
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      08-10-2020, 11:22 AM   #68
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Did some simple coding this weekend and added the WEATHERBAND radio. Fortunately the CIC can add the weatherband...whereas the NBT can't.

It was relatively easy...and was done using EXPERT mode in the Bimmercode App. Just go in to the Headunit CIC module, and once Radio_Weatherband is selected...change the value from not active to "active". You will then see WEATHERBAND listed along with AM, FM, Satellite, etc when you press the iDrive RADIO button.
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      08-16-2020, 04:44 AM   #69
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Anyone know if it's possible to make it so you can roll the rear sunshades up and down from the front? 650 only let's rear passengers control them
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      08-16-2020, 06:33 AM   #70
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Hold down the sunshade switch on the drivers door and all three will go up or down. Thats how mine works. '16 650. No coding required. Welcome to the forum btw.

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      08-16-2020, 06:35 AM   #71
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Anyone know if it's possible to make it so you can roll the rear sunshades up and down from the front? 650 only let's rear passengers control them
Yes, this is explained in the owners manual...no coding is required...its already doable.

You can raise or lower the rear door’s shades as well as the rear window shade if your PRESS & HOLD the button on your master window switch that operates the rear window shade.

The trick though...all (3) shades MUST be in the same position. Which means if you have the rear window shade up...but the rear door shades are down...you’ll need to do a quick press of the button on the driver’s door to LOWER the rear window shade. Once it’s down, press & hold the same button and all 3 shades will raise up. To lower all 3 shades...you can press & hold that same button and all 3 will go down. If you only do a quick press of the button, then only the (1) larger rear window shade will go down.

So to recap:
  • 1 quick press of the button on the driver’s door will either raise or lower the larger rear window shade.
  • press & hold the button on the driver’s door will raise or lower all 3 shades...but they must ALL be in the same position first...then they will raise and lower together.

EDIT: below is the info from the owners manual...admittedly its not real clear...but it does explain how to raise/lower the rear door window shades by pressing & holding the button on the driver’s door master window switch. Whereas each rear door has 3 buttons to control all 3 shades.

TIP: the bottom button on the rear door switch that operates the larger rear window shade...operates just like the driver’s door button...if you press & hold the rear door’s button...it too will operate all 3 shades together (if they are all in the same position)



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{rear door switch has 3 buttons to control each shade}
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      08-17-2020, 12:27 PM   #72
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Yes, this is explained in the owners manual...no coding is required...its already doable.

You can raise or lower the rear door’s shades as well as the rear window shade if your PRESS & HOLD the button on your master window switch that operates the rear window shade.

The trick though...all (3) shades MUST be in the same position. Which means if you have the rear window shade up...but the rear door shades are down...you’ll need to do a quick press of the button on the driver’s door to LOWER the rear window shade. Once it’s down, press & hold the same button and all 3 shades will raise up. To lower all 3 shades...you can press & hold that same button and all 3 will go down. If you only do a quick press of the button, then only the (1) larger rear window shade will go down.

So to recap:
  • 1 quick press of the button on the driver’s door will either raise or lower the larger rear window shade.
  • press & hold the button on the driver’s door will raise or lower all 3 shades...but they must ALL be in the same position first...then they will raise and lower together.

EDIT: below is the info from the owners manual...admittedly its not real clear...but it does explain how to raise/lower the rear door window shades by pressing & holding the button on the driver’s door master window switch. Whereas each rear door has 3 buttons to control all 3 shades.

TIP: the bottom button on the rear door switch that operates the larger rear window shade...operates just like the driver’s door button...if you press & hold the rear door’s button...it too will operate all 3 shades together (if they are all in the same position)



{driver’s door master switch}


{rear door switch has 3 buttons to control each shade}


Wow I just didn't think to look at the owners manual as I thought the car just didn't have it. In my other cars it would just be another click on that specific window switch to raise the sun shade. Interesting that the rear sun shade controls all of them at once.
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      09-05-2020, 01:12 AM   #73
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Quick question.. I have the bimmercode app and pretty much coded everything that I found useful on the app .. I'm wondering if the app ever updates with new things to code?
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      09-05-2020, 12:13 PM   #74
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Quick question.. I have the bimmercode app and pretty much coded everything that I found useful on the app .. I'm wondering if the app ever updates with new things to code?
Not sure which version you have (IOS or Android)...but if you have IOS version, you can simply go to the APP store and pull up the Bimmercode App and see the VERSION HISTORY...which will tell you what was updated in each version. I’m sure the Android version (Play Store) does something similar:
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Ok great .. I'm def going to do that ! I have the android version by the way
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      09-10-2020, 09:07 PM   #76
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Has anyone coded the door handle comfort access lights to turn on when in reverse??
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      09-11-2020, 03:15 AM   #77
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I haven't seen that, but would if I could
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Has anyone coded the door handle comfort access lights to turn on when in reverse??
I'm sure some owners have because I've seen it discussed in multiple coding threads. I'm not sure why or what function this coding feature provides...but maybe its something owners do when they turn off the front amber sidelights. If your car isn't lit from the side when the amber parking lights are deactivated...perhaps turning the door handles on when in reverse makes the car visible (at night) to other drivers that your car is moving.
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From what I have read, The feature is for when your parallel parking at night and need to see how close you are to a curb...

I have also seen them turned on at night while driving. Guess they coded it so that they turn on when your lights turn on. Still searching the how to.
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From what I have read, The feature is for when your parallel parking at night and need to see how close you are to a curb...

I have also seen them turned on at night while driving. Guess they coded it so that they turn on when your lights turn on. Still searching the how to.
Ah...there it is...parallel parking would be a good reason to have them illuminate.

In regards to coding the door handles on when in reverse...if you have an app like Bimmercode...depending on your build date and the control modules you have...it would probably fall under the module that controls exterior lighting which would be either the FRM (footwell module), FEM (front electronic module), or the BDC (body domain controller). If your BMW has the REM (rear electronic module)...then it could possibly be under the control of that module since the door handles would illuminate when the back-up lights illuminate (rear tail lights)...so the REM may be where you need to look if you have an REM module.
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I know this is pretty old thread ..but decided to do some additional coding and I got the m550d logo on my screen
I have it also from former owner coding.
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      07-13-2022, 04:31 PM   #82
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Is anyone here experimenting with some coding on the 6 series?

So far I have coded

Lane assistance on HUD
Turn signals on HUD

Anyone found other features that could be fun to have?
Do you have cic and/or non-led cluster?
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