iDrive screen flicker
10-21-2005, 04:40 AM
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My car is being worked on today. I told the SA that the screen appears to go bright and dim on its own. It is kind of a fade in and out. You can only notice it when it is dark. Has anyone seen this before? If you have and BMW fixed it....how did they resolve it?
I tried just adjusting the brightness but that did not seem to have any effect. It is almost like the screen is getting a change in voltage as the alternator spins. Thoughts?
I tried just adjusting the brightness but that did not seem to have any effect. It is almost like the screen is getting a change in voltage as the alternator spins. Thoughts?
10-21-2005, 05:10 AM
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Originally Posted by ledbettm' date='Oct 21 2005, 08:40 AM
My car is being worked on today. I told the SA that the screen appears to go bright and dim on its own. It is kind of a fade in and out. You can only notice it when it is dark. Has anyone seen this before? If you have and BMW fixed it....how did they resolve it?
I tried just adjusting the brightness but that did not seem to have any effect. It is almost like the screen is getting a change in voltage as the alternator spins. Thoughts?
I tried just adjusting the brightness but that did not seem to have any effect. It is almost like the screen is getting a change in voltage as the alternator spins. Thoughts?
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If that's what is happening to you, then I think your car is acting normally...
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Nope. It actually dims and brightens in complete darkness. Also I do not think it is related to the alternator because it does it during idle, accelleration and steady speed. I am not that concerned about it as long as the screen is not getting ready to fail at 50k. 
10-21-2005, 07:25 AM
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Nothing new to me. However, this does not happen too frequently, so what the hell. No point letting the dealer open up the car, investigate, tell you nothing's wrong and then overtighten some screws. You end up with more noises, etc.
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I think it only dim when the headlights is on because when is dark, if the screen is too bright then it cause glare and sting your eyes. Did you have your headlights to auto on?
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