Hey guy's, I was wondering if anyone can shed a little light on this (no pun intended)
For the last 3 to 4 months I've noticed that on start up, my idrive screen is very dark/dull, and after 30 minutes or so it brightens up to the correct level.
Is this an early warning that the screens on its way out??
Thanks, Mick.

 

I hope not - mine does the same thing. I think it has to do with how much ambient light there is - the screen adjust brightness based on this.

 

Same Here! my idrive sometimes, maybe once a month. when i start the car it takes a while for it to light up, its very dim for the first little while in the car

 

Same here also, although it was ok until BMW done a SW upgrade.

 

Check if you have anything block ambient light sensor on both LCD display (the dot in the middle bottom) or rear view mirror.

 

For those of you who have a dim screen on startup, is the ambient temperature cold where you are? It could be an issue with the LCD heating system.

Take a look at the following post for everything you ever wanted to know (and more) about the CID:
https://5series.net/forums/index.php?s=&amp...st&p=103940

 

-10 deg C (14 deg F)

 

Well then we may very well be on to something...

 

Well the problem has been in the colder months , so once the interior warms up, the screen brightens up.
But I didn't have the problem last year, so maybe the screens going south huh??

 

Just noticed the same problem, which may have been there for a while as the car is usually in a relatively warm NYC garage but was left out during the holidays. I wonder if it is supposed to show normal brightness from startup if things are working properly (even if it is ridiculously cold), or if it is normal for there to be some warmup time under these conditions.

Seems like the kind of thing I'd live with if it meant a many $$$ fix, but is a little annoying.