How to display MPH on a KPH car?
06-19-2009, 01:59 PM
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I have a 2005 E61 530d from Germany (Speedo in KPH) and I planning to drive to the UK for a few days. How can I get the car to display in MPH? Is there a switch which can electronically adjust (like on Mercedes)? I know it's only for a few days, but would be good to correctly observe the limits.
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I have a 2005 E61 530d from Germany (Speedo in KPH) and I planning to drive to the UK for a few days. How can I get the car to display in MPH? Is there a switch which can electronically adjust (like on Mercedes)? I know it's only for a few days, but would be good to correctly observe the limits.
Thanks in advance!
06-20-2009, 12:07 PM
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Originally Posted by Fotopeerke' post='917897' date='Jun 20 2009, 02:26 PM
Check your car settings in the iDrive system. Here you can adjust the MPH/KPH setting.
06-21-2009, 01:52 AM
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Originally Posted by Fotopeerke' post='917897' date='Jun 20 2009, 02:26 PM
Check your car settings in the iDrive system. Here you can adjust the MPH/KPH setting.
Any other ideas?
06-21-2009, 02:16 AM
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Originally Posted by goingtheresoon' post='918722' date='Jun 21 2009, 11:52 AM
ok. I tried it. The only place under iDrive where I can change the Kilometers to Miles is via the "Display Settings". But this doesn't do anything to the speedo - only changes the distance when calculating a route etc.
Any other ideas?
Any other ideas?
06-21-2009, 03:15 AM
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Originally Posted by craigm1841' post='918727' date='Jun 21 2009, 11:34 AM
i thought they use KPH in the UK 
All our speed limits and distances are Miles.
But you HAVE to buy things in Metric eg a Litre of fuel, meter's of carpet or a Kg of sugar and the metric measurements have been taught in school for over 30 years but most people still use the imperial.
Miles per gallon
A pound of sugar (you buy sugar in 1 pound or 2.2Kg)
Distances are becoming more metric with the exception of miles, but it is common place to refer to inches or feet when referred to someones height.
At least we got rid of pounds, shillings and pence!
06-21-2009, 03:21 AM
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Originally Posted by Rossman_999' post='918733' date='Jun 21 2009, 07:15 AM
We use a real mixture of metric and imperial!
All our speed limits and distances are Miles.
But you HAVE to buy things in Metric eg a Litre of fuel, meter's of carpet or a Kg of sugar and the metric measurements have been taught in school for over 30 years but most people still use the imperial.
Miles per gallon
A pound of sugar (you buy sugar in 1 pound or 2.2Kg)
Distances are becoming more metric with the exception of miles, but it is common place to refer to inches or feet when referred to someones height.
At least we got rid of pounds, shillings and pence!
All our speed limits and distances are Miles.
But you HAVE to buy things in Metric eg a Litre of fuel, meter's of carpet or a Kg of sugar and the metric measurements have been taught in school for over 30 years but most people still use the imperial.
Miles per gallon
A pound of sugar (you buy sugar in 1 pound or 2.2Kg)
Distances are becoming more metric with the exception of miles, but it is common place to refer to inches or feet when referred to someones height.
At least we got rid of pounds, shillings and pence!
06-21-2009, 10:18 AM
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just go slighly faster than everyone else on the road you should be ok, and if you get a ticket fuck it its another country!! haha