11-20-2012, 03:21 AM | #23 |
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Just to give the other side of the coin, the marker on mine is spot on. The green marker, the actual speed on the speedo, and the digital display that pops up for a few seconds when you engage cruise - all of them show exactly the same speed. Agreed that the speed is a couple of mph below the true speed (as shown by three different satnavs I've tried), but all cars are designed like that by law to allow for tolerances, etc.
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11-20-2012, 07:57 AM | #24 |
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Wouldn't it be better if you didn't feel the need to question the OP on this? It has nothing to do with the thread.
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11-20-2012, 08:01 AM | #25 |
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I've noticed this on the cruise on my E90 but what's important is that the display actually tells you what the cruise is set to. And that speed is not the actual speed only the indicated speed as is typical for BMW. The actual speed is 4-5 mph lower.
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11-20-2012, 12:48 PM | #28 |
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I checked last night and the marker isn't perfectly aligned to the set speed on my car either. Doesn't bother me though, but it might now that you pointed it out lol.
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Lol! I know exactly how you feel. It's not a big deal, just a minor annoyance. |
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11-20-2012, 01:24 PM | #30 |
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Thanks for all the helpful responses guys! At least now I know that this is normal.
I guess I won't be sending my car through the lemon process now. (Kidding!!) |
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12-04-2012, 06:19 PM | #33 |
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Every manufacturer over states your actual speed, you can use a GPS to figure out the actual.
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12-05-2012, 05:42 PM | #39 |
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Haha too good. Well he's on Bimmerpost for sure where he gets bashed on a regular basis too but he seems to like that.
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01-31-2014, 01:07 PM | #41 |
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This is an old thread, but still an existing and rather widespread issue. So, what was your results? Did anyone report this issue to the dealer under warranty? What was their response?
P.S. To those who posted the "prefectly aligned" pictures above: read the tread first, figure out what it is about, then post pictures. Nothing in your pictures shows your analog marker being "perfectly aligned", as you seem to believe. This thread is not about the speedo needle and CC maker alignment (this has never been an issue). This thread is about agreement between digital CC setting and analog CC marker. If you want to show that yours is "perfecty aligned", make pictures that show your current digital CC setting and the analog CC marker position at the same time. What you posted above shows absolutely nothing relevant to the topic. Last edited by AndreyT; 01-31-2014 at 01:21 PM.. |
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If your CC was set to 60mph or 80mph respectively, then yes, your CC marker is indeed perfectly aligned. |
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02-01-2014, 01:31 AM | #44 |
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It may due to the color difference. The needle is orange and the marker is green. Since the wavelength is different, they are going to refract differently when they pass through the transparent plastic. Since the needle and the dial is the same color, they will appear to be perfectly aligned.
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