07-11-2015, 03:19 PM | #1 |
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Hi everyone. I was scrolling the iDrive setting menu the other day and just realized that there is this ambient lighting setting. I have the classic and sport mode. I tried switching it from classic to sport but seems like nothing changed. So, what does this function do?
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07-11-2015, 03:22 PM | #2 | |
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07-11-2015, 07:37 PM | #4 |
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Very hard to notice the difference between the white and amber ambient lights (on the door panels) with a black interior.
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07-12-2015, 03:21 PM | #5 |
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maybe you have the brightness turned all the way down. very noticeable on my f36...
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07-12-2015, 03:40 PM | #6 |
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Easiest way for me to tell the difference, is by looking at the cup holder, ashtray area.
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07-12-2015, 10:56 PM | #7 |
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Here's a pic I took about 2 weeks ago. Sorry for the towel trying to keep my seats from getting dirty. Look above the chrome door handle on the passenger door. You will see a white long white strip. It does this on all 4 doors or two doors depening what you have GC or Coupe. As others have said as well, it will light up other various parts of the vehicle too with whatever color you have selected (orange or white).
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07-13-2015, 12:58 AM | #10 |
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I still don't understand how white is supposed to be "sportier"... The human eye associates warmer colors with more movement, and thus in essence, speed. It seems like the colors should be flipped around.
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07-13-2015, 03:09 AM | #12 |
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On black interior it's very dim. I could not see the difference at first.
It should have option of being bright like in the new X5. The led strips in the X5 look quite nice when lit up at night, reminds me of business/first class plane cabin. |
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07-13-2015, 11:01 AM | #13 |
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Your footwell and roof lights are white, have you changed it??? These are mine I've changed footwell lights, before were yellowish as the roof light. My car has lighting package (has leds but too little light and yellowish)
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07-13-2015, 09:00 PM | #14 |
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The only yellow light my car has is inside the glove department. Everything else is white LED's. Does your BMW have the white lights under the door handles and under the door like this?
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I don't understand !!!
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07-14-2015, 10:29 AM | #19 |
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Check out my thread http://f30.bimmerpost.com/forums/sho...1144339&page=2
I had to change all LEDs (except the roof 'cause I don't know how to do it) because they are yellowish and give very little light...
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07-15-2015, 08:50 PM | #20 |
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Too dim on a black interior. I was hoping you'd have a nice warm orange glow on the door panels, but you can barely notice it. Other cars have much better interior LED ambient lighting. The current S Class is an example of a lot of ambient lighting.
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07-16-2015, 02:01 AM | #21 | |
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Also depending on the sensitivity of the camera and depending on the car interior color, it would be different intensity of the light on the photos |
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07-16-2015, 03:50 AM | #22 | |
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Hey buddy, I know it will be a silly question but ... Did you set in the iDrive the intensity of the ambient light at 100%, prior to changing the LEDs? I see you everywhere, haha ... |
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