Display confusion

[bluespit]

I was having a chat with my pal today, he has a very early e89 3.0 SE I believe

He can’t get his phone to work with the car or the display to show instant speed in the centre, mine can do both

Pressing Menu on the radio just shows Config and something else, no phone; pressing the scroll button on the end of the indicator scrolls through temp, average speed, average mpg and blank

What is he doing wrong? I’ve had a fiddle and I get exactly the same so we’re both doing something wrong

Help welcome

 

[Deepseaskateboard]

Not doing anything wrong.

The speed in the centre where it says V= has been coded in by Carly or some other app / obd device.

I believe not all Z4s have phone integration. It would need to have bluetooth for the phone option.

So, it’s simply a different spec + someone has coded yours.

 

[bluespit]

So he needs Carly to code the speed and a Bluetooth gadget for the phone to work?

 

[Deepseaskateboard]

So he needs Carly to code the speed and a Bluetooth gadget for the phone to work?

Not sure about what options he has.
There are various levels of phone integration with 3rd party solutions. Airfly pro is a good shout for a cheap lightweight solution. Works well for music streaming.

As for coding, I would say you don’t really need it.
But if he wants it that bad, it would need coding. I would recommend against it unless also using a voltage regulator.