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      12-29-2019, 05:09 PM   #1
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Why isn't my redline lit up

So, I've noticed that the redline does not light up on my odo. what gives? This is true in manual or "auto" mode with DCT, Car has about 250 miles on it.

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What makes you think it should....?

This isn't the F80 or F82 that have shift lights. The only way to get redline to light up is on an electronic steering wheel.
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Cause there ain't no shift lights, broski
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But above all, after only 250 miles you should not hit the redline
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But above all, after only 250 miles you should not hit the redline
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I think maybe I wasn't clear. Usually the redline is marked on the odo. For example, at 7k rpm the odometer gauge marking are red to indicate that this is redline. There is no such marking on my car. This is present on every car I have owned (including my Audi, F10, MB ML, etc.).

And no, I'm not talking about shift lights.
And no, at 250 miles I'm not looking to redline my car. Am just cursious
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It is marked on tach. White line starts at 7k, and ends at 7600.
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Thanks. See mine is not. I'll take a picture today
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Thanks. See mine is not. I'll take a picture today
Please do that is odd. Possibly defective LEDs in that area on your cluster
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Redline is pretty hard to see and it's very understated, but it should be there. Let us know!
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It is marked on tach. White line starts at 7k, and ends at 7600.
Interesting that my cluster looks different from yours.
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It is marked on tach. White line starts at 7k, and ends at 7600.
Interesting that my cluster looks different from yours.
Do you have an OG m2? That poster has an M2C which has a higher redline.
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Do you have an OG m2? That poster has an M2C which has a higher redline.
Yeah, mine is a 2018.
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Do you have an OG m2? That poster has an M2C which has a higher redline.
Yeah, mine is a 2018.
Well there you go. Different engines with different redlines = different gauge set up for RPMs.
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Well there you go. Different engines with different redlines = different gauge set up for RPMs.
I was more looking at the difference in graphics, the ///M vs ///M2 and the efficiency details at the bottom.
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Well there you go. Different engines with different redlines = different gauge set up for RPMs.
Even still, shouldn't my gauge show the where redline is?
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Even still, shouldn't my gauge show the where redline is?
Post a photo of your cluster

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Post a photo of your cluster

I know, I know. Will do later today
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I was more looking at the difference in graphics, the ///M vs ///M2 and the efficiency details at the bottom.
Can't speak to the M vs M2 but the bottom of the tach display area can be customized in iDrive
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Ok, so here are the pics. It is colored at the redline and you can see it with my car in the garage on a dark day. one pic is with the headlights on, other is with them off. I guess it is really dim and not backlit, so its hard to see when outside and driving.

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OP, I'll be interested to see your picture. I suspect you will find you do in fact have a redline on your cluster. It is just not very prominent in the M2C, especially in natural lighting. The first day I had my M2C, I thought the same thing - where the hell is the redline? Then I looked a bit more carefully and sure enough it was there...
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