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      11-18-2018, 10:41 AM   #23
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Great tip, I want to do this on my M2C.

When will bimmercode get upgraded to work with the M2C KOMBI?

I've got esys butit''s 3 years old so I need to get latest pzd files, any good links to those?
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      11-18-2018, 10:50 AM   #24
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Great tip, I want to do this on my M2C.

When will bimmercode get upgraded to work with the M2C KOMBI?

I've got esys butit''s 3 years old so I need to get latest pzd files, any good links to those?
I've spoken with Stephan and he's working on the kombi ecu but cannot yet say when it will be supported.

PM if you need more detail about esys and so on...
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      11-21-2018, 07:49 PM   #25
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Looks like US cars already have the option to get rid of that setting. It would be nice to see current gear though.

I really don’t understand the shift indicator. By 40 MPH it wants you in 6th gear. It’s absurd.
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Looks like US cars already have the option to get rid of that setting. It would be nice to see current gear though.

I really don't understand the shift indicator. By 40 MPH it wants you in 6th gear. It's absurd.
If you habw a DCT you might try SPA_IST_GANG_ENABLE to show current gear. But no go for 6MT for that one
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      11-22-2018, 12:16 AM   #27
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It's a way for manufacturers to improve the "official" mpg results for manual cars.

During tests unless the car "advises" shift points then the shifts must be done at fixed speeds in each gear as defined in the test rules which are the same for all manual cars and therefore unsuitable for many.

So to get closer to autobox mpg the car "tells" you to shift early. If you want rated mpg then you need to follow shift indicator at the very least.

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      11-24-2018, 07:20 PM   #28
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If you habw a DCT you might try SPA_IST_GANG_ENABLE to show current gear. But no go for 6MT for that one
I have the 6mt, but good to know!
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      11-25-2018, 02:35 AM   #29
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DCT tells you which gear your in anyway? Well everyone I've ever driven has.

I'm lost with comments about a gear indicator for the 6MT? The gear stick is the indicator!!!

It doesn't matter which gear you are in, only that you are in the correct gear at a given time to suit your needs. In a manual just reaching for the stick will tell you what gear you are in immediately.

The 6MT gear's are pretty close so I tend to run 1-2-4-6 when just pottering about, or gun it in 3rd then snick into 6th, or slow in 6th then straight to 2nd when the lights change that's the beauty of a manual, you can do what you want...

....but I still want to get rid of the shift indicator, got esys just need a bit of spare time to do it!
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      11-25-2018, 04:56 AM   #30
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Looks like US cars already have the option to get rid of that setting. It would be nice to see current gear though.

I really don't understand the shift indicator. By 40 MPH it wants you in 6th gear. It's absurd.
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Now it's working! thanks to the help of OKCZ with descrambling the KOMBI FDL's I can now switch the shift point gear indicator on and off

It's much cleaner and less distracting without that useless thing!

For those facing a similar issue, 3003_0_0_32 is SPA_KOMBISELECT_DISABLE which must be set to "nicht_aktiv" in addition to SPA_CHECKBOX which has to be "aktiv". SPA_IST_GANG_ENABLE (show current gear) does not work.
Woohoo! gear shift indicator removed! - Many thanks!

Is there a way to decifer the scrambled KOMBI FDL names? Mine are also scrambled in Esys...

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      12-05-2018, 06:02 AM   #32
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Yes with the latest Pro version of TokenMaster‘s Launcher.

But so far i still rely on a forum member for descrambling :/
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Ok thanks.

I'm wondering if there is way to switch off / hide the clock in the bottom right corner of the kombi display, I find it a bit annoying...
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      12-05-2018, 10:45 AM   #34
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Ok thanks.

I'm wondering if there is way to switch off / hide the clock in the bottom right corner of the kombi display, I find it a bit annoying...
Well, this isn't as much annoying as the shift point indicator but would still be kool to get it away!

Let's see if we find out!
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Well, this isn't as much annoying as the shift point indicator but would still be kool to get it away!

Let's see if we find out!
Sounds like a challenge to me...

I have the time on my phone, a watch on my wrist, a permanent time display on the i-drive screen - I don't need another one on the kombi display too!
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      12-05-2018, 11:24 AM   #36
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Absolutely agree. Enough places in our lives where we can (must) see the time. I don‘t need this during driving.

Let‘s get on to it!
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      12-09-2018, 09:11 PM   #37
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Forgive my ignorance as I thought "kombi" was german slang for a station wagon...

I have bimmercode handy and like a few of the options it provides you to change - Is "kombi" some kind of untapped section of the car's obc which once cracked will increase the number of settings I can change in a newer version of bimmercode?
I imagine there are many settings not there now.
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      12-09-2018, 10:46 PM   #38
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"kombi" = sometimes refers to the multi-function LCD screen in the center and bottom-right of the gauge cluster (or "clocks" if you're from the UK).
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      12-10-2018, 12:20 AM   #39
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Kombi is the name for the instrument cluster module in pretty much all BMW.
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Kombi is also Wagon, absolutely correct. Kombi-Instrument is Instrument-Cluster.
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      12-10-2018, 02:59 PM   #41
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I have a Canadian car, and I disabled this in the I drive menu

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I have a Canadian car, and I disabled this in the I drive menu

Edit: 2019 m2c
Very nice!

so it seems for whatever reason they just disabled this on EU/UK models then?! :
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Hi
I have same issue as ///M Houbi with Kombi FDL's (all is trimmed)
Would be happy if someone (maybe OCZ ?) could say me where is SPA_IST_GANG_ENABLE in this f... trimmed cafd
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Hi
I have same issue as ///M Houbi with Kombi FDL's (all is trimmed)
Would be happy if someone (maybe OCZ ?) could say me where is SPA_IST_GANG_ENABLE in this f... trimmed cafd
3003_0_0_16. But it does not work on manual transmission.
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