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      01-24-2014, 09:27 AM   #50
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Originally Posted by estragos View Post
Hi guys,

I did a little test today to try to unlock the hidden menu of my F30, and I succeeded!
Just for info, the last 6 digits of my VIN are: 551945
If follow the info of this post, I should succeed to unlock the menu on entering the number 29, but on my car it does not work!
That's why, I took a little bit time to test, and I managed to unlock my menu, on entering the number 24!
This means that we have to take the last 6 digits of the VIN, and summing the first 5, in my case!
For those who don't be able to unlock the menu, can you test to see if that works?
Thank you in advance...

No, it's the sum of the last 5 digits from the VIN, not the first 5.

From post #1
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Originally Posted by SomeRandomer123 View Post
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So I've taken a video of the "hidden" service menu on the Black Panel Display and its various menus/functions once unlocked, which is done by entering the sum of the last 5 digits of your VIN.
Your technique worked for you only because your first and last numbers are 5. It won't work for others.

551945: Omit the left hand 5, and you get 5 + 1 + 9 + 4 + 5 = 24
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