[Mit G]

So I've was fiddling about with the display under the speedometer and unchecked 'range' which shows how much miles you have left before you need to fill up again.

Well, I ticked it again, and now it no longer shows this range. All it shows is the MPG.

Can anyone let me know how I can get this display back?

Cheers

[JustChris]

Did you mean you unchecked it in drive settings?

And re ticking it doesn't brunt it back?

Using the same key?

[Mit G]

That's right yes in the driver settings.

What do you mean regarding the key?

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The keys store your profile AND settings.

Different key different profile.

[notused]

After adding it back via idrive, have you scrolled through the display options using the button on steering wheel stalk?

[Mit G]

Same key used.

I'll go through on the steering stalk

Cheers

[JustChris]

Originally Posted by Mit G

Same key used.

I'll go through on the steering stalk

Cheers

Ermm you mean you hadn't already? How do you know it was no longer there then?

[Mit G]

Where it says MPg no longer has range even though selecting it

No longer goes to range

[Mit G]

Where it says MPg no longer has range even though selecting it

No longer goes to range

[JustChris]

Originally Posted by Mit G

Where it says MPg no longer has range even though selecting it

No longer goes to range

That is very strange then! Leave it alone tomorrow to see if it sorts itself out or bizarrely needs some miles to calculate. If not dealers ?

[Rukka]

I would think that it needs to be driven to now recalculate how much fuel you have left and how you are driving (average mpg) before it can calculate range remaining.

What you have done by un-checking the box is effectively wiped its historic data which it will keep need to build again to calculate the remaining range.

Take it for a drive and it should come back.


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[mofomat]

Originally Posted by Rukka

What you have done by un-checking the box is effectively wiped its historic data which it will keep need to build again to calculate the remaining range.

Are you guessing?

I very much doubt this is the case.

[Mit G]

I think you might just be right Rukka

I'll give it a drive for a bit and see how I get on

Thanks everyone

[Rukka]

Originally Posted by mofomat

Are you guessing?

I very much doubt this is the case.

It's an intelligent deduction based on knowing how the range is calculated.

The car will know how much fuel it has left from the fuel level sensor but will have no data on how the car has been driven over the last X number of miles. Once it has this second piece of data - it will be able to make a calculation.

If you doubt it - what's your theory that provides the doubt?


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[Mit G]

Rukka, I think you've hit the nail there.

Your theory might be right, so I'll check and let you guys know.

The range is a nice little function to have so disappointed when it disappeared and didn't reappear

[mofomat]

Originally Posted by Rukka

It's an intelligent deduction based on knowing how the range is calculated.

The car will know how much fuel it has left from the fuel level sensor but will have no data on how the car has been driven over the last X number of miles. Once it has this second piece of data - it will be able to make a calculation.

If you doubt it - what's your theory that provides the doubt?


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Because unchecking the box just stops it from being displayed in the centre of the instrument display. It's still working in the background. The range is still displayed on the iDrive screen.

And even in situations where it has to go through its "learning" process again, such as a flat battery, the range display doesn't disappear whilst it's doing it. As for what's happened with the OP, I've no idea, but I would guess they've selecting something by accident to remove it from the display.

[HighlandPete]

Originally Posted by mofomat

Because unchecking the box just stops it from being displayed in the centre of the instrument display. It's still working in the background. The range is still displayed on the iDrive screen.

And even in situations where it has to go through its "learning" process again, such as a flat battery, the range display doesn't disappear whilst it's doing it. As for what's happened with the OP, I've no idea, but I would guess they've selecting something by accident to remove it from the display.

Agree.

The range can't 'disappear', the display in the instrument display may well do, if checked and unchecked. The test is to bring up the OBC on the iDrive screen. Range will be running there all the time, unless it has developed a fault.

[HighlandPete]

Originally Posted by Mit G

...Well, I ticked it again, and now it no longer shows this range. All it shows is the MPG.

Can anyone let me know how I can get this display back?

Cheers

Did the range show up today when you cycled through the displayed functions, via the BC toggle switch?

[JustChris]

Forum waits with baited breath,,,,,

[notused]

Originally Posted by HighlandPete

Agree.

The range can't 'disappear', the display in the instrument display may well do, if checked and unchecked. The test is to bring up the OBC on the iDrive screen. Range will be running there all the time, unless it has developed a fault.

I was getting impatient so decided to test this anyway.

1) Switch on car
2) Disable 'range' display
3) Check range not displayed using BC controller
4) Switch off car
5) Walk away and come back
6) Switch on car
7) Enable range
8) Check range displayed using BC controller

OK, the only thing I didn't do is drive the car in between.

If I get even more impatient waiting for the OP to reply, I will do that too.

[JustChris]

Originally Posted by RWDpetrol

I was getting impatient so decided to test this anyway.

1) Switch on car
2) Disable 'range' display
3) Check range not displayed using BC controller
4) Switch off car
5) Walk away and come back
6) Switch on car
7) Enable range
8) Check range displayed using BC controller

OK, the only thing I didn't do is drive the car in between.

If I get even more impatient waiting for the OP to reply, I will do that too.

..and is was present there in the Check Control area?

[notused]

Originally Posted by JustChris

..and is was present there in the Check Control area?

Yes