BMW E39 High OBC Hidden Menus | EvoMalaysia.com

The BMW E39's onboard electronics are pretty advanced for its time, and still surpasses many present day cars.
Here, I show you a few hidden diagnostic functions hidden inside the instrument cluster on-board computer.
The E39 had two grades of instrument clusters, and the one in my car is commonly known as the High OBC, which is the higher of two instrument cluster variants available.
Timestamps by Test:
02:00 - Test Nr. 1 - Vehicle Info
03:34 - Test Nr. 2 - Instrument Sweep Test
04:06 - How to Unlock
04:54 - Test Nr. 3 - Fuel used and days since last service
05:42 - Test Nr. 4 - Current fuel consumption
05:58 - Test Nr. 5 - Average fuel consumption
06:53 - Test Nr. 6 - Fuel level reading
07:34 - Test Nr. 7 - Coolant temp, engine speed, ambient temp
08:30 - Test Nr. 8 - Vehicle speed (actual vs displayed)
08:57 - Test Nr. 9 - Battery voltage
09:16 - Test Nr. 10 - Domestic market
10:17 - Test Nr. 11 - Einheit numbers
10:29 - Test Nr. 12 - Average speed, ETA
11:10 - Test Nr. 13 - Warning sounds
11:29 - Test Nr. 14 - Diagnostic fault codes
12:10 - Test Nr. 15
12:25 - Test Nr. 16
12:31 - Test Nr. 17
12:41 - Test Nr. 18
12:49 - Test Nr. 19 - Lock
12:55 - Test Nr. 20 - KVBR (Fuel consumption correction)
13:12 - Test Nr. 21 - Reset
13:30 - Test: Battery voltage when starting car
14:21 - Test: Readings with car on the move
From the BMW UK forum (forum.bmw5.co...., was able to obtain the meaning behind the Test 14 fault codes:
01 Fuel consuming signal from engine control unit faulty
02 Fuel consuming signal (ti-II) from engine control unit faulty
03 Road signal from ABS/ASC/DSC control unit faulty
04 RPM (tD) from engine control unit faulty
05 Coolant temperature sensor faulty
06 Temperature sensor
07 Outside temperature sensor
08 Fuel level sensor 1 (Fuel pump side)
09 Fuel level sensor 2 (without fuel pump)
10 Tension to high at the power supply
11 EGS signal disturbed
12 Power supply Pin 15
13 Power supply Pin R
14 Service Interval Display (SAI) Reset
15 Pressure Switch
16 Gong Sound (T1)
17 Gong Sound (T2)
18 Gong Sound (T3)
19 Current too high in the instrument cluster
20 Internal error in the LCM module
21 Internal error (IKE)
22 Vehicle speed signal (Tacho-A)
23 Instrument cluster -Bus (I-Bus)
24 Body-Bus (K-Bus)
25 Error during activation of the instrument in the instrument cluster
26 Undefined error
27 Internal Error
28 I-BUS error
29 Power Supply
30 Power Supply
31 Power Supply
32 Power Supply
33 K-BUS
34 Oil Pressure Control Light
35 Reverse gear recognition
3E Error by activation display
3F Instrument cluster current too high
44 Oil pressure switch
87 Body-Bus (K-Bus)
88 (I-Bus)
8B Gong Ton (T3)
8C Power supply Term. R
8D EGS Data lead disturbed
8F Power supply
90 Power supply terminal 15
91 Gong Ton (T2)
92 Gong Ton (T1)
BC Brake fluid level
BD Electronic brake power
BE LCM internal error
BF Instrument Cluster Internal Error
C1 ABS/ASC/DSC Signal(Tacho)
C3 RPM signal from DME control unit
C6 Output PIN 6 (Code EWS)
C7 Fuel tank sensor 1 (fuel pump side)
CD Fuel consumption signal DME 1
CE Outside temperature sensor
CF Service Interval Display (SIA) Reset
D3 Coolant temperature sensor
D5 Oil temperature sensor
D7 Fuel tank sensor 2 (without fuel pump)
DA Fuel consumption signal DME 2
F0 CAN-Bus off
F4 CAN Identification missing
F5 CAN Identification missing (ASC)
F6 CAN Identification missing (DME)
F7 CAN Identification missing (DME)
F8 CAN Identification missing (DME)
F9 CAN Identification missing (DME)
FA CAN Identification missing (EML)
FB CAN Identification missing (EGS)
FC CAN Identification missing
FD CAN Identification missing
The following sources served as reference in the making of this video:
mr-fix.info/bmw...
forum.bmw5.co.u...
forum.bmw5.co.u...
www.bimmerforu...!
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[@lcwsherman]

Kon, Keep up the good work. Your review has good personal touch

[@KonWaiLuen]

Thanks for watching!

[@tuanazlimantuanmat4677]

Hello sir...how to change the language to english in cluster as my car suddenly change from english to other language. Looking forward ur advise...tq

[@pratishwarankumaran2444]

The sound of the inline 6 is lovely 💦

[@KonWaiLuen]

Engine's a delight to rev.

[@pratishwarankumaran2444]

@@KonWaiLuen But sadly the turbocharged engines dont sound as good

[@KonWaiLuen]

@@pratishwarankumaran2444 They pull a lot harder though. An F10 520i is a good 2-3 seconds faster from 0 to 100km/h than this. Haha.

[@pratishwarankumaran2444]

But on the daily run 0-100 times won't really matter , as long as there is sufficient amount of power to overtake the car next to u it'll be perfect. Also, being a car enthusiast I love n/a high revving engines even though they arent as powerful as the boosted ones.Revving them out just gives me eargasm

[@KonWaiLuen]

@@pratishwarankumaran2444 Awww yeahhhhh.

[@SDZKProductions]

Hello, i was wondering abut language change (German to English)

[@marcioreis2648]

Thanks a lot for the video.

[@ParachuteManiac]

Clickbait thumbnail. Was looking at which minutes u were driving that fast. 😂

[@KonWaiLuen]

It's meant to show off all the lights. Haha.

[@hhsop]

Nice review man. btw the temp gauge does not read particular temp when is straight up, but it is considered as "operating temp". At least on my M62 the gauge is straight between 75*C and 115*C.

[@KonWaiLuen]

Same here with mine, which is scary, because once the needle starts moving up, it's actually too late. One of my mates actually reprogrammed the cluster to get the needle to fluctuate according to the actual temperature, which I think is better.

[@mr.oba83]

Can you help me pls? I entered to this hiddem menu to check the voltage values, and then I exited. Since then my speedometer and and L/100 km consumption gauges are not working. If I go back to the hidden menu and ran test nr. 02, all the gauges moving. Before I entered in this menu those 2 gauges worked fine. What happened? How can I fix it? Thank you for your answer. Edit: I alredy tried resetting the OCB at test nr. 21. No results.

[@e30valdo]

Hey man, just got an e39 '03 530i model. How can you know if the miles have been rolled back besides the tamper dot?

[@KonWaiLuen]

The only other way to find out would be to connect and OBD scanner and read the ECU mileage

[@Carlos3ac]

Hi thanks for the great video! Is there any way to add to the menu the real speed data? Thanks !

[@KonWaiLuen]

You'll need a coding expert to help you on this, but I believe it can be done.

[@mihaiene7144]

How to change language? Please help me

[@franktomas8749]

Hi Kon, What is the light indicator next to the airbag? Thanks!

[@KonWaiLuen]

The green one? I think it's cruise control.

[@Kevin-fl7sm]

Hi Kon, you sure does a lot car reviews. But can you make a video explaining when one should loan 5 or 7 or 9 years for a car? Is it worth to get a 9 years loan for a better car or stay with low budget car with 5 years loan kinda..

[@KonWaiLuen]

Ermm... it all boils down to how you manage your cash flow and how frequently you plan to change your car. Most of the time, if you take a 9-year loan, the first 2-3 years (may be even longer) will see your car depreciate faster than you can repay your loan. During this period, if you ever decide to sell your car, chances are you'll have to top up money in addition to your car's selling price in order to settle your loan. It's not an issue if you plan to keep the car for long, but do be mindful that if you get into an accident and total loss your vehicle, you'll be in a spot. It's always best to be able to pay off your loan sooner rather than later, so if you can find what you need or want that you can pay off within 5 or 7 years, that's the best.

[@incisor78]

Also an issue if your car got stolen. Best to take 7 yr loan max imo. Unless the rates are less than 2%

[@yusufcokmez1842]

how to change language ? my car is in german language. i want to do english can you help me please?

[@redinstrumental7535]

Roseta stone

[@hureyreozay2104]

Bu arabada takvim saat nede dil hicbirşe istenilen ayarlanamıyor dümeler eksik

[@aLinuxIce]

how to change the language from german to english ? i removed the original navigation that the car has and since my battery dies its in german...

[@KonWaiLuen]

May need to access OBD

[@iswandimat1281]

It seem ur meter don't pop up check engine light,same as mine,is it normal..

[@KonWaiLuen]

There's no check engine light for this cluster configuration. The OBC will just flash a line of text under the odometer.

[@iswandimat1281]

@@KonWaiLuen oo i see..

[@labaisfun8403]

How to change language?

[@joker-mk]

pls can anybody tell how to change the date on the e39 i have the same display same dashboard like this.. thanks

[@joker-mk]

it shows 2017 and i don't know how to change?

[@KonWaiLuen]

You have to adjust it from the centre stack panel.

[@ukadrian]

TheJoker-MK what if I don’t have the central panel anymore (replaces with Eonon)?

[@thechronic555]

I would guess you could edit it with a good code scanner

[@chrysler300sguy8]

My code doesn’t work

[@DylanChng]

i miss when gauges were round.

[@jeffroom]

Old car but todays technology.

[@KonWaiLuen]

A few features in this car caught me by surprise.

[@DylanChng]

Maybe the K number is the number of times the bonnet has been opened.

[@KonWaiLuen]

I don't think so. It's 4812 every time.

[@foonghh8878]

Wow wow wow

[@medivironpuduulu99]

Hi Kon ... can you share the fuel consumption of your E39. how much mileage u get from a full tank ? how much it cost you to pump full tank into E 39 ? Wat fuel are you using for you E39? how much is the estimated service cost for your E39

[@KonWaiLuen]

About 13-14 litres/100km. I refuel at about 450-500km intervals. Using mostly RON 95, but I did pump one tank of V-Power Racing to clean the engine up la. Servicing cost varies based on the work done la bro, do check out my other videos for this.

[@itamarshitah9279]

okay😮😮😮😮😮😮😮😮😮😮😮

[@hureyreozay2104]

Noting work if you got android shit radio all control buttons ar missing

[@sammjoho]

👌☝️