hi so im new to this forum... im also part of bimmerforums.com as my other car is a 95 325is and i just bought a 99 s80 non turbo 3 days ago... before buying it i didnt notice the little screen to the far left on the cluster... im assuming its the message info screen .... and i cant seem to get it to work or turn on... it does light up but its blank can someone possibly help me or point me in the right direction.. i wish i knew about it before i bought it so i could see if anything was wrong with the car that i didnt notice driving it lol... it does drive fine and what not... seems like i have to push down on hte pedal to get it going but ...did the stop halt test and no tranny slippage...so im satisfied...but deffiently not powerful and fast....but i like it well if anyone can help me with the cluster message screen please let me know...thanks alot ... -donnie bello

 

on the turn signal to the left there is a button that you press to activate it, you can also turn the scroll wheel on that same turn signal lever and cycle through the 4 read outs

ps. i hope you are a handy mechanic ...

 

i pressed the button and it just lights up but doesnt display anything

 

well thats now whats supposed to happen, even if you have no codes and the check engine light is not on ( either a yellow/ or red /!\ sign in the middle, or a weird yellow light on the right side ) the window will still say " you have zero (0) messages"

your read out is likely shot

 

did you rotate the scroll wheel ?

 

ya i dont have any check engine lights on or anything.. i thought that the read out also states problems as well....whats all on the read out? stuff like mpg and range and stuff? and do u possibly know how to get that fixed? lol ya i turned the wheel

 

dunno how to fix it, i dont even use mine, when there is no check engine light it will say what i wrote above ( i e no messages)

the scroll wheel lets you see

1) approx range remaining on gas (in km )
2) mpg ( in km)
3) avg speed (in km)
4) instantaneous mpg ( in km)

unless your car has been reprogrammed to display naked girls or the same things in Miles and not km...

 

do u have an aim sn i can talk 2 u on

 

msn ?
andrei3333@yahoo.com

im going to sleep soon

 

anything to look for or know about like "time bombs" or anything ... the car has 116k miles and i dont know any history of the car or maintence on it before i got it... i only paid 3700 for it

 

You may want to get a CARFAX on it..but it's a little late since you've already purchased the car...Good Luck and Happy Motoring.