640d M Sport Headlight problem?

bryce · 25-04-2012, 11:16 PM

My ol man has recently aquired a 640d M Sport - yet another to add to the growing collection (1825bhp worth). Its a fair beastie for a diesel and the torque is immense. He seems chuffed with and all the new toys.

One thing that is puzzling him however is the headlights. On neither dipped or full beam do then inside bulbs light. Is this the norm?

Here's a snap from the phone. Wasnt sure when he told me he'd ordered white but seeing it in the flesh I like. I'll eventually do some sorta photoshoot.

sailorbaz · 26-04-2012, 12:29 AM

Can't answer your question about the lights but by god, that is lovely mate. Good choice Dad, ;-)

mattCSLnut · 26-04-2012, 11:02 AM

The '61 plate E90 320d I have at the moment is the same. No lights on the dash to tell you your lights are on, off , dipped been or otherwise. The thing is, even if you leave the light on (which I did

) as soon as you take the key out of it's slot they all turn off

to prevent battery discharge.
Must be a new thing from BMW, just like the none existent coolant Temp. gauge

BTW, I had a look & a sit down in exactly the same speck 640d @ Elms Standsted the other day. Good effort from BMW and only £130/year road tax

with all that poke

Congrats to your Dad

bryce · 26-04-2012, 09:10 PM

Worked it out. He took it in to dealer today and they explained the new system.

The inside bulbs come on when turning/ indicating left / right as additional visibilty. They also come one when accelarting, going up hills and other guff like that. I'm sure there's more but that's what's been relayed to me.

In terms of the car, its fantastic. These new diesels are unreal and they sound well - for a derv anyway. I'm excited for the new M6 it should be lush.

26-04-2012, 11:02 AM	#3
mattCSLnut CSL Register Uber-poster! Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Cambridge Posts: 6,460 Casino cash: $27763	The '61 plate E90 320d I have at the moment is the same. No lights on the dash to tell you your lights are on, off , dipped been or otherwise. The thing is, even if you leave the light on (which I did ) as soon as you take the key out of it's slot they all turn off to prevent battery discharge. Must be a new thing from BMW, just like the none existent coolant Temp. gauge BTW, I had a look & a sit down in exactly the same speck 640d @ Elms Standsted the other day. Good effort from BMW and only £130/year road tax with all that poke Congrats to your Dad __________________ UK CSL No.020 ... after 7 years of ownership I've now SOLD it !!!

26-04-2012, 09:10 PM	#4
bryce S5, Sport On, DSC M-track Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Scotland (sw) Posts: 1,369 Casino cash: $2512	Worked it out. He took it in to dealer today and they explained the new system. The inside bulbs come on when turning/ indicating left / right as additional visibilty. They also come one when accelarting, going up hills and other guff like that. I'm sure there's more but that's what's been relayed to me. In terms of the car, its fantastic. These new diesels are unreal and they sound well - for a derv anyway. I'm excited for the new M6 it should be lush.