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      10-27-2016, 12:24 PM   #23
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The different gauges are due to the navigation system. It's part of the "instrument cluster with extended contents" that comes with the nav system.
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      10-27-2016, 01:22 PM   #24
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Ah ok. That makes sense.
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      10-27-2016, 06:22 PM   #25
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That's odd. Both of us are US Spec xDrive Model m240i. Maybe it's one of the options that adds it? It's not a specific option like "Add efficient dynamics gauge" so not sure. I got HK, Nav, cold weather, Driver Assist, Apple Carplay as options on mine. Did you not get any of those options? Also when was your build date? Mine was September 5th.
As others have said, it's got to be nav. Mine was built Sept 2nd (but I'm a heck of a lot further from Leipzig, so I didn't get mine until last week ). But, I have it now, so all is good!

I would have considered nav if the car had the heads-up display. I test drove an i8 with the HUD; that thing is pretty sweet (both the HUD and the especially the i8)!
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I only got the nav because I wanted Apple CarPlay (mostly to use the nav on my phone on the screen) and CarPlay requires nav. Crappy part though is that my US spec car can't connect to BMW NA here in Germany to verify the software purchase and activate CarPlay so I can't even use it until I shop back to the states. Sucks because I got the US maps instead of the European maps thinking "Oh I'll just use my phone for the nav while I'm in Europe" ... wrong thinking
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Crappy part though is that my US spec car can't connect to BMW NA here in Germany to verify the software purchase and activate CarPlay so I can't even use it until I shop back to the states.
Ha! That's just awful! I'm assuming you've tried going to the dealer over there to see if they activate it?

I've got android; I wish they offered Android Auto.
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Ha! That's just awful! I'm assuming you've tried going to the dealer over there to see if they activate it?

I've got android; I wish they offered Android Auto.
Ya my dealer was unaware of this until I picked up my car. There's nothing they can do. The system has to connect to BMW NA, then it verifies with apple's servers that then authorizes the software. It's dumb.
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