Speeding question...

[ArtemLepilov]

Umm, I wanted to hange my speedometer setting in the OBC so I can dyno my car and drop a ticket that I got about a month ago or so. I know theres a function to do that in OBC, has anyone tried it before?

-Artem

[Rob]

Just pay the ticket. No point messing about with the car just to get away with a speeding ticket.

[ArtemLepilov]

Just pay the ticket. No point messing about with the car just to get away with a speeding ticket.

Well.. insurance surcharges are the main problem. I think it might be easy if I just change the number in a computer, and then show up at a dyno... and then its simple, put the old number in a computer nd it should be good.

Anyone done that before?

-Artem

[Kalevera]

Sounds kind of shady and illegal.

Imho, if one gets caught speeding on a public roadway and there's no legitimate way to contest (ie, placement of the gun, if it was radar), that person deserves the ticket and the consequences.

A good reason to own a V1 and two lidateks ;)

And actually, there's some speculation that those stupid xenon lights mess up laser guns, as well. So you could get a set of those and speed around at night.

best, whit

[632 Regal]

sounds crafty but I dont think ther OBC will change the speed a lot (like 10 mph)

search for hidden OBD functions

[ArtemLepilov]

Sounds kind of shady and illegal.

Imho, if one gets caught speeding on a public roadway and there's no legitimate way to contest (ie, placement of the gun, if it was radar), that person deserves the ticket and the consequences.

A good reason to own a V1 and two lidateks ;)

And actually, there's some speculation that those stupid xenon lights mess up laser guns, as well. So you could get a set of those and speed around at night.

best, whit


Haha :) well i had a radar... I was literally looking for it like an hour before, and it is not a huge ticket - i wasnt speeding much i just dont wnat the surcharge...

And if my BMW is technically advanced enough to help me solve a problem, why not take advantage of it :)


-Artem

[ArtemLepilov]

sounds crafty but I dont think ther OBC will change the speed a lot (like 10 mph)

search for hidden OBD functions


BTW - 10MPH would be enough or the dyno to be off... And i was speeding lke alittle more than 10MPH :p

[Torque]

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[uscharalph]

Sounds kind of shady and illegal.

Imho, if one gets caught speeding on a public roadway and there's no legitimate way to contest (ie, placement of the gun, if it was radar), that person deserves the ticket and the consequences.

A good reason to own a V1 and two lidateks ;)

And actually, there's some speculation that those stupid xenon lights mess up laser guns, as well. So you could get a set of those and speed around at night.

best, whit
Very Shady. Be a man and be responsible for your acts!

[GAM]

The following is from a 1993 posting attributed to Jim Conforti for the E36 OBC-

"To determine if your OBC is eligible .. press 1000 and 10 together ..

you should see TEST NO -- or something like that --

Now, some of the functions are locked out .. I do NOT recommend messing with them and you do so at your own risk ... that said ..

To unlock all functions .. press 1000 and 10 and at the TEST prompt enter 19 using the keys .. press SET/RES .. you should see LOCK:ON or something similar ... press the DATE key (today you'd see 07.14) and add the two numbers (day and month) together (today 21)

Now enter the number you just calculated (21) and press SET/RES

TADA .. you just unlocked the secret functions ...

To lock them back up .. press 1000 and 10 then enter 19, SET/RES, now press SET/RES again, it should show .. LOCK:ON again

In general when I show a test I enter it by pressing 1000 and 10 together then enter the number of the test with the numeric key and press SET/RES to actually execute the test ...

Test numbers for E36 OBC (Note: This should also work for the 535!)

1 Display Test .. all LCDs and LEDs activate 2 Current Consumption in l/100km
3 Current Consumption in L/hour
4 Average Consumption (used to calc. Range) 5 Current Range
6 Not used ..
7 Average Fuel in Tank (l)
8 Current Speed (km/h)
9 System Voltage at terminal R
10 Country/Language
11 Units/ AM.PM
12 Average Speed (km/h) for calc. ETA
13 ETA
14 Date of software/mask of OBC
15 Production Diagnosis (??)
16 Production Diagnosis (??)
17 Display Vehicle Specific Data
18 Alarm Changeover (continuous v. intermittent) 19 LOCK/UNLOCK all functions
20 Correction Factor for OBC Fuel Consumption (SEE BELOW!) 21 Reset all defect codes, date and time ... activate by pressing SET/RES

Note: #20 the factor is used to correct the OBC Avg Fuel Consumption figure to reality .. if your OBC is off a bit ... fill UP totally ... run tank down and refill ... calculate your Actual MPG ..

Now enter test 20 get the old Correction Factor .. NEW CF = OLD CF *(Actual MPG/OBC MPG)

enter the NEW CF using the numeric kays and hit SET/RES to store ..

PLEASE record you OLD CF so that IF you screw up you can always go back to what it was .."

Note: on my E34 ///M5 there is a slight deviation from the E36 procedure list above. To lock the system I press the F/C button on the left rather than the SET/RES button. Other models may have other deviations