Multi Information Display - Flickers Intermittently

GROUP 62
Instruments

Bulletin Number
62 08 99

Woodcliff Lake, NJ
January 2000
Service Engineering

SUBJECT:
MID Display Flashes or Flickers Sporadically

This Service Information bulletin supersedes S.I. 65 09 98 dated November 1998.

MODEL:
E39 (5 Series), E38 (7 Series) with MID. Vehicles produced up to January 2000

Situation:
Intermittently, the MID momentarily flashes bright when the headlights are on and the dimmer switch is turned down to its minimal setting (dark) and/or intermittently, the MID display flickers.

Cause:
Software error in Multi Information Display (MID).

Correction:
In case of customer complaint, replace the MID using the unit with modified software version SW 13.0.





Parts Information:





Warranty Information:
Covered under the terms of the BMW New Vehicle Limited Warranty.