M3 DCT Shift Light problem

[e93hklover]

HI all, I am a new M3 e92 owner, just pick up my 2011 LCI e92 M3 DCT, still under the run in period. But I found one strange problem regarding the shift light but I can't solve it, so want to seek the M3 professional here to help.

First, my car does not have the M Drive and EDC option. And I found the gear shift light never comes up (but I have only tried the engine RPM up to 5500 something, close to 6,000), but the gear shift light never comes up. I have checked the iDrive menu under the M Setting, and the Shift Light is "on". So, may I know whether I have done anything wrong or if the shift light will never on as I don't have the M Drive option installed.

Please kindly help and advise. Thanks.

[MRSSIIM3]

on the signal changing lever, press the scroll button part upwards as if you are going to adjust brightness or change the time or whatever. there should be a setting for shift lights there

[e1000]

the lights don't come on until you get pretty close to redline. Wayyy above 5-6k rpm. Patience.

[Z4dave]

[Rshane]

Originally Posted by e1000

the lights don't come on until you get pretty close to redline. Wayyy above 5-6k rpm. Patience.

+1

[e93hklover]

Originally Posted by e1000

the lights don't come on until you get pretty close to redline. Wayyy above 5-6k rpm. Patience.

Wakaka , thanks a lot for your information. How stupid I am for this question, thanks again

[sameh]

Originally Posted by e93hklover

HI all, I am a new M3 e92 owner, just pick up my 2011 LCI e92 M3 DCT, still under the run in period. But I found one strange problem regarding the shift light but I can't solve it, so want to seek the M3 professional here to help.

First, my car does not have the M Drive and EDC option. And I found the gear shift light never comes up (but I have only tried the engine RPM up to 5500 something, close to 6,000), but the gear shift light never comes up. I have checked the iDrive menu under the M Setting, and the Shift Light is "on". So, may I know whether I have done anything wrong or if the shift light will never on as I don't have the M Drive option installed.

Please kindly help and advise. Thanks.

I know we all love our cars blah blah blah..but do we need to add all those unnecessary titles to the car, especially the ones that doesn’t add anything to problem at hand. For example M3 ZCP with a rim problem, would make sense but M3 ZCP with moon roof problem??!! M3DCT with shift light problem makes sense but M3 DCT with premium sound distortion ???!!!
2011.5 And 2011.75????!!!
And this one is really hilarious. LCI wow..
I’m gonna find another title for my M:
2011 /E92 /LCI /DCT /PS/IP/GC
Translation PS= premium sound
IP= iphone connection
GC= glove compartment

[ns2000x]

Originally Posted by sameh

I know we all love our cars blah blah blah..but do we need to add all those unnecessary titles to the car, especially the ones that doesn’t add anything to problem at hand. For example M3 ZCP with a rim problem, would make sense but M3 ZCP with moon roof problem??!! M3DCT with shift light problem makes sense but M3 DCT with premium sound distortion ???!!!
2011.5 And 2011.75????!!!
And this one is really hilarious. LCI wow..
I’m gonna find another title for my M:
2011 /E92 /LCI /DCT /PS/IP/GC
Translation PS= premium sound
IP= iphone connection
GC= glove compartment

Perhaps you should go for another coffee.

OP, you'll find that the shift lights strafe very quickly across the tach very close to redline. I find that they come on some where around 6,800rpm-7,200rpm and when I was first learning the car would need to think to shift by 7,700rpm to click the paddle by redline.

I've only had my car a short while and already a combination of the first blink of the shift lights and the increasing crescendo allows for well timed S5 shifts.

Enjoy

[Quattro98]

Originally Posted by sameh

I know we all love our cars blah blah blah..but do we need to add all those unnecessary titles to the car, especially the ones that doesn’t add anything to problem at hand. For example M3 ZCP with a rim problem, would make sense but M3 ZCP with moon roof problem??!! M3DCT with shift light problem makes sense but M3 DCT with premium sound distortion ???!!!
2011.5 And 2011.75????!!!
And this one is really hilarious. LCI wow..
I’m gonna find another title for my M:
2011 /E92 /LCI /DCT /PS/IP/GC
Translation PS= premium sound
IP= iphone connection
GC= glove compartment

Dude. You have a glove compartment?

[e1000]

Originally Posted by Quattro98

Dude. You have a glove compartment?

where else do you put your gloves??

[OC3]

Originally Posted by sameh

I know we all love our cars blah blah blah..but do we need to add all those unnecessary titles to the car, especially the ones that doesn’t add anything to problem at hand. For example M3 ZCP with a rim problem, would make sense but M3 ZCP with moon roof problem??!! M3DCT with shift light problem makes sense but M3 DCT with premium sound distortion ???!!!
2011.5 And 2011.75????!!!
And this one is really hilarious. LCI wow..
I’m gonna find another title for my M:
2011 /E92 /LCI /DCT /PS/IP/GC
Translation PS= premium sound
IP= iphone connection
GC= glove compartment

lulz, there you go again.

[sameh]

Originally Posted by e1000

where else do you put your gloves??

Guys. Just because I'm super cool and can afford an M3 with a glove compartment doesn't mean your M3s are not good. They are probably just as good. BTW, I didn't want to mention FM (floor mats). Yep, got that too.

[sameh]

Originally Posted by OC3

lulz, there you go again.

Common OC3!! LCI? seriously??

[e1000]

Originally Posted by sameh

Guys. Just because I'm super cool and can afford an M3 with a glove compartment doesn't mean your M3s are not good. They are probably just as good. BTW, I didn't want to mention FM (floor mats). Yep, got that too.

Mine has one too, that's where I keep my gloves, OJ style.

[Jblack4083]

The LCI was definitely unnecessary.

[Nine]

Originally Posted by sameh

I know we all love our cars blah blah blah..but do we need to add all those unnecessary titles to the car, especially the ones that doesn’t add anything to problem at hand. For example M3 ZCP with a rim problem, would make sense but M3 ZCP with moon roof problem??!! M3DCT with shift light problem makes sense but M3 DCT with premium sound distortion ???!!!
2011.5 And 2011.75????!!!
And this one is really hilarious. LCI wow..
I’m gonna find another title for my M:
2011 /E92 /LCI /DCT /PS/IP/GC
Translation PS= premium sound
IP= iphone connection
GC= glove compartment

[FVM3]

the light comes up pretty late, near the redline

[geneatals]

Originally Posted by hamama3

on the signal changing lever, press the scroll button part upwards as if you are going to adjust brightness or change the time or whatever. there should be a setting for shift lights there

+1, even if you've set it on iDrive you still have to turn the shift lights on with the signal lever/button...at least that was the case for me. Even the in Idrive it swas "on", when I used the cluster and signal stock to check the lights were "off". Also, the lights are reactive to each gear and drivelogic setting you are in, so certain gears the lights will come on earlier/later than others...but regardless, you do have to stand on the throttle a bit to get the lights to go on..

[MRSSIIM3]

Originally Posted by geneatals

+1, even if you've set it on iDrive you still have to turn the shift lights on with the signal lever/button...at least that was the case for me. Even the in Idrive it swas "on", when I used the cluster and signal stock to check the lights were "off". Also, the lights are reactive to each gear and drivelogic setting you are in, so certain gears the lights will come on earlier/later than others...but regardless, you do have to stand on the throttle a bit to get the lights to go on..

and when you set it via idrive, that only affects M drive when you hit the M button. To have it set across all modes, you need to set it with the signal lever. Unfortunately, when you turn the car off though, it forgets what you set and you have to do it again each time

[circlek]

Originally Posted by sameh

I know we all love our cars blah blah blah..but do we need to add all those unnecessary titles to the car, especially the ones that doesn’t add anything to problem at hand. For example M3 ZCP with a rim problem, would make sense but M3 ZCP with moon roof problem??!! M3DCT with shift light problem makes sense but M3 DCT with premium sound distortion ???!!!
2011.5 And 2011.75????!!!
And this one is really hilarious. LCI wow..
I’m gonna find another title for my M:
2011 /E92 /LCI /DCT /PS/IP/GC
Translation PS= premium sound
IP= iphone connection
GC= glove compartment

FTW

[Moxie]

Originally Posted by hamama3

and when you set it via idrive, that only affects M drive when you hit the M button. To have it set across all modes, you need to set it with the signal lever. Unfortunately, when you turn the car off though, it forgets what you set and you have to do it again each time

Believe you also have to set it using I Drive under M key settings to allow the shift lights to always come on in S mode. That will save the setting every time you use that key.