What does this do

[branespikin]

What does the tripometer do when you press and hold the reset tripometer button and then turn the ignition in the second position? It starts showing all these numbers and then the arrows from the rpm annd speedometer turn all the way up and then drop back down. Does that maybe show the original miles the car has passed?

[B/\/\W]

It shows various numbers, like VIN numbers, others, the number of turns of the wheel that corresponds to 1 mile. Nothing of real interest unless you want to check whether the ID numbers on the car are the same as the ones in the computer. It's cool to see the gauges move as well, and I guess it tests them!

[branespikin]

Oh yeah great I thought it showed the actual miles on the car.:thumbup:

freaked me out the number was alittle too high

[Pirate_copy]

Here we go mate

http://www.unixnerd.demon.co.uk/e36trick.html

The registers displayed are

Vehicle identification number
Number for BMW internal use
Number of wheel rotations needed to make up one kilometer
Software version
Hardware version
Index of changes

[branespikin]

Thanks alot had people tellin me that ,that was the actual miles:rofl: