tv in motion

[diablo23 1]

my dad has 1998 740i and were wanting to know how to get the tv to work while the vechile is in motion we get audio but no picture, its the standard 4:3 tv, ive seen website selling kits to get this to work i was wonderin if there was any other way or should i just buy this

http://www.europeanautosource.com/product_...a88081399fca79d

[hotwire 352]

I can do it for you, PM me if wish.

Cheers

Grant

[jochen 4]

my dad has 1998 740i and were wanting to know how to get the tv to work while the vechile is in motion we get audio but no picture, its the standard 4:3 tv, ive seen website selling kits to get this to work i was wonderin if there was any other way or should i just buy this

http://www.europeanautosource.com/product_...a88081399fca79d

You don't have to buy any hardware.

Grant can reprogram the TV module for you.

Or you can do it yourself with my NavCoder software.

And if you are lucky and the car is old enough, the key-press sequence will do it for you at no cost.

[Five Star 0]

Does grounding the unit to a normal grounding point instead of the handbrake work for standard units or is it only aftermarket?

[hotwire 352]

Does grounding the unit to a normal grounding point instead of the handbrake work for standard units or is it only aftermarket?

Definitely not with these cars - wiring/programming in them is much more complex than that

[jjs 60]

I thought it was a WOF requirement that the TV (if in the drivers line of vision) would turn off when the car is in motion?

[hotwire 352]

Yes - it is - but not if it is not identified at the WOF inspection

[Greg111 13]

Our 330ci works at up to 5kph, good for mcd's drive through.

[martyyn 2]

Yes - it is - but not if it is not identified at the WOF inspection

Would be a good test to see if they take it for a test drive....but then they arent required to are they ?

They dont at VTNZ, so how would they know it was disabled ?

[Greg111 13]

Would be a good test to see if they take it for a test drive....but then they arent required to are they ?

They dont at VTNZ, so how would they know it was disabled ?

Wouldn't you just turn the tv off when going in for the check?

[Apex 693]

can this be done on the E60??

[hotwire 352]

Would be a good test to see if they take it for a test drive....but then they arent required to are they ?

They dont at VTNZ, so how would they know it was disabled ?

They could test it on the brake machine at a specialised WOF station if they had the inclination. Don't think they would though.

Having said that - when TV's in cars become common & if it becomes a common knowledge of this - they may start checking

BMW switch TV by either speed - 5km/h or off handbrake or of course -niether

[hotwire 352]

Wouldn't you just turn the tv off when going in for the check?

Be bloody silly not to

[hotwire 352]

can this be done on the E60??

Quite probably yes - with the right software programme. No doubt BMW can but I wouldn't bet on them obliging

[martyyn 2]

Wouldn't you just turn the tv off when going in for the check?

Of course, but when you turn on the ignition (as I assume they would) your presented with the main screen that shows the tv on the menu arent you ?

Although perhaps not because it probably starts with the radio and obc

[hotwire 352]

Of course, but when you turn on the ignition (as I assume they would) your presented with the main screen that shows the tv on the menu arent you ?

Although perhaps not because it probably starts with the radio and obc

Leave the nav running. Goes from splash screen straight to nav.

Starts from whatever it was last on

[rogan 1]

I thought it was a WOF requirement that the TV (if in the drivers line of vision) would turn off when the car is in motion?

Not a WOF requirement. You can have a TV screen playing within view of the driver.

Spoke to VTNZ about this last time I went thru. Due to navi, cellphones etc it was a pointless requirement.

[hotwire 352]

News to me that you can - is this official or one inspectors view?

[rogan 1]

One of the inspectors told me. No idea what the legislation is on it.

[swiggs 0]

Well if you look at the official WOF check sheet there is no area for a TV or any other thing there as to say distract the driver. I have my tv hooked up to a playstation and I have once in a traffic jam played Playstation while waiting, (was an accident). but I have reprogramed my tv unit and I can watch TV while driving and I also programed it to pick up and actually show the sky channels that I can recieve at times. Which is pretty cool.

When I go get my WOF which was two weeks ago I showed him how the TV worked and he took it driving in the road test with it on. The person doing the check said to me that it was pretty cool. Also said that because it is a standard inbuilt feature that it is not against any law, although having it going while driving is frowned upon by police there isnt any law saying its banned.

BUt he said that if you want to insert a tv unit that isnt a standard manufaturers built one at time of assembly there are certain law restrictions on that and one is being not being in direct view of the driver.

So from that I see a little double standard but BMW is safe as all the tv units are just a standard feature of the car. Got to love NZ law.

[jimbo01 0]

You don't have to buy any hardware.

Grant can reprogram the TV module for you.

Or you can do it yourself with my NavCoder software.

And if you are lucky and the car is old enough, the key-press sequence will do it for you at no cost.

I thought you had gone overseas?

Is there a key sequence trick for a facelift 99 E38 (NZ New)?

[Huttey 0]

Try this

Mark I

· Set ignition to pos. II

• enter TV mode
• enter "settings"
• enter "contrast"
• when the green contrast bar is visible, push the knob and keep it pressed
• turn ignition off (keep button pressed!)
• wait 8-10 seconds (timing must be accurate!)
• release the knob
• turn on ignition again
• Now you can watch TV during driving (but always keep at least one eye on the road - that said)

To watch videotext use the same procedure as above, but chose "brightness" instead of "contrast" (thanks to Herbert Posner, who discovered this secret).

Mark II

· Set ignition to pos. II

• enter TV mode
• enter "settings"
• enter "brightness"
• when the green contrast bar is visible, push the knob and keep it pressed
• turn ignition off (keep button pressed!)
• wait 8-10 seconds (timing must be accurate!)
• release the knob
• turn on ignition again
• Now you can watch TV during driving (but always keep at least one eye on the road - that said)

To watch videotext use the same procedure as above, but chose "colour" instead of "brightness".

[martyyn 2]

I think you'll find that MarkI and II were 95 and 96, perhaps a year later but certainly not 99. I can confirm that they do work though if you have either of those units.

[Huttey 0]

Mine is a 99 E39 with MK II

[hotwire 352]

I thought you had gone overseas?

Is there a key sequence trick for a facelift 99 E38 (NZ New)?

He is - but by the wonders of the internet - keeps in touch