BMW 3 Series (F30)

2011–2019

Cluster: Analog with LCD display: cars with this instrument cluster
Centre display: 6.5–8.8 in screen
System: BMW iDrive

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BMW 3 Series (F30), photo 1Cockpit · “New BMW 3 Series: Cockpit standard version (10/2011)” (opens in a new tab) · © BMW AG · Editorial use (opens in a new tab) · BMW Group Newsroom
BMW 3 Series (F30), photo 2Cockpit · “2018 BMW 340i M Sport Shadow 3.0 Interior” (opens in a new tab) · Photo: Vauxford · CC BY-SA 4.0 (opens in a new tab) · Wikimedia Commons
BMW 3 Series (F30), photo 3Cockpit · “BMW 320d Luxury (F30) interior” (opens in a new tab) · Photo: Tokumeigakarinoaoshima · CC BY-SA 4.0 (opens in a new tab) · Wikimedia Commons
BMW 3 Series (F30), photo 4Cockpit · “BMW 320d M Sport (F30) interior” (opens in a new tab) · Photo: Tokumeigakarinoaoshima · CC BY-SA 4.0 (opens in a new tab) · Wikimedia Commons
BMW 3 Series (F30), photo 5Cockpit · “2014 BMW 320d Luxury Automatic 2.0 Interior” (opens in a new tab) · Photo: Vauxford · CC BY-SA 4.0 (opens in a new tab) · Wikimedia Commons
BMW 3 Series (F30), photo 6Cockpit · “Osaka Auto Messe 2016 (603) - BMW M3 (F80)” (opens in a new tab) · Photo: Tokumeigakarinoaoshima · CC BY-SA 4.0 (opens in a new tab) · Wikimedia Commons
BMW 3 Series (F30), photo 7Centre display · “Addition Gauges - 2015 BMW M3 (15820479417)” (opens in a new tab) · Photo: Michael Sheehan · CC BY 2.0 (opens in a new tab) · Wikimedia Commons
BMW 3 Series (F30), photo 8Controls · “Auto Shifter - 2015 BMW M3 (15383974434)” (opens in a new tab) · Photo: Michael Sheehan · CC BY 2.0 (opens in a new tab) · Wikimedia Commons

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BMW 3 Series (E21)Cockpit · “BMW E21. (07/2015)” (opens in a new tab) · © BMW AG · Editorial use (opens in a new tab) · BMW Group Newsroom
BMW 3 Series (E30)Cockpit · “BMW E30. (07/2015)” (opens in a new tab) · © BMW AG · Editorial use (opens in a new tab) · BMW Group Newsroom
BMW 3 Series (E36)Cockpit · “BMW E36. (07/2015)” (opens in a new tab) · © BMW AG · Editorial use (opens in a new tab) · BMW Group Newsroom
BMW 3 Series (E46)Cockpit · “BMW E46 Coupé. (07/2015)” (opens in a new tab) · © BMW AG · Editorial use (opens in a new tab) · BMW Group Newsroom
BMW 3 Series (E90/E91/E92/E93)Cockpit · “BMW E90. (07/2015)” (opens in a new tab) · © BMW AG · Editorial use (opens in a new tab) · BMW Group Newsroom
BMW 3 Series (F30)Cockpit · “New BMW 3 Series: Cockpit standard version (10/2011)” (opens in a new tab) · © BMW AG · Editorial use (opens in a new tab) · BMW Group Newsroom
BMW 3 Series (G20)Cockpit · “The all-new BMW 3 Series Sedan - BMW M340i xDrive (11/2018).” (opens in a new tab) · © BMW AG · Editorial use (opens in a new tab) · BMW Group Newsroom

Summary

The F30 put a freestanding central display and an iDrive controller in every car, with or without navigation.

Specifications

Years: 2011–20192010s: cars launched in the 2010s
Chassis code: F30
Instrument cluster: Analog with LCD display: cars with this instrument cluster
Head-up display: Available
Centre display: 6.5–8.8 in screen
Infotainment: BMW Professional radio with 6.5-inch display6.5 in2012–2019
Navigation Professional (CIC)8.8 in2012–2013
Navigation Professional (NBT / Headunit High)8.8 in2012–2015 (F30 hybrid from 07/2012, F31 from 04/2013, F30 from 07/2013)
Navigation Professional (NBT EVO / Headunit High 2)8.8 in2015–2019 (facelift)
Input: Rotary controller, Physical buttons
Climate: Physical controls
Physical buttons and knobs: About 40, dash and consoleCounted from this photo Button Census
Predecessor: BMW 3 Series (E90/E91/E92/E93), 2004–2013
Successor: BMW 3 Series (G20), 2018–present
Era: Rotary controllers2001–2017

Cockpit

Instrument cluster

Five dials in four tubes (speedometer, rev counter with a current-consumption dial, fuel and oil temperature) with a TFT between the main dials; the optional high version has four dials and a larger TFT.

Head-up display: Optional (option 610); shows speed, cruise control settings, collision warnings, navigation and check control messages.

Centre display

Navigation Professional (CIC)

Covered in anti-reflective laminated glass.

Navigation Professional (NBT EVO / Headunit High 2)

Keeps the operating principle and screen interface of the previous Headunit High, with a 200 GB hard disk.

Facts

The base cluster's TFT measures 2.7 inches (320 x 120 pixels). The high version (6WA) has a 5.7-inch TFT (640 x 160) and was required with Navigation Professional, the head-up display, lane departure warning or speed limit info.[2]
The central display is 800 x 480 pixels with the standard radio and 1280 x 480 with Navigation Professional, and takes its picture from the head unit over an APIX video link rather than a data bus.[2]
BMW's Headunit High (NBT) arrived in the F30 ActiveHybrid in July 2012, the F31 Touring in April 2013 and the F30 saloon in July 2013.[3]
From the July 2015 facelift, cars with Navigation Professional have a 7-button controller with a touch panel, and cars with the standard radio a 5-button controller.[4]
The 2014 model year brought revised iDrive software with updated navigation and connected services.[1]

Sources

[1]Wikipedia. BMW 3 Series (F30) (opens in a new tab). en.wikipedia.org
[2]BMW AG (via Internet Archive). F30 Displays, Indicators and Controls (BMW technical training) (opens in a new tab). archive.org
[3]BMW AG (via Internet Archive). Headunit High (BMW technical training) (opens in a new tab). archive.org
[4]BMW AG (via Internet Archive). 3 Series LCI (BMW technical training) (opens in a new tab). archive.org

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