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I've been reading the DYI instructions and it seems fairly easy. That said, I don't want to fubar a $65k car.
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07-01-2012, 09:16 AM | #27 |
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If one understand the process well, it's definitely easy to do it. Also we have experienced that all the changes made by so called coding are "reversible" if we have taken backup of the original settings. We have also seen one case where he didn't remember the original settings and had to go to dealer to revert back to original. As of today, parameters that affect auxiliaries ( such as windows, mirrors, multimedia etc ) only have been shown in the cheat sheet, the risk of messing up your car is minimal and is fully reversible. I'm sure if one goes deeper, one can find parameters related to gears, transmission, torque speed characteristics, steering control etc but these areas could be very risky to touch. One has to draw his own boundary line beyond which he should not go.
Who goes for coding? If some feature is pinching to you and if you feel that the implementation should have been the other way, then you are a candidate for coding. There are persons who themselves want to code and there are others who want some one else to do it for them. There are many others who take it as it is as what's given to them by BMW and either don't think about changes or have no interest in such DIY. My wife wants a reliable and comfortable car, she listens to me about the mods I made and says wow and the very next moment she forgets about it. She always argues why don't you think of getting a tire that never punctures and it comfortable and of course economical to use it. Good that she doesn't imagine of tireless cars else she got to opt for a boat or an aircraft. In short, coding may be an easy and reliable process, many of us still will not be interested in going for it. (For the benefits of the first timers, I had released a list of safe and desirable list of features in a previous post. ) |
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I'm new to the BMW forum and thank you for all the helpful information here. I have some questions about coding my 2011 BMW 35ix F25 that I hope someone can help. I purchased a ENET cable from April1 so I have the right cable to do the coding. I have also successfully installed the E-SYS software and it is working well. By working, I am able to connect to the car and read all the settings and update the settings in the car. I am making the modifications as described in the F25 Cheat Sheet. I used the E-SYS software and coded the changes according to the instructions. I didn't get any errors after I activated the FA and coded the FDL. Here are the instructions that I followed. (Thanks April1) ---- "I don't know what went wrong but try following steps ( I assume that you have correctly installed the correct software on lap top having win xp or win 7 and have created all the blank folders for each Fxx. And linked EST properly in E-Sys Options > Settings > EST to the correct folder to Code Away.est.) 1. Switch off any wifi or Bluetooth of your laptop, let's have only one network connection from your car to your laptop. Good practice. 2. Switch off firewalls too, behaviors of different virus detecting SW is unpredicted. Good practice. 3. Connect ENet cable from your car to laptop, Switch ignition and wait for limited connectivity to be established. Ensure that laptop has full power and car battery is also fully charged. 4. Run ZGW_SEARCH of EDIABAS to see that VIN number gets displayed. 5. Start E-Sys 6. Press connect button, select the correct series. It should be F025 for you and connect. 7. Read VO 8. Select FA and Read VCM 9. Select the Expert Mode and Coding button on left pane. Now select the right CAFD and read Coding Data, it will get you the fresh copy of the data from car. 10. Open the created folder and select the CAFD and right click to edit it, enter pin when asked for it. 11. Make changes and press the save button 12. Come back to SVT by pressing tha green back arrow on top 13. Right click on FA to activate it 14. Go back to the edited CAFD and right click to select Code FDL. This should complete the task and give you success. 15. Disconnect connection by clicking top connection button and take off cable. 16 you should be ready to go." ---- Afterwards, I tried the changes, but none of them seem to be updated. I have done the following changes: 1. Tire Pressure (I saw April1's comment that it definitely works.) 2. Legal Disclaimer for iDrive and PDC 3. Sports Display in the iDrive Can you provide me with some suggestion on how to get it activated? At the end of the instructions, it says to "cycle the key". Does this mean to turn off the car and turn it back on? Thank you!! After I get this working on my car, I am happy to help out others in Denver to program their car as well. Last edited by dwkl; 07-02-2012 at 12:28 PM.. |
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Best way to check if your parameters were set correctly, connect again and read the FDLs
Again and check the values. That will ensure that your process was right. Have you saved the original CAF files? That's should be done in case you want to revert back to original settings. For some of the settings to take place, you need to wait for about 15 minutes. |
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Thanks! I figured out what I did wrong. I selected the folder and pressed code instead of selecting the CAFD file and pressing the Code FDL. It now works. I was able to code the digital speed in the BC, removed legal disclaimers, and enabled PDC. I also have the sports display with torque and power displayed in the iDrive.
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Want to enable my HUD turn signals, but don't want any error messages that need to be cleared by the dealer... Would also like the speed in the cluster, for when the HUD isn't wanted on.
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My worry is they'll be stored, and they'll see them when it goes in for service. :-/
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This should not be the worry as one can tell SA in advance that there were some error messages displayed on the screen but they dont occur anymore so not concerned.
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Interestingly I did not get error messages after coding KOMBI but time needed to be reset, not the date. Weird. So far so good with everything else though. DVD in motion working, key fob and comfort access opening and closing windows, key fob and interior button opening and closing tailgate, A.S.S. defaults to off. Even added the "Logic 7" instead of the "surround" option under stereo. Honestly for all trying this out, it really is that easy, just follow the directions and go. Being that so much is in German it is a bit daunting but once you're in there...no problem at all.
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I am looking forward to trying this out. Many thanks to those who have documented the steps. It seems confusing getting everything set up and in the right place, but it looks like changing a few things using lists like the one from April 1 provided is actually fairly easy. But the proof is in the doing. I have to wait until our X3 is built to really do it.
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7/14 10am, I will be holding this at 1899 Silas Deane Highway, in Rocky Hill, Connecticut. It's actual the "KOHL's" parking lot but it shares a very large empty lot with a since out of business mega store. Google satellite the address!
Due to the turnout exceeding expectations, I am going to start at 10am, and will run the session roughly until 2:00 or 230 - weather permitting.
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Its noted that on some of the Windows 7 OS, you get a MSWINSCK.OCX missing error while trying to run ZGW_SEARCH.EXE.
Copy the attached batch file WINSCK_ERROR.bat on desktop and run it, it will fix the error. |
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