BMW Coding Thread

[HZX540e]

Originally Posted by Almaretto

Did you adjust the sensitivity? Is anything obstructing the light sensor?

I changed the sensitivity back to standard last night. I will test drive today to see. Oddly, I coded the sensitivity back in Oct and it's been working fine since then.

[SaskRiverRat]

I have done my first coding Yesterday, yay, all went good thanks to the great information on this site. I do have a question, now my wife wants hers coded as well. both vehicles are X5's, 14 and 15. will I run into any problems with e-sys? should I clear out and save my data in the C: esysdata /caf folder?
any other suggestions before trying to do hers?

[JM71]

Running e-sys through Parallels on a Mac. My screen is "scrunched up" for lack of a better way of putting it with lines not fully showing in the vertical sense. I can send a screen shot later tonight. Anyone seen this issue before? Solution?

[HZX540e]

Originally Posted by HZX540e

I changed the sensitivity back to standard last night. I will test drive today to see. Oddly, I coded the sensitivity back in Oct and it's been working fine since then.

It ended up being a coded increased sensitivity issue. I guess it's getting darker earlier now so I started noticing it on my commute home from work.

[Almaretto]

Originally Posted by HZX540e

It ended up being a coded increased sensitivity issue. I guess it's getting darker earlier now so I started noticing it on my commute home from work.

[98PoleCat]

Originally Posted by JM71

Running e-sys through Parallels on a Mac. My screen is "scrunched up" for lack of a better way of putting it with lines not fully showing in the vertical sense. I can send a screen shot later tonight. Anyone seen this issue before? Solution?

Do you use Parallels for anything other than ESYS? Any display issues with those other apps?

Do you have a Retina display? If so, there's a setting in the hardware configuration to enable support for Retina.

If that doesn't help, you can also check to make sure that the DPI scaling in Windows is set to 100%.

Have you tried running in Coherence mode?

Disclaimer: it's been a while since I've used Parallels (I use VirtualBox now).

[Hideada]

Originally Posted by williamthx

Hi Hideada san,
Can you please post a tutorial for Traffic Jam Assist coding?
Thanks

Hi!
williamthx

Please refer to this link.
http://f15.bimmerpost.com/forums/sho...etrofit&page=6

VO coding add "5AR"
and Code BDC, KAFAS2 , KOMBI
Finally calibrate the sensor using ISTA + D.
I am praying for success.

thanks

[Bigtop]

I am not sure there is a way. I assume you mean this compass:




Correct

[Almaretto]

Originally Posted by Bigtop

Correct

I even tried deselecting all options in idrive settings and it still did not default to compass.

[FourDoor]

Can I please get the program link? Thanks in advance.

[shawnsheridan]

Originally Posted by FourDoor

Can I please get the program link? Thanks in advance.

PM sent.

[Bigtop]

Originally Posted by Almaretto

I even tried deselecting all options in idrive settings and it still did not default to compass.

Thanks for trying. When I first got my 2014 F15 you could set it as a default. They then did a software update at one time and it was subsequently not possible.

With my new 2017 F15 it does not save compass as a default display either. Oh well.

[FourDoor]

I've read the great OP and various sections of this thread and I'm going to give coding a go on our 2014 X5 35i this weekend.

I received my cable from Ben! (thanks for the fast shipping!) And will install the app on one of my laptops tonight to get a head start. (thanks shawn)

Question before I start; is it best to update my Media: MN-002-017-007 and Phone: TN-002-017-007 firmware before starting to code? Would updating these at a later time override any coding?

Lastly, has anyone recorded on video the various changes/features you can get from coding your F15? I saw one video on the ACC but have not found any other vids.

[shawnsheridan]

Originally Posted by FourDoor

...Question before I start; is it best to update my Media: MN-002-017-007 and Phone: TN-002-017-007 firmware before starting to code? Would updating these at a later time override any coding?
...

Makes no difference one way or the other. No coding is involved.

[FourDoor]

Originally Posted by shawnsheridan

Makes no difference one way or the other. No coding is involved.

Thanks! Will skip that step until the new iPhone 7S+ comes out later this year then.

[Almaretto]

Originally Posted by FourDoor

Thanks! Will skip that step until the new iPhone 7S+ comes out later this year then.

Bluetooth Media and Communication download from website, is newer (MN/TN-002.255.071) than your current version; but, rarely, if ever, is it latest (MN/TN-003.013.002). If you are someone who streams via BT or tends to update phones (or OS) regularly, it is worth doing. There are release notes which detail added phone and OS support plus some fixes.

When dealership flash programs vehicle (ie updates firmware), the process includes a larger head unit software push (with newer than above usb version), which is different because it actually does return ECU's to factory state and overwrites any custom FDL changes (eg, disclaimer removal).

[HZX540e]

Originally Posted by Almaretto

Bluetooth Media and Communication download from website, is newer (MN/TN-002.255.071) than your current version; but, rarely, if ever, is it latest (MN/TN-003.013.002). If you are someone who streams via BT or tends to update phones (or OS) regularly, it is worth doing. There are release notes which detail added phone and OS support plus some fixes.

When dealership flash programs vehicle (ie updates firmware), the process includes a larger head unit software push (with newer than above usb version), which is different because it actually does return ECU's to factory state and overwrites any custom FDL changes (eg, disclaimer removal).

When was this released?

[C4sF80M3]

Use VMware Fusion. It's way better and supports Retina display auto-scaling. Of course if you use Unity Mode, it displays the apps seamlessly to the Mac desktop and makes them look native to Mac.

Originally Posted by 98PoleCat

Do you use Parallels for anything other than ESYS? Any display issues with those other apps?

Do you have a Retina display? If so, there's a setting in the hardware configuration to enable support for Retina.

If that doesn't help, you can also check to make sure that the DPI scaling in Windows is set to 100%.

Have you tried running in Coherence mode?

Disclaimer: it's been a while since I've used Parallels (I use VirtualBox now).

[C4sF80M3]

Has anyone been successful at trying to code in Apple Carplay? I did find one option for it, but that wasn't enough to active the functionality.

[shawnsheridan]

Originally Posted by C4sF80M3

Has anyone been successful at trying to code in Apple Carplay? I did find one option for it, but that wasn't enough to active the functionality.

CarPlay requires a 143 FSC Code.

[FourDoor]

Originally Posted by shawnsheridan

CarPlay requires a 143 FSC Code.

Added Carplay functionality usually requires hardware upgrades to the entertainment system (from what I've seen with other vehicles). Has anyone been able to confirm that Carplay can be added to previous model years (with or without hardware upgrades?)

[shawnsheridan]

Originally Posted by FourDoor

Added Carplay functionality usually requires hardware upgrades to the entertainment system (from what I've seen with other vehicles). Has anyone been able to confirm that Carplay can be added to previous model years (with or without hardware upgrades?)

NBT2 ID5 hardware along with 143 FSC Code is needed.