Stuck in transport mode

MTVIEW · 10-11-2014, 09:44 PM

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My car has been driving me crazy. Wasn't handling well at all. Traction control on all the time even in Sport+, steering fighting me, engine and wheels braking around corners. I finally took it to the dealer and it has been stuck in transport (Valet?) mode for 2500 miles. Anyone else have this problem?

MattBianco · 10-11-2014, 10:58 PM

Most likely:

• Dealer did a poor job of PDI (pre delivery inspection) and never took the car off transport mode when they sold it

• Your battery died or was disconnected for some reason.

Also, some cars have a valet mode so the valet does not enjoy your car too much. It restricts RPM. When such a feature exists, it is engaged by a sequence of keys -a short cut. I am unaware of this feature in F15 or other BMWs. If it exists, you may have inadvertently triggered it.

opasha · 10-11-2014, 11:04 PM

Time to buy an ENET cable, setup software, and learn some coding. Maybe Clearing ALL DTCs will get your car out of transport mode. Worst case scenario, you can VO code your car and it will restore everything to factory settings and it should work like the way you bought the vehicle.

MTVIEW · 10-12-2014, 09:51 AM

Dealer had the car for two days and reset everything to factory settings. The car is a totally different animal now! I new the 23 MPG was too good to be true. This thing is a rocket.

MattBianco · 10-12-2014, 10:26 AM

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Originally Posted by MTVIEW

Dealer had the car for two days and reset everything to factory settings. The car is a totally different animal now! I new the 23 MPG was too good to be true. This thing is a rocket.

Sounds like dealer didn't do the pre delivery inspection at all or properly.

originalgoods13 · 10-12-2014, 11:01 AM

PDI was not complete, check your BMW Assist and Navigation make sure they are working fine.

You really should get "something" back from the dealer as the PDI is $2,500 and they barely did PDI on your vehicle

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MTVIEW Enlisted Member 42 Rep 33 Posts Drives: 335xi Join Date: May 2008 Location: USA iTrader: (0)	Stuck in transport mode My car has been driving me crazy. Wasn't handling well at all. Traction control on all the time even in Sport+, steering fighting me, engine and wheels braking around corners. I finally took it to the dealer and it has been stuck in transport (Valet?) mode for 2500 miles. Anyone else have this problem?
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10-11-2014, 10:58 PM	#2
MattBianco Lieutenant Colonel 1280 Rep 1,886 Posts Drives: 2015 X5 35d msport Join Date: Jun 2014 Location: Marin, California iTrader: (0)	Most likely: • Dealer did a poor job of PDI (pre delivery inspection) and never took the car off transport mode when they sold it • Your battery died or was disconnected for some reason. Also, some cars have a valet mode so the valet does not enjoy your car too much. It restricts RPM. When such a feature exists, it is engaged by a sequence of keys -a short cut. I am unaware of this feature in F15 or other BMWs. If it exists, you may have inadvertently triggered it. __________________ Amber or Red Rear Turn Signals? Vote/have your say: LINK. Post your MPGs 100L/km here: LINK X5 F15 Engines Compared LINK Take the BMW X5 F15 Survey: LINK See the Results: LINK N57 Diesel Tuning Chips Compared LINK
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opasha Brigadier General 1329 Rep 3,990 Posts Drives: 2014 BMW X5 50i Join Date: Apr 2014 Location: Maryland iTrader: (0)	Time to buy an ENET cable, setup software, and learn some coding. Maybe Clearing ALL DTCs will get your car out of transport mode. Worst case scenario, you can VO code your car and it will restore everything to factory settings and it should work like the way you bought the vehicle. __________________ 2014 X5 50i X-Line // Mineral White
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10-12-2014, 09:51 AM	#4
MTVIEW Enlisted Member 42 Rep 33 Posts Drives: 335xi Join Date: May 2008 Location: USA iTrader: (0)	Dealer had the car for two days and reset everything to factory settings. The car is a totally different animal now! I new the 23 MPG was too good to be true. This thing is a rocket.
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10-12-2014, 11:01 AM	#6
originalgoods13 Captain 290 Rep 625 Posts Drives: Chevy Spark Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Calgary, Canada iTrader: (0)	PDI was not complete, check your BMW Assist and Navigation make sure they are working fine. You really should get "something" back from the dealer as the PDI is $2,500 and they barely did PDI on your vehicle
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