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Anyone know if the new model will work the same?
https://www.amazon.ca/Vgate-Support-...ds=vgate+icar3 It's a vGate iCar3 instead of the vGate iCar2. Newer model and a couple of bucks cheaper than the iCar2. |
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Weirdly, the Multifunction Buttons and Presets for the current Driver Profile seem to be the only ones that get cleared on our cars.
When I'm going to code the headunit, I switch the Driver Profile to Drive Off. That seems to leave my three "real" Driver Profiles unmolested. If you want a complete level of assurance, just save your Driver Profiles to a USB drive before coding so you can restore afterward. This is also a great way of keeping your settings the way you like them in multiple cars. For example, my wife and I have very different preferences for Multifunction Buttons and M1 and M2 settings in addition to the obvious things such as seat and mirror positions, HUD settings, climate settings, and the like. Each of us has a profile on the other's car and if one of us readjusts settings in any significant way we just save it to the USB drive that each of us keeps in the glove box, take it to the other car and read it (and save the other's profile to that USB drive while we're at it).
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Put it this way: Would you want to put any of your ECUs in your car into a lock-out state that means a trailer trip to a dealer to reset for the sake of $2? That's what I thought. Buy the V2.
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This is well-established (at least for M3/4) and is one single change.
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You don't want version 3. It lacks the on/off button that version 2 has. They made it cheaper to save money.
Version 3 is simply a cheaper product to make than version 2 (thus higher profit margins for the manufacturer). |
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03-02-2017, 08:38 AM | #229 |
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Thinking about getting one of these to try out, can anyone confirm this is the right model? I've used enet/esys before but my cable is shot, and this looks like a decent alternative.
PS: would appreciate it if anyone who has used it can shoot me a PM on how easy/hard the process is compared to E-sys and what chances of bricking the car are vs the E-sys. Thanks! |
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I've coded three cars with BimmerCode with no issues.
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I have 3 and it works perfectly. On/off switch is irrelevant in this situation. |
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My comment was relating to Bluetooth. Not the v3.
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Yes, thanks, that was my point, one I've been making in this thread since I started it.
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Yep, I leave mine in the car and don't have to worry about battery drain.
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