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      10-31-2017, 05:53 AM   #67
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Shifting time improvement if any is beyond human can sense. But rather you can feel a difference in shifting strategy which could be the DME resetting the adaptation.

I'm very much inclined to believing everything said in this thread is placebo.

BTW, seeing boost hitting close to 20psi is normal even in stock form, that's out of combination of high ambient temp and overboost on upshifting, nothing more than a spike followed by boost adjustment.

Log stock tunes and see it for yourself.
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      10-31-2017, 12:10 PM   #68
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i noticed 3 things: (2016 manual)

car is louder on startup
car is smoother (not as jerky)
car is quicker to accelerate

its possible the reset of adaptations is causing this and its also possible the people who have a 2016 will notice this update more since maybe the newer models already have these features
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      10-31-2017, 12:23 PM   #69
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I'm bringing my pre lci with older version for an istep flash this Friday.

I'll let you know then.
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      10-31-2017, 12:25 PM   #70
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A bit worried about the lost "pops and bangs"
But not everyone has this problem
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      11-09-2017, 04:12 AM   #71
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This might be a stupid question, i have an early 17' one of the last PRE LCI's

the weather app in my car has stopped working so they are suggesting a reset or an update but only to the idrive not to the engine so i was told it won't affect the sound of the exhaust only the sound of the interior speakers and idrive.

my car is loud af with M performance exhaust i get all sorts of pops and bangs and crackles, so i am scared that i will lose all this if i update this?
can anyone clarify if the Idrive update affects the engine and exhaust? because i was told you have to do a seperate engine update for this to affect the noise of the car which i really really really don't want.
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This might be a stupid question, i have an early 17' one of the last PRE LCI's

the weather app in my car has stopped working so they are suggesting a reset or an update but only to the idrive not to the engine so i was told it won't affect the sound of the exhaust only the sound of the interior speakers and idrive.

my car is loud af with M performance exhaust i get all sorts of pops and bangs and crackles, so i am scared that i will lose all this if i update this?
can anyone clarify if the Idrive update affects the engine and exhaust? because i was told you have to do a seperate engine update for this to affect the noise of the car which i really really really don't want.
Do some searching in the iDrive section of the forum and you’ll get details on the Weather App. It usually comes back after a while.
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I'm bringing my pre lci with older version for an istep flash this Friday.

I'll let you know then.
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I'm bringing my pre lci with older version for an istep flash this Friday.

I'll let you know then.
update?
Collected my 6mt pre lci. Now with L17193I flashed.

Idrive and CarPlay much better.
Reverse camera when switching back to 1st gear immediately switches off. No more annoying beeps.

Car in comfort mode is lot more responsive. Use to have an annoying 1st to 2nd gear jolt. No longer occurs.

Terms of exhaust noise... I think it has toned down a bit. I have the mpe & fabspeed dp, on track mode it's not as burbly as before...
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Can anyone post their ISTEP versions after getting their dealer flash? I’m about to flash F020-17-11-520 v3.63.0 PSDZ. I was on v61.4 before which wasn’t as refined and then I updated to v62.4 which had the best refinement and retained the burbles. V62.5 did not have any noticeable changes other than FEM_GW and ASD?

V63.0 flashes the DME again and is a relatively recent PSDZ
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Can anyone post their ISTEP versions after getting their dealer flash? I’m about to flash F020-17-11-520 v3.63.0 PSDZ. I was on v61.4 before which wasn’t as refined and then I updated to v62.4 which had the best refinement and retained the burbles. V62.5 did not have any noticeable changes other than FEM_GW and ASD?

V63.0 flashes the DME again and is a relatively recent PSDZ
Can I ask if anyone is mantaining a list of the different versions and updates. I'm going to ask my dealer to update my ISTEP version after Winter but I'm guessing unless I can find a fault / excuse from them to do the ISTEP they will try and charge me....

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Can I ask if anyone is mantaining a list of the different versions and updates. I'm going to ask my dealer to update my ISTEP version after Winter but I'm guessing unless I can find a fault / excuse from them to do the ISTEP they will try and charge me....

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I had L17193I flashed on my M2 under warranty. My excuse was Carplay. IF you have that option just tell them it's no longer syncing as well after latest IOS update on your iPhone :-)
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      11-30-2017, 01:50 AM   #78
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I had L17193I flashed on my M2 under warranty. My excuse was Carplay. IF you have that option just tell them it's no longer syncing as well after latest IOS update on your iPhone :-)
There’s a new version out but no noticeable differences I can tell.

L17193I was one of the best versions of the 4 I’ve tried.
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      11-30-2017, 09:04 AM   #79
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A few questions for you guys that are updating your ISTEP software and have done some coding:

Do you lose your coded features?

Can I just run my latest Bimmercode back up to get the features back?

Are settings retained in the Bimmercode backup for coding that was not completed thru Bimmercode, such as Euro MDM?

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      11-30-2017, 12:21 PM   #80
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So I just finished installing the latest ISTEP integration (firmware) on my car. It was done with ESYS in one full swoop I went from a late 2016 build to v61.4

Many modules were updated. Including FEM_GW as well as the DME and DSC and GHAS (differential)

I haven’t driven the car in Euro MDM yet but on regular MDM the car is much less intrusive when it comes to DSC kicking in. In addition it feels like the diff works slightly better to balance the power out. As if it’s way smoother on lock and unlock, putting down power better.

Steering fees a bit tighter and there’s less dampening so you feel more road which is great. Haven’t tried F87CS mode just yet.

The most notable change is the responsiveness of the motor, now it feels like it just pulls, and the transition between shifts is much smoother. The throttle is way more responsive and the wastegate has also seem to be adjusted to where the car feels like it makes boost quicker. Then the pops and bangs man, sport and sport + sounds closer to the hidden traction mode. Pops and bangs are way louder.

Apple car play also seems to be more responsive, when quickly shifting between ignition modes it used to kick the phone off and it won’t reconnect until after the car goes into sleep mode. Now it re connects after a brief wait and the interface is much more responsive.

Overall it’s worth a shot to get the dealer to update, if anything well worth the $150 dealers usually charge.

PS: if anyone wants this done to their car I can help ya out given that you’re around the OC area. You’re just gonna need a spare car or a battery supply in order to give it constant power

Update 2: It seems that under certain circumstances the car goes into the ZCP/GTS Startup roar mode.. I still can't find a way to get it to reliably do it, but it's happened more than a few times already.
Might have to take a look into this. Recently, one of my tail lights went out, and they had to replace the circuit board. After that, my entire iDrive system would randomly restart from time to time. I'm not sure what's causing this, and I highly doubt it's the tail lights. Which dealer did you goto, Irvine BMW, Sterling?
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Car delivered yesterday, really interested about the pops ans bangs for the LCI compared to pre-LCI
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Might have to take a look into this. Recently, one of my tail lights went out, and they had to replace the circuit board. After that, my entire iDrive system would randomly restart from time to time. I'm not sure what's causing this, and I highly doubt it's the tail lights. Which dealer did you goto, Irvine BMW, Sterling?
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Finally got E-Sys and ISTA+ working on my VMware...sort of fun dealing with bridged network. Got my iStep:



Assuming this one is now old...if I have the light PSdZData (not full), can I flash up to the latest? Or do I need the full...

Also, saw some codes in ISTA:



I'm assuming the ASD code is from Bimmercode (since I disabled it)?

Is the "panic alarm" mean the alarm went off?

Finally not sure about the first one "Limitation of Connected Drive" which has a higher mileage than current mileage on the car...?
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Finally got E-Sys and ISTA+ working on my VMware...
How did you get this writing in a VM. I sent an email to token master months ago, but never got a response. Did you work around this or did he get back to you?
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How did you get this writing in a VM. I sent an email to token master months ago, but never got a response. Did you work around this or did he get back to you?
PM him on shawnsheridan on Bimmerfest (or maybe here) - this is the coding forum: http://www.bimmerfest.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=175

I think I asked in this thread and he PMed me: http://www.bimmerfest.com/forums/sho...=983244&page=6
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Finally got E-Sys and ISTA+ working on my VMware...sort of fun dealing with bridged network. Got my iStep:



Assuming this one is now old...if I have the light PSdZData (not full), can I flash up to the latest? Or do I need the full...

Also, saw some codes in ISTA:



I'm assuming the ASD code is from Bimmercode (since I disabled it)?

Is the "panic alarm" mean the alarm went off?

Finally not sure about the first one "Limitation of Connected Drive" which has a higher mileage than current mileage on the car...?
Your ISTEP is decently recent. What’s the production date on your car? Mines a 02/2017 and it had an ISTEP from November 2016

Yes there are much newer ones no you will not be able to flash it without full PSDZ.

Those errors are from BimmerCode especially if you coded your car with ignition on. I always clear errors after coding. I also never code with ignition on now since FASTA and Key Read can be pulled even with ISTA clear so BMW knows all.


As for the ISTA+ readings those are in KM so yes it will show higher than your current ones.
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Your ISTEP is decently recent. What’s the production date on your car? Mines a 02/2017 and it had an ISTEP from November 2016
I believe it was delivered in the US May/June 2017...Build date of 2017-03-14


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Yes there are much newer ones no you will not be able to flash it without full PSDZ.
Doh...70GBs for v.63.3 - going to take a while at 5GB/day on Mega...where are you getting your PSDZ from? Care to share?

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Those errors are from BimmerCode especially if you coded your car with ignition on. I always clear errors after coding. I also never code with ignition on now since FASTA and Key Read can be pulled even with ISTA clear so BMW knows all.
Lovely...I thought you needed the ignition on for all coding?


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As for the ISTA+ readings those are in KM so yes it will show higher than your current ones.
Got it...makes sense...still wonder what that ConnectedDrive one is...that is pretty recent (like within the last time I drove it) - don't remember anything weird happening

Guess I'll clear the fault memory next time I have my laptop/ISTA in the garage and see if it comes back
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