software update results

chuckvic · 03-12-2011, 09:11 AM

Ok I read the SB of what the software update does officially, as it relates to DCT and aftermarket tester.

Here what it really does: changes the appearance of the map (differing colors, makes other minor design changes, no change in function). I am neutral about the changes.

MIGHT have improved by DCT downshifting in D mode, no detectable change in S mode

Did allow a nice throttle blip in D3, it occurs rarely but NEVER did prior.

Car is 2009 DCT, built Jan 2009, this is first software update. It took the techs awhile to get the car to accept it, I think SA said they had to do another update prior to it accepting the main update.

Not a big issue if this is ignored unless after more driving the shift lag is improved ( maybe).

chuck

M3ltdown · 03-12-2011, 09:29 AM

Nice. I have a 2009 DCT as well. Will need to get this update done sometime in the summer when the car is due for an oil change.

chd2 · 03-14-2011, 09:43 PM

Mine is in for it right now. I hope it helps the downshifting. I am getting tired of hearing the motor go, and nothing happens for about 2 seconds, then all hell breaks loose.

BCA · 03-14-2011, 09:48 PM

You sure the Nav just isn't in night mode? That's what mine was in when I got it back from its last software update...once I changed it back to regular (day) mode, it was exactly as it was before.

chuckvic · 03-15-2011, 12:00 PM

good idea about NAV being in night mode, will check. thanks

chuck

chuckvic · 03-17-2011, 11:08 AM

The NAV system back to normal, it was in night mode. Still no resolution about oil sensor being in op like the OP from california

chuck

kouhii · 03-17-2011, 11:57 PM

My car was fixed. Dealer did some reprogramming and removed the feature, seems like it's not for 09 models...The feature is gone after the fix. Fault code was found through the scanner.

Poppin Fresh · 03-18-2011, 12:09 AM

I did the update as well and noticed it would drop down a gear a tad faster when going to a stop on S mode. Throttle blipping is more frequent on S when going down to 3. Nav map looks the or maybe it's because I don't pay attention to it. One thing that got me upset was they deleted my saved music and preset FM stations.

MMMeister · 03-18-2011, 02:43 AM

Just got my M3 12k service and noticed the navigation setting I had got reset.
My guess they did an update. Now I see this new (or i just didn't notice) addition to the navi options, "Traffic conditions/Gray Map".

Screen used to be multicolored streets. It was hard to distinguish which is the street, your route or the traffic condition.
This selection made the map easier on the eyes with less clutter and you can easily see the traffic conditions of the streets.

formgen99 · 03-18-2011, 04:21 AM

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Originally Posted by MMMeister

Just got my M3 12k service and noticed the navigation setting I had got reset.
My guess they did an update. Now I see this new (or i just didn't notice) addition to the navi options, "Traffic conditions/Gray Map".

Screen used to be multicolored streets. It was hard to distinguish which is the street, your route or the traffic condition.
This selection made the map easier on the eyes with less clutter and you can easily see the traffic conditions of the streets.

thats always been there as an optional view

chuckvic · 03-18-2011, 08:05 AM

Kouhii- is the faeture you refer to the instant exact oil level check?? So bottom line itt was a software error and the error code will be available? If my dealer has problems, i hope you will private e mail the name of your dealer, so they can talk to each other. Will keep the board advised of any changes.

chuck

BCA · 03-18-2011, 08:40 AM

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Originally Posted by formgen

thats always been there as an optional view

You sure? You have an '11.5. I don't remember seeing this view as an option on my '09. I will look today, though. My last software update was last summer, so I may not have it if it's a recent addition.

Edit: I checked a little while ago and my car does have that view. Never noticed it before. Should be quite useful.

Sandye90m3 · 03-18-2011, 08:56 AM

Hey guys, is there anyway an owner of a e9X DCT M3 locate what software version they have via the Idrive?

kouhii · 03-18-2011, 11:47 AM

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Originally Posted by chuckvic

Kouhii- is the faeture you refer to the instant exact oil level check?? So bottom line itt was a software error and the error code will be available? If my dealer has problems, i hope you will private e mail the name of your dealer, so they can talk to each other. Will keep the board advised of any changes.

chuck

Yes, exact oil level measurement feature. Yup they found the fault code. BMW of Mountain View. Good luck.

carri0n m3 · 06-08-2011, 12:45 PM

so what's the verdict? is it worth going in to get the update? such a large time commitment

Lagunae92 · 06-08-2011, 01:07 PM

my in-call phone layout is different as well, less fancy looking but more functional?

eeeboy · 06-09-2011, 01:16 AM

I got the update and no more Bucking Bronco!!!!

Mjolnir · 06-09-2011, 04:47 AM

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Originally Posted by ShErM m3

so what's the verdict? is it worth going in to get the update? such a large time commitment

May be getting it done today. What time of time are we talking about?

aus · 07-18-2011, 04:16 PM

Anyone else having problems with the damn Power button being on a lot more often than before since the update? It used to happen maybe once a month, now it's 30-50% of the time. This occurs at start up.

03-12-2011, 09:11 AM	#1
chuckvic Private First Class 22 Rep 153 Posts Drives: 2009 M3 DCT Coupe Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: el paso iTrader: (0)	software update results Ok I read the SB of what the software update does officially, as it relates to DCT and aftermarket tester. Here what it really does: changes the appearance of the map (differing colors, makes other minor design changes, no change in function). I am neutral about the changes. MIGHT have improved by DCT downshifting in D mode, no detectable change in S mode Did allow a nice throttle blip in D3, it occurs rarely but NEVER did prior. Car is 2009 DCT, built Jan 2009, this is first software update. It took the techs awhile to get the car to accept it, I think SA said they had to do another update prior to it accepting the main update. Not a big issue if this is ignored unless after more driving the shift lag is improved ( maybe). chuck
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03-12-2011, 09:29 AM	#2
M3ltdown Master Chief 19 Rep 641 Posts Drives: 09 e90 M3 JzB Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: NOVA iTrader: (0)	Nice. I have a 2009 DCT as well. Will need to get this update done sometime in the summer when the car is due for an oil change.
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03-14-2011, 09:43 PM	#3
chd2 Driver 3 Rep 119 Posts Drives: 09 E92 M3 DCT Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Seabrook, TX iTrader: (0)	Mine is in for it right now. I hope it helps the downshifting. I am getting tired of hearing the motor go, and nothing happens for about 2 seconds, then all hell breaks loose.
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03-14-2011, 09:48 PM	#4
BCA Captain 22 Rep 793 Posts Drives: 2015 M3 Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Houston, TX iTrader: (1)	You sure the Nav just isn't in night mode? That's what mine was in when I got it back from its last software update...once I changed it back to regular (day) mode, it was exactly as it was before. __________________ 2017 Porsche 911 Carrera S 2019 Porsche Cayenne Past BMWs: 2015 M3, 2014 550i, 2013 M3 ZCP, 2012 535i, 2011 E90 335i, 2009 E90 M3, 2008 X5, 2006 330i, 2004 330i
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03-15-2011, 12:00 PM	#5
chuckvic Private First Class 22 Rep 153 Posts Drives: 2009 M3 DCT Coupe Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: el paso iTrader: (0)	good idea about NAV being in night mode, will check. thanks chuck
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03-17-2011, 11:08 AM	#6
chuckvic Private First Class 22 Rep 153 Posts Drives: 2009 M3 DCT Coupe Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: el paso iTrader: (0)	The NAV system back to normal, it was in night mode. Still no resolution about oil sensor being in op like the OP from california chuck
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03-17-2011, 11:57 PM	#7
kouhii Private 2 Rep 77 Posts Drives: 09 E90M3DCT Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Silicon Valley iTrader: (0)	My car was fixed. Dealer did some reprogramming and removed the feature, seems like it's not for 09 models...The feature is gone after the fix. Fault code was found through the scanner. Last edited by kouhii; 03-18-2011 at 12:11 AM..
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03-18-2011, 12:09 AM	#8
Poppin Fresh Colonel 86 Rep 2,148 Posts Drives: With a sunroof and front plate Join Date: May 2009 Location: Bergen County NJ iTrader: (0)	I did the update as well and noticed it would drop down a gear a tad faster when going to a stop on S mode. Throttle blipping is more frequent on S when going down to 3. Nav map looks the or maybe it's because I don't pay attention to it. One thing that got me upset was they deleted my saved music and preset FM stations. __________________
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03-18-2011, 02:43 AM	#9
MMMeister Enlisted Member 2 Rep 41 Posts Drives: E92 M3 Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Ewa Beach, HI iTrader: (0)	Just got my M3 12k service and noticed the navigation setting I had got reset. My guess they did an update. Now I see this new (or i just didn't notice) addition to the navi options, "Traffic conditions/Gray Map". Screen used to be multicolored streets. It was hard to distinguish which is the street, your route or the traffic condition. This selection made the map easier on the eyes with less clutter and you can easily see the traffic conditions of the streets. __________________ 2011 E92 SG DCT ZCP Last edited by MMMeister; 03-18-2011 at 03:07 AM..
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03-18-2011, 08:05 AM	#11
chuckvic Private First Class 22 Rep 153 Posts Drives: 2009 M3 DCT Coupe Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: el paso iTrader: (0)	Kouhii- is the faeture you refer to the instant exact oil level check?? So bottom line itt was a software error and the error code will be available? If my dealer has problems, i hope you will private e mail the name of your dealer, so they can talk to each other. Will keep the board advised of any changes. chuck
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03-18-2011, 08:56 AM	#13
Sandye90m3 Major 167 Rep 1,159 Posts Drives: M3 Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Calgary, CA iTrader: (0)	Hey guys, is there anyway an owner of a e9X DCT M3 locate what software version they have via the Idrive? __________________ M3.E90 JZB *Coded.GTSDCT.BomizValved.TurnerTestPipes.ResDelete .EurochargedTune.AAFilter.HRER40s*
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06-08-2011, 12:45 PM	#15
carri0n m3 Second Lieutenant 40 Rep 271 Posts Drives: 2016 x5M Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Boston iTrader: (1)	so what's the verdict? is it worth going in to get the update? such a large time commitment
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Lagunae92 Captain 75 Rep 753 Posts Drives: BMW e92 M3 Laguna Seca Blue Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Long Beach iTrader: (0)	my in-call phone layout is different as well, less fancy looking but more functional? __________________ 2009 e92 M3 Individual Laguna Seca Blue\|Black Novillo\|DCT\|19"rims\|Carbon Leather\|Premium\|Tech.\|Heated Seats\|Prem. Sound\|iPod\| Mods: \|Electronic Performance Steering Wheel\|ZCP CF Spoiler\|ZCP CF Spliters\|ZCP CF Mirrors\|Edition Front Grilles\|Edition Side Grilles\|BMW Performance Brake Handle\|3D Design Pedals\| Style Rumore Exhaust\|H&R Springs\|LCI Tails\|Challenge CF Door Panels\|
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06-09-2011, 01:16 AM	#17
eeeboy Second Lieutenant 25 Rep 283 Posts Drives: 08M3 Space Gray DCT Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Irvine iTrader: (0)	I got the update and no more Bucking Bronco!!!!
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aus Major General 893 Rep 9,034 Posts Drives: Odysse Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Seal Beach, CA iTrader: (10)	Anyone else having problems with the damn Power button being on a lot more often than before since the update? It used to happen maybe once a month, now it's 30-50% of the time. This occurs at start up. __________________ Let me get this straight... You are swapping out parts designed by some of the top engineers in the world because some guys sponsored by a company told you it's "better??" But when you ask the same guy about tracking, "oh no, I have a kid now" or "I just detailed my car." or "i just got new tires."
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