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How to Upgrade Your BMW iDrive Controller to iDrive Touch With a DIY Retrofit Kit

How to Upgrade Your BMW iDrive Controller to iDrive Touch With a DIY Retrofit Kit If you get that sinking feeling every time BMW comes out with a new feature or upgrade and wish you had waited just a little longer to purchase your baby, it’s time to throw those regrets out the window. Adding […]

How to Update Your BMW iDrive Software in 2023?

How to Update Your BMW iDrive Software in 2023? Technology moves quickly; every year there comes a wave of new phones and laptops packing the latest features, and dropping features that used to be commonplace. Keeping a car — which could still be in production a decade after launch — up-to-date with the shifting tech […]

How to solve the BMW ICOM error of the current Firmware 31503 and the supposed Firmware 31500?

How to solve the BMW ICOM error of the current Firmware 31503 and the supposed Firmware 31500? Problem:There is a window showing the current Firmware 31503 and the supposed Firmware 31500.Error message in English:Solutions for the issue: BMW ICOM firmware is too new to work with ista-p. I have 66.2 installed and the newest ICOM […]

How to solve BMW F32 Programming Problem with BMW ISTA-P?

How to solve BMW F32 Programming Problem with BMW ISTA-P? When programming BMW F32 by BMW ICOM NEXT A, always got an error reading “Vehicle programming with ISTA-P is no longer approved for the connected vehicle. Vehicle management is now only possible with ISTA4. Please observe the release notes!” Solution: For BMW F/I/G series programming, […]

How to use BMW ICOM to do E and F series Online diagnostics?

How to use BMW ICOM to do E and F series Online diagnostics? To each BMW enthusiast, we offer Online diagnostics for N43/N53 engines. List of required data for E series (E81/E82/E88/E90/E91/E92/E93/E60/E61/E63/E64). We will send the report as soon as possible with comments regarding incorrect or suspicious values, the report will be supplemented with images […]

How to connect and set the BMW INPA K+DCAN USB interface for BMW ISTA Rheingold?

How to connect and set the BMW INPA K+DCAN USB interface for BMW ISTA Rheingold? This is to connect the INPA cable with BMW ISTA. There is no problem with the test in this guide, but it will not be responsible for any potential loss or damage. Request for BMW Remote Support

BMW F02 P2580 Transmission Control Module Trouble Repairing by BMW ICOM NEXT A

BMW F02 P2580 Transmission Control Module Trouble Repairing by BMW ICOM NEXT A It is common trouble for the BMW F02 transmission control module to get into this trouble. The symptom show that the display show transmission trouble, and ask you to repair it; it lock shift 4 levels, and in some situation, it will […]

How to Solve BMW F01 F02 High Battery Discharge Warning with BMW ICOM?

How to Solve BMW F01 F02 High Battery Discharge Warning with BMW ICOM? For BMW F01 F02, after the vehicle is started, a Check Control message “High Battery Discharge Warning” is displayed in the Central Information Display (CID). Various power supply and power management faults are stored, including the following: CAUSE PROCEDURE Important note: All subsequent […]

How to solve EMF Control Module Trouble on BMW E70 X5 2011 with BMW ICOM NEXT A?

How to solve EMF Control Module Trouble on BMW E70 X5 2011 with BMW ICOM NEXT A? BMW Software requested: BMW ICOM NEXT A: Problems: A BMW E70 X5 2011 with 4300km, the owner described that when starting after parking, the EMF warning light is on, and the parking brake function can not work correctly. […]