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How to Update BMW ISTA Software?

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How to Update BMW ISTA Software? Updates are released 2-3 times a year and distributed via download links or sent on a BMW FOB USB drive (as ISTA-P files are sometimes too large to download if you have a slow internet connection). These updates are 100% optional and can be skipped as they are non-sequential, […]

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BMW Esys and Esys Coding Guidance of a Beginners

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A Beginners Guide for BMW Esys and BMW Esys Coding What is BMW Esys? ESYS is the BMW development/engineering software for coding and flashing F-Chassis (and up) BMWs. This means it is mostly 2009 and up (depending on the model). Think of it like WinKFP and NCS Expert but for the really new cars. It […]

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How to fix that BMW ISTA cannot recognize ICOM NEXT A?

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How to fix that BMW ISTA cannot recognize ICOM NEXT A? Suggested fix: After that, you will see a new window asking you about your IP address, select the ICOM option then enter the following please: 169.254.254.42 Now, you should be able to connect.The software should remember your selection and use it in the future.

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BMW Standard Tools Installation Guide

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BMW Standard Tools Installation Guide This description is how we install and configure BMW Standard Tools, the suite of BMW software that includes INPA, NCS Expert, WinKFP, and Tool32. This setup is for E46 only. What is needed? What are the steps? The following posts cover each step for Windows 10. Other Windows versions may […]

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How to Configuration and Verification the Interface with ISTA+?

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ISTA+: How to Configuration and Verification the Interface with ISTA+? The following information is freely available on the internet, however, has been consolidated here tohelp the DIYer in interface configuration (Rheingold, ISTA-D, and ISTA+ are all simultaneous and are used interchangeably. For the purposes of this document, we will only use 3 interfaces, K+DCAN,ENET and […]

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