Ha! For what it's worth I was the guinea pig for the pro cable (08 just like yours). I've flashed both DME and SMG back and forth without any issue. Had to return the DME to US for idle hunting to reappear. I got 4 new vanos solenoids out of my warranty, but since the inspector runs the quality test anyway I doubt the dme flash got me anything. Didn't hurt tho. Before leaving the shop I flashed back to euro DME.
DIY: Reprogram Euro SMG software to US cars! (Faster shifts + 4k Launch Control) for free!
1081 - 1100 of 1108 Posts
LOL if you brick it, I have a spare TCU or can try to recover yours in the name of the S85 Gods for the cost of shipping.
We have to watch out for our remote no bmw friend brothers.
Gotta give this a try
Got all reflashed to euro software and adaptations done but one of the adaptations failed, now I've got the dreaded red cog and Clutch!Adaptation active on my screen followed by some rough shifting. Appointment with BMW set for Saturday morning - research says prob a bad slave cyl - hopefully still under warranty but we will see. It's never easy with me. My luck I guess. My boy terraphantm hooked it up though! Thanks again I appreciate it!
Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
Try hooking up a battery charger or power supply. That made all the difference on mine. If you can't, go for a short ride (engine should run above idle for 5 minutes or so to help battery charge) and run adaptations right after shut off. Make sure you set fan and headlamps manually off as well as radio, and close the door (due to interior lights). You can try several times in a row, no harm.
Why did you run the adaptations tho? AFAIK there's no need to do so when flashing euro smg.
Had my tranny replaced 4 weeks ago. It was rough shifting a bit and I know in the past that fixed it.
Terraphantm, wanna give it another shot?
Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
Terraphantm, wanna give it another shot?
Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
I have a US market 2010 M6, tried to flash with my old cable and it did not work (same error as everyone else got), but I used the "Pro" cable from Bimmergeeks and it flashed without issue.
In my M6, I do now have 4K launch control, but the car still doesn't automatically shift gears. Can anyone else confirm that the gear shift works on an M5, but not on an M6?
In my M6, I do now have 4K launch control, but the car still doesn't automatically shift gears. Can anyone else confirm that the gear shift works on an M5, but not on an M6?
If I'm not mistaken, you still have to shift using launch control even on an M5. I've only launched a few times but I could be wrong. I remember bouncing it off the rev limiter.
Sent from AutoGuide.com Free App
Sent from AutoGuide.com Free App
Thanks, I dont remember if I lifted or not so Ill give it another shot and report back
I just did the euro tune to my 06, in launch control it now revs to 4200 ish but when I let go of the joystick nothing happens just revs higher. So I went through inpa and did trans adaptation over again, I'm going to shut the car off and let it sleep and see if it will actually launch now. Any advice is appreciated
That's how it works, it only let's you do it once every 50 miles or so. Have to drive quite a bit for it to work again.
Pretty sure you'll only want to use an ICOM for 08+ or risk bricking the SMG...
Sent from my SM-N960U using Tapatalk
No. Bimmergeeks pro also works on LCI cars.
Been searching around the internet for the SMG euro tune. I have all of the hardware, I already have been coding my E38 and E39. Any ideas on where to find the software other than a tuner?
Are you looking for spdaten or standard tools?
1081 - 1100 of 1108 Posts
Join the discussion
Recommended Reading
-
need recommendation on starter
E60 M5 and E61 M5 Touring Discussioncan anyone comment on reliability of valeo or some other off-brand starter for our s85? wanted to ask before i bite the bullet and pay hundreds of dollars for a bmw starter. going to be PIA taking down my supercharger plenum again.. and what's this talk about a starter bolt that needs to be...- 1
- 56
-
SoCalSk8r’s M5 thread
E60 M5 and E61 M5 Touring DiscussionSo I wanted to start this thread to document the acquisition of the car and serve as a place for mod updates as time goes on. I started my search late 2018 for a low mileage manual transmission E60 M5. Back in February of this year I was contacted through this board regarding a 2010 Space...- 42
- 2K
-
Sos call system failure
E60 M5 and E61 M5 Touring DiscussionMy 2006 E60 has the sos call system failure error. I was told that this could be fixed by reactivating it but I aren't so sure about that. The i-drive system still works, Bluetooth phone still works and the radio still works. Any ideas what could be causing it and how I either fix it or...- 12
- 913
-
Fast Attack Motorsports (FAMS) Tune Review - Dyno & Datalogs
E60 M5 and E61 M5 Touring DiscussionHow's it going M5board? Some of you may know that I recently switched over to @jcolley 's Fast Attack Motorsports (FAMS) tune. For the past few years I had been running the Evolve tune and had been very happy with it as it complemented my previous Evolve Race-R headers, my current Evolve LTH...- 574
- 93K
-
ACL 10B1580HX-STD race series bearing on S85
E60 M5 and E61 M5 Touring DiscussionI believe this is the undersized set for extra clearance. Consistent results thus far. I'm repeating plastigage with red plastigage since the current readings are at the very end of the green plastigage spectrum, and I don't trust its window of accuracy at the very end of the scale. This has...- 30
- 5K
Join now to ask and comment!