Having grown tired of the jerky transmission when coming to a stop or starting rolling, took my X5 in for service. Today received a call from SA and he stated that they will perform a complete software upgrade. I inquired if he meant to say that they will only reflash the transmission but he told me that even the Navi system will be updated. Well, that was a pleasant surprise
On a less pleasant side, they confirmed that I have another wheel bearing failure and they are replacing it. It might even be the same one they replaced a few months ago. And the SAV only has 10K miles on the odometer.
The original tires are also about to go. I thought that they would last until 15K but this also gives me a reason to replace OEM run-lats with my favorite Vredesteins. I have a spare tire, so I don't care about run-flats all that much. SA also recommended a 4-wheel alignment. I'm wondering if it is covered by the maintenance program...
I hope that coming to non-run-flats does not upset suspension settings. Even if it does, I hope the effect is not going to be much noticeable, especially with better grip of the Vred's.