Got my BMWhat app

[josiahg52]

I sent my questions to the developers and received a very quick reply from Arian.

1) Brake force display - inner brake lights: on / flashing / CURRENT VALUE
In this instance “current value” means “not active"

2) I assume that 'outer' means lights on the vehicle quarter itself and 'inner' means lights on the tail gate.
Yes that is correct. I’ve marked the inner brake lights in the attachment.

3) Why does each of the light option have three options: not active, active and flashing?
Not active: The lights doesn’t turn on for the BFD
Active: The light turns on and stays on – just like with normal braking
Flashing: The light flashes

4) What does 'active(alternate)' mean for 'Brake force display 2/2'?
There are two ways to activate this option. “active” works for most of the models, but sometimes you need to use the alternative way. We also have alternative codings for the angel eye brightness as well for the same reason :-)

5) Why the 'Brake force display 1/2' and 'Brake force display 2/2'?
You need to activate the Brake force display in two places of the FRM module, hence the two codings.

They concurred that my coding should accomplish what I want which is flashing outer brake lights and rear fog lights at the fast rate from the lower speed threshold.

In thinking about it, I think I'm just going to code the rear brake lights to flash which is European behaviour. I would like to know what the slow and fast blink rates are, though.

[DustinMikk]

Anything new with the latest update? (v16.44)

[neilrmp]

Originally Posted by DustinMikk

Anything new with the latest update? (v16.44)

Not too much.


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[stephenstruss]

Seems to be a few new codes and parameters to change. I'm still having issues disabling my seatbelt chimes and turning off the Disclaimer Warning. It never seems to work, am I doing something wrong?


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[smielek00]

If "lock the car when in motion" is on, would this codding unlock the car when engine is switched off?


Can someone with Comfort Entry verify if this works if engine is switched off?
At present I have to pull the door handle twice...

Thank you.


CAS: Unlock car when turned off active
not active
BMWhat: Doors are automatically unlocked, when ignition key is ejected. Only works if "Lock vehicle at x kph Key 1-4" is activated.

[mart_dev]

My doors lock on pull-off (min speed allowable in BMWWhat) and driver's door unlocks when vehicle is turned off. Obviously the choice is yours if you wish to have all doors unlock once engine has been turned off. I have comfort access so key remains in my pocket.

[mart_dev]

Yes, when I press the start/stop button to turn off the car, the door unlocks. I didn't originally code this feature using BMWhat. Rather, I activated it in the idrive. I always assumed it was a standard feature. The only thing specific to BMWhat was coding the speed at which the doors lock. It offers a slower speed at which to lock the doors.

[smielek00]

That's the way it should work, and works on all but US models :-(, here it needs to be coded.
Thank you

[PhastPhil]

I'll post this here first then a new Thread if it's not appropriate:

In the coding, there is a code for:
IHKA: Automatic compressor engine speed.
The explanation is: Increase engine speed when A/C compressor is ON.

I have lived with higher than normal idle speed (900rpm) when the compressor is on, and had asked the dealer if there was someway to reduce it...they said (as usual) NO. The higher engine idle speed makes the X5 a bit unruly at slow speeds and braking.

So I see an option now in the BMWHAT APP to decrease it.

MY QUESTION: BMW must have had a reason for running the idle speed up with A/C on...I thought maybe emissions? A/C cooling? but, what negative effect would be to reduce the idle speed to normal (about 600rpm) as when there is NO compressor running ?

[London Lad]

Originally Posted by PhastPhil

I'll post this here first then a new Thread if it's not appropriate:

In the coding, there is a code for:
IHKA: Automatic compressor engine speed.
The explanation is: Increase engine speed when A/C compressor is ON.

I have lived with higher than normal idle speed (900rpm) when the compressor is on, and had asked the dealer if there was someway to reduce it...they said (as usual) NO. The higher engine idle speed makes the X5 a bit unruly at slow speeds and braking.

So I see an option now in the BMWHAT APP to decrease it.

MY QUESTION: BMW must have had a reason for running the idle speed up with A/C on...I thought maybe emissions? A/C cooling? but, what negative effect would be to reduce the idle speed to normal (about 600rpm) as when there is NO compressor running ?

On most cars the idle speed is increased when AC is on to compensate for the extra load the AC compressor places on the engine. On older cars you would see this as a drop in idle speed as you switched the AC on. Mine has been set to off since I got the vehicle new.