NCS expert advice needed please
 

Just got ncs expert but not sure how to use it , it asks for chassis type (which is e53) then asks for module and has a drop down menu with about 30 different serial numbers, and I have no idea which one to select ! Anyone have an idea ?

You can let NCS expert read the serial number and vehicle info, it's just not really intuitive. Do a google search and watch/read a tutorial to get you started.

NCS expert is not for diagnostics though, you should be using DIS for diagnostics.

You should get a copy of BMW Scanner 1.4 along with the interface and cable. It's a lot easier to setup and can read all the modules in a BMW including the ABS module. It also allows you to code the BMW.

Hope this was HELPFUL.

NCSExpert is a very powerful but dangerous coding tool. It's not for playing around with. You could destroy the modules in the car easily.
What are you trying to achieve?

I don't think he is trying to code his X, but trying figure out why he has the trifecta of lights on. In other words, he is trying to read the trouble codes for the ABS, DSC, and Brakes.

That's not what NCSExpert is for. It's a coding software.
I do wish him luck.

hello,

I installed the ncs expert and i am trying to activate the drl for my x5 e53 2002 but i dont know how can someone tell me how ? thanks I forget to mention that i have aftermarket angel eyes on position light ( first position light on the switch) can i activate those as drl ?

Thank you very much

I think it's do-able but I haven't been able to. I think the problem is that there are country and safety "batch" codes that seem to over-ride getting the angel eyes on as DRL's. I think if you get the combination right though that it can be done. I hope someone else chimes in with the answer! ;) Activating the the high or low beams as DRL's though should be a lot easier.

Yes i know i can code the high beam as drl but it looks better with the angel eyes. Maybe there is someone who can help.

Guys, don't fear ncsexpert too much. Yes, it is dangerous when in "write" mode, but harmless in "read" mode, the default mode. Of course, someone could inadvertently change it to update mode and cause serious damage. Any how, Revtor wrote up ncsdummy software that takes the "expert" out of ncsexpert. I use it a lot and makes very complicated tasks as easy as 1-2-3.

NCS Dummy - Taking the expert out of NCS Expert

NCS Dummy should make life with NCS Expert a bit easier. NCS Dummy parses keyword trace files (FSW_PSW.TRC) or nettodata trace files (NETTODAT.TRC) and retrieves all possible parameters, control unit data and order options for each function. The parsed trace files can be viewed and modified in a graphical trace editor or exported to text files. NCS Dummy can be used to compare two trace files and show the differences. Furthermore NCS Dummy can disassemble and assemble NCS Expert data files to achieve functionality that is not possible with a stock NCS Expert installation.


https://www.bimmerforums.com/forum/s...-of-NCS-Expert

NCS Dummy is amazing - makes it so much easier -

I personally always read my modules with NCS (make a backup if you think you might want to revert to the previous coding, although I never really do as nothing is that complex that I'm doing that I can't just read and reverse it), pull up the TRC file in Dummy, make my changes and export to TRC and MAN and then code the module in NCS - and save your TRC file in a separate folder so you have your current coding saved -

So much easier than the old days changing lines of code in the Notepad txt file lol!

If you're looking at using aftermarket angel eyes as DRL's, forget coding and find a connection in the underhood E-box that is only on with the key being on and turns off when the key turns off. I don't have a pic, but there is a red with white stripe wire that goes into a relay. Tap into it with the positive wire from your aftermarket angel eyes and then you have DRL's that you don't have to worry about being on or coded.

Do you have a link from where i can buy it?

Nothing to buy. Tap the power wire into the red/white wire in the ECU. Search for info on this forum.