NYC Coding // thought on iCarly
 

Anyone in the Gotham City area that an help me turn off cold checks on lights ?
As long and tedious the repairs have been, I've never monkeyed with any of the code tools

Is carly the easiest of the bunch ?

I don't see myself with the E53 in potentially 12-14months

Don't bother with iCarly. It was great on the E70 and newer platforms but on the E53 it was very limited.

I can turn yours off via PA Soft 1.4 if you want, I'm in NYC as well.

thx for the offer ! :thumbup: Will PM one of these days. Thx much

:iagree: Turning off cold check monitoring with BMW Scanner 1.4 (PA Soft 1.4) is as easy as 123. Take Mr. Robot up on his offer but this tool can be had for as little as $20 and a Windows OS based laptop.

Here's a thread going thorugh all the basics of this program. It is powerful and will do a lot of simple and complex coding with a decent user interface.

PA Soft 1.4 for Dummies

http://i.imgur.com/C2YDFvx.jpg

Yes very easy, takes couple minutes I have a dedicated old macbook with bootcamp running XP on it just to run INPA and PA Soft.

Overboost I'm gonna steal your picture for another thread =)

That screenshot is winner.....though ! Not that PS soft, etc was even remotely on my radar !

Carly is very easy to work with. Highly recommend it. Would take me 5-10 min the most to code a bunch of features on your car. From my experience I can pretty much code all available features on the e53 minus seatbelt chime. If anyone has a hack for that I would be extremely greatful. Otherwise I’m on the upper east and can code your lights free of charge.

It's very good if you already have it... but new users have to pay monthly/yearly which is horrible if you ask me. Everyone is moving to this subscription based service thing. I'm glad I bought in when it was a normal pay and own situation and they grandfathered old users in. :rolleyes:

@Overboost That does look nice and easy! I like the check the boxes thing, like Progman does for the car/key programming. Have one on the way :)

I found Carly useless on the e53. I had it already from my e70 and sold it after I got rid of it.


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Oh wow I had no idea that was the situation. I definitely wouldn’t pay monthly or yearly for it. I use mine for on the go code/clearing and keep it in my car instead of having to deal with the laptop. It’s perfect for resetting a suspension level code that will randomly pop up every few months. I have the pa soft cable but lost software that came with it if anyone knows how I can get that.

FWIW, the SLS codes are real....I was getting one ONLY when it hit winter. I suspected it was a pinhole leak, hardly detectable until expansion/contraction hit. Changed the bags as part of PM, and nary a SLS code past that

The code I’m getting is accumulator pressure remains constant. I had that when I purchased the car and did bagpipesandys seal kit on the compressor which fixed that. Fast forward a year later and I stared getting same message. It’s been coming about once a month now. Ride height doesn’t change regardless of how long it sits. Trying To decide whether to do the seal kit again or try a new compressor out. I changed the front springs this summer so I’m guessing that could have weakened my pump

Off topic or on. Aside from the weekend warrior analysis, with diag tools like the ones being described, does it show you line faults and corresponding items

For Example, it would be something to the effect like
Trans Fault XXX
Voltage Spike XX or Low Voltage XXXX

I have found the error list adequate but still leaving some room for interpretation. It does list out any and all errors present and shadowed and the ability to clear them by individual module or a complete all module clearing.

I couldn't find any screenshots of the EGS module errors but you can get the idea from the following DME error screenshot.

http://img.tapatalk.com/d/13/04/20/a8a8yhyh.jpg

So is the cable that comes with BMW scanner 1.4 proprietary to it ? Does the K/D CAN pin problem come into play ?

Yes it is proprietary to BMW Scanner 1.4. Mine came with pins 7 and 8 bridged already but some cables out there from fleaBay need to be bridged.

Big thx to Mr R. on the Cold check tweaks. :thumbup:

I must have been living under a rock ! All these years, and I never even bothered to get a diag tool with some real visibility ! I was so impressed, I setup my VM with XP and Inpa. Just gotta wait till that cable arrives

Glad I could help, told ya it would it would be easy!

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OB - Are you familiar with tinkering with the PWM values.
Or is it trial and err0r...

Got my PA soft in. Had to mess with drivers a-bit but it finally initialized. Cannot read IKE or EWS. No biggie. Pop the case open thinking it's the infamous pin 7/8 fix.

So how picky was the driver install for yours. Just wondering. I did a rollback and went with the driver on the package. newer ftdi drivers would product hardware not ready on virtual win xp instance

Which PA Soft cable did you get? Mine didn't need jumping the 7&8 terminals.


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No clue. Just ebayed it. the sticker looked the same on all the listings...
Unless it's due to me running a virtual *pc* instance that is not native....

I run my PA Soft 1.4 (BMW Scanner) on a Mac via VMware Fusion - no issues. Well, aside from the USB 2.0 cable not working in a USB 3.0 port, which I get around with a USB 2.0 hub.

Well, the included USB cable - whenever I plugged it in, 1 time out of 5, it would not even connect/device be seen. Just grabbed a USB cord from a device I had nearby and everytime I connected it to the OBD adapter, it recognized it. Eh, so baby steps.

Maybe it's not pin 7/8 and it's driver. Dunno. I had like 3 FtDI driver packages....each would not see hardware. Use the one with the package, and it finally got past Hardware Ready. However, it initial scan, it's coming up with cannot read ike or ews. I dunno if it's still driver related at this point..

Don't believe everything u read on the internet. Ha. Some say soldering 1/2 7/8 did not do squat. Others say it did the trick. It's like rolling the dice, and if one don't work, use the next google answer

I had similar issues at first - and like you I tried cables, drivers etc. and finally figured out it was the USB 2.0 cable in a USB 3.0 port. FYI, this is supposed to work but it doesn't always and my goto fix for this issue has always been to connect via a cheap self powered USB 2.0 hub.

In my case, instant fix - PA Soft has been flawless ever since..... :thumbup: