thanks...will try that tonite.

last time i was at the dealer, i asked about any sw updates, and they said none for my X5...only for 2004 up X5s.

thanks
franklin

Does the reset work for 2005 4.4's? Maybe I should give this a try some time. I have the same issue and it's been ruining the whole driving experience especially when I live in the city where we do a lot of stop and go.

Yes it will work for an 05 I've done it before and it works great

Hi Bimmers,
I do have the same problem and tonight I left the car @ the dealer for a fix...we'll see .They said that didnt happen b4 to update the gearbox software for x5 ...for 3 series ,yes but not for x5...I dont know,I love this car and w/ this economy I'm not gonna kiss another X too soon.Keep u guys posted and wish me luck!

Good luck rares!

I have an 01 X5 4.4i and I too have this hard down shift issue, I too live in New York where it requires one to stop a lot. I find it completely redundant for something such as this to happen. Especially to a car such as an X5.

I have tried to reset the transmissions adaptions but I am not sure if i did it correctly. For those who have done it in the past, is there any message on the cluster you are suppose to receive once you do it correctly ?

No there isn't a message but I have felt the difference after just driving it for 30 seconds.

I did it again last night, It seemed a bit bumpy when i first took off, I took 4.6Is Ryder's advice and floored it right after I did the adaption method, I honestly didnt feel a HARD down shift anymore but the down shift was still there.... but not as hard.

It works on the 6 as well? One of my managers has a 650i. A 2007 I think? Does the transmission reset work the same way as the X? I think it'll be pretty cool if I could impress him a bit... especially on his own car :D

Yeah it works the same. Biggest point to remember is after you reset it, drive the car with performance in mind. I got a PM from Franklin last week, he's saying his 4.6is feels like a different X :thumbup:.......Phil

Does anyone know if the transmission adaptation reset will work on an E70 4.8 with the fob key. I did do thiis with my old E53 4.4 and its was like night and day. With the E70 comfort access or not I assume the keys 2nd posiiotn is pressing the start button without your foot on the brake so the engine wont turn over? Any thoughts?