#Detune software update
#Detune software driver
#Detune software plus

They were really more accomodating than I had expected, especially seeing that the dealer software update that we're all complaining about was installed 2.5 yrs ago.

#Detune software plus

The offer was half MSRP on the PPK flash (being picked up by BMW), plus free dealer installation. My dealer just offered me the PPK as a remedy for the performance killing tune we've been talking about.

I dont need more power what I need is the sharp response the car possessed before BMW flashed me, and the sharp response I get, temporarily, after performing a Thottle Adaption Reset. BUT, is it possible that the increased remapped voltage signals provided by the throttle remapping piggybacks 'tricks' the ecu and its adaption henchmen to believe that we are driving harder and, therefore, the negative effects of throttle adaption may play less of a roll, and maintain the throttle sharpness that is lost through adaption? Ie, is there any chance the throttle mappers will give us a SUSTAINED experience achieved by the Throttle Adaption Reset procedure? Thats all I want, really. So, over time, the muted effects of daily driving mute the adaption response until, once again, we have a slug on our hands which resulted from the BMW service dept's software update. I suspect, that if this is like most engine adaptions, over time, your driving style gets 'learned', and engine behavior is adapted accordingly. When you reset the Throttle Adaption, whats really going on.

So, Im assuming with those throttle remappers, its not the same either, ie, not just like using more foot.īut what about this. However, I will tell you that after the Throttle Adaption Reset has been performed with wonderful results, after a few days, I dont care how hard you press the pedal, or how fast, you dont get the feeling you did right after the Reset. Engineers hate them and equate the effect to just putting more foot into the pedal, but owners seem to love them. But Im still wondering about the throttle remappers, ie Sprint Booster and Pedal box. Ive been looking into getting a coding done for the PPK.1. The problem is, in a few days, even with some WOT jaunts, it eventually detunes and goes right back to feeling the way it did after the dealer flash. It feels like for each press of the pedal, the car goes a lot faster.

#Detune software driver

That is to say, give the driver a feeling that his power is back and more responsive. What it does is very similar to what Ive read throttle remappers like Sprint Booster and PedalBox do. Ive learned about the Throttle Adaption Reset procedure, which works like a charm, even on my 6mt car. I was stuck!Īs of late, Ive been revisiting this issue. I bitched and complained to the service advisor and ultimately to the srvc mgr, but to no avail. When it was completed, on my drive home, I detected that I too had been a victim of the dreaded software de-tune about which so much has been written. In so doing it was mentioned that in order for this to be dealt with, a software update was required, the base software version of which would have to be brought up to current levels. When I was checking in I was informed that there was a recall campaign B51 01 11 to deal with 'Heated side mirrors and Windshield Washer nozzles'. In Novemeber, 2013, I brought my '11 N55 135I 6MT to the dealer for my annual covered Oil change. Theres been tonnage written about this, and Ive researched most of it, but still looking for a tad more info.