Ah ok. I've just never heard the term before, Thanks!

 

How to change service intervals with bimmercode?

I scrolled through this thread and have not found it.

Thank you.

 

You need BimmerLink or via the hidden menu from the speedometer.

 

Hi folks! I need some help, i took a 2nd hand right headlight LED (exactly the same as the car comes) cause the original one got wrecked on accident.

Now i have the “headlight malfunction” code on but it works perfectly, LED horseshoe DRL works fine but when you turn on headlight stay on few seconds and then shut down suddenly.

Someone knows if this can be solved with bimmercode?

TIA.

 

Hi, on my F60 the gear position will only appear when the gear is put into S mode. Are there any additional coding to allow the gear position to be available in normal gear mode? Thanks

 

When you replaced the headlight did you use the control units from the original headlight or the ones from the new headlight? If you used the ones from the new headlight the modules have the vin from the other car programmed to them and that's probably your issue. The headlight can be replaced using the existing modules normally without issues.

 

Hey all,

I was thinking about what use I could make of the F56 rear fog lights. I am not really interested in getting the switch assembly to make them function as full rear fogs. Initially I thought about setting them up as additional brake lights but I am not as enthused by that. It occurred to me something that could prove very useful for me would be to have them come on as additional reverse lights though. I reverse in to my garage every day and additional lighting would be quite helpful. Has anyone considered changing this setting?

I believe the codes to change would be:

3064 Mapping_Nebelschlussl_L_output = rfs_l
3064 Mapping_Nebelschlussl_R_output = rfs_r

I don't have bimmercode (I have Carly as a "founding member") so I cannot use expert mode to try this out.

 

That says, send rear fog signal to reverse lights.

 

Hmm, yeah, wouldn't want that I guess. Any ideas on what codes to change to perform the opposite? It would have to be something like "Send reverse light signal to both reverse lights and rear fog lights". Maybe the module isn't smart enough to output to two separate destinations though?

 

In theory, you could set the "FUNCTION" params for each rear fog (one L, one R) to the hex function for the reverse lights (0x0F). No promises, but I got the rear fogs to basically "be additional front fogs" via similar trick.

So you've already got the output params figured out -- 3064 Mapping_Nebelschlussl_L_output and 3064 Mapping_Nebelschlussl_R_output. What you would tweak is:

3064 Mapping_Nebelschlussl_L_function = 0x0F (0x0F = reverse light function)
3064 Mapping_Nebelschlussl_R_function = 0x0F (0x0F = reverse light function)
3064 Mapping_Nebelschlussl_L_output = nsl_l (0x1C aka the physical left rear fog lamp)
3064 Mapping_Nebelschlussl_R_output = nsl_r (0x1D aka the physical right rear fog lamp)

You may or may not end up wanting to tweak power levels for the reverse fogs when used in this way. But I think this combo of FUNCTION and OUTPUT changes should turn them on along with the reverse lights.

FYI I have the the FUNCTION values catalogued in this post.

1/18/2023 hey @jwzimm , updated this post with specific info detail for you that may assist.

 

Is it possible to retrofit Wifi to a 2017 F56 that has $609 - professional navi (non-touch)? I plugged in the Wifi antenna (port is there) but unsurprisingly nothing happened. Under Connections, only Bluetooth appears. Car’s i-level is F056-17-11-531 in case that makes a difference.

 

I bought a jcw lci cluster for super cheap and I have a 2016 f56. The lci cluster started showing up in cars in 2017-18 before lci went into full effect. So the coding shouldn’t be too hard.

when I plug it up it lights up and all but the tacs don’t move and the fuel level doesn’t work. I’d also have to bypass the sos warning screen as I don’t have that option in my car.

ik id have to change production date but I don’t know what to do after

 

Thanks!! I can confirm that changing these parameters worked perfectly! Now my useless rear fogs have a function as additional reverse lights. In an ideal world I would find some clear lenses to replace the red ones so they lit up the proper color but for now I think they will serve me well.

 

Did you figure out how to fix this? I'm having the same issue after replacing my headlights.

 

Is it an option to return the same control module and just use the new light?

 

The new (used) lights did not come with control modules, so the original ones are still there.

 

Oh damn really. That’s literally what I was about to do so that’s good info NOT to do it … thank you. Now I want to hear the solution, lol

 

I'm working with a guy here in Germany on getting it fixed. He now thinks there is one more part that needs to be replaced, though he's going to try one more coding change in case that works. I will report back!

 

Hello all!

First of all, sorry for posting my first message in this forum in this fashion.

I have been in forums long enough (and here reading too for some time) to know the proper etiquete, to introduce yourself before asking questions, but I’m really in need of help and I hope that some of the knowledge here can help.

I’m from Spain but have been living in USA for some years, where I bought a 2015 F55 Cooper S as daily.

Now, I have returned to Europe, and brought the MINI with me.

In order to be allowed to register the car, here you have to adapt the lights to EU standards. In the front was ok, in the rear I did the coding for the fog lights (plus change the switch) and changed the tail lights (just the external part)

In the sides, I have to deactivate the side markers on the wheel arches. I want to do it via coding if possible, in order to avoid to have to phisically disconnect them, put resistors, change the wheels arches etc. Plus, my idea is to deactivate them to pass the inspection and then activate them back again (I like my US car being a US car)

I have tried these changes in advance mode (in the electric module)

3-FEM_BODY 3063 MAPPING_SIDEMARKER_L_OUTPUT off fra_v_l
4-FEM_BODY 3063 MAPPING_SIDEMARKER_R_OUTPUT off fra_v_l

With that, I was able to deactivate the front ones, but the rear ones are still active

Does anyone know if it is possible to deactivate both, front and rear side markers?

If yes, I would be greatly grateful if you can point me in the right direction as I really need to do this as soon as possible. The car is now at the shop and they are waiting for me to confirm if I can do it (they don't do this type of coding)

Thank you in advance

 

Unplugging the side markers is the easiest solution. You do not need to put resistors or change the wheel arches either.

Here's a video showing how to change the side markers which shows how to access the plugs.

 

I know it’s not very helpful, but I did deactivate my side markers on the R56 and the E90 BMW, so I believe it SHOULD be possible, but unsure of the details. Why not pull the bulbs? Or will they fail the car?

(side note, it’s funny how we want the opposite of what we have … I actually managed to find euro fender flares for my North American R56 to get rid of the side markers permanently … lol)

 

Thank you both for the quick reply.

The “unplugging method” is what the shop wants to do, but that will leave me with two dummy lights on the fenders (unless I change the arches).
My idea, was to be able to deactivate them via software, so I can easily activate them back after the car gets inspected and registered.
I have found a lot of posts of people asking how to activate/deactivate them in F30s, but they always talk only about the front ones.
I think that if it is possible with the front ones, should be also with the rear ones, but who knows…
Thanks again

 

There should be a coding solution and you are (literally) halfway there.

The reason your rear wheel arch lights are still on is that each of the two parameters you modified controls output to a single circuit -- in your case (1) the left front wheel arch light and (2) the right front wheel arch light. Well, more accurately, each parameter controls what lamp a particular kind of output gets sent to (in your case, sidemarker outputs, left and right respectively). I note the distinction only because instead of turning them off, you could also send them somewhere else (like to, I dunno, the reverse lamps -- but hey, don't go doing that ).

FYI, the normal settings for what you have changed (at least on my US-spec 2017 F56S) are as follows.

--- 3063 MAPPING_SIDEMARKER_L_OUTPUT = 0x05 (aka sml_l -- aka left sidemarker light -- aka left front wheel arch light)
--- 3063 MAPPING_SIDEMARKER_R_OUTPUT = 0x06 (aka sml_r -- aka right sidemarker light -- aka right front wheel arch light)

With this in mind, changing these values to 0x00 off (which it looks like you have done) basically says "do not send left front or right front sidemarker output to any lamps at all." That's why your front wheel arch lights are successfully out.

For further context on what you have done already:

• I'm not sure how you got fra_v_l involved (0x0D), that's the physical turn signal lamp in the left front headlamp assembly.
• I don't know how you have FEM_BODY in an F55 Mini Cooper. Your 2015 US spec F55 Cooper S does not have an FEM (Front Electronic Module). Instead it has a BDC (Body Domain Controller), a single unit that combines the functionality which, in a BMW-branded vehicle, is split into the FEM and REM (REM = Rear Electronic Module).
  • Nevertheless, your 3063+parameter name combinations are correct, so maybe the FEM-stuff you noted is cosmetic/assumption of whatever coding app you are using -- and the 3063+parameter names "won" (giving you your success in turning off the front wheel arch lights).

To accomplish what you want with your rear wheel arch lights, try the following. You already know the risks of coding so if you blow up it's on you, no guarantees. But this should be straightforward and is parallel to what you have already done.

(1) look for the following parameters and confirm whether they do or do not have the following values:

--- 3065 MAPPING_UNIVERSAL_1_OUTPUT = 0x16 (aka sl_2_l -- aka left standing/sidemarker light 2 -- aka left rear wheel arch light)
--- 3065 MAPPING_UNIVERSAL_2_OUTPUT = 0x17 (aka sl_2_r -- aka right standing/sidemarker light 2 -- aka right rear wheel arch light)

(2) If they do have those values, document that they do so you can revert if you need to, then change them to:

--- 3065 MAPPING_UNIVERSAL_1_OUTPUT = 0x00 (aka "off")
--- 3065 MAPPING_UNIVERSAL_2_OUTPUT = 0x00 (aka "off")

(3) If they do not have those values, document what they have and post that detail in this thread, we can probably figure more out from there.

Hope this helps?

 

Well, I was never able to get them to work. Just to make clear what I was doing, I replaced the SAE headlights with part numbers 5A01163/4 with ECE headlights with part numbers 5A01165/6. The ECE lights did not come with ECUs, so we used the ones on the SAE lights. The DRLs worked just fine, but we could never get the low and high beams to work. The low beams would come on initially and then turn off after a second. The high beams would come on when tapping the turn signal stalk but would not stay on either. I broke down and hired a professional, but he couldn't figure it out. His best guess was something to do with voltage, but he tried many coding configurations and could never get it to work properly.

This doesn't mean that your situation will also fail. I think it would depend on what lights you're switching to. YMMV

 

Thank you. I decided to not risk it and ordered some lenses on Aliexpress - will heat gun the used ones off, replace them and be done with it. No coding required!