Considering a 530d Auto????
01-18-2006, 02:49 AM
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ask the dealer or there is a manual somewhere on the forum how to check it via Idrive....
do some search here in CIP version etc......
01-18-2006, 02:51 AM
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do some search here in CIP version etc......
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I genuinely like the e60 as there is very little else that I really like, I have asked the dealers to replace it with a 530i petrol manual - so I haven't completely lost faith. I will check out the CIP version.
01-18-2006, 02:54 AM
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The performance is not as good as my previous car. It has a few other problems but the transmission must be at fault - after 6k miles, reflashes it still does not behave as it should.
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Could you give us more information about your car :
- when did you buy it ?
- How much miles/kms ?
- what are the options (M Sport ? Rims ? Tires ?)
- Where do you live ?
01-18-2006, 02:55 AM
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[color=blue]M tech sport steering wheel with M5 SMG paddles working retrofit done !
Trunk lid opening button retrofit done.[/color]
[color=blue]3M window 35% tint done
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E60.net Clings
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BMW's R6 3.0 diesel and 3.0 petrol are probably the best 3l engines ever. That is an objectively very well known fact.
well I hope you will get it all solved. Because I don;t see how one cannot just love the E60....after debugged of course
well I hope you will get it all solved. Because I don;t see how one cannot just love the E60....after debugged of course
01-18-2006, 02:56 AM
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Originally Posted by Peter530i' post='225860' date='Jan 18 2006, 11:34 AM
and as to your consumtion.... well first of all I thing your car is not fully broken in yet...... so it can get only better with time.....
The performance is not as good as my previous car. It has a few other problems but the transmission must be at fault - after 6k miles, reflashes it still does not behave as it should.
- when did you buy it ?
- How much miles/kms ?
- what are the options (M Sport ? Rims ? Tires ?)
- Where do you live ?
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June 2005, 6400 miles, M sport, media pack, visibilty pack, Coventry UK
01-18-2006, 02:57 AM
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Originally Posted by Oscar' post='225861' date='Jan 18 2006, 12:40 PM
[quote name='Peter530i' post='225860' date='Jan 18 2006, 11:34 AM']
and as to your consumtion.... well first of all I thing your car is not fully broken in yet...... so it can get only better with time.....
and as to your consumtion.... well first of all I thing your car is not fully broken in yet...... so it can get only better with time.....
The performance is not as good as my previous car. It has a few other problems but the transmission must be at fault - after 6k miles, reflashes it still does not behave as it should.
- when did you buy it ?
- How much miles/kms ?
- what are the options (M Sport ? Rims ? Tires ?)
- Where do you live ?
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June 2005, 6400 miles, M sport, media pack, visibilty pack, Coventry UK
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Are you using winter tires ??
01-18-2006, 03:12 AM
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Oscar,
When I had the problem, BMW arranged for ZF to come and see me. They plugged their computer into my car and found that I had an incorrect EU version of gearbox software.
It took all of 10 minutes to load the correct version and the problem went away! If it's not software, then again the ZF guy, after demonstrating the problem to him, will be able to advise BMW as to a course of action.
Call ZF UK yourself and find out who is responsible for the BMW account and have a chat with him first.
Good luck
Streak
When I had the problem, BMW arranged for ZF to come and see me. They plugged their computer into my car and found that I had an incorrect EU version of gearbox software.
It took all of 10 minutes to load the correct version and the problem went away! If it's not software, then again the ZF guy, after demonstrating the problem to him, will be able to advise BMW as to a course of action.
Call ZF UK yourself and find out who is responsible for the BMW account and have a chat with him first.
Good luck
Streak
01-18-2006, 03:42 AM
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Originally Posted by Oscar' post='225845' date='Jan 18 2006, 10:55 AM
Now you probably buy a diesel because it returns good MPG as well as all the power, these "characteristics" mean that I get 24MPG at best compared to 35MPG from my e39.
01-18-2006, 03:50 AM
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Originally Posted by streak' post='225874' date='Jan 18 2006, 12:12 PM
Oscar,
When I had the problem, BMW arranged for ZF to come and see me. They plugged their computer into my car and found that I had an incorrect EU version of gearbox software.
It took all of 10 minutes to load the correct version and the problem went away! If it's not software, then again the ZF guy, after demonstrating the problem to him, will be able to advise BMW as to a course of action.
Call ZF UK yourself and find out who is responsible for the BMW account and have a chat with him first.
Good luck
Streak
When I had the problem, BMW arranged for ZF to come and see me. They plugged their computer into my car and found that I had an incorrect EU version of gearbox software.
It took all of 10 minutes to load the correct version and the problem went away! If it's not software, then again the ZF guy, after demonstrating the problem to him, will be able to advise BMW as to a course of action.
Call ZF UK yourself and find out who is responsible for the BMW account and have a chat with him first.
Good luck
Streak
01-18-2006, 05:16 AM
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Definitely sounds like a fault - I have never had that problem with mine, though it is an old (2004) E60 530d auto. I would ask to speak to the service manager or go higher if you don't get a more helpful response from the supplying dealer. Did you talk to the salesman who took your original order? Often they can lean on the service department if a customer isn't satisfied.
Regarding the difference between E39 and E60, I can sympathise, having two manual E39s prior to buying my auto E60, it is a very different car and certainly felt strange for the first few weeks and I wondered if I had done the right thing. The E39 was a great car, and a very tough act to follow. But the E60 is growing on me.
Economy is a little disappointing probably due to the auto 'box. I'm getting an average of 34 mpg. My car's done 17,000 miles and probably isn't run in yet, so I am hoping this will improve. My last 525d E39 (manual) was still getting better (from an economy point of view) at 59,000 miles - around 42mpg up from 39mpg when it was new. Diesel engines take time to loosen up.
Good luck with getting your tranmission sorted out.
ask the dealer or there is a manual somewhere on the forum how to check it via Idrive....
do some search here in CIP version etc......
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Check out this post for how to find out which software version you're running:
Software Version, What do you have, and what's the latest?
Regarding the difference between E39 and E60, I can sympathise, having two manual E39s prior to buying my auto E60, it is a very different car and certainly felt strange for the first few weeks and I wondered if I had done the right thing. The E39 was a great car, and a very tough act to follow. But the E60 is growing on me.
Economy is a little disappointing probably due to the auto 'box. I'm getting an average of 34 mpg. My car's done 17,000 miles and probably isn't run in yet, so I am hoping this will improve. My last 525d E39 (manual) was still getting better (from an economy point of view) at 59,000 miles - around 42mpg up from 39mpg when it was new. Diesel engines take time to loosen up.
Good luck with getting your tranmission sorted out.
do some search here in CIP version etc......
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Check out this post for how to find out which software version you're running:
Software Version, What do you have, and what's the latest?