25.04 applied -- Nice improvement
05-18-2007, 01:11 PM
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You were supposed to ask for the Final Report which would have given you the Target Data Status. At least with that you would be able to tell if you really had 25.00.00, 25.01.00 or something newer. The cross reference is in the Dealer Service section as a sticky. Do NOT do another service without asking for a copy of the Measures Plan and or Final report to be provided to you. No other way than this, especially with a 545 with no RTTI than might have a difference between the versions in 25.##.##.
Originally Posted by rogerbkr' post='426008' date='May 18 2007, 04:07 PM
Well finally managed to get South Bay BMW to update the software on the 545 after another visit with the usual laundry list of problems. Only took ~3 days for them to do it & they made a big deal about applying the update & reminded me they had to obtain permission from BMW to do it. Anyway, they said they applied "the most recent version of software available", but on the service summary after picking up the car, it shows "update with 25 00 00". They couldn't explain if this was the real software version # or not, only stated it was the "latest version from BMW". Is there another way I can verify which rev they installed?
05-19-2007, 12:22 AM
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Originally Posted by dsi' post='412999' date='Apr 12 2007, 09:17 PM
I think that 25.04 was the first CIP upgrade my car has had, so take my comments with a grain of salt, but this upgraded fixed my *biggest* problem with my 2006 550i. I-drive was just too damn slow. I'm sorry, but if I push a button, click something, move a mouse or give any kind of input to any sort of electronic device, I have been trained to except an instantaneous response. This is the world that we live in, I'm sorry BMW. Nothing made me crazier then clicking something on my I-drive and waiting several seconds for a response. That is thousands of milliseconds people!
Anyway, 25.04 is a huge improvement. I don't really have a problem with the color changes, etc., but they did a few little things that made a big difference. General response time is much faster, I-drive is responsive immediately (no boot lag), and it seems like it remembers where you were when you were last in a menu. Maybe because BMW has done so little over the years with this platform that I'm so excited about such minor changes, but at least it's a step in the right direction.
I would encourage anyone who hates how slow I-drive is to get this upgrade ASAP.
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Anyway, 25.04 is a huge improvement. I don't really have a problem with the color changes, etc., but they did a few little things that made a big difference. General response time is much faster, I-drive is responsive immediately (no boot lag), and it seems like it remembers where you were when you were last in a menu. Maybe because BMW has done so little over the years with this platform that I'm so excited about such minor changes, but at least it's a step in the right direction.
I would encourage anyone who hates how slow I-drive is to get this upgrade ASAP.
-d
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05-19-2007, 09:03 AM
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Originally Posted by 550isport' post='426176' date='May 19 2007, 03:22 AM
I don't know if its all in my head, but the suspension seems firmer after the software update. Maybe the ASR is stiffer?
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05-25-2007, 09:34 PM
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I went to dealer to fix a malfunctioned window, I asked them to upgrade the software to 25.xx but they refused to do so. The reason is "we don't want to open a new can of worms" if you car is not running to bad. I told him I have MP3 problem + Navi freeze problems. They can re-generate the problem and I am just not getting the new update. what should I do?
05-28-2007, 10:36 AM
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Originally Posted by baadaaboo' post='428450' date='May 26 2007, 06:34 AM
I went to dealer to fix a malfunctioned window, I asked them to upgrade the software to 25.xx but they refused to do so. The reason is "we don't want to open a new can of worms" if you car is not running to bad. I told him I have MP3 problem + Navi freeze problems. They can re-generate the problem and I am just not getting the new update. what should I do?
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Originally Posted by baadaaboo' post='428450' date='May 25 2007, 10:34 PM
I went to dealer to fix a malfunctioned window, I asked them to upgrade the software to 25.xx but they refused to do so. The reason is "we don't want to open a new can of worms" if you car is not running to bad. I told him I have MP3 problem + Navi freeze problems. They can re-generate the problem and I am just not getting the new update. what should I do?
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Originally Posted by cobradav' post='426035' date='May 18 2007, 04:11 PM
You were supposed to ask for the Final Report which would have given you the Target Data Status. At least with that you would be able to tell if you really had 25.00.00, 25.01.00 or something newer. The cross reference is in the Dealer Service section as a sticky. Do NOT do another service without asking for a copy of the Measures Plan and or Final report to be provided to you. No other way than this, especially with a 545 with no RTTI than might have a difference between the versions in 25.##.##.
However, the one annoying problem still remaining is that I-drive is still slow as molasses. We took a little trip this wknd & used the NAV to guide us the whole way & there were a couple turns I missed as NAV didn't relay the turn info until we'd reached or passed the exit. Also the I-drive still sits "frozen" at random times for 5-30 seconds and takes an extremely long time calculating routes. I guess looking on the bright side, we're at least 1/2 way there now. However, on the bad side, since they used an old rev that didn't fix all the bugs, we still need to go back again and spend more time discussing the fix with them for the slow I-drive...
05-29-2007, 10:21 AM
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Originally Posted by rogerbkr' post='429431' date='May 29 2007, 12:51 PM
However, the one annoying problem still remaining is that I-drive is still slow as molasses. We took a little trip this wknd & used the NAV to guide us the whole way & there were a couple turns I missed as NAV didn't relay the turn info until we'd reached or passed the exit. Also the I-drive still sits "frozen" at random times for 5-30 seconds and takes an extremely long time calculating routes. I guess looking on the bright side, we're at least 1/2 way there now. However, on the bad side, since they used an old rev that didn't fix all the bugs, we still need to go back again and spend more time discussing the fix with them for the slow I-drive...