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Old 12-30-2004, 09:53 PM
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Does anyone have problem with your transmission after updating software which makes the transmission upshift as much as it can? This causes slow throttle respond. When I want to accelerate immediately, it has some delay before revving up rpm. Is the problem going away in a couple of weeks like the BMW technician said so?
Please help. If the problem still exists even after a few weeks, I'll consider this car sucks after SW updating.

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My car does the same. I don't mind it because it drives really relaxed. If you want better throttle response and higher rpms use the sportmode.
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Originally Posted by my530i' date='Dec 31 2004, 06:53 AM
Does anyone have problem with your transmission after updating software which makes the transmission upshift as much as it can? This causes slow throttle respond. When I want to accelerate immediately, it has some delay before revving up rpm. Is the problem going away in a couple of weeks like the BMW technician said so?
Please help. If the problem still exists even after a few weeks, I'll consider this car sucks after SW updating.
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And what happens in S mode? If it's fine in this mode then it sounds perfect!?
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Originally Posted by my530i' date='Dec 31 2004, 07:53 AM
Does anyone have problem with your transmission after updating software which makes the transmission upshift as much as it can? This causes slow throttle respond. When I want to accelerate immediately, it has some delay before revving up rpm. Is the problem going away in a couple of weeks like the BMW technician said so?
Please help. If the problem still exists even after a few weeks, I'll consider this car sucks after SW updating.

Thanks.
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Your tech is right.
When they do a software update, the driver settings are deleted. So the transmission has to learn again. The car will learn how you drive and will set the shiftpoints, etc. So after driving a little bit it will get better.
My car did the same, and the mpg went down dramatically. But after driving it for a week everything was back to normal again.
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Ahh thats what's happening.
Encountered the same problem with my previous E60 and always wondered what it was.
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Originally Posted by Arnold1971' date='Dec 31 2004, 09:24 AM
Ahh thats what's happening.
Encountered the same problem with my previous E60 and always wondered what it was.
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I had my 530i in for its 1 year service last week, and it did the exact same thing - now back to normal.
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Thanks every body.

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i have the same problem and now only use sd 99% of the time .
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Originally Posted by my530i' date='Dec 31 2004, 01:53 AM
Does anyone have problem with your transmission after updating software which makes the transmission upshift as much as it can? This causes slow throttle respond. When I want to accelerate immediately, it has some delay before revving up rpm. Is the problem going away in a couple of weeks like the BMW technician said so?
Please help. If the problem still exists even after a few weeks, I'll consider this car sucks after SW updating.

Thanks.
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I went in for an emissions recall and delayed acceleration, came out with a vibration at 1500 rpm(Automatic) as if it shifts too early and lugs in the gear. The shop foreman said BMW is aware of the situation and will have a fix in software ver 15.2 this month.
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