The "hold down accelerator for 25s" trick for smoother shift
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No change for my 2004 545i.
Car still feels a little clumsy at very low "parking lot" speeds and the "tranny slam" is still there. I see some members have asked how to find out what software version they are running but have not seen one (or might have missed it). Any pointers?
Car still feels a little clumsy at very low "parking lot" speeds and the "tranny slam" is still there. I see some members have asked how to find out what software version they are running but have not seen one (or might have missed it). Any pointers?
I don't know if this would help:
http://www.bimmerfest.com/forums/sho....php?p=2155918
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Thanks. Helped sort of. Now I just need someone to tell me which one of those codes relates to the transmission.
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Just did this myself.......i just got the car a week ago(04 545i) had to press the pedal about 10-20% before the car would start moving, as soon as I did the reset I tested it out, now right when I touch the pedal the car is moving no hesitation forcing me to press harder to get it rolling. I also did not hear a noise from the tranny like some others.
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came across this older thread about bmw's adaptive transmission....
http://forums.bimmerforums.com/forum...d.php?t=930417
one of the posters explains why this works but not a permanent fix as supposedly the adaptive part is "reset" every time the car is started. not sure who to believe because my SA says it needs time to get used to my driving habits, and a foreman once told me a bmw shared by 2 people with different driving styles is very sloppy.....but i did read something like that of the poster that says it resets every time the cars is started.....
make your own decisions, but it seems like it works for some people and doesn't work for others....to each their own.....
dc
http://forums.bimmerforums.com/forum...d.php?t=930417
one of the posters explains why this works but not a permanent fix as supposedly the adaptive part is "reset" every time the car is started. not sure who to believe because my SA says it needs time to get used to my driving habits, and a foreman once told me a bmw shared by 2 people with different driving styles is very sloppy.....but i did read something like that of the poster that says it resets every time the cars is started.....
make your own decisions, but it seems like it works for some people and doesn't work for others....to each their own.....
dc
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came across this older thread about bmw's adaptive transmission....
http://forums.bimmerforums.com/forum...d.php?t=930417
one of the posters explains why this works but not a permanent fix as supposedly the adaptive part is "reset" every time the car is started. not sure who to believe because my SA says it needs time to get used to my driving habits, and a foreman once told me a bmw shared by 2 people with different driving styles is very sloppy.....but i did read something like that of the poster that says it resets every time the cars is started.....
make your own decisions, but it seems like it works for some people and doesn't work for others....to each their own.....
dc
http://forums.bimmerforums.com/forum...d.php?t=930417
one of the posters explains why this works but not a permanent fix as supposedly the adaptive part is "reset" every time the car is started. not sure who to believe because my SA says it needs time to get used to my driving habits, and a foreman once told me a bmw shared by 2 people with different driving styles is very sloppy.....but i did read something like that of the poster that says it resets every time the cars is started.....
make your own decisions, but it seems like it works for some people and doesn't work for others....to each their own.....
dc
I just went back to see if it was back to its old ways and its accelerating as soon as I press the pedal.....before I had to press it down farther before the car would start moving. Regardless, this is not something Im willing to do everytime I start the car so whatever it does it does....
