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01-03-2009 | 01:36 PM

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bespoke1

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No clicks, bells or whistles. Just feels better..........

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01-03-2009 | 01:39 PM

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My Ride: 2008 550i Jet Black on Black Leather, SAT with Paddles, Logic 7, Comfort Seats, NAV, Sport Package, PDC, Xenons, Sirius, Trinity 12W LED Angel Eyes, RPi GT Exhaust, M rear spoiler, ACS Roof Spoiler, Tinted Tail Lights, Bimmian Carbon Fiber Pillar Trim, Bimmian Shadow 550i emblem, RPi Scoop, E60 Forum Cling, Mtec bulbs in fog lights, Mtec 2W LED for License Plate Light Bulbs, K&N Filter, Bimmian LED Smoked Side Markers, Blackout roundels, Carbon Fiber Kidney Grills. Retired Rides - 1989 325i convertible, 1995 M3, 2002 X5, 2005 545i, 2008 X5 (Lemon)

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Originally Posted by 1diver1' post='758574' date='Jan 3 2009, 02:17 PM

So you have a hesitation and they're replacing your transmission? I had them do the software upgrade but I still occasionally get the slam going into my driveway (it's really steep).

I'm nearly in the same boat......If my Transmission slams one more time, they are going to replace it too!

They did the software upgrade last month and it slammed ON THE DRIVE HOME!!

So they did some more checking, and could NOT reproduce the SLAM, so I've been informed that one more time=replacement! (Probably on the drive home again)... So be vigilant, and keep after them about this!

The protocol is to go step by step, and then replace!

Thank goodness for the warranty!

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01-03-2009 | 03:11 PM

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My Ride: 2006 525XI, Jet black on Dakota beige. Premium and winter packages. I consider myself a purist and intend to keep my car absolutely stock and shiny. 2008 328I Convertible, Sapphire black on beige interior. Premium package, NAV, iPod adapter. Retired: 2002 325I, Titanium silver on black leather. Premium package. Absolutely stock and proud of it.

I am wondering if this "reset" is doing more harm than good. It would be nice to hear from some of the BMW people on the board what heir take is on this subject, if possible.

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01-03-2009 | 04:27 PM

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Krozi

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From: Originally from Koeln, Deutschland. Enjoying it in Bonita Springs, Florida Now :)

Ok my question is this: Isn't the transmission supposed to adapt to the way the driver drives? It seems that many people reset their transmissions because it gets rough after a while. Isn't it supposed to be the opposite?. Isn't it supposed to get better and smoother as time goes by? It seems as though the factory specs are better than the altered specs once the vehicle has been driven for a while.

And I agree with porsche911targa, are we doing more harm than good?

I think this adaptive transmission is rubbish because I drive differently every day. Some days I drive fast others I drive semi fast sometimes snappy and quick sometimes slow and turtle like.

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01-04-2009 | 09:05 AM

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My Ride: '04 530d Executive, all options except sunroof and comfort seats ECU remapped by ZipTuning to 260+bhp.

Tried it last week, no click, no noise, no nothing, but what a difference.
When i want it to shift agressive, it shifts agressive and when i want smooth cruising, it does that. No more rough shifts, no more "holding out" to shift when flooring it.

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