[Dark_Sub_Rosa]

I just ordered my car... this sucks.

[5soko]

Originally Posted by iScream

The Nav disc is the same one I installed after getting the car back from Germany. I checked it this afternoon. So the underlying firmware/software inside the iDrive computer changed. I will post an update if the dealer happens to be forthcoming enough to tell me which version I have.

Note: I did not ask them to change any of this stuff. They just did it as part of the 15k service.

were your navi destinations erased?
all your radio stations erased?
setting of the car through idrive erased?

[tyler9595]

Originally Posted by slapmyfro

just picked up my car from the dealer

had an issue with my adaptive headlight

says they used version 30.1 to update the car.

car now has noticible lag below 3k rpm

its there. in a pretty big way. not sure if the car needs to adapt to my driving style, as they reset everything on the car.

but i am not impressed at all so far

crap - sounds like the lag is the same as 29.2. fwiw other members here have said the cars will not adapt to eliminate lag...

[oCyrus55]

I just picked up my car last Tuesday, and I definitely notice turbo lag until about 3000rpm. I don't know what software version I have, but I'm really disappointed. Hopefully it goes away, and I can enjoy the performance my car should have...

[BMdblU]

I'm going in for the lag issue as well as a couple other things this Friday.

I made my SA aware of the lag I was feeling and he said I was not the only customer to complain about the problem. He assured me it would be fixed. I certainly hope it is, for their sake, and mine.

[Mike07335i]

Originally Posted by BMdblU

I'm going in for the lag issue as well as a couple other things this Friday.

I made my SA aware of the lag I was feeling and he said I was not the only customer to complain about the problem. He assured me it would be fixed. I certainly hope it is, for their sake, and mine.

Which dealership are you going to?

Mike

[BMdblU]

Parkview

[eugene335]

Originally Posted by BMdblU

Parkview

Which SA in Parkview? Thx.

[BMdblU]

His name is Emmerson I believe. Spoke with him on the phone for a few minutes about the problem. He was empathetic, and said his car doesn't act that way. So far the most helpful SA I have come across.

[Vudoo4u2]

29.0 ftw

[iScream]

Originally Posted by 5soko335i

were your navi destinations erased?
all your radio stations erased?
setting of the car through idrive erased?

All of the above. I definitely have 29.2, as my car drove fine before the 15k service and drives like an A4 turbodiesel now.

[Potty_Pants]

(wish i could report more)

previously running Dinan Stage 2 rev 0

now running 29.2 (dealer stated there was a patch to 29.2)
anyways below 3k the car feels better then Dinan. I'll have a better test
today after it warms up. will let you guys know

ppp

[ezatnova]

Originally Posted by baxtr

Does anyone have any updates or experience with the v30 program update? I'm hoping it fixed the 29.2 throttle lag and other issues. I also discovered today that random on ipod no longer works with 29.2.

THANK GOD someone else noticed the random-IPod glitch too. Very annoying. Granted, about 0.001% as annoying as the lag, but, annoying nonetheless. I didn't even bother griping about that to the phone #/email/SA since I figure the bigger issue is turbo lag.

[ezatnova]

Originally Posted by tyler9595

So, your car was not updatd yet?

My car will go into service on Wed morning for a remanufactured hpfp. Last thurs or fri, I had a good conversation with my SA and expressed dissatisfaction with 29.2. So, I'm 99% sure they will update me to 30 if it is available.

With all my complaining about 29.2, I will say that I LOVE SOUND OF THE EXHAUST. I've noticed that it is definately better - deeper and a bit louder.

I admit, the exhaust is fun AT TIMES, but at others it's downright annoying. People in parking garages (like mine at work I park in each day) think I'm an ass with some obnoxious car. I mean, I'm an ass, but I don't have an obnoxious car.
Anyway, while I do like the loud pop-burble and deep note, I hate the CHEAP sounding CLANK CLINK CLUNK PING of whatever valves and metal contraptions are opening and shutting to allow those noises through. Again, just sounds cheap like the car is falling apart!

[ezatnova]

Originally Posted by Potty_Pants

(wish i could report more)

previously running Dinan Stage 2 rev 0

now running 29.2 (dealer stated there was a patch to 29.2)
anyways below 3k the car feels better then Dinan. I'll have a better test
today after it warms up. will let you guys know

ppp

Sorry, I'm confused by this. Do you mean you used to have Dinan, and then they flashed you to 29.2, erasing the Dinan, and the car is BETTER (faster) now without Dinan? Just makes no sense to me if that's what you are saying. Maybe I'm misinterpreting.

[ezatnova]

Originally Posted by BMdblU

I'm going in for the lag issue as well as a couple other things this Friday.

I made my SA aware of the lag I was feeling and he said I was not the only customer to complain about the problem. He assured me it would be fixed. I certainly hope it is, for their sake, and mine.

Good work. Keep us posted!

[Potty_Pants]

Originally Posted by ezatnova

Sorry, I'm confused by this. Do you mean you used to have Dinan, and then they flashed you to 29.2, erasing the Dinan, and the car is BETTER (faster) now without Dinan? Just makes no sense to me if that's what you are saying. Maybe I'm misinterpreting.

yes i used to have dinan... will be getting Stage 2 Rev 1 installed this saturday.

the car is not faster or better. i was just commenting on the responsiveness of the low end (a known concern with the dinan flash).

I'm pretty much saying 29.2 is working fine for me but i want to romp on it to see if it has the lag issues etc.

ppp

[David1]

I'm going in for a fuel pump. Do they have to update my software?

[Kbueno]

Originally Posted by ezatnova

I admit, the exhaust is fun AT TIMES, but at others it's downright annoying. People in parking garages (like mine at work I park in each day) think I'm an ass with some obnoxious car. I mean, I'm an ass, but I don't have an obnoxious car.
Anyway, while I do like the loud pop-burble and deep note, I hate the CHEAP sounding CLANK CLINK CLUNK PING of whatever valves and metal contraptions are opening and shutting to allow those noises through. Again, just sounds cheap like the car is falling apart!

Couldn't agree more, the clanking (I assume throttle closure?) sounds horrid. The exhaust is neat, but I could see alot of people not liking it. Hoping V3 will lessen the clanking effect.

[Kerosene Hat]

Originally Posted by 335lvr

Couldn't agree more, the clanking (I assume throttle closure?) sounds horrid. The exhaust is neat, but I could see alot of people not liking it. Hoping V3 will lessen the clanking effect.

You mean that clattering and clanging that I hear at low revs when I change the throttle is not some loose part, but my 335i functioning as others do (and as designed)? I don't know if that's reassuring or aggravating - or maybe aggravatingly reassuring...

[ezatnova]

Originally Posted by Kerosene Hat

You mean that clattering and clanging that I hear at low revs when I change the throttle is not some loose part, but my 335i functioning as others do (and as designed)? I don't know if that's reassuring or aggravating - or maybe aggravatingly reassuring...

Yeah, I mean, I was REAL close to climbing under the car to check for a loose exhaust hanger or something, but, it's the stupid 29.2...nothing physically loose.

+ 1 on aggravatingly reassuring. lol

[ezatnova]

Originally Posted by Potty_Pants

yes i used to have dinan... will be getting Stage 2 Rev 1 installed this saturday.

the car is not faster or better. i was just commenting on the responsiveness of the low end (a known concern with the dinan flash).

I'm pretty much saying 29.2 is working fine for me but i want to romp on it to see if it has the lag issues etc.

ppp

Well, Mr. Pants, if you are 100% certain you got 29.2, and you are getting the Dinan flash again this Saturday, you are joining the very exclusive club of Canesr and yourself of 29.2'ers + Dinan. We will be awaiting your review with huge anticipation after you get it on Saturday. Cane's info is great, but having another person's input is huge in confirming what we get with 29.2 + Dinan.

Again, I am SHOCKED that you feel that 29.2 has better low end than pre 29.2 + Dinan. I know people griped about the Rev 1 Dinan having a slower-than-stock response down low, and I have never driven a Dinan, but 29.2 is a friggin DOG like your avatar below 3000 rpm compared to pre 29.2 .

Edit - I see you wrote at least twice that you are getting Stage 2 Rev 1 on Saturday..why get stage 1 again if the issue of low/slow throttle response down low is what they fixed in Rev 2??

Edit Edit - Now going back further I see you refer to yourself has having had a "Stage 2 revision 0" on the past...so, I am going to make the assumption that by that you mean what most of us call revision 1, and your revision 1 that you are getting on Saturday is really revision 2...which makes more sense for you to get.