Nothing changed after the update?

AW_M3 · 10-31-2008, 12:24 PM

Greetings guys,

I've did the update to my car and been driving it for a week now, there is still lag when u change gears(manual) + accelerating lag.. i dont know if it solve the stall issue tho(had 2 stalls b4), did any1 do the update and feel that there are no changes and the car still the same too ?

gorun · 10-31-2008, 12:25 PM

may be you got the wrong update the changes are many and they are easily felt.

Deda · 10-31-2008, 04:42 PM

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Originally Posted by gorun

may be you got the wrong update the changes are many and they are easily felt.

+1!

sard · 10-31-2008, 05:50 PM

Maybe your car already had the update to begin with

. For me the shifts became noticeably faster. It's not "instant", but it is close.

AW_M3 · 10-31-2008, 06:49 PM

it didnt have the update since i got it at Aug, even tho if the car had the update i wont notice the lag and wont need an update then !

psuwcc112 · 10-31-2008, 06:57 PM

I dont know man, i felt a huge different after i got the update. The upshift seems to shift instant now.

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Originally Posted by AW_M3

it didnt have the update since i got it at Aug, even tho if the car had the update i wont notice the lag and wont need an update then !

KKSigs · 10-31-2008, 08:12 PM

Same for me, definately a change after the update

sard · 10-31-2008, 08:48 PM

I'd imagine they didn't do the update correctly. Do you know if the dealer you took it to has done many updates? Maybe you can take it to a different BMW dealer.

eeeboy · 11-01-2008, 01:49 AM

I heard the DCT update only really affected cars produced before Sept 08
My car shifted almost 1 full second after I clicked the paddle.
Now...clickshiftclickshift!!!

AW_M3 · 11-01-2008, 10:17 AM

we only have 1 dealer here.. i think ill take it again :'(

MMMorish · 11-01-2008, 10:34 AM

I did the update on my car and it felt a lot better afterwards.

No complaints here. Bring it back to your dealer.

Tut · 11-01-2008, 07:32 PM

Went in to install my new winter wheels/tires and asked about the update.. It was available and my car is now updated. I can tell the difference, shifts are smoother and quicker.. I only drove the car for 10-15 miles, I'll update you after a week or so.

AZ-BMW · 11-01-2008, 10:15 PM

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Originally Posted by eeeboy

I heard the DCT update only really affected cars produced before Sept 08

Not true! My car finished production on 5 Sept and my VIN was on the list

eeeboy · 11-02-2008, 12:20 AM

Sorry, I meant sept and before

Tut · 11-04-2008, 11:09 PM

I had the update for less than a week and had a chance to play with the car. I've noticed the following:
1. No jerkiness on take off, much smoother and less embarrassing.
2. Smoother shifts are less perky than before, during spirited driving even in the M mode with the sportiest settings

I guess they couldn't provide us with best of both worlds, but I still think it's the best car I've ever driven.

watrob · 11-05-2008, 12:05 AM

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Originally Posted by AW_M3

it didnt have the update since i got it at Aug, even tho if the car had the update i wont notice the lag and wont need an update then !

If you got the car in August then you do not have the update. The update has only been out for about 2 weeks.

All DCT cars are being updated, whether that is because you asked for it or it will be done the next time you get a service. The update takes about 6 hours to do so the dealer may need to keep the car overnight.

batchelorc · 11-05-2008, 12:31 AM

I went in for the update and I'm unsure if I really received it. None of my car's settings were wiped; everything was the same. Invoice stated they "applied SIB yadayada". Can't really feel a difference...

watrob · 11-05-2008, 12:36 AM

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Originally Posted by batchelorc

I went in for the update and I'm unsure if I really received it. None of my car's settings were wiped; everything was the same. Invoice stated they "applied SIB yadayada". Can't really feel a difference...

I found that I lost all the equaliser setting in audio and my trip meter was back to zero. Seat settings remained though.

10-31-2008, 12:24 PM	#1
AW_M3 ///M 22 Rep 182 Posts Drives: E92 M3 AW/FR Extended Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Kwt iTrader: (0)	Nothing changed after the update? Greetings guys, I've did the update to my car and been driving it for a week now, there is still lag when u change gears(manual) + accelerating lag.. i dont know if it solve the stall issue tho(had 2 stalls b4), did any1 do the update and feel that there are no changes and the car still the same too ?
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10-31-2008, 12:25 PM	#2
gorun Lieutenant 46 Rep 528 Posts Drives: W166 ML63 PP Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Where the roads are crap... iTrader: (0)	may be you got the wrong update the changes are many and they are easily felt.
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10-31-2008, 05:50 PM	#4
sard Major 235 Rep 1,334 Posts Drives: 2008 M3 Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Southern California iTrader: (1)	Maybe your car already had the update to begin with . For me the shifts became noticeably faster. It's not "instant", but it is close.
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10-31-2008, 06:49 PM	#5
AW_M3 ///M 22 Rep 182 Posts Drives: E92 M3 AW/FR Extended Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Kwt iTrader: (0)	it didnt have the update since i got it at Aug, even tho if the car had the update i wont notice the lag and wont need an update then !
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10-31-2008, 08:12 PM	#7
KKSigs M4 CSL FBG 1268 Rep 1,871 Posts Drives: M4 CSL FBG Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Indianapolis iTrader: (4)	Same for me, definately a change after the update __________________ 16' M4 GTS Frozen Dark Grey Metallic 14' i8 Sophisto Grey Pure Impulse World 08' E92 M3 Jerez Black
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10-31-2008, 08:48 PM	#8
sard Major 235 Rep 1,334 Posts Drives: 2008 M3 Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Southern California iTrader: (1)	I'd imagine they didn't do the update correctly. Do you know if the dealer you took it to has done many updates? Maybe you can take it to a different BMW dealer.
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11-01-2008, 01:49 AM	#9
eeeboy Second Lieutenant 25 Rep 283 Posts Drives: 08M3 Space Gray DCT Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Irvine iTrader: (0)	I heard the DCT update only really affected cars produced before Sept 08 My car shifted almost 1 full second after I clicked the paddle. Now...clickshiftclickshift!!!
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11-01-2008, 10:17 AM	#10
AW_M3 ///M 22 Rep 182 Posts Drives: E92 M3 AW/FR Extended Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Kwt iTrader: (0)	we only have 1 dealer here.. i think ill take it again :'(
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11-01-2008, 10:34 AM	#11
MMMorish Just call me J.J. McClure 156 Rep 2,834 Posts Drives: E92 M3 & C4 Corvette Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Toronto iTrader: (5)	I did the update on my car and it felt a lot better afterwards. No complaints here. Bring it back to your dealer.
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11-01-2008, 07:32 PM	#12
Tut Private 9 Rep 77 Posts Drives: 2008 M3 Coupe (Sold), 2016 M3 Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Overland Park, KS iTrader: (0)	Went in to install my new winter wheels/tires and asked about the update.. It was available and my car is now updated. I can tell the difference, shifts are smoother and quicker.. I only drove the car for 10-15 miles, I'll update you after a week or so.
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11-02-2008, 12:20 AM	#14
eeeboy Second Lieutenant 25 Rep 283 Posts Drives: 08M3 Space Gray DCT Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Irvine iTrader: (0)	Sorry, I meant sept and before
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11-04-2008, 11:09 PM	#15
Tut Private 9 Rep 77 Posts Drives: 2008 M3 Coupe (Sold), 2016 M3 Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Overland Park, KS iTrader: (0)	Changes after software update I had the update for less than a week and had a chance to play with the car. I've noticed the following: 1. No jerkiness on take off, much smoother and less embarrassing. 2. Smoother shifts are less perky than before, during spirited driving even in the M mode with the sportiest settings I guess they couldn't provide us with best of both worlds, but I still think it's the best car I've ever driven.
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11-05-2008, 12:31 AM	#17
batchelorc Captain 52 Rep 607 Posts Drives: Deez nuts Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Kansas City iTrader: (0)	I went in for the update and I'm unsure if I really received it. None of my car's settings were wiped; everything was the same. Invoice stated they "applied SIB yadayada". Can't really feel a difference...
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