My E70 uses the angel eys as DRL's and you can just set them on with the iDrive (a codeable option). I would have thought that you could do the same thing with your E83 but if not, have a look at the codeable options for your car with NCS Dummy - the E70 sets this option in the FRM.
Thanks David. Idrive was not in tge E83, it's the old fashioned mkiv thing. I'll take a look at NCS for dummies!
OK, hopefully you can help me out because after reading pages of this stuff I'm no closer to solving this then when I started.
I have a 2009 X3 (E83), PA Soft v1.4.0 is "supposed" to work with my chassis and I do get some of the modules to come up.
I cannot get to DME (which is what I REALLY need).
I have soldered pins 7&8 as well as 1&2, checked for functionality after doing 7&8 before doing 1&2. Neither advanced my capability beyond what i already had.
I'm using laptop with Win Vista 32 bit (no kidding).
Am I pissing up a rope with what I'm currently using, or what am I missing?
Thanks in advance.
I have all 3 versions of PA SOFT, each of which use different interfaces. V1.4.0 is recommended for cars up to 2001, v2.0.1 is recommended for cars up to E60 and v2.0.2 is recommended for DCAN cars (including your 2009 model). Soldering pins 7 & 8 will not improve connectivity on DCAN cars as, unlike pre-2007 KCAN cars, one pin only is connected to the K data line whilst the other is an ethernet connection. On KCAN cars, both pins 7 & 8 connect to K data lines. After using v2.0.2 on my 2008 E70, I can tell you that the later version of PA SOFT is nowhere near as useful as v1.4.0 but at least it connects.
Last edited by David Mc; 10-17-2016 at 09:18 PM.
Where did you acquire v2.0.2? I cannot find in a simple google search.
Thanks
I got the 1.4.0 scanner tool and the connector for my 1995 E36 but It cannot see the dme or EGS. It does read some other codes but I need to read the DME and EGS, any ideas?
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