ISTA won't connect to e70. Works fine on e53

[flyfishvt]

I posted this in the software forum too. Just picked up a 2010 35d. Tried connecting with ISTA and I get an error. Car can't be identified check PAD Active. ISTA works just fine with my e53. I tried using INPA and that failed too. Just for the heck of it I downloaded eaten files from bimmergeeks and ran bmw coding tool.

Any help would be great.

[purplecty]

I posted this in the software forum too. Just picked up a 2010 35d. Tried connecting with ISTA and I get an error. Car can't be identified check PAD Active. ISTA works just fine with my e53. I tried using INPA and that failed too. Just for the heck of it I downloaded eaten files from bimmergeeks and ran bmw coding tool.

Any help would be great.

Is your cable a D-Can cable? I always make sure INPA detects battery and ignition first before attempting to connect with ISTA...

[flyfishvt]

Yes it's a DCAN cable with the 2 pins soldered together. It works just fine with my e53 in ISTA.

[purplecty]

You need a new cable without the 2 pins soldered. Get a switchable cable that will work with the e53 and the e70...

https://www.ebay.com/itm/164372339350

[flyfishvt]

That's exactly what I just discovered. I pulled out an old scan cable that wasn't modified and it worked like a charm. Still can't get INPA to work with the car but ISTA works fine