[Marty in NY]

Originally Posted by e45_440

Oh, you mean the bright yellow banner with big red letters?? It’s so subtle, who would notice?? (Everyone except an idiot like me!) 😀. Thank you!

Good one!

[CPAonthemove]

Just wanted to give my experience, since this was the first time I've updated my vehicle since I've owned it.

The update was annoyingly slow to transfer from my phone to the car. I had to drive around for 20 minutes since it forces you to drive while the update transfers over. For a while it looked like it was stuck at 1%, but after about 5 minutes or so it finally ticked up to 16% and went up from there.

Once the update transferred over, it said that I would be notified when the update would be available to install. This was not immediate for me, but I'm not sure if it's because I didn't have a sufficient charge in my X5 45e (about 25% at the time) or if it was just computer stuff happening in the background that prevented an update immediately after transferring from my phone.

I waited 4-5 hours, checked again and it was ready to install. The installation was pretty quick - I'd say about 15 minutes. The car says you can leave and lock the vehicle while it's updating, which I did and had no issues finishing the update.

However, once the update was complete, there was definitely some funky behavior upon the first startup. For one, I have a 2023 X5 45e, which starts in electric-only mode by default, but when I started it up for the first time after updating, the engine kicked in immediately like a normal car. It was also showing an "Unable to charge" message, which said to plug the cable in again to see if the message goes away. I did that, with no luck - the EVSE was receiving power from my outlet but it was not charging the car.

This made me nervous, so I took it for a short drive to see if it just needed to be driven. During my drive, I did come across the weird glitch that shows all doors/rear hatch as open on the instrument panel, but this eventually went away. However, when I got back to the house after about 5 minutes, it still wouldn't charge. As a last resort, I unplugged EVSE from the wall and plugged it back in while the charger portion was still plugged into the X5. Success! The charging light turned blue and it was showing as charging on the instrument panel. For the first 10 minutes or so, though, it was not carrying this information over to the MyBMW app on my phone, but it eventually synced up just fine.

Just wanted to share my experience in case anyone else has these issues. One quick thing I noticed was that after the update, the digital climate display on the dash now shows a tiny clock icon after turning the car off and leaving the vehicle. I'm pretty sure it wasn't doing this before, but it's a nice touch nonetheless.

[nZtiZia]

Originally Posted by CPAonthemove

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Just wanted to share my experience in case anyone else has these issues. One quick thing I noticed was that after the update, the digital climate display on the dash now shows a tiny clock icon after turning the car off and leaving the vehicle. I'm pretty sure it wasn't doing this before, but it's a nice touch nonetheless.

FYI that little clock icon isn't new to 03/2023 software. it's an indication you have a departure time set either for scheduled preconditioning or off-peak charging schedule. if not, may wanna check your settings.

FWIW, those little gremlins you experienced are actually common (albeit a bit nerve racking) and usually go away after the first drive or two. this is mentioned in the release notes

[latitude]

Originally Posted by mitch57

If you have to press the ASS button every time you start the car and you have coded ASS off/disabled then that means the Bimmercode option for ASS is not working. Even if you can turn it off with the ASS button.

I think we're still waiting to see if anyone that has the ASS button is able to code it off with Bimmercode, on vehicles with update 03/2023.xx and beyond installed, and have it remain off on subsequent restarts of the vehicle.

I'm on 07/2022.xx and I'm still able to code ASS off. I have the ASS button and I DO NOT have the mild hybrid engine in my 2020 X7 40i. I used Bimmercode to code my transmission to "Adaptive" with ASS off/disabled and it remains off every time I start the vehicle.

I updated my 2023 X5 M50i to 03/2023.67 on 8/20/2023. I have the ASS button, my coding for "remember last setting" went away after the update and I have not been able to code it back. Bimmercode app says coding complete but it has zero effect. Now, I have to press the ASS button every time I start the car !

So, hold off on the update if ASS coding is important to you.

[RNorb]

Originally Posted by latitude

I updated my 2023 X5 M50i to 03/2023.67 on 8/20/2023. I have the ASS button, my coding for "remember last setting" went away after the update and I have not been able to code it back. Bimmercode app says coding complete but it has zero effect. Now, I have to press the ASS button every time I start the car !

So, hold off on the update if ASS coding is important to you.

From day one of owning my car, when I hit the start button I automatically hit the ASS button. don't even think about it...you will do the same after a short time.

[Marty in NY]

Originally Posted by latitude

I updated my 2023 X5 M50i to 03/2023.67 on 8/20/2023. I have the ASS button, my coding for "remember last setting" went away after the update and I have not been able to code it back. Bimmercode app says coding complete but it has zero effect. Now, I have to press the ASS button every time I start the car !

So, hold off on the update if ASS coding is important to you.

Correct, this has already been discovered and talked about, the 03/2023.67 update will prevent ASS from being coded off. Lucky for you that you have the ASS button as many 40i owners starting in 2021 do not

[Sonny185]

Originally Posted by RNorb

From day one of owning my car, when I hit the start button I automatically hit the ASS button. don't even think about it...you will do the same after a short time.

It's my experience that when (and if) you upgrade to 03/2023.xx, the ASS button will stop working. I can code it to work with Bimmercode, and as long as I don't shut off the vehicle, it works with the button. But once the car is shut down, that feature stops working. The button has no effect and no light.

[Marty in NY]

Originally Posted by Sonny185

It's my experience that when (and if) you upgrade to 03/2023.xx, the ASS button will stop working. I can code it to work with Bimmercode, and as long as I don't shut off the vehicle, it works with the button. But once the car is shut down, that feature stops working. The button has no effect and no light.

Let's see, how sarcastic should I be? .. .. I think that change is covered under the "function updates and quality enhancements" part of the upgrade Now we know why they don't give details to those. Its the element of surprise

[CPAonthemove]

Originally Posted by nZtiZia

FYI that little clock icon isn't new to 03/2023 software. it's an indication you have a departure time set either for scheduled preconditioning or off-peak charging schedule. if not, may wanna check your settings.

FWIW, those little gremlins you experienced are actually common (albeit a bit nerve racking) and usually go away after the first drive or two. this is mentioned in the release notes

Yeah, I noticed today that the clock icon wasn’t showing any specific time, so I figured it was something else. It looks like the update enabled the departure time setting in the app without my input. Thanks for clearing that up!

[RNorb]

Originally Posted by Sonny185

It's my experience that when (and if) you upgrade to 03/2023.xx, the ASS button will stop working. I can code it to work with Bimmercode, and as long as I don't shut off the vehicle, it works with the button. But once the car is shut down, that feature stops working. The button has no effect and no light.

I can't believe it! I was about about to do the upgrade. Is this true for anyone else with a button for ASS? Thanks for the tip. No more ID upgrades for me.

[Marty in NY]

Originally Posted by RNorb

I can't believe it! I was about about to do the upgrade. Is this true for anyone else with a button for ASS? Thanks for the tip. No more ID upgrades for me.

It appears to be, from what I've read, for all cars with the ASS function whether they have the button or not. (BMW removed the button starting with the 2021 models on the 6 cyl 40i)

[Rik762]

It seems that only a minority of models have so far survived. My 2022 M50i (UK) with ASS button still retains its last used mode on restart. This is after re-programming with Bimmercode of course.
I do not have to press the ASS button on restart to deactivate ASS. 03/2023.67 shows in the idrive menu.

[latitude]

Originally Posted by Marty in NY

It appears to be, from what I've read, for all cars with the ASS function whether they have the button or not. (BMW removed the button starting with the 2021 models on the 6 cyl 40i)

The ASS button works fine, standard functionality the way it's supposed to work, press to disable ASS (light on), press again to enable ASS (light off).

Just the "remember last setting" with Bimmercode doesn't work.

[Rik762]

It does on mine.

[Sonny185]

Originally Posted by latitude

The ASS button works fine, standard functionality the way it's supposed to work, press to disable ASS (light on), press again to enable ASS (light off).

Just the "remember last setting" with Bimmercode doesn't work.

Interesting, is you car running software version 03/2023.67?

[latitude]

Originally Posted by Sonny185

Interesting, is you car running software version 03/2023.67?

yes, 03/2023.67

[postbox1918]

Same situation with me after upgrade 2 months ago ASS coding stopped working and I tried multiple times with bimmercode , bimmerutility even few professional coding experts tried it too but now you can't disable the feature through coding until and unless some genius somewhere will figure out how to break this new BMW code ,

Luckily when i tuned the transmission with Xhp it has a option to disable ASS and it resolved that issue for me .
The another easy method is to code startup driving mode to sports or sports individual and that deactivate ASS.

I ordered a module for my car but since i deactivated ASS through Xhp I'll get that module installed in my brother's 2023 X3 M40i and update you guys if that module can permanently disable the annoying ASS as it was claimed by the seller the wiring color code is not proper so I'll do it in few weeks with the help of my technician.

[latitude]

Originally Posted by postbox1918

Same situation with me after upgrade 2 months ago ASS coding stopped working and I tried multiple times with bimmercode , bimmerutility even few professional coding experts tried it too but now you can't disable the feature through coding until and unless some genius somewhere will figure out how to break this new BMW code ,

Luckily when i tuned the transmission with Xhp it has a option to disable ASS and it resolved that issue for me .
The another easy method is to code startup driving mode to sports or sports individual and that deactivate ASS.

I ordered a module for my car but since i deactivated ASS through Xhp I'll get that module installed in my brother's 2023 X3 M40i and update you guys if that module can permanently disable the annoying ASS as it was claimed by the seller the wiring color code is not proper so I'll do it in few weeks with the help of my technician.

I'll just train myself to press an additional button (ASS), and will not even notice the change over time ! I already do that with the headlights off (that's another matter altogether)

[postbox1918]

Originally Posted by latitude

I'll just train myself to press an additional button (ASS), and will not even notice the change over time ! I already do that with the headlights off (that's another matter altogether)

Lol yeah its a personal preference but some models doesn't even comes with button like my brother's X3 M40i doesn’t have a button to turn it on/off ASS mode , its permanently activated

[Marty in NY]

Originally Posted by Marty in NY

It appears to be, from what I've read, for all cars with the ASS function whether they have the button or not. (BMW removed the button starting with the 2021 models on the 6 cyl 40i)

Originally Posted by latitude

The ASS button works fine, standard functionality the way it's supposed to work, press to disable ASS (light on), press again to enable ASS (light off).

Just the "remember last setting" with Bimmercode doesn't work.

Update: Thanks latitude for the clarification. My original post, now that I've read it in hindsight after reading yours, was not clear

[latitude]

Originally Posted by Marty in NY

Update: Thanks latitude for the clarification. My original post, now that I've read it in hindsight after reading yours, was not clear

[Doc5513]

Are folks having more success getting this OTA update to work versus other ones. Have yet to get an OTA to work and this one just loaded on my car yesterday so hoping this one will actually install.