BMW does not produce "manuals" for BMW cars and that's been the case for years.
This is the case for most auto manufacturers.
Instead what is offered is a subscription service to technical information and I suspect you will be able to subscribe to access BMW motorcycle information as well.
My recent experience has been with Mercedes and it is that a 24-hour subscription runs something like $75 and a one-year subscription is in the $2K range. That's what independent repair shops do, obviously.
You can take to the bank BMW is not withholding information, as that would be illegal.
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What is missing here seems to be communication to dealers or--and does this ever actually happen--to BMW MOA as to what will be available. This is yet another instance where BMW MOA has an "opportunity" to actually be a service to its members. An ON article, perhaps?
The subscription BMW is offering seems very expensive to the point of being cost prohibitive.
Asking a MOA member to pay $30.00, for one days worth of access seems to be a stretch then some here seem to almost have a stroke then asked to pay full price for a spark plug.
Have any members used the subscription service?
Has MOA, or RA joined, or been offered a subscription to share with its members?
All of this is very concerning.
E.