I'm sure that most of you know that our bikes have many computer-controlled functions. What some of you might be surprised to discover is that we can update our firmware. Your bike received current BMW firmware when it was manufactured. Firmware receives periodic updates, but unless you specifically request it from your dealer, you won't get the updates. I was curious, so I scheduled an appointment with my local dealer (not the one from which I purchased) and asked for an update.
This service cost $130; I was billed for 1 hour of labor plus tax. Actually, their first invoice charged me for shop materials and battery "disposal fee," but they decided to delete those charges. I did not receive any explanation of changes made to the bike -- just handed an invoice, told the process was successful, and handed my key. I've had interactions with this dealer for 20 years spanning multiple owners and multiple locations in town. This level of interaction is fairly typical.
The bike ran fine. I was expecting to need to reset a lot of the instrument panel defaults, but most of them were unchanged. For example, it remembered my bluetooth pairing to my helmet, and the time and date. It switched me from "Road" mode to "Rain." It switched my default units to metric. No big deal.
I ran GS-911 when I got home. I have attached the autoscan file to this post. There are 9 firmware dates listed. Four of them are updated to today's date. Three others are listed as 99/99/99. I am not sure what this means. And two other firmwares were not updated: the ABS system and the ESA suspension system.
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This service cost $130; I was billed for 1 hour of labor plus tax. Actually, their first invoice charged me for shop materials and battery "disposal fee," but they decided to delete those charges. I did not receive any explanation of changes made to the bike -- just handed an invoice, told the process was successful, and handed my key. I've had interactions with this dealer for 20 years spanning multiple owners and multiple locations in town. This level of interaction is fairly typical.
The bike ran fine. I was expecting to need to reset a lot of the instrument panel defaults, but most of them were unchanged. For example, it remembered my bluetooth pairing to my helmet, and the time and date. It switched me from "Road" mode to "Rain." It switched my default units to metric. No big deal.
I ran GS-911 when I got home. I have attached the autoscan file to this post. There are 9 firmware dates listed. Four of them are updated to today's date. Three others are listed as 99/99/99. I am not sure what this means. And two other firmwares were not updated: the ABS system and the ESA suspension system.
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