2016 F30: A.S.S. defeat remembered?

Wolfus Aurelius · 08-04-2019, 09:08 AM

Now that my 2015 328i has been totaled, I'm starting the search for a newer car. The '16 328i would be a good choice -- but I wanted to be sure about something. The '15 had been programmed by the dealer to remember the last status of the A.S.S. feature. Once you disabled it and drove, the car would leave it disabled, unless you selected EcoPro mode or turned the defeat off for some reason.

Do the later models, esp. the 2016, also do this, or can the dealer program them to do it? Or has BMW succumbed to the crazy notion that people *like* this feature? I ask because the 2019 X3s I've had as loaners this month do not remember the last setting as my 2015 did.

Feddersen · 08-04-2019, 09:17 AM

They may not want to code it for you but you can code it your self with Carly or Bimmercode.

fantanas · 08-04-2019, 09:57 AM

I think I read somewhere that you can do this by pressing the button for a long time or a combination of things. Google it maybe you can find it.

Either way it is possible to code yourself or by the dealer or by third parties.

AlpineX · 08-04-2019, 10:14 AM

2016 in the US will recall your ASS setting

Billfitz · 08-04-2019, 10:57 AM

My 2015 recalls it, and didn't need to be coded to do it.

paul e · 08-04-2019, 11:44 AM

Mine is off and it stays that way, 2016 340. No coding.

aaronpaul · 08-04-2019, 11:54 AM

My experience:

2013 F30 - did NOT remember setting, always defaulted ASS to on. Had the dealer program/code it to do so.

2016 F31 - car DOES remember last setting, no dealer or coding required.

VWAudi2BMW · 08-04-2019, 12:42 PM

You just press the button above the start button and it will stay off until you reactivate or put it into eco-pro

frazervalley · 08-04-2019, 12:58 PM

Yes, my 2015 works like that too. Press the button above the start button and the Auto start and stop stays off. That is where it stays for me.

Desertnate · 08-05-2019, 09:54 AM

My 2016 stays off as well.

I've also noticed if I an running in another mode, go to eco-pro, and then go back to another setting before turning the car off it will remember the ASS setting.

The only time the setting didn't stay as I wanted was when turning off the car when it was in eco-pro.

deviantspeed · 08-05-2019, 10:22 AM

I like turtles.

Yeah, about 2015 or so. My 2013 had to be recoded, took a few hours at the dealership under warranty.

My 2017 remembers the last setting, and it's definitely off, and stays off.

I might bump the on/off button on occasion and that's really annoying.

Turtles, I really don't like them.

08-04-2019, 09:08 AM	#1
Wolfus Aurelius Lieutenant 133 Rep 433 Posts Drives: 2015 BMW 328i (gold/cream) Join Date: Mar 2019 Location: Da Swamp iTrader: (0)	2016 F30: A.S.S. defeat remembered? Now that my 2015 328i has been totaled, I'm starting the search for a newer car. The '16 328i would be a good choice -- but I wanted to be sure about something. The '15 had been programmed by the dealer to remember the last status of the A.S.S. feature. Once you disabled it and drove, the car would leave it disabled, unless you selected EcoPro mode or turned the defeat off for some reason. Do the later models, esp. the 2016, also do this, or can the dealer program them to do it? Or has BMW succumbed to the crazy notion that people like this feature? I ask because the 2019 X3s I've had as loaners this month do not remember the last setting as my 2015 did.
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Feddersen Lieutenant 451 Rep 469 Posts Drives: X1 xDrive25i Join Date: Jan 2015 Location: Denmark iTrader: (0)	They may not want to code it for you but you can code it your self with Carly or Bimmercode. __________________ DD: F48 X1 xDrive25i '20 - https://f48.bimmerpost.com/forums/sh....php?t=1703083 For fun: F22 M240i '19 - https://www.2addicts.com/forums/show....php?t=1644646 Previous BMW: Fully loaded F30, 335i https://f30.bimmerpost.com/forums/sh....php?t=1681247
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fantanas First Lieutenant 112 Rep 332 Posts Drives: F33 435d Join Date: Mar 2019 Location: Athens iTrader: (0)	I think I read somewhere that you can do this by pressing the button for a long time or a combination of things. Google it maybe you can find it. Either way it is possible to code yourself or by the dealer or by third parties.
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AlpineX Captain 247 Rep 776 Posts Drives: Diesel Join Date: Sep 2015 Location: US iTrader: (0)	2016 in the US will recall your ASS setting
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Billfitz Lieutenant General 8255 Rep 16,099 Posts Drives: '15 328iX GT Join Date: Jan 2015 Location: New Hampshire iTrader: (0)	My 2015 recalls it, and didn't need to be coded to do it.
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paul e Captain 420 Rep 842 Posts Drives: 340i xDrive 6MT Join Date: Oct 2015 Location: South Carolina iTrader: (0)	Mine is off and it stays that way, 2016 340. No coding.
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aaronpaul Enlisted Member 0 Rep 36 Posts Drives: 2016 F31 xDrive Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: Minneapolis iTrader: (0)	My experience: 2013 F30 - did NOT remember setting, always defaulted ASS to on. Had the dealer program/code it to do so. 2016 F31 - car DOES remember last setting, no dealer or coding required.
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VWAudi2BMW Second Lieutenant 133 Rep 252 Posts Drives: drei BMWs Join Date: Jun 2019 Location: West Coast iTrader: (0)	You just press the button above the start button and it will stay off until you reactivate or put it into eco-pro __________________ My current BMW vehicles: SUV Convertible Sedan Lots of burbles and POPS
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frazervalley Second Lieutenant 125 Rep 217 Posts Drives: 2015 328i xdrive Join Date: Jun 2018 Location: British Columbia iTrader: (0)	Yes, my 2015 works like that too. Press the button above the start button and the Auto start and stop stays off. That is where it stays for me.
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Desertnate Captain 391 Rep 849 Posts Drives: BMW 435i Join Date: Jul 2019 Location: Swansea, IL iTrader: (0) Garage List 2016 BMW 435i [0.00]	My 2016 stays off as well. I've also noticed if I an running in another mode, go to eco-pro, and then go back to another setting before turning the car off it will remember the ASS setting. The only time the setting didn't stay as I wanted was when turning off the car when it was in eco-pro.
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deviantspeed poopycat 266 Rep 791 Posts Drives: 2017 F31 330ixT Join Date: Jul 2016 Location: I live in a tent around Seattle iTrader: (0)	I like turtles. Yeah, about 2015 or so. My 2013 had to be recoded, took a few hours at the dealership under warranty. My 2017 remembers the last setting, and it's definitely off, and stays off. I might bump the on/off button on occasion and that's really annoying. Turtles, I really don't like them.
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