BMW Performance Electronic Wheel install needs a software update??

diegorst · 02-01-2012, 03:20 PM

So I received my Electronic Performance wheel a few days ago and today I finally had an appointment this morning with the dealer to have it installed.
They said it would be ready by this afternoon but then a few minutes ago they called me and said that they needed to do a software update in my car in order for the new steering wheel to work properly and that they will have it ready by tomorrow.
Is this correct? Is a software update needed for the electronic steering wheel and did any of you guys do this already?
Regards!

LofgrenCL · 02-02-2012, 02:46 PM

Had the Version One wheel installed late last summer. (Round one, no flat bottom.) Dealer installed with software "calibration" - but no new update installed....

Not sure if it matters.. But I had my wheel installed here in Stuttgart, Germany... Different dealers interpret BMW guidance differently.

///M1 · 02-02-2012, 10:00 PM

I think the guys at Auto Couture posted a DIY on their site and it didn't call for a dealer programming

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diegorst Private First Class 16 Rep 153 Posts Drives: ‘11 BSM 1M \| ‘14 Caterham 485S Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Lima, Peru iTrader: (0)	BMW Performance Electronic Wheel install needs a software update?? So I received my Electronic Performance wheel a few days ago and today I finally had an appointment this morning with the dealer to have it installed. They said it would be ready by this afternoon but then a few minutes ago they called me and said that they needed to do a software update in my car in order for the new steering wheel to work properly and that they will have it ready by tomorrow. Is this correct? Is a software update needed for the electronic steering wheel and did any of you guys do this already? Regards! __________________ Diego RdS - Lima, Perú 2011 /// 1M Coupe - BSM
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LofgrenCL Private First Class 9 Rep 140 Posts Drives: 1M, E89, E46 Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Stuttgart, Germany iTrader: (5)	My Version One - No software required Had the Version One wheel installed late last summer. (Round one, no flat bottom.) Dealer installed with software "calibration" - but no new update installed.... Not sure if it matters.. But I had my wheel installed here in Stuttgart, Germany... Different dealers interpret BMW guidance differently.
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