Help - I think my car is in transport mode

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Sandman77

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I only just collected my 08 Z4 coupe yesterday and didn’t notice on the test drive that the air con, rear window heater and heater fan weren’t working (buttons don’t even light up). I have done a bit of research and it would appear my car is in transport mode which makes sense if it has been sitting in a dealer for a couple of months.
Does anyone know how much a dealer would charge to turn this off? Or are there any members in or near Glasgow that can do this for a few?

I would take it back to the garage I bought the car from but it is in Sheffield which would be a 9 hour round trip for me.
Thanks
 
You need a decent level of diagnostic machine to reset it so unless the garage you bought from was a main dealer it would most likely be a wasted journey .
Id expect around £75 main dealer , indy should be half that
 
If you bought from a reputable garage they will want to fix the car for you. Given how far away they are they might well cover the costs of a local (to you) garage doing the work rather than collect and return the car.

Ring them up the worst they can say is no and even if they go halves you're still quids in given the time you will spend not traveling - although a nine hour hoon does sound tempting! :driving: :D
 
anyone with access to inpa can reset this for you. I done it myself, despite not being able to read a word of German :lol:

Hopefully someone on here local to you can help out :thumbsup:
 
The garage has a legal obligation to supply a vehicle that is fit for purpose, they should stand the full cost of a reset at a bmw main dealer, no ifs no buts. If they won't play ball tell them you are rejecting the car under the "The Consumer Rights Act 2015" which requires dealers to supply goods of satisfactory quality. A letter is all it will take, they have a choice of paying BMW a small sum of money or having to take the car back......they will have to come and collect it too. You are in a win-win situation don't let the dealer get one over you.
 
To be honest I cannot really be bothered getting into it with the seller. I’m sure they will request that I bring the car to them and they will fix it. It is unlikely they would offer any money towards it without seeing the fault themselves.
In any case I would rather pay a local member for their time rather than a dealer.
 
Sandman77 said:
To be honest I cannot really be bothered getting into it with the seller. I’m sure they will request that I bring the car to them and they will fix it. It is unlikely they would offer any money towards it without seeing the fault themselves.
In any case I would rather pay a local member for their time rather than a dealer.
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where are based an we can see if someone is local or recommend a good indy garage
 
My attempts to download and install DIS failed so I am still looking for a friendly forum member who can do this please.
 
Sandman77 said:
My attempts to download and install DIS failed so I am still looking for a friendly forum member who can do this please.
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I had this same issue when I picked up my e85. I bought this cable from Amazon which you then get a link to download INPA and ISTA on a programme called BMW Suite. It takes ages to download (left mine downloading overnight) I managed to turn it off using ISTA because I couldn't figure out how to do it on INPA. ROYALTEC INPA K+DCAN K DCAN Interface，Diagnostic Tool OBD II Cable SSS ISTA NCS Coding Winkfp Programing Support E serials with Switch https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0779FK5NK/ ... 5Cb07PPM3P

If you go for it, I'm happy to talk you through it once you've got everything downloaded and plugged in :)
 
I got my car out of transport mode. I needed a 2nd key and a company local to me that could cut and program one and they also turned off transport mode for me (it was apparently under the air con menu in the software).
 
Sandman77 said:
I got my car out of transport mode. I needed a 2nd key and a company local to me that could cut and program one and they also turned off transport mode for me (it was apparently under the air con menu in the software).
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Good to hear it's now out of transport mode. :thumbsup:

But did they just turn it off, or delete it?

From what I've read the supplying dealer is supposed to delete it during the PDI as it's no longer relevant, but many just turn it off!
 
Nharris89 said:
Sandman77 said:
My attempts to download and install DIS failed so I am still looking for a friendly forum member who can do this please.
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I had this same issue when I picked up my e85. I bought this cable from Amazon which you then get a link to download INPA and ISTA on a programme called BMW Suite. It takes ages to download (left mine downloading overnight) I managed to turn it off using ISTA because I couldn't figure out how to do it on INPA. ROYALTEC INPA K+DCAN K DCAN Interface，Diagnostic Tool OBD II Cable SSS ISTA NCS Coding Winkfp Programing Support E serials with Switch https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0779FK5NK/ ... 5Cb07PPM3P

If you go for it, I'm happy to talk you through it once you've got everything downloaded and plugged in :)
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Hey! I just bought this cable with the hope of removing the dreaded transport mode, would you be able to talk me through the steps on how you did it? Did you ever put together a screenshot guide on the forum?'

Cheers!
 
SuperCoupe said:
Nharris89 said:
Sandman77 said:
My attempts to download and install DIS failed so I am still looking for a friendly forum member who can do this please.
Click to expand...

I had this same issue when I picked up my e85. I bought this cable from Amazon which you then get a link to download INPA and ISTA on a programme called BMW Suite. It takes ages to download (left mine downloading overnight) I managed to turn it off using ISTA because I couldn't figure out how to do it on INPA. ROYALTEC INPA K+DCAN K DCAN Interface，Diagnostic Tool OBD II Cable SSS ISTA NCS Coding Winkfp Programing Support E serials with Switch https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0779FK5NK/ ... 5Cb07PPM3P

If you go for it, I'm happy to talk you through it once you've got everything downloaded and plugged in :)
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Hey! I just bought this cable with the hope of removing the dreaded transport mode, would you be able to talk me through the steps on how you did it? Did you ever put together a screenshot guide on the forum?'

Cheers!
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I wish I had kept a screenshot log of how to do it!! I'm sure I'll remember when I plug in and go through it all again. When you get your cable and software, you'll need to download the ista+ application, I couldn't see a way of doing it via inpa so I did it via ista very easy. Gimme a shout when you've got it downloaded, setup and are ready to go! Then we shall go through it together! I remember it's very simple
 
Right... Got the cable, got BMWSuite (loaded on a copy of XP running in Paralells on Mac! Downloading ISTA+ now. I'll give it a go as soon as it downloads but might ask for help if its tricky!
 
SuperCoupe said:
Right... Got the cable, got BMWSuite (loaded on a copy of XP running in Paralells on Mac! Downloading ISTA+ now. I'll give it a go as soon as it downloads but might ask for help if its tricky!
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Good luck!!
 
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