TFT Software Version: 023_11_060

[ad78]

just got my TFT updated. update time was like 20mins but before that, i was been told that it depends on the "running check". Tech plug it on the system, at first reported running time was 3hrs. then 20mins later everything got sorted out.

my DRL mod was fine, none was erased except my phone and cardo. before going home i did reset all and paired them again.

so far, all problems gone! no cutting on music. very fast reaction now when i ask siri. everything seems to be stable.

[herveyw]

Good to know, I need to get mine done!

[Warree]

Do the BMW dealers charge for TFT and/or ECU software/firmware updates?
And can the TFT and ECU updates be done individually?

[ad78]

Originally Posted by Warree

Do the BMW dealers charge for TFT and/or ECU software/firmware updates?
And can the TFT and ECU updates be done individually?

they dont charge for the updates. the TFT is connected to the ECU so anything on the ECU is getting feed thru TFT.

[Warree]

Many thanks,
I have a brentune on the bike which is a great thing but they want $150 to update the map if the ecu is updated 

[Mtbman24]

Originally Posted by Warree

Do the BMW dealers charge for TFT and/or ECU software/firmware updates?

I was advised that I would be charged for updates unless it was warranty related and BMW Canada would cover it.

That said, I find the dealer service here is pretty terrible and they have caused more problems than they have fixed.
At some point one of the updates they did removed some of the functionality of my TFT, namely two of the "units" settings so now I can't change the speedometer to mph when I head down to the US.  When asked, dealer was extremely unhelpful and vague.

[the bartender]

Originally Posted by ad78

they dont charge for the updates. the TFT is connected to the ECU so anything on the ECU is getting feed thru TFT.

100% not correct.

they are managed completely separate of each other.

[Tony]

Originally Posted by Warree

Do the BMW dealers charge for TFT and/or ECU software/firmware updates?
And can the TFT and ECU updates be done individually?

If you report a fault with connectivity for example, then the fault will be covered under BMW warranty. If you just request a software update it is chargeable to you. Unlike with the cars, where a software update is carried out at a service, with the bikes they are only done when a fault arises. This is how it works in the UK.

The amount of bike customers I would have to cancel jobs and start from scratch, just so they wouldn't be charged, would scare you. I'm pretty sure most of the service advisors wouldn't be as helpful as me, most I've met haven't been bikers and couldn't care less.

With regards to your Brentune, it would always be worth asking to have a quick chat with the tech before anything is carried out, but I've never seen a map get wiped when a tft update is done.

Cheers

Tony

[Rotaxracer]

Originally Posted by Warree

Many thanks,
I have a brentune on the bike which is a great thing but they want $150 to update the map if the ecu is updated 

I have just got a similar flasher from BHP UK and have flashed the new map into the bike. As with the Brentune I can swap back to the standard flash the bike came with from the factory so why not swap back and get the TFT update done and then re-flash your modified map back into the bike afterwards?

[ad78]

Just giving an update here, this software is just amazing on connectivity. Cardo 4x, iphone 11 and TFT syncs flawlessly. Either apple maps or the connected app for maps has no problems.