No, it’s a body ECU - an ECU that controls the lights and other body elements. The main ECU for remapping is flashable as evidenced by many modified cars...
In the short time I had with the car prior to its long (and continuing) sabbatical at the dealership, many many fellow motorists yelled things at me.
The funniest was someone on the opposite side of a divided highway screamed “BMW” at me at the top of his lungs. Definitely got a laugh out of me.
No you’re right - it’s basically untouched. Luckily BMW is more advanced than nearly all the other systems, especially where Apple CarPlay is concerned.
So far, the answer appears to be “no, not yet”.
Their scantool doesn’t appear to be working with many of the parts that require it. It’s holding up cars well past 30 days and causing lemon law invocation.
Yeah, the “body ECU” might be the same part and is what is holding up my fix. They can’t pull the firmware off the old one and install the image onto the new module. Sounds like a huge oversight or possibly a bug QA missed during the scantool dev process.
I’m in process for a replacement...
No idea - maybe none? Technically not impossible, and just saying as an answer to your question - that’s what I want it to do that it currently doesn’t do.
I like the HUD, but it has the same limitation as the same system in my sister’s X5. It only shows navigation visuals for the onboard nav. It doesn’t display next turn info from Google Maps, Waze, Apple Maps, etc...
Also, I’m pretty sure they average runs in opposite directions. I haven’t bothered to look but they usually outline their test methodology and instrumentation.
The dealer doesn’t control it. They certainly interact with Toyota CEC (Customer Experience Center) which can initiate a buyback or replacement request.
I’m currently working through a replacement request that must be approved but my car also meets the lemon criteria for my state of...
This forum is helping me cope with not having my car - it has been in the shop over a month and may be replaced if my request is granted by Toyota.
Interested in seeing how long people have had their cars in the shop for service and repair.
Please vote!
I’m surprised no one has pointed out that the premium has larger rear brakes - the only real performance difference.
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I just went looking for the supporting info for this - I think I may have heard it in a YouTube review... gonna search more for confirmation.
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Yup. Found it...