The dealer has to take out a tech's time to drive your car into the bay. Access your port. Plug it into the computer. Then read out the firmware.
It may take 5-10 minutes of his time. What makes you think they would do it for free? Everything cost money in America, even shopping at Goodwill. Especially owning a BMW.
$140 is outrageous. But somebody has to pay for those coffee, muffins, hot front-desk secretary, shined floors, and the owner's pregnant trophy wife.
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