Bimmer Geeks Pro Tool

Serf27 · 03-06-2019, 03:14 AM

My cable took a week to get here.
Finally got it but haven’t had any use for it yet.
My car battery got really low and died and triggered the elv steering wheel lock icon.
Last time some guy had to come and reset the elv counter when the battery also died.
About to put this app to the test and see if it can reset the counter, it could right? I don’t see resetting counters on their site.
I also need to reset the left foglight.

StormtrooperN55 · 03-06-2019, 12:58 PM

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Originally Posted by gamesfrager

Someone been busy!
I'll try it tomorrow on my F48

They added support for f series?

gamesfrager · 03-06-2019, 01:47 PM

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Originally Posted by StormtrooperN55

They added support for f series?

Seems to! I'll confirm this evening after work.

StormtrooperN55 · 03-06-2019, 01:47 PM

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Originally Posted by gamesfrager

Seems to! I'll confirm this evening after work.

Dope. Lol

gamesfrager · 03-06-2019, 09:08 PM

Error identifying vehicle type.

Please check your connection and refer
to supported vehicles to ensure your car is
supported at:

www.BimmerGeeksProTool.com

S65Hunter · 03-10-2019, 07:03 PM

Is there a way to code out the brake pad sensors?

type-dRew · 03-12-2019, 12:42 PM

I think this will be my next purchase for my new to me E90.

Can anyone tell me, after using this and maybe if you have experience with other coding devices, would you buy this or recommend it again?

I do not have a decent or remotely new laptop at the house, but I do have a Kindle fire 7 that I had flashed to run normal android software to I could use it for MHD and XHP on my car. So i'd prefer to use this medium for coding, which this tool offers me.

I have a BMS cable that works fine for mhd and xhp, will the same cable work for this?

I am NOT computer literate. I can fumble my way through most things but coding sounds out of my league unless this app just makes it absolutely idiot proof.

Would you say that I would be able to use this successfully or should I look at other options(or just leave the car the fuck alone

).

carbonn54 · 03-12-2019, 11:36 PM

Please help i was playing around with the frm and now my auto shut off for the parking lights and taillights will not turn off. Unless the switch is in the 0 position. Anyone can help me on what i did wrong?

gamesfrager · 03-13-2019, 12:41 AM

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Originally Posted by carbonn54

Please help i was playing around with the frm and now my auto shut off for the parking lights and taillights will not turn off. Unless the switch is in the 0 position. Anyone can help me on what i did wrong?

You can probably do a restore. I believe the app does an initial backup for accessing a module the first time.

LMB335IS · 03-13-2019, 08:35 PM

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Originally Posted by carbonn54

Please help i was playing around with the frm and now my auto shut off for the parking lights and taillights will not turn off. Unless the switch is in the 0 position. Anyone can help me on what i did wrong?

Use the expert mode or default coding function, I don't have it in front of me to tell you exactly what it's called in the app and I usually use my laptop but I know that function is available now. It will reset your FRM back to factory default settings.

gamesfrager · 03-16-2019, 07:44 PM

I just noticed that registering a new battery won't update the battery history!
I tried this with and without the car running. Took the key out and tried again; same result.
I tried this on my E90 and on E7x

@bimmergeeks please look into this as I have no other way to verify if the battery was correctly registered. Thanks.

SlimE92 · 03-18-2019, 06:45 PM

Just ordered a combox. Any word if pro tool can code the retrofit?

Dpc2u · 03-18-2019, 07:19 PM

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Originally Posted by SlimE92

Just ordered a combox. Any word if pro tool can code the retrofit?

Curious about the combox coding as well. I have a combox, but no bluetooth phone, just phone prep. I haven't had a chance to explore the combox coding options in Protool yet.

SlimE92 · 03-18-2019, 11:42 PM

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Originally Posted by BimmerGeeks

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Originally Posted by gamesfrager

I just noticed that registering a new battery won't update the battery history!
I tried this with and without the car running. Took the key out and tried again; same result.
I tried this on my E90 and on E7x

@bimmergeeks please look into this as I have no other way to verify if the battery was correctly registered. Thanks.

Battery history should definitely be updating. make sure your using the newest version.

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Originally Posted by SlimE92

Just ordered a combox. Any word if pro tool can code the retrofit?

yes it can.

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Originally Posted by Dpc2u

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Originally Posted by SlimE92

Just ordered a combox. Any word if pro tool can code the retrofit?

Curious about the combox coding as well. I have a combox, but no bluetooth phone, just phone prep. I haven't had a chance to explore the combox coding options in Protool yet.

yes it can.

Awesome sounds good. Definitely purchasing the app once my parts arrive. Thanks !

gamesfrager · 03-19-2019, 08:30 AM

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Battery history should definitely be updating. make sure your using the newest version.

Thanks for the reply. I check the app updates like an addict

I actually checked for updates while I was doing this whole thing.
There was a ~43MB update and I hoped that would be the fix.

Did the update, closed out of the app completely. Launched it again and tried the whole process.
Tried it on the E90 and the E7x, but still didn't do any difference.

Trust me, I tried this for about 1 hour.

gamesfrager · 03-20-2019, 01:36 AM

I thought of installing Protool on an older phone running Android 6.
Same result. The battery history seems to be stuck.

Battery History

Current Mileage: 50210 km

Last Battery Change: 80 km

Battery Change 2:0 km
Battery Change 3:0 km
Battery Change 4:0 km

cranelec · 03-20-2019, 08:06 AM

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Originally Posted by gamesfrager

Someone been busy!
I'll try it tomorrow on my F48

So, they now support Fxxx?

gamesfrager · 03-20-2019, 08:56 AM

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Originally Posted by cranelec

So, they now support Fxxx?

Not yet

Dpc2u · 03-20-2019, 09:42 AM

2011.5 E93, factory CIC, combox and 6fl. Anyone know how to code 6nf with the app? I haven't dug that far into the Protool coding yet, just wondering if it is possible. Would love to have my phone bluetoothed for calls. Thanks!

gamesfrager · 03-20-2019, 09:40 PM

Glad to say that Dylan from BimmerGeeks was able to help me figure out what was going on.

Apparently if the engine is running and you register the battery; the battery history doesn't seem to update properly (I'll let BimmerGeeks get into the technical details).

After a couple of diagnostics through the expert mode, my battery is successfully coded to AGM 90ah.

Huge thanks for the support, was a pleasure dealing with.

So a big warning MAKE SURE YOUR ENGINE IS NOT RUNNING WHEN YOU CODE THE BATTERY.

BimmerGeeks; would be great if you can write steps to fix this issue. Or maybe have a button/shortcut/function to basically do what you did on my car/app.

Another idea -if possible- is to check the RPM, anything above zero and a message comes up asking to shut the car off and only have the egnition on (radio-ready)

AndyW · 03-20-2019, 09:58 PM

For anyone wondering, this does code out the most important nannies on my 135i track car (e-Diff, FLR, FBS, RAB) without even having to go to Expert mode. I also coded up 5x blinkers on both my 135 and 335 easily.

Totally worth the price for this kind of easy access to what used to be a set of much clunkier Windows XP era apps. And it is not VIN locked! Looks like you can do injectors and all kinds of other common coding as well. I will be exploring this app and what it can code on my cars.

gamesfrager · 03-20-2019, 11:47 PM

Thanks again for the help.
Since I'm experiencing the same thing on the E7x, and for anyone in similar situation; should we:

- register the battery to a lower ah, just so we successfully write step 3 of the process
- then cycle ignition (key out, then turn ignition back on)
- then register the battery to correct ah?

03-06-2019, 03:14 AM	#155
Serf27 Brigadier General 2851 Rep 4,322 Posts Drives: 335i Join Date: Apr 2018 Location: Sitting in a BMW. iTrader: (-1)	My cable took a week to get here. Finally got it but haven’t had any use for it yet. My car battery got really low and died and triggered the elv steering wheel lock icon. Last time some guy had to come and reset the elv counter when the battery also died. About to put this app to the test and see if it can reset the counter, it could right? I don’t see resetting counters on their site. I also need to reset the left foglight.
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03-06-2019, 09:08 PM	#159
gamesfrager Banned 198 Rep 709 Posts Drives: 2011 328i Join Date: Feb 2018 Location: Calgary iTrader: (0)	Error identifying vehicle type. Please check your connection and refer to supported vehicles to ensure your car is supported at: www.BimmerGeeksProTool.com
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03-10-2019, 07:03 PM	#160
S65Hunter Major 1188 Rep 1,455 Posts Drives: 2009 E92 M3 Join Date: May 2018 Location: Dallas TX iTrader: (0) Garage List [0.00]	Is there a way to code out the brake pad sensors?
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03-12-2019, 12:42 PM	#161
type-dRew Major 641 Rep 1,245 Posts Drives: 2009 335i xDrive Join Date: Feb 2019 Location: Newport MI iTrader: (0)	I think this will be my next purchase for my new to me E90. Can anyone tell me, after using this and maybe if you have experience with other coding devices, would you buy this or recommend it again? I do not have a decent or remotely new laptop at the house, but I do have a Kindle fire 7 that I had flashed to run normal android software to I could use it for MHD and XHP on my car. So i'd prefer to use this medium for coding, which this tool offers me. I have a BMS cable that works fine for mhd and xhp, will the same cable work for this? I am NOT computer literate. I can fumble my way through most things but coding sounds out of my league unless this app just makes it absolutely idiot proof. Would you say that I would be able to use this successfully or should I look at other options(or just leave the car the fuck alone ). Last edited by type-dRew; 03-12-2019 at 12:53 PM..
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carbonn54 Banned 2 Rep 60 Posts Drives: 09 335i Join Date: May 2018 Location: miami iTrader: (0)	Please help i was playing around with the frm and now my auto shut off for the parking lights and taillights will not turn off. Unless the switch is in the 0 position. Anyone can help me on what i did wrong?
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03-16-2019, 07:44 PM	#165
gamesfrager Banned 198 Rep 709 Posts Drives: 2011 328i Join Date: Feb 2018 Location: Calgary iTrader: (0)	I just noticed that registering a new battery won't update the battery history! I tried this with and without the car running. Took the key out and tried again; same result. I tried this on my E90 and on E7x @bimmergeeks please look into this as I have no other way to verify if the battery was correctly registered. Thanks.
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03-18-2019, 06:45 PM	#166
SlimE92 Captain 186 Rep 927 Posts Drives: E92 N54 Join Date: Apr 2014 Location: Queens NY iTrader: (0)	Just ordered a combox. Any word if pro tool can code the retrofit?
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03-20-2019, 01:36 AM	#170
gamesfrager Banned 198 Rep 709 Posts Drives: 2011 328i Join Date: Feb 2018 Location: Calgary iTrader: (0)	I thought of installing Protool on an older phone running Android 6. Same result. The battery history seems to be stuck. Battery History Current Mileage: 50210 km Last Battery Change: 80 km Battery Change 2:0 km Battery Change 3:0 km Battery Change 4:0 km
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03-20-2019, 09:42 AM	#173
Dpc2u Major 11503 Rep 1,067 Posts Drives: E93 M3, E60 M5, F15 X5, E46 Join Date: Feb 2019 Location: Middle Tennessee iTrader: (0)	2011.5 E93, factory CIC, combox and 6fl. Anyone know how to code 6nf with the app? I haven't dug that far into the Protool coding yet, just wondering if it is possible. Would love to have my phone bluetoothed for calls. Thanks! __________________ E46, E60 M5, E93 M3, F15 X5 IG - @thebimmerhaus
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03-20-2019, 09:40 PM	#174
gamesfrager Banned 198 Rep 709 Posts Drives: 2011 328i Join Date: Feb 2018 Location: Calgary iTrader: (0)	Glad to say that Dylan from BimmerGeeks was able to help me figure out what was going on. Apparently if the engine is running and you register the battery; the battery history doesn't seem to update properly (I'll let BimmerGeeks get into the technical details). After a couple of diagnostics through the expert mode, my battery is successfully coded to AGM 90ah. Huge thanks for the support, was a pleasure dealing with. So a big warning MAKE SURE YOUR ENGINE IS NOT RUNNING WHEN YOU CODE THE BATTERY. BimmerGeeks; would be great if you can write steps to fix this issue. Or maybe have a button/shortcut/function to basically do what you did on my car/app. Another idea -if possible- is to check the RPM, anything above zero and a message comes up asking to shut the car off and only have the egnition on (radio-ready) Last edited by gamesfrager; 03-20-2019 at 11:36 PM..
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03-20-2019, 09:58 PM	#175
AndyW Supreme Galactic Commander (one galaxy over...) 672 Rep 1,778 Posts Drives: '08 E93, '12 E82, '13 E93 M3 Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Washington, USA iTrader: (5)	For anyone wondering, this does code out the most important nannies on my 135i track car (e-Diff, FLR, FBS, RAB) without even having to go to Expert mode. I also coded up 5x blinkers on both my 135 and 335 easily. Totally worth the price for this kind of easy access to what used to be a set of much clunkier Windows XP era apps. And it is not VIN locked! Looks like you can do injectors and all kinds of other common coding as well. I will be exploring this app and what it can code on my cars. __________________ Best, Andy '12 E82-PS2,Stoptechs,Clubsports+M3 bits,Accusump,Wagner DP+EVO III FMIC,ERCP,BMS Intake,Mason Strut Bar,Wedge Tune
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03-20-2019, 11:47 PM	#176
gamesfrager Banned 198 Rep 709 Posts Drives: 2011 328i Join Date: Feb 2018 Location: Calgary iTrader: (0)	Thanks again for the help. Since I'm experiencing the same thing on the E7x, and for anyone in similar situation; should we: - register the battery to a lower ah, just so we successfully write step 3 of the process - then cycle ignition (key out, then turn ignition back on) - then register the battery to correct ah?
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