[addy27]

Originally Posted by Surly73

Confirmed - according to my notes, those were the modules I coded.

The important one missing from that list is GWS (Gear Selector Switch). I believe once you update that, you should be able to visually see the difference as well as feel it.

Also, no coding is needed to get Paddle shifters to work. All you need to do is swap steering with new one with Paddles and they should immediately start working

[Surly73]

Originally Posted by addy27

The important one missing from that list is GWS (Gear Selector Switch). I believe once you update that, you should be able to visually see the difference as well as feel it.

Rechecked my notes, as I changed 205/2TB a few times.

EGS, KOMBI, ICM, GWS, SZL were VO coded to 2TB. I had S1/S2/S3 and 2TB enabled paddles, but never any change in shift character.

Also, no coding is needed to get Paddle shifters to work. All you need to do is swap steering with new one with Paddles and they should immediately start working

You need 2TB or 2TE in your VO for paddles to "just work". With 205 in the VO, paddles will never "just work". BMW never built a 205 with paddles.

When I first flashed xHP I had 2TB in my VO and things didn't work out very well. It was way more conservative, mushy shifting than even stock, even when in M mode.

xHP got back to me and said that I had created a "mule" by having a car without DEC but coded for 2TB which would never exist from the factory. They had not properly defined any transmission maps for a situation that would never exist. It makes me wonder what other invalid conditions novice coders using instructions from the Internet have created but no one "noticed any problems".

I can get my paddles to work by coding SZL with Variantencodierung_2_2_1 to aktiv and not changing anything in the VO to be out of sync with my build. Reverting the VO to 205 instead of 2TB and coding the one element in SZL to enable paddles is how I left the car and xHP behaves properly now.

If/when I retrofit DEC, then I will code the VO with 2TB again as well.

I don't need to fool around with 2TB for transmission shifting behaviour since I have xHP so I won't be fiddling with it any further.

[addy27]

Originally Posted by Surly73

Rechecked my notes, as I changed 205/2TB a few times.

EGS, KOMBI, ICM, GWS, SZL were VO coded to 2TB. I had S1/S2/S3 and 2TB enabled paddles, but never any change in shift character.

You need 2TB or 2TE in your VO for paddles to "just work". With 205 in the VO, paddles will never "just work". BMW never built a 205 with paddles.

When I first flashed xHP I had 2TB in my VO and things didn't work out very well. It was way more conservative, mushy shifting than even stock, even when in M mode.

xHP got back to me and said that I had created a "mule" by having a car without DEC but coded for 2TB which would never exist from the factory. They had not properly defined any transmission maps for a situation that would never exist. It makes me wonder what other invalid conditions novice coders using instructions from the Internet have created but no one "noticed any problems".

I can get my paddles to work by coding SZL with Variantencodierung_2_2_1 to aktiv and not changing anything in the VO to be out of sync with my build. Reverting the VO to 205 instead of 2TB and coding the one element in SZL to enable paddles is how I left the car and xHP behaves properly now.

If/when I retrofit DEC, then I will code the VO with 2TB again as well.

I don't need to fool around with 2TB for transmission shifting behaviour since I have xHP so I won't be fiddling with it any further.

By DEC you mean Electronic Dampers?

[Surly73]

Originally Posted by addy27

By DEC you mean Electronic Dampers?

No - that's EDC.

DEC is the driving mode switch - SPORT/COMFORT/NORMAL/SPORT+/ECO. My vehicle doesn't have that function at all.

[OnlyGerman]

Originally Posted by Surly73

Well, I'm stumped. My 2011 535i X-Drive had no difference of any kind when VO coding 2TB from 205. I did it as a shortcut to retrofit paddles instead of FDL coding lesser known entities in SZL.

Did yours already show S1,2,3 when the shifter was to the left with 205? On my F15 with base shifter, it still shows S1,2,3.. when to the left so not sure what Sport Auto Trans in bimmercode is supposed to do.

[Unspec]

Originally Posted by OnlyGerman

Did yours already show S1,2,3 when the shifter was to the left with 205? On my F15 with base shifter, it still shows S1,2,3.. when to the left so not sure what Sport Auto Trans in bimmercode is supposed to do.

SAT is supposed to shift faster and bit more aggressively. When I coded in 2TB, the shifts definitely slaps you a lot harder.

[ezaircon4jc]

Originally Posted by OnlyGerman

Did yours already show S1,2,3 when the shifter was to the left with 205? On my F15 with base shifter, it still shows S1,2,3.. when to the left so not sure what Sport Auto Trans in bimmercode is supposed to do.

Adds Sport+

[OnlyGerman]

Originally Posted by ezaircon4jc

Adds Sport+

I thought you needed to change stuff in VO the get sport +

[Unspec]

Originally Posted by OnlyGerman

I thought you needed to change stuff in VO the get sport +

VO coding is just FDL coding but doing it in a "batch". If you know what the VO changes, you can make the same FDL changes. VO coding is for those who want the changes to persist through firmware updates and the such.

[Surly73]

Originally Posted by OnlyGerman

Did yours already show S1,2,3 when the shifter was to the left with 205? On my F15 with base shifter, it still shows S1,2,3.. when to the left so not sure what Sport Auto Trans in bimmercode is supposed to do.

It doesn't in factory form. It did after coding, but there was absolutely no change in shifting behaviour.

xHP, on the other hand, completely changes the character of transmission operation.

[OnlyGerman]

Originally Posted by Surly73

It doesn't in factory form. It did after coding, but there was absolutely no change in shifting behaviour.

xHP, on the other hand, completely changes the character of transmission operation.

Weird my f15 already showed s1,2,3... when shifter is to the left from factory.

[Unspec]

Originally Posted by OnlyGerman

Weird my f15 already showed s1,2,3... when shifter is to the left from factory.

My F10 did as well. I think it might have something to do with production dates and the corresponding shipment i-step that the car came with.

[woonfah]

hi all, i coded into a f10 few months back sports auto transmission using bimmercode and it did show S1,S2,S3. The car went in for a service and an update, i tried to recode it and it went to active but it still shows DS. Any ideas why?