You should make a copy as above, but at this point you can exit NCS & disconnect from your car. NOTE:!!! AT THIS POINT, you have not done any programming, you have simply read the module. (Just right click and copy and paste the whole file on your desktop or somewhere you can remember in case there is any mistake, if you have this copy of original you can fix.) It would be advised to make a back up of this file in the event you need to restore coding settings. Remember this file is overwritten each time a read out of a module is performed. This file was created when READ ECU was performed and contains the coding values for that module. Navigate to the Work folder which resides in your NCSEXPER directory.

You will get a NETTODAT.TRC file popup simply close it. Now you can choose READ ECU to perform a read out of the module. Select the Module/ECU you would like to work with, In this case the GM5 You will now get a list of installed modules that were identified when communication with the chosen 'main' module as before. Upon seeing the below screen with the FG and FA Values displayed simply hit F6 or Back. previous owner losing a key, and BMW not programming the new one properly), or that your car has had an ECU changed that doesn’t match the car’s VIN. If you find that you cannot read the top one, then you may have a key programming issue (i.e. Bear in mind that the bottom two will not let you read all options. If that one doesn’t work for you, choose the next one below, etc until you find one that works. Once NCS is open Choose File from the top menuĬhose the Module in which to read the ZCS/FA, In this case we select the top one. You read using the 'Expertmode' profile, and code using the 'Godfather' profile. Password is repxet).Ħ) Make sure under button 'Individualisierung' all options are crossed.ħ) Make sure under button 'FSW/PSW', that 'from CVT' is chosen, and that the bottom two boxes are crossed.Ĩ) Finally, press 'consistence check' and check it works. Hope this guide can be of some help and if deemed to be useful if a mod wants to sticky it feel free.įirst we will need to set up a coding profile within NCS expert.ģ) Save as a new profile (give it a name, like the godfather or something powerful sounding).ĥ) Edit it (file -> edit. I am happy to help if anyone has any questions and of course can carry out any coding changes that people may want on just about any BMW in the Essex area. I created this guide complete with lots of the most popular changes to make on the E46. I'm a newbie to this forum but have been coding for a couple of years and helped out with lots of coding questions and queries over on other forums.

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