[arcelik]

I have a problem with my Bmw F30

I change the FEM ( buy a new FEM by Bmw)
And now i try with Ista P(Icom) to coding the FEM. But everytime i get an Error. Here is a picture

I hope somebody can help me

[oceandiver86]

Can't find your picture,
why did you replace it? what was the issue with the old one?
did you try with esys?

[arcelik]

I change it for a new mileage( FEM save the mileage)

[lynxbmw]

Can you plug your old FEM and read FA ? If yes, do so and save it.
After that, install new FEM and write saved FA into it. After you write FA run ISTA-P and chose that you replaced FEM, then ISTA-P will do the rest. That's it. I've done this 2 days ago on a drown F30.

[arcelik]

Yes i have the old fem. But how can i read and save the FA with Ista-P?

[Lpapp]

I have a problem with my Bmw F30

I change the FEM ( buy a new FEM by Bmw)
And now i try with Ista P(Icom) to coding the FEM. But everytime i get an Error. Here is a picture

I hope somebody can help me

I changed allready some fem on F20 and F30, you need to start istap, after asking of changed modul you have to select yes and later you can choose right one( fem).
After reprogramming you can use your car.

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Can you plug your old FEM and read FA ? If yes, do so and save it.
After that, install new FEM and write saved FA into it. After you write FA run ISTA-P and chose that you replaced FEM, then ISTA-P will do the rest. That's it. I've done this 2 days ago on a drown F30.

Its not good way, new fem got new hardware and new firmware and you try to put configuration from old fem with old hardware + firmware.

For example i got new fem and see missing resistant, there is no way to put resistant from old fem.

So before you making something wrong, better to try normaly way.

P.S. Maybe 2 years you got same hardware+firmware level fem modul.

[lynxbmw]

With E-sys you can read and save VO to a file.
If you don't have ISTA license and you are not online, this is the way you can transfer the car VO to the new FEM.
If you have ISTA licence and you are connected to BMW servers, then ISTA-P will download VO automatically and insert it into the new FEM.

@Lpapp have you read at all that I'm writing for VO(FA), not for FEM "configuration" which is actually coding.
It does not matter that new FEM has new hardware and firmware, VO is the same as with old FEM.

@arcelik a step by step is:
1. plug your old FEM (I hope it is not completely dead and you can still read VO from it) read VO and save it to a file with e-sys.
2. Disconnect old FEM and plug new FEM, then connect with e-sys to the car, go to VCM and load VO from the file you saved previously. Then go to master tab and click "write FA" which will write the car VO to the new FEM.
3. Start ista-p and when you see window for replaced modules click Yes and when you see the list, in the bottom tick FEM. ISTA-p will code(configure) and initialize the new FEM to the car.

That's it. Happy coding.

[arcelik]

You need to start istap, after asking of changed modul you have to select yes and later you can choose right one( fem).
After reprogramming you can use your car.


i try it so but ista give me an error.

[oceandiver86]

@lynxbmw
thanks for this explanation.
just a question, on older cars the FA is always stored in 2 control units. example: FRM& CAS
if you replace a unit ista-p will take the FA from the other one.
how is this on F30, is the FA only stored in the FEM?

[lynxbmw]

@lynxbmw
thanks for this explanation.
just a question, on older cars the FA is always stored in 2 control units. example: FRM& CAS
if you replace a unit ista-p will take the FA from the other one.
how is this on F30, is the FA only stored in the FEM?

FRM + CAS = FEM
So the VO is stored only on one place, that's why we have to copy VO from old FEM if it is not completely dead.

Regards.