[adam.b]

Did anyone noticed difference in gear change after update ?
My 320i in comfort is going very quickly for highest gear and keeps engine (with normal driving) around 1000-1200 rpm, it is annoying. Before it was around 1500-1800 rpm, now I'm keeping gear box in sport all the time.
Comfort now feels like dull eco-pro

[xenon]

No gear change noticeable in mine.

[marksandygill]

Originally Posted by adam.b

Did anyone noticed difference in gear change after update ?
My 320i in comfort is going very quickly for highest gear and keeps engine (with normal driving) around 1000-1200 rpm, it is annoying. Before it was around 1500-1800 rpm, now I'm keeping gear box in sport all the time.
Comfort now feels like dull eco-pro

My 320d keeps the revs around 1000-1200rpm when cruising, but then it responds as fast in Eco-pro as it does in Sport mode which I put down to the MHT as my previous cars were sluggish as hell in Eco-Pro mode!

[bmnut]

Originally Posted by xenon

No gear change noticeable in mine.

I’m seeing the same as Xenon with mine and we’re different petrol engines I believe?

[Azure350z]

Anyone else still waiting to receive the update? I've received all the others but nothing about this one yet, still on 03.21. Tried charging the battery, looking for updates through the app and thought the idrive itself. Never had a problem before and had 3 or 4 updates install from my phone no issue

[Charlie (Wessex)]

No update available for mine yet either

[Funboy78]

Contrary to others, I like the lane assist. Even in my limited time with the vehicle I noticed the change since the update due to where I live, it recognises my back roads now. Personally I really like the steering intervention.

Didn’t own my long enough to be able to comment on gear ratios. Eco pro is obviously very numb, but 99% of the time I’m in comfort and so far I’ve only used sport once (last night) just to play. Very noticeable differences in the 3.

[4monks]

I'm on 07/2021.46

Mine is still on an early 2020 version and not finding updates

Think dealer need to check when it goes in to find out why, Connected drive say it is all set up OK

[bmnut]

Originally Posted by stuarttunstall

Mine is still on an early 2020 version and not finding updates

Think dealer need to check when it goes in to find out why, Connected drive say it is all set up OK

I’m calling in to the dealer on Friday after lunch to sort out tyre information on the My BMW app so will find out what the latest software is (assuming they know of course!).

[225]

Confirmed today mine is 07.2021.62 which is higher than the ota update available.

[bmnut]

Originally Posted by 225

Confirmed today mine is 07.2021.62 which is higher than the ota update available.

From the dealer the latest software is now 11/2021 but not available OTA!
Defeats the object of minimising trips to the dealers just for software updates doesn’t it?

[Funboy78]

Originally Posted by bmnut

From the dealer the latest software is now 11/2021 but not available OTA!
Defeats the object of minimising trips to the dealers just for software updates doesn’t it?

A dealer won’t just update either for you just because you ask, there has to be a reason or a fault. I remember this on my last BMW, even with MMI issues they refused until my 3rd trip then agreed to do it.

That was my experience anyway, but then I don’t personally like my local dealership as never yet had a good experience from them.

[bmnut]

Originally Posted by Funboy78

A dealer won’t just update either for you just because you ask, there has to be a reason or a fault. I remember this on my last BMW, even with MMI issues they refused until my 3rd trip then agreed to do it.

That was my experience anyway, but then I don’t personally like my local dealership as never yet had a good experience from them.

Yes the dealers do tend to be rather reticent at doing just a software update probably because there is little if any at all profit to be made from it. The whole ethos around OTA updates being able to be done by ourselves so makes a mockery out of the updates being available to us. Even rolling them out in batches to VIN numbers to prevent server crashes would at least be something although I expect that will be the case eventually.
I asked what was in 11/2021 and the reply was nothing much of interest and nowt that would affect the performance of that, pointing towards my car! I can live with that!

[ramparts]

Originally Posted by bmnut

Yes the dealers do tend to be rather reticent at doing just a software update probably because there is little if any at all profit to be made from it. The whole ethos around OTA updates being able to be done by ourselves so makes a mockery out of the updates being available to us. Even rolling them out in batches to VIN numbers to prevent server crashes would at least be something although I expect that will be the case eventually.
I asked what was in 11/2021 and the reply was nothing much of interest and nowt that would affect the performance of that, pointing towards my car! I can live with that!

Otas always come out near the end of an I step release, once it's been in enough vehicles from build/dealer updates to get good data on stability..
Case and point 21-07-520 and 530 were buggy as hell, and it wasn't until 548 that things were ok again

[AtticusHoy]

Originally Posted by user1811

Some years ago I did a BikeSafe course. The instructor was a police pursuit driver and crash investigator.

There was a discussion about this and he said: "When you go into a room and there's nobody there, do you still say 'Hello'?"

Too many people have learnt to indicate and then move without consideration if they're causing someone to change speed or direction.

This might be the dumbest thing I've heard this week? Month? Maybe year.

First, you don't know what you don't know (I.e. maybe you aren't alone— a closed room and an open road aren't comparable as set pieces anyway). Second, the purpose of "saying hello" is different than the purpose of a turn signal. Generally, saying hello announces presence; using a turn signal demonstrates intent to someone who is already aware of your presence.

What if you think the room is empty, but in reality you were mistaken and it's not empty? The whole point is to let others, even (especially)those you don't notice, what your intent is.

Sure, you *should* know what's going on before switching lanes, turning, etc but that's why it's called an accident and not an on purpose.

Please use signals even if you think you're the only person left on the planet. Thanks.

[willougs]

Originally Posted by AtticusHoy

This might be the dumbest thing I've heard this week? Month? Maybe year.
...
Please use signals even if you think you're the only person left on the planet. Thanks.

Haha. This ^^
Amazing. Best piece of common sense I've read on here for ages.
Thanks.

[Funboy78]

Originally Posted by AtticusHoy

This might be the dumbest thing I've heard this week? Month? Maybe year.

First, you don't know what you don't know (I.e. maybe you aren't alone— a closed room and an open road aren't comparable as set pieces anyway). Second, the purpose of "saying hello" is different than the purpose of a turn signal. Generally, saying hello announces presence; using a turn signal demonstrates intent to someone who is already aware of your presence.

What if you think the room is empty, but in reality you were mistaken and it's not empty? The whole point is to let others, even (especially)those you don't notice, what your intent is.

Sure, you *should* know what's going on before switching lanes, turning, etc but that's why it's called an accident and not an on purpose.

Please use signals even if you think you're the only person left on the planet. Thanks.

And there was me, thinking I’m the only BMW driver that uses the indicator.

[paulockenden]

Originally Posted by Funboy78

And there was me, thinking I’m the only BMW driver that uses the indicator.

There’s a few of us trying to kill the stereotype.

[bmnut]

Originally Posted by Funboy78

And there was me, thinking I’m the only BMW driver that uses the indicator.

But do you use it even when you don’t need to?
That seems to be the major difference of opinion bothering people on here!

[paulockenden]

I’m of the opinion that I never know whether I *really* need it. Just because there’s no obvious car in front or in my mirrors doesn’t mean there’s not one emerging from a driveway, or a child hidden behind a parked car, or, or, or. I’m not arrogant enough to think I know whether I /need/ to indicate or not.

Or, look at it another way, is there ever a situation where indicating is wrong? Where indicating causes harm?

[bmnut]

The only occasion indicating can,and I’ve witnessed evidence when it has, caused harm is when a signal wasn’t cancelled, another driver took the indication to be genuine, pulled out of the junction and was hit resulting in a minor injury collision.
It is actually an offence under the Road Traffic Act to give a misleading signal being classed as ‘careless driving - driving without reasonable consideration for other road users’. There is a ‘stated case’ in law about it!

In (virtually) any other situation I agree indicating is warranted whether it be ‘necessary’ or ‘precautionary’ is for the drivers themselves to judge!