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Old 22nd November 2018, 22:30   #7
hogweed
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Originally Posted by mbonwick View Post
I get the clearing adaptation bit, not sure on the next bit about the ECM?

Brian’s probably more tired than me, so I’ll try… if the ECM on this model is anything like that on my old 325i, it “learns” your driving style, plus I guess maybe the characteristics of your various sensors etc.


Think he means you’ll probably need to reset it so that it can learn its new environment from scratch. I used to have to do that when I wasted my time chipping my old machine. I *THINK* all you have to do is disconnect the battery for a few minutes… then it may run really rough for a while as it picks up on things, then hopefully be OK…
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