WARNING: MAKE SURE YOUR CAR AND LAPTOP BATTERY ARE IN GOOD HEALTH AND FULLY CHARGED (USE A SECONDARY POWER SOURCE IF NECESSARY). For this example with folding mirrors, I used option S313A from the list which is translated to $313 when being used in NCS Expert. Other similar products are available.įor the sake of completeness I’ve uploaded a list of options here: VO_CODES. I got this from BMCables which included both the cable and software.

The code for the option you want to add to your VO.

A Laptop with Cable Drivers and the NCS Expert tool Installed.

Suitable BMW Diagnostic/Programming cable and softwareīMW K+DCAN USB Modified – NEW PRODUCT! – 1996-2010 E34 E36 E38 E39 E46 E53 E60 E61 E65 E66 E67 E68 E83 E87 E90 E91 E92 E93 E70 R56 Ediabas Inpa DIS.

It involves the use of a BMW factory tool called NCS Expert and a lot of the software is unfortunately in German so is not particularly straightforward to use for non-German speakers! The process is essentially the same for most E46s but bear in mind that there may be some differences in the modules that are available in your car. The following is the process I used to add option $313 (Fold In Outside Mirror Package) to the VO on my Facelift (2003 on) E46 Coupe. This is known as the Vehicle Order (VO) and options such as electric auto folding wing mirrors/side mirrors are part of an option pack that needs to be added to this list if they are to work correctly (or at all) after a retrofit. The car stores a list of options that were installed at the factory in one or more of it’s ECUs.

When retrofitting options that were not factory installed, it is sometimes necessary to program the car to enable them.

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