![]() ![]() Other Multi Function Cables also connect to the Head to measure temperature, voltage, DC current, etc. This proprietary piece of hardware (which replace the old Orange or MoDiC III) is the almost prohibitively expensive.ĭiagnostic cables plug into the Head and receive power from the vehicle through the OBD2 16Pin connection or the 20Pin under hood connection. The key piece of technology here is the elusive Diagnostic Head. You see where I am going with this right? It isn't even a powerful one considering that the software specs only require 128M of RAM and a 500Mhz Pentium Processor. ![]() Hardware wise, the GT1 is simply a glorified laptop running a UNIX operating system. The vehicular connection is through a wireless Diagnostic Head unit. GT1 is a networked application that uses both hard wired Ethernet and Wireless connections to communicate with other diagnostic systems (i.e. Maybe the original dealer who made the sales will honor that, since they made the profit already, but I seriously doubt that another dealership will do that for you.The latest vehicle diagnostic system that BMW Group uses (introduced in 1994 and currently used at the dealer level) is named GT One DIS(plus) and stands for Group Tester One (the base program.) The GT1 runs applications like DIS (Diagnosis and Information System, and TIS (Technical Information System.) that they will reflash it free of charge if you lose your flash. I have an appointment for this Thursday at 8:20 to have it checked out woohoo!! They said it should be no cost to me to have my local dealership look at it and if it does not have the stage 2 flash on it to flash it with the correct software. Next step is calling the dealer the car was originally purchased from and see if they can give me any info.Ĭalled dealership car was originally purchased from and they verified it should have the Dinan Stage 2 Software install as they installed it on. Tried calling Dinan but could not get a hold of a person. They said that although they were a Dinan Dealer that they perfer not to deal with them as they have had issue with Dinan honoring their warranty and getting paid from Dinan. Went to the dealer today and they said I was on my own to prove it should have the Dinan Software (if they were to look at it I would have to pay them the labor to check), and even if it should I would have to pay the labor to have it re-flashed. ![]()
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