Recent content by CompuMagic

Schnort, whoever told you that was right! (I would like to know who directed you to do that)... Why it works I am not sure, but I had the same issue... In fact I had the issue in January too but I was never told the cause of the issue or what they did to fix it. My connected drive feature has...

Oh this is nice timing: BMW patches flaw that could let hackers unlock car doors http://www.zdnet.com/article/bmw-patches-flaw-that-could-let-hackers-unlock-car-doors/?tag=nl.e539&s_cid=e539&ttag=e539&ftag=TRE17cfd61

Good to know. I also installed that from usb along with the BMW assist update (the later being what I think caused issues)

Thanks for the info. How are you measuring the amps used by your charger? I have the Leviton 9.6kw charger (no LCD panel or way to measure rate built in). I found that driving short distances it is less efficient than if I take a long trip. I have over 8k miles in my REx, with the gas generator...

I agree and it would be bad PR to do a recall on the on-board chargers of their first mass produced EV. I wonder how much this would cost if I had to pay for it out of pocket. A whole lot I am thinking. Of course anyone having an issue like this (see the vehicle charging at half the rate it used...

I am in NY and I got mine replaced because I told them they had to fix the fact that my vehicle was charging at half the rate it was before they did a software update in early December. That involved them removing the back end of the vehicle and installing a new on-board charger. After that, and...

An interesting thing happened today.... After having sent a stern email to the BMW i Concierge team about my situation... I got into the car and was driving to destination and decided to check the menu... boom! Everything was back to normal, BMW Online menus all back under the ConnectedDrive...

UPDATE: Anne and team from i3 concierge service guided me through that update of BMW Assist and after it downloaded and got applied, I have found since then I lost menu items under ConnectedDrive... in fact the vehicle no longer has "BMW Online" menu nor does it have the ability to do any of the...

Thanks for your input...

Funny new i3 ad for super bowl: http://www.bmwusa.com/Standard/Content/SalesandPrograms/Events/BMWi3/hellofootball.aspx

I thought of that as a possibility too. But the car gets parked at the same spot since I've got it in May. And that's in my garage! It has always worked in there. But yes I tried it in other locations where I have good cell coverage. I was told by BMW it uses satellite too, which I really was...

August 2014 - software update applied by dealer to fix check engine light issue December 3, 2014 - A new software update applied by dealer to fix check engine light issue which had resurfaced December 7 and beyond 2014 - CEL issue came back after only one day. I also noticed the charge time...

I also got my on board charger replaced several weeks ago because I found the charge rate was cut in half after a recent software update. I had brought the vehicle in for the check engine light (AGAIN!) after it had been fixed back in the summer (I got my car on 5/28 and in August 2014 it had...

Very nice and I agree it has a feeling of sitting in an SUV for me with all the room up front. We have only got charging stations at local BMW dealers where I am (Hudson Valley NY) and they are often blocked by non-electric vehicles.

Another update... It happened again... seemed to degrade actually over a few days and eventually I am at the point where the iPhone app (in reality the back end servers) are not longer communicating with the vehicle. However, just today, I was able to do the software update when you press the...