440xi BRAND NEW: "Drivetrain" iDrive message. Do you know your horse's?

maxdobe · 12-16-2016, 08:31 PM

have you seen this on your iDrive display:

"Drivetrain: Cont. driving possible. Drive moderately. Maximum drivetrain output not available. Consult service center".

50 miles into driving it, the above message show up in the iDrive display screen.

Anything else ever get this alert message?

jmg · 12-17-2016, 03:35 AM

Bring it into the dealer. Could be a bad coil.

CruzM3 · 12-17-2016, 03:51 AM

Why would you keep driving with that message? Car is telling you something is wrong so you should take it to the dealer. It's free!

JamRWS6 · 12-17-2016, 07:32 AM

Take it to the dealer, those messages can mean a lot of things. Wastegate had to be adjusted on our 335 at similar mileage and haven't heard a peep from it since.

cfm56d7b · 12-17-2016, 09:02 AM

The dealer will be able to diagnose the root cause after examining the stored code or codes.

My previous MY13 BMW 335i xDrive sedan also produced the same message. The problem was traced to DME programming which for a rare reason had to be done again. Never happened again.

Take the car to the dealer and then just enjoy it.

maxdobe · 12-17-2016, 10:38 AM

I'm at dealer now. They THINK its a DME issue.

cfm56d7b · 12-17-2016, 01:54 PM

Interesting - but nevertheless nothing to be concerned about. You will most likely get a new DME and a full programming cycle with the existing or new DME.

Please share an update once the root cause has been found.

maxdobe · 12-19-2016, 09:47 PM

Will update asap with useful info.

maxdobe · 12-21-2016, 10:41 PM

Got the car back. Needed software update. Interesting given car was produced in August 2016.

cfm56d7b · 12-22-2016, 11:40 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by maxdobe

Got the car back. Needed software update. Interesting given car was produced in August 2016.

Thanks for the update. Was the old DME replaced or retained?

keylime503 · 12-22-2016, 12:24 PM

I had the same problem about a year back. Ended up needing a software update, haven't had an issue since.

maxdobe · 12-22-2016, 08:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by cfm56d7b

Thanks for the update. Was the old DME replaced or retained?

Retained.

Darkfiber · 12-27-2016, 04:07 PM

My 330e got flashed last week as well, got the same error message twice in a few weeks time, they told me to bring it in... so far it looks ok.

smithf80 · 12-27-2016, 04:12 PM

All I know is that your navigation screen needs to be cleaned.

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cfm56d7b Lieutenant General 5886 Rep 10,256 Posts Drives: 2017 440i Gran Coupe & 2015 X5 Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: Orange County, CA iTrader: (2)	The dealer will be able to diagnose the root cause after examining the stored code or codes. My previous MY13 BMW 335i xDrive sedan also produced the same message. The problem was traced to DME programming which for a rare reason had to be done again. Never happened again. Take the car to the dealer and then just enjoy it.
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cfm56d7b Lieutenant General 5886 Rep 10,256 Posts Drives: 2017 440i Gran Coupe & 2015 X5 Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: Orange County, CA iTrader: (2)	Interesting - but nevertheless nothing to be concerned about. You will most likely get a new DME and a full programming cycle with the existing or new DME. Please share an update once the root cause has been found.
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