[whatevs]

Hi Guys - Please pardon if my question sounds stupid (BMW newbie) - What is coding? Is it something I could easily do, and would it affect warranty?

[KingpinRCR]

Coding is changing parameter in your car’s ecu’s. You can add options for example or change start up emblems on your combi, enable/disable things like start/stop, dvd while moving, disclaimers,... there are a lot of,things you can change.
It’s not that hard, you just have to follow the right procedure (wich you can learn easily).
I don’t know for sure about the warranty, but I bet it will be void if all goes wrong.
But if you just stick to the tested coding and follow procedure you’ll be fine. I don’t know anything about computers but I can code my car.

[balsingh458]

There's tons of threads on here so I have no idea where to start. Worked out that I need a lead to connect to my laptop and some software.

Any pointers to a few threads from where I can look to start obtaining these?

Note that I am based in the UK and drive a F30 so would need to be ideally be able to source the lead from the UK

Thanks in advance

OP - sorry, didnt mean to hijack your thread but I assumed you would have these same questions too!!

[chowser51]

So many different ways to do it.
I bought the bimmercode app for my phone and a bluetooth obd2 adapter.
I did everything from my phone. No cables. No computer.
Just turn airplane mode on so you’re not receiving texts or calls while you’re trying to code.