Coding your BMW setting is the automotive equivalent of ... Unlike flashing your ECU, where you are uploading a new program, which could easily brick your car if you do not know what you are ...

One caveat to i3 owners who are considering “coding” their cars: Any changes may be wiped out whenever an official software update is installed by a service technician at the BMW dealer.

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