Why the BMW i3-REx

FYI, I still like both plug-in hybrids:

• 49% one
• 51% the other

Bob Wilson

 

BMW enjoys a higher ratio of EVs in the EV markets than their diesel and ICE cars in the ordinary gas/diesel markets:

• 24,490 - BMW plugins, ~6.8%
• 361,307 - total USA plugins

Bob Wilson

 

Just got the BMW i3-REx back after, "SAME ISSUE AS LAST VISIT."

"CHARGING PORT FAULTY ON THE VEHICLE COMPLETED SHORT TEST ON THE VEHICLE AND FOUND NO FAULTS FOR DC FAST CHARGE. DROVE VEHICLE TO NEAREST DC FAST STATION AND FOUND IT COULD NOT COMM. WITH VEHICLE. FOUND A KNOWN GOOD I3 AT THE DEALER AND ROVE TO THE SAME CHARGING STATION. FOUND THE KNOWN GOOD VEHICLE TO CHARGE. COMPLETED PUMA 64662152 AND WAS PROMPTED TO REPLACE THE CHARGING SOCKET ASSEMBLY. CLEARED FAULT MEMORY AND DROVE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DC FAST CHARGER. FOUND IT TO CHARGE AND COMM. WITH THE VEHICLE NOW."

"PLEASE PAY THIS AMOUNT 0.00"

Bob Wilson

 

Actually I hang out at: BMW i3 Forum - Index page

This forum is more oriented to solutions. Facebook has a place but permanence isn't high on the list.

Bob Wilson

 

FYI, my broken motor mount story: Why the BMW i3-REx | Page 17 | PriusChat

Feel free to ask questions.

Bob Wilson

 

It is liquid cooled with a resistance heater. Sad to say, the cabin is only resistance heated on the REx but heat-pump on the BEV.

I really like how the Model 3 has all HVAC in a single system. REx coolant does not warn cabin.

Bob Wilson

 

Here you go. Look at page 26 and we can go over the details.

Bob Wilson

 

My most recent coding redefines the "panic" button into "preconditioning." Like the "A/C" button on our Prius Prime, it is a one-click solution to make the car much nicer in the winter.

Bob Wilson

 

So this morning leaving at 5:30 AM, the "drive train malfunction" light comes on. The pop-up says you can continue but need to take the car into the dealer (boat payment due?) Regardless, I run my errand and driving to the fast DC charger, enabled the REx that comes on and it works normally. Huh.

While on the charger, I plug in the iCar OBD device and fire up BimmerLink:





You'll notice the three dots in the upper right on the main screens, hitting this brought up the options to "Clear Errors" or "Send a report."

• Info memory
  49 errors
  
  TRSVC
  1 error
  800BD6: ECU_RESET_REASON
  
  RE_EME
  2 errors
  21DDD0: REME INVERTER, REDUCED-POWER OPERATION: TEMPERATURE
  THRESHOLD EXCEEDED
  21DDD0: REME INVERTER, REDUCED-POWER OPERATION: TEMPERATURE
  THRESHOLD EXCEEDED
  
  ZGW
  8 errors
  100600: FLEXRAY PROTOCOL STARTUP TIME IS TOO HIGH
  100601: UNEXPECTED ASYNCHRONOUS STATE ON FLEXRAYBUS
  100604: A FLEXRAY ERROR HAS ACCUMULATED
  100100: CONTACT TO FZM SLAVE LOST
  100104: HW WECKGRUND ZGW
  100300: COMMISSIONING COULD NOT BE PERFORMED AS TAS ALREADY EMPLOYS
  100203: DM SOFTWARE ERROR INFO WARNING
  100204: MESSAGE MONITORING: SYSTEM CONTEXT SIGNAL FAILED
  
  1
  
  LIM
  1 error
  805543: PLC_ERROR_REASON
  
  KLE
  2 errors
  21E688: PARTIAL NETWORK OPERATION
  21E689: ERROR
  
  EME
  5 errors
  E89400: MESSAGE (VEHICLE CONDITION, 0X3A0) IS MISSING
  22280A: HV POWER MANAGEMENT: SHUTDOWN REQUESTOR CAT 2
  22280B: HV POWER MANAGEMENT: SHUTDOWN REQUESTOR CAT
  22282E: CHECKCONTROL 557: SECURE VEHICLE AGAINST ROLLING AWAY!
  22282A: CHECKCONTROL 244: ENGAGE THE GEAR BRAKE PEDAL!
  
  2
  
  TFM
  1 error
  1D0001: MESSAGE (VEHICLE CONDITION, 0X3A0) IS MISSING
  
  SAS
  3 errors
  030807: FAS - FUNCTIONAL DEACTIVATION
  030809: FAS - BRAKE - OPERATIONAL READINESS
  482EBB: IPDUM_E_TRANSMIT_FAILED
  
  PMA
  1 error
  8032A0: PMA ABORT FUNCTIONAL WITHOUT CCM
  
  EPS
  2 errors
  4822C6: ASSIST FIREWALL TOUCHED
  4822D4: ASSIST FIREWALL FAULTMODE
  
  3
  
  CAS
  5 errors
  400030: EWS COMMUNICATION PRIMARY: TIMEOUT REDUNDANCY
  804000: RESET FOR UNKNOWN REASON
  804002: RESET BY EXTERNAL
  80402C: NVM EEPROM DRIVER ERROR
  8040BC: IBS WAKEUP: WAKE-UP SIGNAL IMPLAUSIBLE
  
  FZD
  1 error
  801A20: CAN_E_TIMEOUT
  
  KOMBI
  6 errors
  B7F67C: COMBI: CAN INPUT BUFFER, DATA LOSS
  B7F669: COMBI: INFO ERROR 1
  E12C2F: INTERFACE HU (ACKNOWLEDGMENT REQUEST COMBINATION, 0X172):
  SIGNAL FAULTY
  E12C30: INTERFACE HU (STATUS SERVICE CALL TELEX, 0X30F): SIGNAL FAULTY
  E12C3C: INTERFACE DME, DDE (STATUS CONSUMPTION FUEL MOTOR, 0X2C4):
  SIGNAL INVALID
  E12C4A: INTERFACE HU (FORECAST ROUTE TARGET, 0X3C7): SIGNAL INVALID
  
  4
  
  ECALL
  8 errors
  610019: NVM INTEGRITY CHECK FAILED
  E14405: TIMEOUT CAN MESSAGE GPS_CTI_MOST
  E14406: TIMEOUT CAN MESSAGE GPS_PO_EXTS_MOST
  E14409: TIMEOUT CAN MESSAGE TERMINATION
  E14426: INVALID SIGNAL IN CAN MESSAGE GPS_PO_EXTS_MOST
  E1442C: INVALID SIGNAL IN CAN MESSAGE STAT_ZV_KLAPPEN
  E14413: TIMEOUT CAN MESSAGE STAT_GANG_RUECKWAERTS
  E14414: TIMEOUT CAN MESSAGE STAT_ZV_KLAPPEN
  
  KLIMA
  3 errors
  07802B: COMM_E_NET_START_IND_CHANNEL_0
  078107: EDH INVALID INDEX
  078100: EKMV ALIVECOUNTER
  
  5

Without a timestamp, a list of errors could have been collected over a long period of time. We don't have causality. Otherwise, the car worked normally. It could have been a transient. So my practice is to reset all errors and see if the problem returns.

The error indicator remained so I put the car on a charger and got breakfast. When I came back, the error indicator was clear. We call that "Cleared while testing."

Bob Wilson