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Engine Controls - Special Measure CAS2 Programming Abort

SI B 09 05 07
Programming/Coding Explanation

Technical Service
September 2007

SUBJECT
CAS2 Programming with Special Measure not Possible

MODEL
E90, E91 (3 Series) June 2004 to March 2007 production

SITUATION
After a programming abort of a CAS2 (Car Access System), the recovery programming with Special Measure fails with following message being displayed:

"CoApi 1190 - Bootsectorupdate not possible (maybe not necessary either)"

CAUSE
With Special Measure, Progman tries to program the latest available CAS3 software into the CAS2. The switch from CAS2 hardware to CAS3 hardware via programming is not possible.

PROCEDURE
In case of the above programming abort of the CAS2, order a new CAS2 referring to EPC.





PARTS INFORMATION

WARRANTY INFORMATION
Covered under the terms of the BMW New Vehicle Limited Warranty.

Please refer to the latest KSD for all applicable labor operations and allowances.

If the appropriate labor operation is not contained in KSD, then a work time labor operation should be used.

Defect Code 6132031500