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MOST System Analysis



MOST System Analysis

- Step 1: Print out the results of the MOST bus system analysis.
- Step 2: Use the programming system to read out the vehicle data, find the action plan and work through the individual steps. See BMW Service Technology "Programming with CIP and Progman, all models starting with E31".
See Service Information (SIT)
ISTA -> Text search -> Search for document number.
Enter 000303054

- Step 3: All suspicious control units must be reprogrammed.
- Case 1: All suspicious control units are programmed as part of the action plan. Continue with step 4.
- Case 2: One of the two suspicious control units was not programmed when the action plan was executed. Reprogram this control unit in the control unit selection with "Update software".
- Case 3: No suspicious control units has been programmed within the framework of the CIP measures plan. Reprogram the suspicious control unit in the control unit selection with "Update software".

- Step 4: Enter the vehicle programming code in the comment box of the warranty claim submission form.