‘18 M3/M4 with adaptive LED succesful antidazzle coding?

[FlyingLow78]

Originally Posted by bwagner

Had antidazzle and all other coding done by Alex@Alpine. Car is LCI 2.0 8/17 build. Works perfectly.

He coded mine as well, it didn't work correctly, and I'm pretty sure we have the exact same spec. Did he say anything about it maybe not working correctly because of a hardware issue when he coded it?

I'd love to see a video of others' perspective when driving toward your car. If it's anything like mine was, the right headlight looks wrong to everyone else on the road.

[bwagner]

Originally Posted by FlyingLow78

He coded mine as well, it didn't work correctly, and I'm pretty sure we have the exact same spec. Did he say anything about it maybe not working correctly because of a hardware issue when he coded it?

I'd love to see a video of others' perspective when driving toward your car. If it's anything like mine was, the right headlight looks wrong to everyone else on the road.

No comments from Alex at the time. Mine works exactly like my 2015 F36 worked after coding. My experience with the system is that it works amazingly in rural areas, but is less successful in urban places with lots of light sources around. I really miss having 5x turn signal flash, which he said is not available on the '18.

[dongerkim]

So considerate with 5x!

[Aaaaaaaaa]

Lol what's a turn signal

[qskid28]

Alex @ Alpine gave another attempt at coding my 2017 M3 ZCP. After wiping previous coding done on the lighting module, and re-coding in what I wanted (VLD + Anti-Dazzle), everything works perfectly. Sorry, forgot to report back immediately. Really cool option that I wish everyone just had from Day 1.

[unfoundnemo]

'18 ZCP with an 8/1/17 production date here, coded mine myself using e-sys and it worked just fine the first time.

I'm not sure how bimmercode works compared to e-sys, but you do need to VO code the car for the VLD and Anti-Dazzle, it's not just a typical FA coding adjustment.

The OP mentioned it, but for others, make sure you have the adaptive LEDs as well....

[snareman]

I have an 2018 LCI M4 and was told my 2 separate online coders that it's not possible as:

"the 2018 LCI M3/M4 have FLE, only FLM on G Series is possible”

and

"Unfortunately the 2018 LCI models use the FLE modules for lighting and the hardware is different between US and ECE.
You will not be able to code Anti Dazzle High Beams without changing the headlight modules"

Any thoughts on that?

[unfoundnemo]

I could take a look at e-sys tonight to see what was done if needed, but just did a quick search and it looks like pmooiweer put some ridiculously detailed instructions together elsewhere detailing the process and this seems similar to what I did. I might have had to use the search in e-sys to ultimately find what I was looking for since they moved stuff around, but this mentioned FLE as well. Is this what you tried already?

Originally Posted by pmooiweer

First put the attached XML file in the TokenMaster FDLcodes directory on your hard disk (typically C:\Program Files (x86)\TokenMaster\E-Sys Launcher Premium\FDLCodes) and remove the .PDF extension (file should have .XML extension).

To successfully code VLD and GFHB, follow the following steps:

1. Start E-Sys Launcher and select F080 Car Series.
2. Start the car (safer for coding and will prevent car shutting down in the middle of coding). Just make sure to not touch/code your DME ECU settings while the car is running.
3. Connect to your car, selecting F020 profile (TargetSelector: Project=F020_xxxxx, without “DIRECT”).
4. Select Coding view from Expert Mode menu.
5. Read FA from car.
6. Click on Save to save FA in a file on your hard disk (name it something like “FA - Factory Settings”).
7. Click Edit; display should change to FA-Editor, with SALAPA element in bottom left pane.
8. Drill into FA in top left pane, then into FZAuftrag and Type. Right-click SALAPA-Element and select Edit from the drop-down menu. Bottom left pane should populate with your current vehicle options.
9. In the bottom-left pane, remove the US headlight restrictions, i.e. 5AP (disable variable light distribution) and 8S4 (disable GFHB), then click the Apply Changes button in the top right of that same pane.
10. Save the edited FA as a new file, i.e. click File menu, Save As... and save to your hard disk (name it something like "FA - VLD and GFHB enabled").
11. To make sure you didn't make a mistake, right-click FA in the top left pane and select Calculate FP. Correct any errors. So far, all you've done is created a new FA file on your hard disk; no changes have been written to the car.
12. Select Expert Mode and click VCM.
13. In the bottom left pane, in the Vehicle Order panel, click ... and select the new FA file you just saved on your hard disk.
14. In the top left pane, right-click FA and select Calculate FP once more.
15. In the bottom left pane, you'll see 3 tabs: File, Master and Backup. Select Master.
16. Now write the new FA to the car by clicking the Write FA FP button in the bottom left pane. You've now updated your vehicle options for your car and need to reset default values for the affected ECUs.
17. Select Expert Mode and click Coding.
18. Once again, click Read to load the FA from your car.
19. Right-click FA and select Activate FA. You can now check the SALAPA element list to make sure it no longer includes 5AP and 8S4.
20. In the bottom right pane, click the Read SVT button to load the list of ECUs from your car.
21. In the bottom left pane, scroll down to the FEM_BODY ECU and click to select it. In the bottom right pane, click the Code button to VO Code that ECU, which basically sets the CAFD values for that ECU to the default values that you downloaded in PSdZDATA. Whatever you do, DO NOT CLICK Code Default Values; doing so will mess up your ECUs and will require recoding by your BMW dealer.
22. Do the same for the FLE[43], FLE[44] and KAFAS2 ECUs (i.e. for each, select the ECU and click Code button).
23. Now it's time to set the CAFD values for the FLE modules via FDL coding. To do so, scroll back up to the FLE[43] ECU and right-click the CAFD that has a green check mark. Click Read Coding Data, which should change the CAFD entry to a folder with a + sign.
24. Expand the FLE[43] CAFD folder, right click the CAFD entry within this folder and pick FDL Code. This should open the FDL editor for the FLE CAF. Assuming you placed my cheat code XML file in the right TokenMaster directory, you should see "Enable GFHB/antidazzle high beams - Euro Settings" in the top right pane.
25. Click the check box next to the cheat code and click the Review button (bottom right) to make sure it will change the right settings (the parameters on the left side, under FDL, should match the entries under Comments on the right). Assuming this looks good, click Close to close the pop-up.
26. Click the Apply button to apply the cheat code changes to the FLE CAF values. Wait until the text in the bottom right pane changes to confirm that you've applied the selected cheat code.
27. Click the Save button (top left; or pick Save from the File menu) to save the changed CAF settings to your hard disk.
28. Click the Return button (button with left-pointing arrow at the top left) to return to the Coding window.
29. In the bottom right pane click the Code FDL button to code the new FLE settings and write them to the car.
30. Repeat steps 24 through 29 for FLE[44].
31. Disconnect the car and shut it down. You can now use the Automatic High Beam button to enable GFHB.

Looks like a lot of steps, but it really is pretty easy. If at any point you want to go back to factory settings, repeat steps 1 thru 4, read the "FA - Factory Settings" file from your hard disk (which will reinsert 5AP and 8S4 vehicle options) and then repeat steps 11 thru 22.

You can always undo whatever coding you've done to your car. To undo FDL coding for any ECU, simply select that ECU in the Coding window and click the Code button to VO Code that ECU, which will set it back to the default values as specified in the PSdZDATA folder.

[White340]

Hi,

Bumping an old thread. I have a 18 ZCP with the Adaptive LEDs. Production is 8/2018. I haven't tried coding this feature on but wanted to know if anyone has been able to code this on a late 2018 build.

Also, has anyone been able to do this via Bimmercode? I have E-sys that I used to code my 2016 340 with but it seems like using it on my 2018 requires paying for it. I rather get something easier to use like Bimmercode so curious if I can make the same changes using Bimmercode.

Thanks!

[noone]

Originally Posted by White340

Hi,

Bumping an old thread. I have a 18 ZCP with the Adaptive LEDs. Production is 8/2018. I haven't tried coding this feature on but wanted to know if anyone has been able to code this on a late 2018 build.

Also, has anyone been able to do this via Bimmercode? I have E-sys that I used to code my 2016 340 with but it seems like using it on my 2018 requires paying for it. I rather get something easier to use like Bimmercode so curious if I can make the same changes using Bimmercode.

Thanks!

2018 M3 4/18 build here with icon adaptive LED and high beam assistant and same question. Bump again.

[f80ma212]

Has anyone done this with Bimmercode successfully?

[That_M4_guy]

Originally Posted by f80ma212

Has anyone done this with Bimmercode successfully?

its not possible via bimmercode, this requires VO coding to do and bimmercode only does FDL coding. youll need a tool that can modify the VO/FA then calculate and encode the affected modules

[AceKingSuited]

You can't do this with Bimmercode. I was able to code adaptive functions onto my 2017 with the v1 ikons using Protool, though. It was pretty simple. I would assume you could do the same with the v2 ikons but I'm not positive.

[f80ma212]

I have been trying to get Antidazzle and VLD working for a couple of weeks now. I have an 18 F80 with all options. Headlights do seem to have 3 diodes in each, so as far as I have been able to research, it may be possible, but difficult.

Bought Bimmerutility, and did the VO coding with Esys, then tried to change the needed FDL values on BU. I am having an issue where I cannot tell if the cheats on BU are correct or working. After completion, my headlights were on in all switch positions, and the high beam switch put me in low beams lol.

Restored a backup on Esys and have been trying to figure this out. Any suggestions on which values need to be changed in BU expert mode? I am at a loss on this now that the cheat sheets don't seem to work in Esys for FDL coding. Is it possible I only need to VO code it in? I have not tried only altering the VO, but I plan on trying that this weekend or next.