BMW

GROUP

To the service managers of the National Sales Companies and importers

Your/Our Reference

Your message dated

Department/From AQ-83 / Alois Schatz

Telephone

Fax

E-Mail Alois.Schatz@bmw.de
Date 19.11.2018
Subject 0034390200 : Programming of the control unit (DSC)
Ausliefersperre - G05 G14 G15

Dear Sir or Madam,

Company In case of certain faults in the brake system, a yellow warning light instead of a red warning light may
Bayerische
Motoren Werke be activated.
Aktiengesellschaft

Postal address
BMW AG
BMW AG has decided on a delivery stop for the series G05, G14, G15 according to the vehicle
80788 München identification number selection.
Office address
Petuelring 130
Please have the control units programmed on the vehicles concerned (according to VIN selection)
Office address
Forschungs- und before delivery of the vehicles to customers.
Innovationszentrum (FIZ)
Knorrstraße 147
Where vehicles have already been delivered (internally used vehicles for customer-oriented
Telephone
Switchboard tests), the customer must be requested to make an urgent workshop visit using the enclosed
+49 89 382-0
suggested text.
Fax
+49 89 382-70-25858

Internet
Note:
www.bmwgroup.com The ISTA 4 with the installed service data pack is required for the programming/encoding.
Bank details The fault elimination is included from the following I level versions:
Deutsche Bank
IBAN DE05 7007 0010
0152 6946 00
BIC DEUTDEMMXXX  I level S18A-18-11-540 or later (expected to be available from ISTA 4.14.3x, publication
Chairman of the planned from 20.11.2018)
Supervisory Board
Norbert Reithofer

Board of Management
Note:
Harald Krüger,
Chairman
Milagros Caiña Carreiro-
Andree
It is essential that the programming is carried out using the I levels given above or a
Klaus Fröhlich
Pieter Nota
later one.
Nicolas Peter
Peter Schwarzenbauer
Andreas Wendt
Oliver Zipse
Note:
Domicile and
Court of Registry Test drives as a part of market introduction are permissible.
München HRB 42243
Please pay attention to warning messages about brake system.
BMW
GROUP
Service Managers of Subsidiaries and importers
19.11.2018
2

Vehicle delivery without implementing the Technical Campaign is not permitted.

Yours sincerely
Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
Technical Campaigns and Special Cases

For On behalf of

Michael Petzel Alois Schatz

Attachment
Service Information
 Tochtergesellschaften
Subsidiaries BMW
GROUP
Importeure
Importers
Technical Campaign
19.11.2018
Programming of the control unit (DSC)
0034390200
Ausliefersperre - G05 G14 G15

Situation

In case of certain faults in the brake system, a yellow warning light instead of a red warning light may
be activated.
Führungskreis
Management Effect

The vehicle does not meet the legal requirements.

Marketing

Vehicles concerned
Verkauf Neue Automobile
Sales New Automobiles According to the vehicle selection

Verkauf Gebrauchte Maßnahme

Automobile
Sales Used Automobiles
Program control units.
Aftersales

Procedure
Verwaltung
Administration

 Connect the battery charger to the vehicle.

 Connect the programming system to the vehicle (ISTA 4).
 Determine measures plan.
 Accept and fully work through the measures plan with the control units to be
programmed/encoded and enabled.
 Follow the rework list.
 Depending on the rework list, carry out a vehicle test and delete the fault
memory if needed.

Note:
No further system change is required after the integration of the programming
in ISTA 4. Please check the rework list accordingly!
 Note:
The ISTA 4.14.3x with the installed service data pack is required for the
programming/encoding.

The fault elimination is included from the following I level versions:

 I level S15A-18-11-540 or later (expected to be available from ISTA 4.14.30, publication

planned from 20.11.2018)

Note:

It is essential that the programming is carried out using the I levels given above or a later one.
 Tochtergesellschaften
Subsidiaries BMW
GROUP
Importeure
Importers
Technical Campaign
19.11.2018
Programming of the control unit (DSC)
0034390200
Ausliefersperre - G05 G14 G15

Please observe the information regarding programming in the workshop system and the
corresponding notes in the user documentation.

Teile
Führungskreis
Management
Note:
Other small parts such as screws, nuts and seals, which must be replaced according to the ISTA
Marketing
repair instructions, must be selected from the Electronic Parts Catalogue according to the respective
vehicle type and invoiced under the special defect code.
Verkauf Neue Automobile
Sales New Automobiles
Note:
Verkauf Gebrauchte
Die im Rahmen einer Technischen Aktion zu ersetzenden Teile unterliegen grundsätzlich nicht dem
Automobile Prozess TeileClearing.
Sales Used Automobiles No parts required.
Aftersales
Abrechnung

Verwaltung
Administration

Settlement is to be carried out according to the applicable warranty terms.

Sonderbefundnummer: 00 34 39 02 00

GW-Art: 1
Warranty level: 1

If a vehicle is affected simultaneously by another Technical Campaign or repair which also

requires programming of the control units, the programming work may only be invoiced once.
With draft letter to customers (main work)
Arbeitswertenummer Description Labour
10
00 67 088 Programming control units
FRUs
Programming and coding
reimbursed via a different
00 67 089 1 FRU
Technical Campaign or
repair

Before delivery of the vehicle to the customer or as part of a workshop visit (associated work)
Arbeitswertenummer Description Labour
00 67 616 Programming control units 8 AW
 Tochtergesellschaften
Subsidiaries BMW
GROUP
Importeure
Importers
Technical Campaign
19.11.2018
Programming of the control unit (DSC)
0034390200
Ausliefersperre - G05 G14 G15

Arbeitswertenummer Description Labour

Programming and coding
reimbursed via a different
00 67 617 1 FRU
Technical Campaign or
Führungskreis
repair
Management

Marketing
Only one of the flat rate unit numbers given here may be used for reimbursement purposes.

Verkauf Neue Automobile Note on warranty processing:

Sales New Automobiles
If the flat rates for the present vehicle are not yet available in your DMS, please submit the warranty
claim with the highest specified value. This can then be corrected to the correct value for the relevant
Verkauf Gebrauchte type automatically by the system when the claim is checked.
Automobile
Sales Used Automobiles
Note:
Aftersales
If a repeat of the programming and/or an exchange of control units in the programming system is
specified as a result of the measures plan, you should proceed as follows:
Verwaltung
Administration  Print out the measures plan.
 In obligatory-return markets, send the measures plan back together with the obligatory-return
parts.
 In markets where there is no obligatory return, a measures plan for documentation is to be
placed in the vehicle records.
 The job numbers and FRUs required can be found in the Commercial Service Data DVD.
 Claim under the special defect code specified above.

Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft

Technical Campaigns, special cases
Draft letter to customers

Your BMW ................., with chassis number ....................

Dear Ms/Mr ................ (personal salutation),

According to our records, you are the owner of the above mentioned BMW .

As part of ongoing quality analysis at BMW, it has been determined that certain faults in brake system
could lead to the activation of yellow warning light instead of red warning light. Thevehicle does not
meet the legal requirements.

We would like to ensure that your vehicle is in perfect working order. it will be necessary to program
the control units.

Please arrange an appointment with your service advisor, xxxxx. They will tell you how long your
workshop visit will last.

It goes without saying that this work will be free of charge.

If you have sold the above vehicle, we request you to pass on this letter to the new owner as soon as
possible.

Many thanks for your co-operation.

Yours sincerely