

BMW FIRMWARE UPDATE FULL
The Guessometer (forecasted range) is not a good way to measure it and the occasions I actually use the full battery capacity for driving is very, very rare. This may very well be true, but it is difficult to test. When the car was updated in the workshop I was told that the range would increase. This is great and I now also eagerly wait for the battery charge expressed as kWh.

Press the button on the lever and you can iterate between kilometers, average and current consumption, average speed, outside temperature, time and now also SOC%. With the new software version it is also possible to see the same information as a percentage on the instrument display. The i3 has always showed the state of charge as blue bars at the bottom of the instrument panel. State of charge (SOC) displayed as percentage BMW obviously had a sensor there all the time and I am glad they now use it. The new software version puts a big warning on the display inside the car when the flap is open. No big deal, but if it is raining outside I may leave you with some problems. It does not happen often but I have actually used the car a few time without properly closing the flap over the charging socket.

You would expect the regen to behave the same way all the time. The regen is still strong but there are occasions when there is no regen at, like the car is put in neutral, and the surprise when this happens is very unpleasant. In the new software version something has been changed. However it will not take long before you love the one pedal driving. The first time you drive an i3 this will be regarded as strange and awkward, as reported by many testers and journalists. The i3 has strong regen when the accelerator is lifted.
BMW FIRMWARE UPDATE SOFTWARE UPGRADE
The software upgrade rolled out to all BMW i3 includes some new useful functionality.
