Sep 09, 2015 – Working BMW engineering tool– WINKFP (Built in Rheingold ISTA-D ISTA-P) – load the correct data files which is obtained from ISTA-P or commonly found online as DATEN packs – you need the E46 stuff (if I recall correctly the last lot of the DME updates were back in 200. – Now hook your car up to a battery tender!!!!!!! WinKFP 5.3.1 - Integrated SP-DATEN v53.3 - BMW Coding Tool v2.5.0 (for use as an alternative to NCS Dummy, or to update DATEN files as new ones become available. How to flash E-series CIC to V41 and get BMW Apps without FSC: Prequisities: You must know how to use WinKFP. You also must have some knowledge about WinKFP expert mode.
Here is the tutorial of set up WinKFP& importing SP-daen files and programming E46 ECU using WinKFP software.
Tools needed:
BWM ICOM ISTA-D/P Rheingold engineering software WinKFP
BWM ICOM A2+B+C emulator or cheap BMW INPA K+DCAN cable
Step 1: Set up Winkfp and import Sp-Daten files
1) Download SP-Daten to your PC in order to update WinKFP databse with the daten files.
Here is the free SP-daten V50.2 free download resources. Make sure download all files.
2) You will notice the files you downloaded earlier have a ‘.rar’ extension; we need a program called WinRar to extract the daten files from the .rar archives. Bellow is a link to a trial version of WinRar:
3) Then extract the archives
4) Update SP-daten. Usually we use BMW Coding Tool to update the SP-daten. Here is one free download. BMW Coding Tool V2.50 free download:
5) Select “Select SP-source” and choose the Sp-Daten folder
6) Now click on “Update WinKFP” button and wait until update completed.
Update procedure is done. Now open SP-daten and start programming.
Step 2: Programming/Update ECU in WinKFP
How to program/update BMW E46 318 M43TU Engine ECU with WinKFP?
Setup WinKFP on INPA cable
1) Open WinKFP software on desktop
2) Select F1: Comfort mode
3) Press F3:Update ZUSB
4) Select assembly identification number MDS43
5) Press F8: Done
6) Press F3:Prog ZB-Update
7) Click Yes
8) Press OK to program ECU
9) Start programming ECU
10) Wait the procedure process to 100%
11) ZUSB-Update programming OK.
12) Exit WInKFP software. Unplug the INPA interface.
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