EPROM Replacement and Programming

2004 BMW 325Ci Convertible (E46) L6-2.5L (M56)SECTION EPROM Replacement and Programming



EPROM Replacement and Programming
Larger updates have too many changes to fit in the update portion of the EPROM. An update with this many changes requires an EPROM replacement and reprogramming procedure.

The EPROM is removed and replaced with a new basic state EPROM. The latest software is programmed into the new EPROM providing a data set that has the latest available software.
RENDER: 1.0x

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