In order to modify the software, the ECU must first be unlocked.
Since June 2020, BMW/Bosch has updated the ECU security (locked units). As a result, the M5 can no longer be tuned in the conventional way; the ECU protection must first be removed. The company providing this service is based in Finland and performs the procedure exclusively on-site. Through our partnership with this company, Mosselman is able to unlock your ECU and subsequently tune it with our Mosselman software (ECU remapping). If you are interested in an OPF delete for a sportier exhaust sound but do not require ECU tuning, this is also possible. In this case, the ECU does not need to be unlocked; the required modifications can be coded directly into the software.
The ECU unlocking process takes approximately 4 to 5 days in total, during which the vehicle remains in our workshop. If we send the ECU out on a Monday, the car is often ready and fully tuned by Friday. We have already successfully tuned many vehicles using this method. The ECU unlock is a permanent solution and cannot be reversed by any (remote) BMW software update. In addition, the process is purely software-based; the ECU is not physically opened, ensuring a reliable solution.
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