BMW EF scanner driver installation in step by step procedure, BMW Explorer capabilities including. read & clear fault codes, change VIN, coding etc., user manuals in English.
Insert CD to the computer
Extract the “bmw ef scanner 07” to the desktop
The CD info including:
drivers
manual
BMW-explore
BMW-Explorer.exe.manifest
BMW_Explorer
hid.dll
license
notice
Senselock_windows_2.51.1.1
Part 1: Install driver
You can see the BMW FE scanner is connected to the computer via USB cable, and the indicator turns red.
And you receive a message “Device driver software was not successfully installed”
Right click “Computer”-> “Manager”-> “Device Manager” -> Right click “FT232R USB JART” then “Update Driver software”
Click on “Browse my computer for driver software”
Search for driver software in this location, then NEXT.
C:\Users\AADD\Desktop\bmw efscanner 07\Drivers
Install this driver software Anyway.
Windows has successfully updated your driver software.
But get message “Device driver software was not successfully installed” at the right corner of computer.
Back to Right click “Computer”-> “Manager”-> “Device Manager” -> Right click “USB Serial Port” then “Update Driver software”
Click on “Browse my computer for driver software”
Install this driver software Anyway.
Successfully updated your driver software
You could see “BMW-Explorer(COM4)” in the device manager, that means BMW FE scanner established a good communication with the computer.
Part 2: BMW Explorer Quick test, read faults, change VIN and coding.
Back to the folder “BMW EF scanner 07”, right click “BMW_Explorer” then “Run as administrator”.
Go to the BMW Explorer 0.13.7.13 menu
Click on “Help” then “Setup”.
Searching COM port 4
Click on “Quick Test”
Click on “Stop” then “MSV80 – Motor Electronics N51/N52K”, after the information is read out, click on “Read faults” for the results.
Change VIN
Coding on the following models
Coding E90 for example.
The following functions work.
Part 3: BMW EF scanner manual
Here English User Manual
Driver Electronics
Encoding FA
Lock/Unlock Keys
Read/Write keys
ELV reset
DME
That’s all for BMW EF scanner driver installation, BMW explorer functions & user manuals.
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