Please Help! INPA Error, Car wont come out of Park

rossmatt06 · 09-20-2012, 09:50 PM

Hello All,

First let me say that I was playing with something I shouldnt have and now am sick to my stomach. I was trying out my new cable and INPA tonight checking error and error history. I got playing around in the menus and decided to run the vanos test (bad idea). My car revs up to 1200 rpm and stays there. The issue comes in that INPA had and error and now my car constantly revs at 1200 rpm no matter what I do and the car wont let me shift out of park. I assume it is still running the test but I have no idea on how to get it to stop. Any help is greatly appreciated!!!!

Tim M · 09-20-2012, 10:03 PM

Call BMW assist. They'll know what to do.

rossmatt06 · 09-20-2012, 10:15 PM

Think I got it straightened out. I appologies for the early plea for help. I rebooted my pc and plugged it back into the obd port. Started the car and it idled back down to 600 rpm and allowed me to shift out of park. Lesson learned, dont play with powerful tools that you are unsure of.

mxchris727 · 09-20-2012, 10:27 PM

You have to click "Send to DME" when finished testing a function in INPA.

rossmatt06 · 09-20-2012, 10:33 PM

Thank you for the quick response! I dont plan on playing with the testing functions again for a while. Ill make sure to try the "Send to DME" trick if I ever find myself in this predicament again.

electricjet · 09-21-2012, 08:50 AM

would you kindly post a link where you purchased your cable from

thank you

rossmatt06 · 09-21-2012, 01:42 PM

http://www.one-stop-electronics.com/...&product_id=16

09-20-2012, 09:50 PM	#1
rossmatt06 New Member 2 Rep 9 Posts Drives: 2009 328i Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Central PA iTrader: (0)	Please Help! INPA Error, Car wont come out of Park Hello All, First let me say that I was playing with something I shouldnt have and now am sick to my stomach. I was trying out my new cable and INPA tonight checking error and error history. I got playing around in the menus and decided to run the vanos test (bad idea). My car revs up to 1200 rpm and stays there. The issue comes in that INPA had and error and now my car constantly revs at 1200 rpm no matter what I do and the car wont let me shift out of park. I assume it is still running the test but I have no idea on how to get it to stop. Any help is greatly appreciated!!!!
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09-20-2012, 10:03 PM	#2
Tim M Just a regular guy. 60 Rep 514 Posts Drives: Alpine White M3 Sedan Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: CA iTrader: (2)	Call BMW assist. They'll know what to do.
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09-20-2012, 10:15 PM	#3
rossmatt06 New Member 2 Rep 9 Posts Drives: 2009 328i Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Central PA iTrader: (0)	Think I got it straightened out. I appologies for the early plea for help. I rebooted my pc and plugged it back into the obd port. Started the car and it idled back down to 600 rpm and allowed me to shift out of park. Lesson learned, dont play with powerful tools that you are unsure of.
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09-20-2012, 10:27 PM	#4
mxchris727 Captain 193 Rep 666 Posts Drives: '03 M5, '06 325i, '12 M3 Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Westport, CT iTrader: (0)	You have to click "Send to DME" when finished testing a function in INPA. __________________ BMW GT1 (INPA, DIS, WinKFP, ect..), ISTA/P & /D is up and running! PM me if you want to stop by and code your car.
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09-20-2012, 10:33 PM	#5
rossmatt06 New Member 2 Rep 9 Posts Drives: 2009 328i Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Central PA iTrader: (0)	Thank you for the quick response! I dont plan on playing with the testing functions again for a while. Ill make sure to try the "Send to DME" trick if I ever find myself in this predicament again.
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09-21-2012, 08:50 AM	#6
electricjet Private First Class 9 Rep 126 Posts Drives: 2011 E90 & F25 Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: NC / Switzerland iTrader: (0) Garage List 2011 328i Sedan E90 ... [10.00] 2011 X3 F25 [9.50]	would you kindly post a link where you purchased your cable from thank you __________________ DRIVE IT LIKE YOU STOLE IT
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09-21-2012, 01:42 PM	#7
rossmatt06 New Member 2 Rep 9 Posts Drives: 2009 328i Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Central PA iTrader: (0)	http://www.one-stop-electronics.com/...&product_id=16
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