A 4Matic Mercedes transfer case fluid change DIY like this one would be pretty great. Especially for the W205 or X253...hint hint👀 Actually, more mercedes DIYs on either of those platforms would be greatly appreciated😅
That’s a good question. My scanner provides this function for my E60 but not my F30. So I had my shop do the F30 fluid change and they said that nothing came up to do this reset. So bmw could have changed their protocol.
In the description, it says this is applicable to the 2013 X5 which I have. And you do indeed need to reset the adaptation for the transfer case. I used ProTool for doing this.
is there a adaptations reset for when either differential fluid is changed? If no, then I assume the same for transfer case. this is a chain on two sprockets (rear drive connecting to front drive) (ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-LtSMdmqZ9Bc.htmlsi=JP6IgjepthGNoRDi&t=641).
Yes. Check out this video/description and comments under it for budget friendly scanners for BMW VTG/transfer box reset: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-eXYtgUqaSvI.html
try flushing first... you may need to do 2-3 flushes (if not using a suction) with long drives in between. you'll want to drive it at least 100 miles after the flush and see if it improves. the transfer case issue seems to be noticeable at low speeds (figure 8s, parking lot speeds) and at high rpm/load scenarios. hopefully the transfer case just needs a flush and not a full replacement which is a lot of $.
As mentioned below by ashedkins, it's my understanding that adaptation reset is no longer specified my BMW. Can you comment on this? Greetings from the Old Jarhead from WNC