BMW Repair

As the “Ultimate Driving Machine,” BMW incorporates the most sophisticated of modern automotive systems.  From powertrain performance, suspension manipulation, safety comprehension, to the most modern of entertainment systems, computers dominate the mechanical structure of the entire vehicle. In order to “talk” to these systems and manipulate the diagnostic strategies built into the car, BMW has also designed the most sophisticated computer diagnostic system, integrating the coding, programming, and initialization of the many processes that create the ultimate driving experience.

Continental Imports has maintained the latest BMW and aftermarket systems to follow the continuing development. In the early 2000s, BMW’s system was based on software called DIS, and the tablet computer that incorporated this software was called GT1.  Continental bought its GT1 system from BMW in 2002. As the programming needs overtook the hardware capabilities of GT1, programming was removed and loaded to a totally new computer, the SSS (Software Service Station), and we upgraded to the SSS in 2006. In 2009, BMW redesigned and revamped its software and hardware. The software—titled ISTA/D for diagnostics and ISTA/P for programming—required an elaborate server system, so BMW created an online server farm for its use in the field.  This subscription-based program became the state of the industry.

Over the first decade of the new century, navigating the complexity of BMWs systems became an industry unto itself. Autologics, a company in the UK, developed a tool and software that streamlined many of the programming complexities.  They also designed a remote engineering tech support system. This system allows the modern BMW shop to take diagnostic logs from the system and transport them via the Internet to the engineering team in Europe, offering a quick, thorough “workaround” for many of the programming issues that can make BMW’s computer systems so terribly expensive.  Autologics engineers also solved numerous problems with customized software. Continental Imports invested in Autologics’ system in 2007; our technicians use top-of-the-line BMW systems, complemented by the technological and programming capability of an off-site engineering team.

To provide our clients with the ultimate service for their Ultimate Driving Machines, in 2012, Continental Imports became an authorized Dinan facility. Dinan offers state-of-the-performance software exclusively for BMWs, with engine, transmission, and suspension management software upgrades. Dinan allows one to use all the capabilities built into the BMW hardware.

Continental Imports has developed these diverse capabilities to offer our customers premium service, from the most efficient repairs to ultimate performance: the Ultimate Repair Capabilities for the Ultimate Driving Machine.