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MCU Upgraders - Heads up
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I have a 2016 X P90D with AP1. Aside from a more responsive screen, is there anything I get from upgrading to MCU2? I guess I could get Netflix and games. But nothing related to visualizations or AP since my AP is 1. And I’d lose FM and XM. Anyone else done this? Thanks.
Merrill
Merrill
Merrill
Merrill
Thanks Shawn, my Model X needs either the chip or trying to decide if I should pay for the MCU upgrade.
got mine done today. Altho it’s prob worth it , IMO it’s overhyped. I heard the phrases “like a whole new car” and no it’s nowhere near that. It’s just simply more responsive. There are a few new toggles avail in the drive options which I’ll look at again later. Just nothing to write home about.
That said I lost some functionality. I can no longer close any doors or trunk from the fob because the car sensors think there’s something obstructing the sides
Hi @elguapo ,
The AP1 has always worked great - It still works great...
We've put much money in these cars.
The MCU2 upgrade $ is like another set of tires.
Premium sound still sounds good too...
The car runs great.
Shawn
The AP1 has always worked great - It still works great...
We've put much money in these cars.
The MCU2 upgrade $ is like another set of tires.
Premium sound still sounds good too...
The car runs great.
Shawn
But it is exactly like getting a whole new car, you have to configure everything again. In all seriousness, though, I think it really depends how much time you spend messing with the MCU.
rush6410
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I just had the upgrade done. I didn't not have to reconfigure anything. All of my previous settings were transferred to my MCU2 update.
I’ve got my upgrade scheduled in 10 days. 2016 P90. Got the email that the parts have arrived.
What I’m most looking forward to is the instrument cluster starting up quickly. My IC takes a while to load up, even after only being away for a few minutes. Of course it seems to always happen when someone is waiting for my spot or something and those moments seem like eternity.
I’ve read that the upgrade will fix this.
What I’m most looking forward to is the instrument cluster starting up quickly. My IC takes a while to load up, even after only being away for a few minutes. Of course it seems to always happen when someone is waiting for my spot or something and those moments seem like eternity.
I’ve read that the upgrade will fix this.
Jester~
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I ended up replying to the service text, saying how crazy it was that I have been waiting almost 4 months, and they called me and said they called another service center that had the part in stock, and were getting it from them. ...so maybe suggest that to your service center?
I did not have to configure anything again because they did a back-up of your settings before swapping out the mcu. To me it does feel like a new car because the mcu is what you use all the time, change radio station, navigation, texting, voice control... especially voice control since on mcu1 it was so slow you didn't know when to start to speak so the system would recognize it. Maps loaded so slowly that I drove faster than the map could load.
Sorry restarting this thread again- does anyone know if the MCU upgrade for $1500 is supposed to include new touch screens or instrument cluster?
2016 MS on AP1/MCU1 - trying to determine if it's worth upgrade to MCU2. Knock on wood so far the MCU1 has been holding up well.
Also does anyone know memory capacity of eMMC flashcard provided in the $1500 upgrade versus the NHTSA recall retrofit of the 8gb mmc?
2016 MS on AP1/MCU1 - trying to determine if it's worth upgrade to MCU2. Knock on wood so far the MCU1 has been holding up well.
Also does anyone know memory capacity of eMMC flashcard provided in the $1500 upgrade versus the NHTSA recall retrofit of the 8gb mmc?
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