2022 BMW R 18 Transcontinenta

Service bulletins

Technical service bulletins and other communications the manufacturer sent dealers about this vehicle. Ask a dealer for the full document by its number.

• 10249027The electrical system of BMW vehicles has been subject to an ongoing development process over the last few years. This has led to increased demands being placed on the battery. This document covers important information for the dealer on how to handle discharged battery complaints.
• 10227580The options in the Reversing Assist Camera menu are greyed out and cannot be adjusted.
• 10227579The Sirius(r) Satellite Radio is inoperative.
• 10227578The body seam on the rear upper left of the body may not have been completely sealed, causing a water leak.
• 10227577The body seam on the rear upper left of the body may not have been completely sealed, causing a water leak.
• 10225135The taper spline between the driveshaft and the rear drive assembly were assembled dry on certain vehicles. This could result in rust to form.
• 10218394Service action: replace emission control information
• 10215750BMW offers a new special ISTA Installation made available for Roadside Assistance / Mobile Service technicians. The new ISTA Version is also able to be used in case of a Remote Software Upgrade (RSU) programming failure to get the customer car reprogrammed on site. In case of a Remote Software Upgrade failure, the engine start is prevented for safety reasons until the vehicle is programmed correctly. Most of the errors occur when only one control unit fails to program correctly.
• 10215742Note: Before performing a repair and submitting a claim, first confirm that the vehicle has the above Notice of Limited Warranty Extension in the DCSnet Warranty Inquiry Vehicle Comments section. If you have Extended Limited Warranty (ELW) eligibility and/or coverage questions, please contact the Warranty department through IDS by selecting Coverage, Policy, Coding Questions and Mileage Corrections prior to performing any repair.
• 10214998Replace emission control information.
• 10214992The functionality of the right rear SRR sensor could be reduced which would display the "Driving Assistance" Check Control Message.
• 10212797Sport mode is not displayed correctly in the instrument cluster. Instead of a red background in sport mode, the background is displayed in blue (like in Eco Pro mode). Software in the instrument cluster (Kombi).
• 10212795Check Control message (CCM) displays "Vehicle key missing" after engine start.
• 1021279348 V battery may become totally discharged, and possible replacement needed.
• 10212785Information updated about engine oil filter cap drain plug. When performing an engine oil service on vehicles equipped with a N63M, N63B or S63M engines; the ETK states to use "Set oil filter element" P/N 11 42 5 A33 C42 or P/N 11 42 5 A33 C43. The part numbers are not available at the moment.
• 10211810The customer finds an indication in the ??myBMW? app that the tires need service due to wear. Even after replacing the tires, the tire service indicator is still present in the myBMW app.