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I finally got my software updated!

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#1 · (Edited)
I spoke with @AlfaRomeoCares and told them I was experiencing 2 bugs, my car play screen going black and my clock format resetting. I also said that the larger back up camera and easy entry seat options were safety issues IMO which further warranted an update.

After getting approval and getting the car back today, I went from version 053 to.... drum roll please.... 056 ☹

No larger backup camera. No easy entry option. I couldn't find any visual differences between 053 and 056, but at least the car play and clock issues seem to be fixed so it's not all negative.

I guess this means that I will never get those features. If a software update only gets me up to 056 when 081 exists, then I don't think I, nor many other owners, will ever have a chance.

It's a shame because I really think that the larger camera is a safety issue for those around you, and the easy they seat is a safety issue for those in the car.
 
#131 ·
So I just got my car back from Miller,
had an oil change done and they updated my software.
this is verbatim from the RO:
Customer States the Radio Blanks Out: Check & Advise
No Display No Sound
Bulletin #0801319
186002YF .80
Verified Concern Known Issue, Found ETM Outdated 043
Performed Update to 1530. Successful Cleared Codes & Performed Calibration
 
#132 ·
So what version are you on now. I assume Norbert did it for you because he said he tried for me and didn't find anything
 
#134 · (Edited)
So I'm finally on 085!
My oberseevations are:
-larger backup camera is great. The top corners look rounded, anyone else with the larger backup camera have that?
-love the audible BSM alerts.
-love the audible BSM alerts. (Not a typo, need to say it twice)
-the audio display in the cluster now shows an icon for what source you're playing from. I get why they do it but I'm a fan of the cleaner look before.
-the trip a/b screen averages section now has a little icon next to each average that looks like a circle with a diagonal love through it; I'm not sure what it stands for but I liked the older cleaner look
-the g force screen now says gravity or g force (I can't remember), but again I liked the old way better
-when a door is open, there's a picture of a giulia that takes up the whole cluster showing which door is open. May have been there before, I'm not sure, but feels new to me.
-race now shows the speedo and not the tach front and center. I thought I wanted this but I'm torn. I feel like they could have found a way to make both equal size, or perhaps let the user choose with the stalk button, but at least mph is now shown in race, and the tach is still there albeit small.
-i don't have a setting for easy entry, but I think they've changed the logic; my driving position has my seat behind the B pillar, and before (can’t remember if this happened on 056 or just 053 [I feel like it did on 056, and only in the last month hasn't happened anymore {and I haven't changed my driving position}]) my seat would slide back on entry and exit but now I can confirm that it only happens if my last driving position is in front of the B pillar. I can't disable this, as I don’t have the setting even though all my modules were updated, but I don't need to as based on the current logic and my current driving position, the seat doesn't slide anyway and I don’t need it to.
- disabling of the park sense while parked doesn't work because something went wrong during the updates of the software and all modules and I now have a "parksense unavailable service required" warning message. The car reports the hardware is fine but the connection is missing. I'm sure it's something software related, but leaving it off overnight to reset did not help.
I haven't noticed anything else, and other than the parksense issue which I'll get fixed, I'm happy with the changes and am still baffled how hard it is to get an update, especially when the audible BSM feature is a clear saftey enhancement.
 
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#135 ·
......but now I can confirm that it only happens if my last driving position is in front of the B pillar. I can't disable this, but I don't need to as based on the current logic and my current driving position, the seat doesn't slide.
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That's the way it's been from the introduction of the giulia/stelvia, assuming all works well, as described in the manual ;)
 
#139 ·
Odd since I haven't changed my driving position but at least I'm happy with the way it's working now
They need to update the module or else it will not work. Easy entry in the menu requires a new module all together and they will never do that :) The same goes for the "auto on comfort" option in the menu. It hasn't been confirmed if it requires a new module all together or if we can simply change a byte in MES to enable it.