If your BMW NFRM is locked after short circuit, you need to reset short circuit counter in order for the headlight to work. This can be done with BMW Ediabas coding software.

I bought This Package 'Mike's Easy BMW Tools' including the correct cable and software + instructions from ebay. It includes INPA EDIABAS and some other tools. I wanted to run this on an old XP laptop that I have. To give it the best shot at working I reformatted and re-installed, XP onto the Laptop and installed as per the instructions (to the. Inpa is installed via mikes easy bmw package and its working great if you can read german Do i need to change some script files or daten files to english version? Ive read that 5.0.2 files can also be used in this version is this correct?

Tools needed:
BMW ISTA-D ISTA-P Rheingold Tool32
BMW ICOM emulator

Or you can download free Ediabas/INPA/WinKFP/NCS Expert Tool32 software on search engines and load it on cheap WIFI BMW ICOM A2+B+C

1. Saw this on M5Board and had to pass it along. It's an extremely simplified self-installer with some minor instructions. Now you can get the software (BMW Coding tool, NCS Expert, INPA, etc) up and running extremely easily even on a Windows 10 machine compatible with X64!
2. BMW Tools Software Package (can be downloaded free here) INPA K+DCAN USB Cable for BMW. The BMW Coding Tool is installed when you install your BMW Tools Package. You can find the shortcut on the desktop. Software Included in BMW Tools Package: INPA 5.06 (Script files in English) EDIABAS 7.3.0; NCS Expert 4.0.1 (Menus and Buttons in English.
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Instructions:
ⅠThis one uses the FRM module (e.g 2011 335xi with nav) and ToolSet32…

1) Make sure it’s on map 0
2) Load INPA software and make sure the cable is working
3) Close INPA (very important to do this)
4) launch TOOL32.EXE
5) click on “jobs” and start typing out: steuern_reset_kurzshlussabschaltung
6) click on the text box located under arguements and enter the various hex values (you will need to try both check marked and unchecked for the box that says DATA). Press F5 or double click on the job name to send each command one by one
a) arguement = 0x0 (received error result)
b) 0x1 (received error result)
c) 0x2 (received error result)
d) 0x3 (received error result)
e) 0x4 (received error result)
f) 0x5 (received error result)
g) 0x6 (received error result)
h) 0x7 (received error result)
i) 0x8 (received error result)
j) 0x9 (received error result)
k) 0xa (received error result)
l) 0xb (Got my first OKAY, and started to jump up and down with joy)
7) went back to the job for reading the counter and instead of showing 50… it was now 1
8) closed TOOL32.EXE and open INPA
9) cleared all errors in the FRM
10) start my car and enjoyed seeing my driver side AE alive again
ⅡLM (or LM2) module to unlock the short circuit flag with Tool32:

Procedure: (translated from German)
When LM1 provides the reading of short circuit status as follows (job name and PRG file in bold:
apiJob (“LM_AHL”, “status_lampen_kurzschluss”, “”, “”)

Rate: 0
OBJECT = lm_ahl
SAETZE = 1
JOBNAME = status_lampen_kurzschluss
VARIATION = LM_AHL
JOB STATUS =
UBATTCURRENT = -1
UBATTHISTORY = -1
IGNITIONCURRENT = -1
IGNITIONHISTORY = -1
Set: 1
JOB_STATUS = OKAY
STAT_FL_LINKS_SHORT_CIRCUIT = 0 00 00 ..
STAT_FL_RECHTS_SHORT_CIRCUIT = 0 00 00 ..
STAT_AL_LINKS_SHORT_CIRCUIT = 0 00 00 ..
STAT_AL_RECHTS_SHORT_CIRCUIT = 1 00 00 ..
STAT_BEGRL_LINKS_SHORT_CIRCUIT = 0 00 00 ..
STAT_BEGRL_RECHTS_SHORT_CIRCUIT = 0 00 00 ..
STAT_NSW_LINKS_SHORT_CIRCUIT = 0 00 00 ..
etc …

“0” means Channel OK, “1” means short circuit. Channel numbers are easily counted from top to bottom, starting with “Channel 0” (!).
In Ex. Above, it is therefore of the channel 3.

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Select the command to reset the lock now, which resets the counter.
apiJob (“LM_60”, “reset_kurzschluss_sperre”, “”, “”)

Rate: 0
OBJECT = lm_60
SAETZE = 1
JOBNAME = reset_kurzschluss_sperre
VARIATION = LM_60
JOB STATUS =
UBATTCURRENT = -1
UBATTHISTORY = -1
IGNITIONCURRENT = -1
IGNITIONHISTORY = -1
Set: 1
JOB_STATUS = ERROR_LAMP_NR

With no entry in the “argument” field is the “ERROR_LAMP_NR”, ie channel number. Enter data and execute, the job status is “okay”. Re-reading the counter should then show on the channel “0”.
Each channel must be individually reset all channels at once is not possible.

When LM2 the command for resetting is “_reset_kurzschluss_sperre”

If your cheap BMW INPA K+DCAN USB interface with FTDI chip failed to install drivers or the system prompt cannot locate the drivers. Here is a little write-up on how to fix it.

Disclaimer:
I am using Windows 8.1 system. No sure if it works on yours. You are on your own risk.

Pre-installation caution:
Here are the INPA driver & software, free download links. If the driver/software is working, then ignore the next part. Otherwise take a look at the following part for reference.
INPA Driver: http://www.obd2vip.com/download/inpa-driver.zip（Close antivirus software or set your browser to download success）
INPA software: http://www.obd2vip.com/download/inpa-2.zip

Procedure:

1. Open your Device Manager. Control Panel–Hardware & Sound–Device Manager.
2. Connect the INPA K+DCAN cable with computer/PC-Double click
3. Locate USB Serial Converter->DetailsDropdown Menu->Hardware IDs. The PID number is the one you want. Will most likely be 0000.
4. Download CDM v2.08.30
http://www.ftdichip.com/Drivers/CDM/CDM%20v2.08.30%20for%20Windows%208.1.zip

5. Disable “Driver signature verification” Settings–Change PC Settings–Recovery–Advanced Startup–Restart.
This will restart your PC to Advanced settings. From there: Troubleshoot–Advanced Options–Startup Settings–Restart–F7

Follow these picture guides:
Your PC will then restart with signature verification disabled. You are now able to edit the INPA drivers.

6. Unzip the Drivers file that you just downloaded and open up

7. Open ftdibus.inf
8. Replace every PID_6001 with PID_0000 to match your hardware ID. Scan through the whole document. Then save it.
9. Then find ftdiport.inf. Do the same to ftdiport.inf

10. Back in your Device Manager double click on your OBDII cable again.
Locate USB Serial Convertor Properties->Driver->Update Driver-> Browse my computer.
Locate your driver and install. You will need to install it for both USB Serial Converter and Ports & COM.

11. Setup INPA cable as normal and run INPA software.

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It seems that the white FTDI chip INPA cables have to be manually put into D-CAN mode. This file will take care of that. It is normal for the LED to go out.
http://www.mediafire.com/download/35fnrnd3q3dvf3w/D-CAN.exe
If you put the cable into DCAN mode, the LED goes off, and it says there is no adapter connected. Please connect it to the car and run the DCAN mode.