WHAT IS A HOT START ISSUE AND HOW DOES IT AFFECT YOUR CAR?
Hot start issues - an inherent and unwanted, characteristic of the BMW vehicle software affecting vehicles age between 2014 – 2018.The symptoms are all very much the same – essentially once started up, the engine does not immediately fire up and hesitates, taking more and more time cranking over on the starter motor. Eventually the ECU software will trigger fuel to be injected to turn the engine over and the vehicle will start-up as normal.