When BMW relaunched Rolls-Royce in 2003, the Phantom VII got its own aluminum spaceframe rather than a BMW platform; the Ghost of 2009 was the one built on the 7 Series. Coverage here starts with 2007 cars.
Rolls-Royce's dealer bulletins for it (RR1/2/3), filed with NHTSA, concern programming. ISTA/P 67.x can ask for the CAS to be removed before it will program a Series I car; Rolls-Royce's instruction is to tick "Modification complete" and carry on — the CAS stays connected and does not need replacing (2020). In 2014 Rolls-Royce updated the software on a number of Phantoms whose incorrect software installation left technicians unable to select powertrain trouble codes (P-codes) reliably, bringing them to I-level 01-13-07-500 or later with ISTA/P 2.51.3 or newer.
From a documented source: Motor Sport, December 2020; Rolls-Royce dealer bulletins on NHTSA.gov, IDs 10179836, 10056107.
Work this generation comes in for
- Diagnostics & Electrical TroubleshootingComplex, intermittent and non-standard faults in electronic systems and the digital data buses (CAN, LIN, FlexRay, MOST), and in the wiring itself: parasitic drains, water damage, chewed or brittle harnesses.
- ECU Programming & CodingProgramming, resetting, pairing and recoding control units of any complexity: powertrain, transmission, comfort modules, body electronics and multimedia.
- Control Unit Replacement & AdaptationFull-cycle adaptation and synchronization of both new and used control units, component protection removal, and configuration to the specific car.
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