No matter what, keeping up to date with the latest software releases has become an easy everyday task for most of us, as more and more digital devices find their way into our lives.Īs we move towards a more interconnected, and above all more digital mobile reality, software is becoming an everyday part of car ownership.
Maybe you’re just getting a few bugs fixed, or maybe you’re looking at new features altogether. A few taps and swipes, and in a matter of seconds you’re well underway to giving your device a much-needed facelift. There's a couple of different "updates" that can happen to the iDrive:You’re likely familiar with the scenario: a quick glance at your phone and a notification reveals that a new software update is available. Or pay $50 for someone to generate the FSC code based on your VIN. If you're more computer competent, you can also find out how to get these for free (search), involves downloading software that can generate the FSC code (key) that's needed to activate the map updates. You can also get it for about $50 from several other places (check the Coding forum here on bimmerfest, several threads on Navigation updates) - easy download/install from a USB stick. Dealers generally charge about $400 for this (they won't update you on request for free/warranty). This is for new road data, it doesn't change the interface. BMW releases map data updates twice a year. This can also be done yourself, known as flashing, info in the Coding forum, but somewhat advanced - need software and charger for the car to be on while updating for hours.Ĭ) Navigation Map data updates. My 2013 was updated by the dealer in 2014 for a transmission programming problem, and I also got some 2014 features like Siri support, Launch Control, Volume Indicator, modified Nav interface, etc. This may add features to iDrive that new model years have. It takes several hours at the dealer, so they don't just update you unless it's truly needed. This is done by BMW dealer only if there's a specific problem, as the other poster said. Doesn't change iDrive features or navigation.ī) iDrive software update. This only updates the phone/bluetooth features, generally for bug fixes or compatibility with newer devices.
Click to expand.There's a couple of different "updates" that can happen to the iDrive:Ī) BMW update that you can download & install yourself:
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