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Originally Posted by Moopai
Hi,
I went to the following link which was shared by one of the members to see if there are any updates for my car.
https://www.bmwusa.com/owners/software-updates.html
After entering my VIN number, I was advised of any update. Downloaded the Bin file on a USB drive. When I tried to update the software in the car, I received a message stating that the Bin is incompatible with my vehicle! Any ideas why this happened? I noticed the version number that I downloaded is low than the current one on the vehicle. I live in Canada, so not sure if that has anything to do with it.
Any info is greatly appreciated. |
That's been the case for many people in the US as well. I was excited to find a downloadable update, but sadly it was incompatible with either my '16 750 or '18 X3. It seems that BMW has done away with update via USB by owners at this point, at least in NA. The NAV maps will update OTA, but the rest of the software/firmware will not. If you bought your vehicle from a BMW dealer, they might be willing to update it for you, otherwise, you may have to pay a dealer to do it for you. In order for you to have Apple CarPlay, you need Fall '17 software or newer; for full-screen CarPlay, you need Fall '18 or newer.