'BMW Online' software retrofit?
02-20-2008, 04:02 AM
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Hi All,
I am new to the forum and I am glad to see there are a lot of people on here with some in-depth knowledge of the E60.
I have purchased an 530d M Sport LCI model with the Media Pack and I am now connected to BMW ConnectedDrive. But, the BMW Online option is missing from the IDrive menu system. I am told that this was a standard installation from September but mine is a June car. Is this something that can be retrofitted with a software upgrade of the IDrive system or does it require a hardware update? I can't see why it would need hardware as it should surely only be a WAP browser that needs to be installed as part of the BMW ConnectedDrive application in the IDrive software.
Does anyone have any idea if it can be retrofitted with either a software or hardware upgrade?
Any help would be much appreciated.
This is a UK car BTW.
I am new to the forum and I am glad to see there are a lot of people on here with some in-depth knowledge of the E60.
I have purchased an 530d M Sport LCI model with the Media Pack and I am now connected to BMW ConnectedDrive. But, the BMW Online option is missing from the IDrive menu system. I am told that this was a standard installation from September but mine is a June car. Is this something that can be retrofitted with a software upgrade of the IDrive system or does it require a hardware update? I can't see why it would need hardware as it should surely only be a WAP browser that needs to be installed as part of the BMW ConnectedDrive application in the IDrive software.
Does anyone have any idea if it can be retrofitted with either a software or hardware upgrade?
Any help would be much appreciated.
This is a UK car BTW.
02-20-2008, 05:53 AM
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02-20-2008, 08:21 AM
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I asked the same thing in this thread http://forums.e60.net/index.php?showtopic=...hl=connectdrive and was told it was a hardware chenge that enabled the wap browser. Be nice if they could add it through an update.
02-20-2008, 11:33 PM
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Originally Posted by Dandle' post='533563' date='Feb 20 2008, 01:21 PM
I asked the same thing in this thread http://forums.e60.net/index.php?showtopic=...hl=connectdrive and was told it was a hardware chenge that enabled the wap browser. Be nice if they could add it through an update.
03-12-2008, 07:02 AM
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The dealer came back to me on retrofitting the BMW online. Basically they said that BMW UK were unsure of how it could be done and that I needed to take my car in so they could upload the config and hardware details of my car.
After plugging it in the dealer told me that the car was receiving an update from Munich to install the BMW online but this needed a feel update to be run. However, this was not a 5 minute job. It took over 24 hours for the update to be installed as it updated all of the control systems etc too. BMW had my car for 2 days and I have just received it back. I now have to wait up to 72 hours for BMW to activate the BMW Online piece (I already have BMW Assist etc working). Then once that is activated I need to take the car back in so that it can be activated on the IDrive menu system.
So all in all it can be retrofitted but it is not a 5 minute job. And the best bit, it was done by the dealer Free Of Charge too!!!!!
Now that's what I call customer service............
After plugging it in the dealer told me that the car was receiving an update from Munich to install the BMW online but this needed a feel update to be run. However, this was not a 5 minute job. It took over 24 hours for the update to be installed as it updated all of the control systems etc too. BMW had my car for 2 days and I have just received it back. I now have to wait up to 72 hours for BMW to activate the BMW Online piece (I already have BMW Assist etc working). Then once that is activated I need to take the car back in so that it can be activated on the IDrive menu system.
So all in all it can be retrofitted but it is not a 5 minute job. And the best bit, it was done by the dealer Free Of Charge too!!!!!
Now that's what I call customer service............
03-12-2008, 09:29 AM
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Originally Posted by Dayglows' post='543524' date='Mar 12 2008, 09:02 PM
The dealer came back to me on retrofitting the BMW online. Basically they said that BMW UK were unsure of how it could be done and that I needed to take my car in so they could upload the config and hardware details of my car.
After plugging it in the dealer told me that the car was receiving an update from Munich to install the BMW online but this needed a feel update to be run. However, this was not a 5 minute job. It took over 24 hours for the update to be installed as it updated all of the control systems etc too. BMW had my car for 2 days and I have just received it back. I now have to wait up to 72 hours for BMW to activate the BMW Online piece (I already have BMW Assist etc working). Then once that is activated I need to take the car back in so that it can be activated on the IDrive menu system.
So all in all it can be retrofitted but it is not a 5 minute job. And the best bit, it was done by the dealer Free Of Charge too!!!!!
Now that's what I call customer service............
After plugging it in the dealer told me that the car was receiving an update from Munich to install the BMW online but this needed a feel update to be run. However, this was not a 5 minute job. It took over 24 hours for the update to be installed as it updated all of the control systems etc too. BMW had my car for 2 days and I have just received it back. I now have to wait up to 72 hours for BMW to activate the BMW Online piece (I already have BMW Assist etc working). Then once that is activated I need to take the car back in so that it can be activated on the IDrive menu system.
So all in all it can be retrofitted but it is not a 5 minute job. And the best bit, it was done by the dealer Free Of Charge too!!!!!
Now that's what I call customer service............
03-12-2008, 11:55 AM
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Let me know how you get on with it and if its all working ill ask my dealer for the update. I have a feeling my dealer wont be as welcoming though(they already told me its a hardware thing).
Good result though.
Good result though.
03-18-2008, 01:09 PM
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I picked the car up tonight. BMW Online is working fine. 
So it can be retrofitted!!!!
So it can be retrofitted!!!!