E60 software final information
11-08-2007, 11:10 AM
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Hi everybody,
We're all driving a highly-software-driven car
and I'd like this post to grow to a 'must read' to get up to date with the software versions, issues, solutions, tricks and so on.
I read around on the forum and found some info but not quite as detailed or clear as I had hoped.
As my car will get a software update next week (a 2005 pre-LCI european version) , I will be able to report on the noticable changes (if any) between a (probably) 2005 factory version to a today version. I don't know if the car has ever been updated before.
Interesting: when I asked about the time required the dealer said that it can take between 2 and 6 hours depending on the number of modules that 'it' finds that need updating.
This suggests that it's like the 'old' 5 series navigation systems where you would insert a CD with all latest versions of the nav system and it would only update what it finds that CAN be updated. So it's not that only certain items are updated by choice of the engineer.
So, if you have information on versions and what they do (or not) please post it here.
We're all driving a highly-software-driven car
and I'd like this post to grow to a 'must read' to get up to date with the software versions, issues, solutions, tricks and so on. I read around on the forum and found some info but not quite as detailed or clear as I had hoped.
As my car will get a software update next week (a 2005 pre-LCI european version) , I will be able to report on the noticable changes (if any) between a (probably) 2005 factory version to a today version. I don't know if the car has ever been updated before.
Interesting: when I asked about the time required the dealer said that it can take between 2 and 6 hours depending on the number of modules that 'it' finds that need updating.
This suggests that it's like the 'old' 5 series navigation systems where you would insert a CD with all latest versions of the nav system and it would only update what it finds that CAN be updated. So it's not that only certain items are updated by choice of the engineer.
So, if you have information on versions and what they do (or not) please post it here.
11-08-2007, 12:28 PM
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Originally Posted by BMDiesel' post='491812' date='Nov 8 2007, 09:10 PM
Hi everybody,
We're all driving a highly-software-driven car and I'd like this post to grow to a 'must read' to get up to date with the software versions, issues, solutions, tricks and so on.
I read around on the forum and found some info but not quite as detailed or clear as I had hoped.
As my car will get a software update next week (a 2005 pre-LCI european version) , I will be able to report on the noticable changes (if any) between a (probably) 2005 factory version to a today version. I don't know if the car has ever been updated before.
Interesting: when I asked about the time required the dealer said that it can take between 2 and 6 hours depending on the number of modules that 'it' finds that need updating.
This suggests that it's like the 'old' 5 series navigation systems where you would insert a CD with all latest versions of the nav system and it would only update what it finds that CAN be updated. So it's not that only certain items are updated by choice of the engineer.
So, if you have information on versions and what they do (or not) please post it here.
We're all driving a highly-software-driven car
and I'd like this post to grow to a 'must read' to get up to date with the software versions, issues, solutions, tricks and so on. I read around on the forum and found some info but not quite as detailed or clear as I had hoped.
As my car will get a software update next week (a 2005 pre-LCI european version) , I will be able to report on the noticable changes (if any) between a (probably) 2005 factory version to a today version. I don't know if the car has ever been updated before.
Interesting: when I asked about the time required the dealer said that it can take between 2 and 6 hours depending on the number of modules that 'it' finds that need updating.
This suggests that it's like the 'old' 5 series navigation systems where you would insert a CD with all latest versions of the nav system and it would only update what it finds that CAN be updated. So it's not that only certain items are updated by choice of the engineer.
So, if you have information on versions and what they do (or not) please post it here.
I've been wondering for some time now how to determine this quickly.
Any help is greatly appreciated !
Also I read that mentioning that "the CD keeps running" after locking the car is sometimes a good reason to obtain a software upgrade by the dealership. Any experiences with this ?
11-08-2007, 12:31 PM
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Unfortunately only the dealer can tell you watch software version you currently have. People have been trying for years (and failing) to find hidden menus in the E60 iDrive which would show us this kind of thing.
11-08-2007, 12:39 PM
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Originally Posted by Russ1974' post='491846' date='Nov 8 2007, 10:31 PM
Unfortunately only the dealer can tell you watch software version you currently have. People have been trying for years (and failing) to find hidden menus in the E60 iDrive which would show us this kind of thing.
11-08-2007, 12:48 PM
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Because there is so much MISS-information out there a thread such as you suggest is nigh on impossible as it would contain equal amounts of misguided, incorrect or pure conjecture information. This miss-information begins at the dealer level as many are unsure and US Dealers are singled out by BMWAG as not following good practice by not always updating with the latest versions of PROGMAN. I cannot tell you how many times I hear just out and out fabrications by BMW service centers on software topics. And to add to the confusion is some real issues where what certain screens on certain modes of the the update hardware/software provide information in different formats and levels of detail so we get kind of a short hand that does not match what we think as "truth". Not the dealers fault for sure, but it happens.
Here is a guide only to help start you on your journey: http://forums.e60.net/index.php?s=&sho...st&p=483691
Here is a guide only to help start you on your journey: http://forums.e60.net/index.php?s=&sho...st&p=483691
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