Hi all! Just recently bought my first BMW, a 2005 530i with nav and single CD, and so far, I'm amazed with it. I'm glad to find this forum, and I've been reading and reading.

The one thing I haven't found here is a list of iDrive versions and what is included in the updates. I just tried an MP3 disk in mine, but no worky. I read somewhere that v20 included the MP3, v23 ipod update, etc, but I'm not sure what to ask for when I go for an update. Can anyone point me to an iDrive version history?

BTW: I HAVE seen a table showing date / model / PROGMAN / Special remarks with codes through the 'hidden menu', but I was looking for a little more detail where there are no special remarks in this table on some versions.

Thanks, and glad to be here!
Darrell

Sorry, I can't help you, but :welcome: to the forums.....

Thanks. Maybe a better question would be 'If I wanted to upgrade my software to get MP3 functionality and maybe even Ipod or USB possibility with future hardware additions, which version would be best?'

You might want to look over the following (long) thread:
http://forums.e60.net/index.php?showtopic=19188

If you want, skip to the end and work backwards -- look for posts from member cobradav and see what attachments are included...

Thanks Rudy!