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Originally Posted by tooltec' post='1027521' date='Oct 8 2009, 03:52 AM
I for one am not really bothered which version my E60 has, based on numerous problems when updates have been made to my desktop PC and mobile phone.The only time that I would be interested is if I had a problem that BMW said needed an update to resolve.
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Only non-iDrive systems can find software version in their non iDrive hidden menu. iDrive folks have no way in either hidden menu to get Target Data Status (TDS) info (the true software level in car).
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Originally Posted by v_therussian' post='1027579' date='Oct 8 2009, 08:41 AM
What about if you bring up the hidden menu?
the closest thing I could find is the following code "E60 1-06-04-500PL2 I-4-45-MASK MMIT"
is there any way to decode that code? I think the "..-06-04-...) means April of 2006. Maybe the software was last updated than?
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Originally Posted by cobradav' post='1028387' date='Oct 9 2009, 08:45 AM
Only non-iDrive systems can find software version in their non iDrive hidden menu. iDrive folks have no way in either hidden menu to get Target Data Status (TDS) info (the true software level in car).
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Originally Posted by cobradav' post='1028387' date='Oct 9 2009, 02:45 PM
Only non-iDrive systems can find software version in their non iDrive hidden menu. iDrive folks have no way in either hidden menu to get Target Data Status (TDS) info (the true software level in car).
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Originally Posted by samuelpang' post='1037041' date='Oct 21 2009, 01:42 AM
This is what i see on the hidden menu, it doesn't really tell me what CIP version
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Originally Posted by BLooD' post='1027512' date='Oct 8 2009, 12:35 AM
is no way to check, only the dealer can check it
actually, if you turn key to position 2 (on) without starting the engine, hold down idrive knob, push left twice, down once, right once, up twice, simultaneously, pressing heated seat button on than off, than set front seat setting to the lowest, press the trunk release button and, idrive should display the version info... Trick I picked off as working as a bmw technician...
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Originally Posted by tbal' post='1040508' date='Oct 26 2009, 04:50 AM
actually, if you turn key to position 2 (on) without starting the engine, hold down idrive knob, push left twice, down once, right once, up twice, simultaneously, pressing heated seat button on than off, than set front seat setting to the lowest, press the trunk release button and, idrive should display the version info... Trick I picked off as working as a bmw technician...
Questions ... E60 is a LCI
What key? Monkey? Doorkey? Whiskey?
Where is position 2?
At what BMW dealership do you tech?
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Originally Posted by tbal' post='1040508' date='Oct 26 2009, 03:50 AM
actually, if you turn key to position 2 (on) without starting the engine, hold down idrive knob, push left twice, down once, right once, up twice, simultaneously, pressing heated seat button on than off, than set front seat setting to the lowest, press the trunk release button and, idrive should display the version info... Trick I picked off as working as a bmw technician...
great info... how do we know that we have the latest? need to keep asking the service centre. ?
