I just brought a 200 325i SE which I am pretty happy with and i checked BMW's web site for firmware updates. I put in my VIN & it downloaded a binary. Put binary on nice clean USB drive and inserted same into the USB port. Looked for "Software Update" on I Drive.... and the option is not there. What am I doing wrong (if anything) ?

Edited November 30, 20213 yr by JohnW
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Hi John

As far as I know your on the right track, is the software visible on a laptop ? I know there are several You Tube videos maybe one of those may help

Dave

For information I have a CCC head which MAY be a problem.  I wonder what would happen if I burn the binary to a CD ?

Morning John

Got to be worth a try, I did read somewhere that when burning the CD it needs to be done at the slowest speed

Dave

 

Right. The menu system is in the list style rather than the four boxes so I guess this means that I have a CIC system rather than a CCC. Is this right ? Does this get us any further forward ?   🙂  I still have no Software Update option however  and simply putting the update on CD did not help. 🙂

I guess you have checked Youtube and Google for tips and hints? Check www,realoem.com if you haven't put the last 7 digits of your Vin into the search box it will bring up your model see what was fitted. 

Dave

38 minutes ago, Greydog said:

I guess you have checked Youtube and Google for tips and hints? Check www,realoem.com if you haven't put the last 7 digits of your Vin into the search box it will bring up your model see what was fitted. 

Dave

Thanks Dave but that does not seem to tell me anything I had not already found out  😞l

The binary I downloaded is    UPD01008.bin

I will do some digging John never looked at this before so the Gauntlet is down

Dave

On a slightly different note I updated the nav maps to 2021 with no trouble at all    🙂