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04-20-2013, 08:43 AM | #1 |
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IDrive upgrade possibilities
My 09 35i has IDrive. I just saw the demo on the 2013 IDrive which is the same as my system. However the demo for the 2014 IDrive has some nice upgraded features. Does anyone know if the current 09-2013 IDrive systems can be software upgraded with the 2014 options? The hardware looks exactly the same, so I assume, so it seems to me to be a programming and software upgrade.
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04-20-2013, 02:30 PM | #2 |
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i think that you'll have to install the "combox", it's this stuff that allows you some extra features like the album graphic you're listening to on the GPS screen...
it's possible but it costs... I think that only the Z4 produced after 09/2010 are equiped with that "combox"... to confirming... Last edited by Beryl; 04-20-2013 at 02:45 PM.. |
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04-20-2013, 04:25 PM | #3 |
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Combox upgrade can be done at the expense of BMW assist.
If you're talking about the latest iDrive that is only currently available on the 7 and 5 series and is a completely new hardware and software system. |
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04-26-2013, 07:48 AM | #6 |
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There are two iterations of iDrive in the e89, both require unique hardware and are not simply 'software upgrades'. One is without the combox upgrade, the latter is with combox which was implemented around 2 years into the e89 lifecycle. Combox adds things like bluetooth audio and cover art support. You can check which you have via the online BMW vin checker (google it).
There is a new iDrive (4.X) that was launched in the 5/7 series at the end of 2012. iDrive 4.X is not available in the e89. |
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04-26-2013, 09:23 AM | #7 |
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I think that's what folks are missing, that 4.x (shown in the more recent threads with 3d toggles, etc.) isn't actually in the 2014 or available as an upgrade.
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05-11-2015, 08:48 PM | #8 |
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was googling around, and this thread came up so im bumping it lol.
looking to upgrade my idrive, anyone done this?
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