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      11-17-2016, 12:03 PM   #6
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Drives: '17 M2
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Location: Atlanta

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Originally Posted by kevlee23 View Post
Anyone know if it's possible to update 16 idrive
Not without loss of functionality:

1) The new iDrive head unit uses slightly different hardware. Consequently, you will lose all Telematics functionality such as ConnectedDrive. In addition, provisioning data you get from the BMW server when online services are updated are for iDrive 4 per your VIN specs.

2) The FSC scheme (used in licensing) has changed. Your old FSC codes (that dealer added via USB) will no longer work. This effectively means you will lose Navigation, since that uses FSC. In the future, it may be possible to find a way to add a new navigation license.
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