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      05-16-2017, 01:11 PM   #1
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iDrive 5.0 to 6.0 Upgrade

Just curious who's completed the upgrade and their impressions?
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      05-17-2017, 03:54 PM   #2
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I think I read that you can only upgrade/code to 6.0 "light".... I was interested in doing it but the whole coding thing has me just living with 5.0.
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      05-17-2017, 04:40 PM   #3
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Does anyone know if 6.0 light includes the upgraded voice recognition?
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      05-18-2017, 06:21 AM   #4
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I have a MY17 (idrive5)but don't have the option to code ID6lite.

Do you think we could ask the dealer to upgrade to ID6 software?
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      05-18-2017, 07:20 AM   #5
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I haven't heard anyone successfully getting the dealer to upgrade them. Maybe BMW will make it official as an option at some point.

Why are you not able to code it in?
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      05-18-2017, 07:24 AM   #6
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iDrive 6 "lite" means navigation no longer works. I stopped investigating it after that...
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Really? Wow, didn't realize that.

Why would anyone want to upgrade to that?
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From the posts here, it sounds like there is no functionality loss for MY17 cars: http://f80.bimmerpost.com/forums/sho...1315186&page=2
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      05-18-2017, 08:28 AM   #9
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iDrive 6 "lite" means navigation no longer works. I stopped investigating it after that...
That's not true.
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      05-18-2017, 12:19 PM   #10
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I have ID6 lite coded and all functionality is the same, everything works.
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Does lite have the improved voice recognition?
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      05-18-2017, 12:55 PM   #12
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I also saw somewhere about nav no longer working with ID6 "Lite" -- not sure what are the prerequisites or hardware/software differences though, as per above it does not appear to be universal. Or who knows, it may have been hype.

What's the difference between full ID6 an ID6 Lite anyway? Other than the fact that US MY2017 M2s with ID5 don't have a touchscreen, nor the software update required to work with one.
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      05-18-2017, 01:30 PM   #13
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I read if you are coming from ID4 to ID6 lite you will lose NAV and other functions. But ID5 to ID6 lite is ok but one said he lost his screensaver capability though.
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Happy to stand corrected. I have iD5 so might be tempted to try it.
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Happy to stand corrected. I have iD5 so might be tempted to try it.
Do it!

I have yet to see a downside. The difference between iD6_lite and the iD6 that the '18 model is getting is that we do not have a touchscreen. Everything else is the same.
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I haven't heard anyone successfully getting the dealer to upgrade them. Maybe BMW will make it official as an option at some point.

Why are you not able to code it in?
Well, to clarify, i couldn't code it using the BimmerCode app. Apparently some MY 17 don't have the option , probably earlier ones. Mines week 36 I think. Later MY17s can see the option for id6lite with BimmerCode app
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Well, to clarify, i couldn't code it using the BimmerCode app. Apparently some MY 17 don't have the option , probably earlier ones. Mines week 36 I think. Later MY17s can see the option for id6lite with BimmerCode app
I'm week 33 and coded id6 lite just fine, make sure you are looking in the right section in expert mode. See my posts in the bimmercode thread.
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      05-19-2017, 07:21 AM   #18
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I'm week 33 and coded id6 lite just fine, make sure you are looking in the right section in expert mode. See my posts in the bimmercode thread.
Well I'm week 38 build US MY 2017 and I can't see it either. And not because I don't know where to look.
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I have a week 32. You guys are not looking in the right place. Took me a bit to find it in the correct place
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Help us then, mine is the week 4/2017 and I do not see the option.
Thanks
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In the HU_NBT2 Module:

3000 -> HMI_ID_VERSION set to: id6_light (id5_plus_plus is default)

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Well I'm week 38 build US MY 2017 and I can't see it either. And not because I don't know where to look.
Ok, guess you can't code it then
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