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BMW Remote Software Upgrade

Vehicle features and options
This chapter describes model-specific equip-
ment, systems and functions that are available
now and will be available in the future, even if
they are not available in the owned vehicle.
Additional information:
Vehicle equipment, refer to page 8.
BMW Remote Software
Upgrade
Principle
Remote Software Upgrade can be used to up-
date the entire software of the vehicle. This
makes new functions, functional enhance-
ments or quality improvements available.
General information
BMW recommends performing the Remote
Software Upgrade as soon as it becomes
available.
Safety information
Warning
Unattended children or animals in the vehicle
can cause the vehicle to move and endanger
themselves and traffic, for instance due to the
following actions:
▷ Pressing the Start/Stop button.
▷ Releasing the parking brake.
▷ Opening and closing the doors or win-
dows.
▷ Engaging selector lever position N.
▷ Using vehicle equipment.
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There is a risk of accidents or injuries. Do not
leave children or animals unattended in the
vehicle. Take the vehicle key with you when
exiting and lock the vehicle.
Functional requirements
▷ Active ConnectedDrive contract.
▷ The integrated SIM card in the vehicle has
been activated.
▷ Cellular network reception.
▷ Consent to transmit the corresponding data
was given in the Data Protection menu.
Additional information:
Data protection, refer to page 66.
Search for an upgrade
Functional requirement
Standby must be turned on to search for a
Remote Software Upgrade.
Automatic search
The vehicle regularly searches for updates in
the background.
Manual search
1. "MENU"
2. "All apps"
3. "System settings"
4. "Remote Software Upgrade"
5. "Search for upgrades"
6. Follow the instructions on the Control Dis-
play.