Bmw Remote Software Upgrade - BMW 3 Series Owner's Manual

BMW Remote Software Upgrade

Vehicle features and
options
This chapter describes all standard, country-spe‐
cific and optional features offered with the series.
It also describes features and functions that are
not necessarily available in your vehicle, e.g., due
to the selected options or country versions. This
also applies to safety-related functions and sys‐
tems. When using these functions and systems,
the applicable laws and regulations must be ob‐
served.
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 enhancements
or quality improvements available.
General information
BMW recommends performing the Remote
Software Upgrade as soon as it becomes availa‐
ble.
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.
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▷ Opening and closing the doors or win‐
dows.
▷ Engaging selector lever position N.
▷ Using vehicle equipment.
There is a risk of accidents or injuries. Do not
leave children or animals unattended in the ve‐
hicle. Take the vehicle key with you when exit‐
ing and lock the vehicle.
Functional requirement
▷ Active ConnectedDrive contract.
▷ The integrated SIM card in the vehicle has
been activated.
▷ Cellular network reception.
▷ A consent for the transmission of the corre‐
sponding data was given in the Data Protec‐
tion menu.
Search for an upgrade
Standby must be turned on to search for a soft‐
ware upgrade.
Automatic search
The vehicle regularly searches for updates in the
background.
Manual search
1. "CAR"
2. "Settings"
3. "General settings"
4. "Remote Software Upgrade"
5. "Search for upgrades"
6. Follow the instructions on the Control Dis‐
play.
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