Did your Radio and Navi work properly while you did your ED?

SchwarzerM3 · 11-08-2011, 08:58 PM

Hello,

I'm wondering if BMW puts different stuff in the cars, depending on it's final destination?
For example, the radio frequences in Germany go in 0.1 increments, here in the states they go in 0.2 increments....
I also heard that some navigation systems will not work in Europe if the car was build to US specs....

Any truth to that? Do they put different hardware in the cars or is it just a software flash or is the whole story nonsense...?

I'd love to hear if the radio/navi in your US spec. car worked over in Germany/Europe?

Thanks

Alex

SamS · 11-08-2011, 09:15 PM

Don't recall about the radio, but the Nav worked excellent. It's loaded with Europe maps for ED, but USA maps get loaded when your vehicle goes through the VPC upon redelivery.

Technic · 11-08-2011, 09:16 PM

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Originally Posted by SchwarzerM3

Hello,

I'm wondering if BMW puts different stuff in the cars, depending on it's final destination?
For example, the radio frequences in Germany go in 0.1 increments, here in the states they go in 0.2 increments....
I also heard that some navigation systems will not work in Europe if the car was build to US specs....

Any truth to that? Do they put different hardware in the cars or is it just a software flash or is the whole story nonsense...?

I'd love to hear if the radio/navi in your US spec. car worked over in Germany/Europe?

Thanks

Alex

The iDrive and Professional radios will be coded for European maps and frequencies for ED. Once they are in the VDC they will be coded for USA maps and frequencies prior to delivery in the USA.

SchwarzerM3 · 11-08-2011, 09:30 PM

thanks for the reply.
I'm moving to Germany next year and I want to take my car with me.

It looks like it won't be much trouble to get it changed to European specs...souns like just a software flash and some different turn signals and the spedometer of course....

This "re-flash" to European spec, could that be done at any BMW dealer over there?

Thanks again

Alex

hammick · 01-05-2012, 10:34 PM

That's great to know. No more having to bring a Europe DVD to Munich.

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SchwarzerM3 Second Lieutenant 17 Rep 225 Posts Drives: 2008 M3 E90 Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Michigan iTrader: (4)	Did your Radio and Navi work properly while you did your ED? Hello, I'm wondering if BMW puts different stuff in the cars, depending on it's final destination? For example, the radio frequences in Germany go in 0.1 increments, here in the states they go in 0.2 increments.... I also heard that some navigation systems will not work in Europe if the car was build to US specs.... Any truth to that? Do they put different hardware in the cars or is it just a software flash or is the whole story nonsense...? I'd love to hear if the radio/navi in your US spec. car worked over in Germany/Europe? Thanks Alex
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SamS Banned 867 Rep 6,248 Posts Drives: Tesla M3 Perf + '18 X3 M40i Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Dallas, TX iTrader: (0)	Don't recall about the radio, but the Nav worked excellent. It's loaded with Europe maps for ED, but USA maps get loaded when your vehicle goes through the VPC upon redelivery.
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SchwarzerM3 Second Lieutenant 17 Rep 225 Posts Drives: 2008 M3 E90 Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Michigan iTrader: (4)	thanks for the reply. I'm moving to Germany next year and I want to take my car with me. It looks like it won't be much trouble to get it changed to European specs...souns like just a software flash and some different turn signals and the spedometer of course.... This "re-flash" to European spec, could that be done at any BMW dealer over there? Thanks again Alex
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hammick Private First Class 6 Rep 122 Posts Drives: '11 335d Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Kansas City, MO iTrader: (0)	That's great to know. No more having to bring a Europe DVD to Munich.
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