BMW 116i F20 Software Update

rice_hug · 11-17-2022, 06:43 AM

I have just bought a 2011 BMW 116i F20. My first ever BMW. The iDrive system is saying the software on it is

Multimedia: ME-007.003.000
Telephone: TE:007.003.000

It looks to me like it has never been updated. I went onto the BMW website with my VIN number to get the update file that you put on a USB stick but it doesn't work, I spoke to them and they said the car is too old to get updates now and the only way to do it is by going to a BMW dealer.

Speaking to a dealer, they can't squeeze me in for weeks and it will take them a day to do it at a £££ cost.

My questions: Does anyone on here have an update file that will work and, if not, would you recommend paying BMW to get the update done in a garage?

No one · 11-17-2022, 08:50 AM

Expect no magic updating your multimedia software.

Say, what do you think you have: a (driver's

) car or a smartphone on wheels? If the former, get yourself a new phone and enjoy (them both).

If the latter, the news is not too encouraging: your car might be too old to retrofit the new/modern shit you might long for. Here's a thread for your reference, to start (but I wouldn't

): https://f20.1addicts.com/forums/show....php?t=1813127.

If it's the whole car software update ("it will take them a day to do" - exactly, non-stop) you would get from a BMW service, I had mine updated to introduce a new steering rack to the car. Some minor "user interface" updates I discovered aren't welcome at all. I can't say anything about multimedia as I don't have any: I have a "business" radio (you couldn't get it in UK) featuring no stand-up screen (just a two-line display on the radio control panel) and a "reduced" iDrive.

My car seems to feel quite more powerful than before

, but I wouldn't relate that to (engine) software update (that is possible though).

Better fuel (why would they?) or I might just drive it better now.

11-17-2022, 06:43 AM	#1
rice_hug Registered 0 Rep 1 Posts Drives: BMW 116i Join Date: Nov 2022 Location: Manchester, UK iTrader: (0)	BMW 116i F20 Software Update I have just bought a 2011 BMW 116i F20. My first ever BMW. The iDrive system is saying the software on it is Multimedia: ME-007.003.000 Telephone: TE:007.003.000 It looks to me like it has never been updated. I went onto the BMW website with my VIN number to get the update file that you put on a USB stick but it doesn't work, I spoke to them and they said the car is too old to get updates now and the only way to do it is by going to a BMW dealer. Speaking to a dealer, they can't squeeze me in for weeks and it will take them a day to do it at a £££ cost. My questions: Does anyone on here have an update file that will work and, if not, would you recommend paying BMW to get the update done in a garage?
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No one Major 1037 Rep 1,340 Posts Drives: F21 118i Join Date: Oct 2014 Location: Undisclosed iTrader: (0)	Expect no magic updating your multimedia software. Say, what do you think you have: a (driver's ) car or a smartphone on wheels? If the former, get yourself a new phone and enjoy (them both). If the latter, the news is not too encouraging: your car might be too old to retrofit the new/modern shit you might long for. Here's a thread for your reference, to start (but I wouldn't ): https://f20.1addicts.com/forums/show....php?t=1813127. If it's the whole car software update ("it will take them a day to do" - exactly, non-stop) you would get from a BMW service, I had mine updated to introduce a new steering rack to the car. Some minor "user interface" updates I discovered aren't welcome at all. I can't say anything about multimedia as I don't have any: I have a "business" radio (you couldn't get it in UK) featuring no stand-up screen (just a two-line display on the radio control panel) and a "reduced" iDrive. My car seems to feel quite more powerful than before , but I wouldn't relate that to (engine) software update (that is possible though). Better fuel (why would they?) or I might just drive it better now.
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