Officially titled: BMW Software Update for External Devices – Multimedia and Telephone
BMW no longer provides these updates on their main site, but they are still accessible from archived CDN links.
| File | Applies To | BMW System Prefix | Notes | Software Update Information |
|---|---|---|---|---|
UPD01008.bin |
CIC Multimedia System | MX-003.xxxxx | Improves USB/media/iPod playback | Readme_UPD01008_en.pdf |
UPD05074.bin |
Bluetooth / Combox Module | TX-003.xxxxx | Updates Bluetooth metadata, stability | Readme_UPD05074_en.pdf |
- Format USB to FAT32
- Copy
.binfile to the root directory of the USB (do not extract or rename) - Insert USB into car's port (usually in armrest)
- Navigate to
Settings → Software Update → Update Software - Follow on-screen prompts
- These are the final public updates from BMW for CIC/Combox as far as I know.
- But this is for older cars only (cannot define year range though)
- USB may not be recognized immediately - plug it in and drive for a while if needed.
- If iDrive shows "Too old" or "Not supported," the update may be incompatible with your software.
- However, if the update is rejected as "too old", try setting the vehicle's internal date ~10 years earlier, then cycle the ignition and try again.
- BMW 118i of year 2010
- There was a problem that multimedia did not display the song data when music was playing from bluetooth (on Spotify).
- One of these files was installed successfully and this issue was fixed. Sometimes it still shows 'unknown' instead of song data, but reconnecting device again helps on those cases.
- Other file was not recognised as valid after connecting the usb, but still keeping it here as it might be valid for other cars.