It's 100% confirmed that my radio is the issue; it lacks a tmc module.
http://www.mini2.com/forum/interior-...ml#post3275301 (I have the Alpine and need to have a Siemens VDO).
Also I found out that the mkIII unit supports TMC natively with the Siemens VDO and latest map (better not tell my girlfriend that hehehe), not sure which radio you'd need for one of those ugly BMW's
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So the hunt is on again lol.