NAV DVD Question?

[rmoraski]

I have an '03 4.6 that refuses to take a navigation disc newer than what came in it (2003.2, I believe). I tried the 2005.2 and 2004.2 discs, but the display read something to the effect of "Invalid navigation disc in drive." Are all X5s supposed to be upgradable? The dealer said something about a difference between green and blue discs... They'd had success with one but not the other. Any ideas?

[LeMansX5]

Originally Posted by rmoraski

I have an '03 4.6 that refuses to take a navigation disc newer than what came in it (2003.2, I believe). I tried the 2005.2 and 2004.2 discs, but the display read something to the effect of "Invalid navigation disc in drive." Are all X5s supposed to be upgradable? The dealer said something about a difference between green and blue discs... They'd had success with one but not the other. Any ideas?

May be you have a MK III nav drive, which is a CD drive. You may have to upgrade to MKIV DVD drive, if you want to use DVD discs.

[UCrewX5]

Originally Posted by rmoraski

I have an '03 4.6 that refuses to take a navigation disc newer than what came in it (2003.2, I believe). I tried the 2005.2 and 2004.2 discs, but the display read something to the effect of "Invalid navigation disc in drive." Are all X5s supposed to be upgradable? The dealer said something about a difference between green and blue discs... They'd had success with one but not the other. Any ideas?

There are two different versions of the Nav DVD disk (one has a green label and one has a blue label). One is for the new 5 and 7 series BMW's that use the MOST bus and the other is for the older generation BMW platforms (such as the e53 X5) that still use the i-bus. They are not interchangable.

An 03 should have a MkIV drive unless someone swapped it out for a MkIII. If the face plate of the nav drive says DVD on it then it's a MkIV.

[IFlyX5]

Originally Posted by rmoraski

I have an '03 4.6 that refuses to take a navigation disc newer than what came in it (2003.2, I believe). I tried the 2005.2 and 2004.2 discs, but the display read something to the effect of "Invalid navigation disc in drive." Are all X5s supposed to be upgradable? The dealer said something about a difference between green and blue discs... They'd had success with one but not the other. Any ideas?

You need the BLUE disc for your X5.