iDrive update question

[shaunmed]

i have an '08 E70 and i have 2 questions:

1. has anyone had their iDrive updated from the brown colored motif to the newer blue colored menu screen/ motifs? (see pictures below) and if so does the menu architecture change?

2. what is the best complaint to give my service guy so that he would do the upgrade? are there any Service Bulletins specific to any known problems?

thanks

[JCL]

The newer iDrive came from a different supplier, with all new hardware, and a new controller.

Any software updates were only to fix bugs, not to add features.

You would have to tell your service guy you want to buy a 2010 model.

[apw2607]

Originally Posted by JCL

The newer iDrive came from a different supplier, with all new hardware, and a new controller.

Any software updates were only to fix bugs, not to add features.

You would have to tell your service guy you want to buy a 2010 model.

Hang on a moment. He's not talking about the CCC to CIC update.

The CCC idrive had several 'updates' during it's life. One did include a overhaul of the user interface. In a effort to improve performance the color pallet used was reduced ... Hence menus got a new color amongst other stuff.

Tell your service advisor that your display brightness setting doesn't get remembered if it's set to something else from default. Or say idrive reboots itself at random times ... Just make anything up.

[shaunmed]

well i did what you guys said and my service manager is said he'd update all the electronics in the car tomorrow, iDrive, transmission and a bunch of other stuff which i didnt know could be updated.

what else can be updated through software?

i will report the changes.

[Spanky Deluxe]

Originally Posted by apw2607

Hang on a moment. He's not talking about the CCC to CIC update.

The CCC idrive had several 'updates' during it's life. One did include a overhaul of the user interface. In a effort to improve performance the color pallet used was reduced ... Hence menus got a new color amongst other stuff.

Tell your service advisor that your display brightness setting doesn't get remembered if it's set to something else from default. Or say idrive reboots itself at random times ... Just make anything up.

How does the look of the updated CCC iDrive look compared to the original one? I mean, how can you tell?

[apw2607]

Originally Posted by Spanky Deluxe

How does the look of the updated CCC iDrive look compared to the original one? I mean, how can you tell?

Should notice the main menu changes from brown color to more a grey-ish. Less colors are used throughout all the displays.

I'm not convinced this update ever applied to the E70 though since it came out after this update was done to the CCC idrive across the other models. But maybe early 07 got the older style interface.

This might help

Getting my I-drive upgrade - BMW 3-Series (E90 E92) Forum - E90Post.com

[Spanky Deluxe]

Originally Posted by apw2607

Should notice the main menu changes from brown color to more a grey-ish. Less colors are used throughout all the displays.

I'm not convinced this update ever applied to the E70 though since it came out after this update was done to the CCC idrive across the other models. But maybe early 07 got the older style interface.

This might help

Getting my I-drive upgrade - BMW 3-Series (E90 E92) Forum - E90Post.com

Cool, thanks. I just want to know what to look out for when I get my 2008 E70. I can't remember what background colour it had but I'm pretty sure it was grey. :-)

[blondboinsd]

Originally Posted by shaunmed

i have an '08 E70 and i have 2 questions:

1. has anyone had their iDrive updated from the brown colored motif to the newer blue colored menu screen/ motifs? (see pictures below) and if so does the menu architecture change?

2. what is the best complaint to give my service guy so that he would do the upgrade? are there any Service Bulletins specific to any known problems?

thanks

1) I'm pretty sure mine is blue but as you can see from picture 2 that is the upgraded I-Drive so the upgraded I-Drive may be the only one with the better graphics

2) When they updated mine it was due to freezing issues