And again, a big thanks to you for sourcing this for us!!

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The dealers will provide free software updates, but NOT to the MAPS, only the o/s.

Also, good luck finding a dealer that knows anything about what you read here. My dealer was arguing that he "just" got the V25 software upgrade. The Service Manager told me I was mistaken about the rev level and that I must mean V25...

I'm not sure who you were directing the "watch your wording" to. I'll assume it wasn't me since I tried to be very clear that this is an OS upgrade, not a nav disk update

With respect to dealers disputing that V26 is out, show them a copy of this and they will tuck tail quickly - http://www.xoutpost.com/pdf/v26.pdf

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Just done a successful upgrade on my 03/2005 (UK) 4.8is with the software downloaded from this post

I must admit I was a bit nervy about doing this myself at first.

I work at the local BMW dealer and thought at first I'll just get them to do it since I am still under warranty just in case it doesn't work and I have to take it in to them and have to explain what I done.

But I thought, "No way. He who dares wins!" and so I followed the instructions given here to the letter and a few minutes later I now have the latest version of the software appearing to run like a dream.

The only difference on mine to the screen shots shown earlier in this post was that the language choices on mine were different (D;GB;F) and it only took a couple of minutes max.

Not having used it extensively (since the upgrade a few minutes ago) I don't know of any potential side effects, but it looks good so far and I'll post any percieved 'glitches'.

Thanks again UCrewX5 and Ferri

I had mine updated at the dealer on 11/4 from V24 to V26. I printed a copy of the SIB (thanks to this website) and they updated it with no problem.
Service advisor tried to charge 30 dollars, but I talked them into doing it as a courtesy.
I love the change in graphics and display overall. However I don't care for the fact that you arterial streets disappear at 1/2 mile zoom. Hopefully they will correct that in the next version. Great improvement. Thanks.

HI UCrew...Here is another rookie, I'm new to this site and X5 world...I just purchased 2002 x5 SW 3-1/50, v19 looking to upgrade my navigation to the highest MK3 (v26 or v28), are you able to offer me step by step directions like above..PLEAZZZZZ

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Any BMW Nav OS disk V22 or higher will take a MKIII to the latest release level (3/1-63). See http://www.xoutpost.com/articles/all-...ystem-faq.html for more info.

Jeff

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Jeff, big THANKS!! for all your help and this website... What a big change to navigation screen... Not Lexus or Acura class, but anything is better than we had.. Mark

Oh my mouth is really watering now. Just downloading. Has anybody in the UK done this yet or will I be the first? I mean on this forum, not in the UK as a whole.