BMW software NAV upgrade
 

Hi,

I want to upgrade my nav software for X5(2006) and have found the following items on the net:

V28 software update (this seems to be a .mdf file) (300MB)
the DVD-high software (from a french poster)

Question:
What do I need to do without running risk to crash the nav-system?
I suppose I need to burn the .mdf file to CD and insert it into the MKIV system?
Next, I burn the high version on a DVD and insert that one in the MKIV?
Which formats are supported by the MKIV (CD-R, R/W, DVD R, R/W,...) ????

Many thanks in advance,
Steven

These questions have been asked before, so have a search in the forum.

• Using low quality CD media or burning too fast are a common cause of problems when upgrading the nav software
• Use ImgBurn to burn the mdf file to blank CD (not DVD)
• MKIV supports all those formats for maps - I use DVD-RW for the map

I succesfully burned the 2007-2 DVD!!! Many thanx.
One more question, I see I'm not able to enable perspective view.
How can I do it. Going to the settings menu and holding the menu button for 8 seconds??? Will this do the trick?
Do I need the software upgrade V28?? or V29?? to enable it.
I bought the car new august 2006, but can not figure out which version I have. Will the language be influenced when I change the SW?

I have V27 on my Navi and perspective view works. But you will need to enable it in the hidden menu. I dont know the exact translation on your system, because my is in German. But the following items should make it possible.

1. Push Button Menu
2. Choose Settings
3. Push the adjusting knop
4. Push immediatelly button Menu and hold for about 20 sec.
5. Scroll down on page 2
6. Perspective set ON
7. Push Button Menu
8. Choose GPS-Navigation wählen
9. Choose the road map modus
10. Push the adjusting knop
11. Choose Orientation (or something like that)
12. Choose Perspective

1-7 you will need to do just once.

I hope this is close to the english wording in your navi...