iDrive service history
Discussion
Does anybody update this themselves? How easy is it to do?
Debating whether to get car serviced by a BMW specialist with access to the online servers or at local independent garage and keep paper invoices, but update iDrive myself. Not sure if it'll get wiped whenever the car is at BMW for any work/recall.
Debating whether to get car serviced by a BMW specialist with access to the online servers or at local independent garage and keep paper invoices, but update iDrive myself. Not sure if it'll get wiped whenever the car is at BMW for any work/recall.
You can update it yourself with the right software, but it will only show on the idrive, so any update to the car will wipe it.
You need to be a registered garage to access the BMW portal to update it, then in theory the car will download the service information to it (I think thats how its done)
You need to be a registered garage to access the BMW portal to update it, then in theory the car will download the service information to it (I think thats how its done)
SteBrown91 said:
You can update it yourself with the right software, but it will only show on the idrive, so any update to the car will wipe it.
You need to be a registered garage to access the BMW portal to update it, then in theory the car will download the service information to it (I think thats how its done)
Thanks for reply, how does one become a registered garage? Is there a specific criteria needed for a garage to join?You need to be a registered garage to access the BMW portal to update it, then in theory the car will download the service information to it (I think thats how its done)
Must admit it's rather difficult to find somewhere locally that has access to it.
MitchT said:
Thread resurrection!
The OH has just bought a lovely 68 plate 118i. The PDI at 7 miles and the most recent service at 65k miles are in the iDrive, but everything else is on paper. Can it all be added to the iDrive retrospectively?
Yes, but it looks a bit of a risky ball ache….for a computer numpty like me, who’d probably cock it and I-drive up.The OH has just bought a lovely 68 plate 118i. The PDI at 7 miles and the most recent service at 65k miles are in the iDrive, but everything else is on paper. Can it all be added to the iDrive retrospectively?
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=WjHKuHpxnwQ&t=53...
I was meaning would a BMW dealer or a suitably equipped independent do it? I wouldn't dream of interfering with it myself.
Interestingly, the service at 65k has a green "OK" next to it, so the car seems to know that this service wasn't overdue, even though the only other one on the iDrive was the PDI around 65k miles ago and over six years prior!
Interestingly, the service at 65k has a green "OK" next to it, so the car seems to know that this service wasn't overdue, even though the only other one on the iDrive was the PDI around 65k miles ago and over six years prior!
If the lights have been reset at the correct intervals then the car will show the 65k service as on time despite the previous ones not being present in the iDrive.
Indies can do it, but I doubt they'd be willing to add in services that were done elsewhere as it could be seen as falsifying service records even if you have the paper copies.
Best bet is a Coder, there's loads of them on the Facebook groups etc than can do it remotely for you if you buy the correct cable and connect your laptop to the OBD port in the car. I had this done on a previous M4 as the Indie I used missed a digit from the mileage on the iDrive entry. Think the guy I used was Zed coding.
Indies can do it, but I doubt they'd be willing to add in services that were done elsewhere as it could be seen as falsifying service records even if you have the paper copies.
Best bet is a Coder, there's loads of them on the Facebook groups etc than can do it remotely for you if you buy the correct cable and connect your laptop to the OBD port in the car. I had this done on a previous M4 as the Indie I used missed a digit from the mileage on the iDrive entry. Think the guy I used was Zed coding.
Hammy98 said:
Indies can do it, but I doubt they'd be willing to add in services that were done elsewhere as it could be seen as falsifying service records even if you have the paper copies.
Fair point, though a lot of services carried out at indies just show as 00000 in the iDrive, as opposed to five numbers you get if a BMW dealer does it, so there's no way of knowing who entered the record anyway. That would surely cover their back.Did you but it from a BMW dealer then they will do it but maybe from an independent dealer.
Had it done on a z4 10year old with full dealer history- history on on idrive at that time but all serviving showed as due in correct time period in future. First visit to dealer- puts key in reader and shows lasrt service missed. Last owner left country had caless than two years so no idea which dealer had serviced it(book also not stamped). Eventually found advert fr when car was for sale with picture of foyer entrance.
Lot of hassle but they stamped book updated key and even gave me a copy of invoice.
My local indie has license to update service records so updates central BMW cmputer at same time as well as recording date, miles and service work done on idrive history record in car.
Had it done on a z4 10year old with full dealer history- history on on idrive at that time but all serviving showed as due in correct time period in future. First visit to dealer- puts key in reader and shows lasrt service missed. Last owner left country had caless than two years so no idea which dealer had serviced it(book also not stamped). Eventually found advert fr when car was for sale with picture of foyer entrance.
Lot of hassle but they stamped book updated key and even gave me a copy of invoice.
My local indie has license to update service records so updates central BMW cmputer at same time as well as recording date, miles and service work done on idrive history record in car.
MitchT said:
Hammy98 said:
Indies can do it, but I doubt they'd be willing to add in services that were done elsewhere as it could be seen as falsifying service records even if you have the paper copies.
Fair point, though a lot of services carried out at indies just show as 00000 in the iDrive, as opposed to five numbers you get if a BMW dealer does it, so there's no way of knowing who entered the record anyway. That would surely cover their back.Don't get hung up on all that BS anyway. Some BMW owners are absolutely obsessed with it, but it's meaningless when trading a car in. They don't give a crap about cars they punt off to auctions, and then where was the value in over paying for all those expensive and incompetent services for so many years?
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