[i4M50Guy]

Thought I’d run a poll to see who has the manual battery pre-heat option after the update to software version 11/2022.xx

If you do have the option, please state your software version and when your car was built in the comments.

Thanks!

 

[5638]

Thought I’d run a poll to see who has the manual battery pre-heat option after the update to software version 11/2022.xx

If you do have the option, please state your software version and when your car was built in the comments.

Thanks!

Where do i find the build date?

 

[i4M50Guy]

Where do i find the build date?

It’s usually no more than a few weeks before delivery but you can also use a VIN decoder to check.

 

[ssh]

Nope… 11/2022.44

 

[i4M50Guy]

Where do i find the build date?

Try this VIN decoder. It shows the production date.

VIN Decoder

 

[andrei_nn]

I only have the climatization button
P.date Nov.22

 

[trivalent]

If you do have the option, please state your software version and when your car was built in the comments.

May I suggest: Also please provide a screenshot of the feature, or at least a description of how to find it. Thank you.

 

[trivalent]

May I suggest: Also please provide a screenshot of the feature, or at least a description of how to find it. Thank you.

Examples are here. EU cars only for now it seems.

 

[i4M50Guy]

Examples are here. EU cars only for now it seems.

But seemingly not all EU/UK cars though.

 

[trivalent]

But seemingly not all EU/UK cars though.

In which case, BMW are playing it safe; trickling out the new feature to relatively small segments of the owner base before a full-scale release.

 

[i4M50Guy]

In which case, BMW are playing it safe; trickling out the new feature to relatively small segments of the owner base before a full-scale release.

Hopefully that’s all it is.
Don’t want a repeat of the iX3 situation where the LCI model got it but the pre-LCI model never did, even though it still pre heats if the nav destination is a charge point.

 

[johrys]

I read in a Swedish Fb-group that the preheat functionality does not come with over the air update and there’s another update done by the dealers which add this function. Can still be a regional thing but maybe explains why some people have this.

 

[J_P]

and there’s another update done by the dealers which add this function

Interesting. My car is going in for the software update on 11th January, I will email them in advance and see if they know anything about this.

 

[i4M50Guy]

Interesting. My car is going in for the software update on 11th January, I will email them in advance and see if they know anything about this.

Sadly, they probably won’t have a clue, but hopefully the dealership upgrade works. It could be that more ECUs get updated at the dealership vs OTA.
Flashing ECUs is always risky so I can certainly see that they’d want to limit any issues caused by updating remotely when the car isn’t connected to a PSU to keep the 12v battery alive while flashing.
Mine is booked in for early February if it doesn’t get the 11/2022 update OTA.
Please keep us updated on how you get on if you can!

 

[J_P]

Please keep us updated on how you get on if you can!

Always 👍

 

[i4M50Guy]

@Prunelles @Faija @DrLuke @i4de
Since you guys have the battery pre-heat function, could you perhaps tell us if you got that from an OTA update or was it from a dealership update?
Thanks!

 

[i4de]

I might have clicked the wrong way, the rental I have has it since October so even without the update.

 

[robertblow]

My car is still on 07/2022 software version with no sign of any OTA update. - keep checking periodically in both the car and the app but nothing so i cant say either way. Thanks

 

[i4M50Guy]

I might have clicked the wrong way, the rental I have has it since October so even without the update.

Do you know what software version it’s running?

 

[falconey]

Sadly, they probably won’t have a clue, but hopefully the dealership upgrade works. It could be that more ECUs get updated at the dealership vs OTA.
Flashing ECUs is always risky so I can certainly see that they’d want to limit any issues caused by updating remotely when the car isn’t connected to a PSU to keep the 12v battery alive while flashing.
Mine is booked in for early February if it doesn’t get the 11/2022 update OTA.
Please keep us updated on how you get on if you can!

I don't think this option would require an update to the ecu. It's probably a background option in the idrive menu that is hidden.