[Waddington]

Once you have the map on the USB, its simple. Insert the USB in the central usb port of the car, a message will come up "There is a Map Update, would you like to install it?" click "Yes". Wait 20 minutes and its finished. Did that in january and it worked fine.

When it comes to the BMW Download Manager it kept crashing all the time. It got the following advice which worked for me (I am on a Macbook Pro):

• Open the Font Book (Applications → Font Book)
• Use: File-menu → Restore standard fonts → Proceed

Just read your comment about the download manager, what a strange solution, but useful to know, thank you.

 

[Waddington]

Hi Jan, I did exactly that and verified the file before loading it onto the USB, but when I put it in the car, there was no such message, even after waiting for several minutes.

 

[Waddington]

Hi. Where do you find the map updates and versions on the website?

Go to The BMW Official Website | BMW UK

login, select your vehicle and the map data, I think.

 

[Waddington]

Evidently not, the map is out of date in the car as confirmed by the dealership but I have had no update prompts. It was only by chance that I looked on the website and it said there was a newer version. The download manager is terrible, it took multiple efforts over several days to download the update as the app kept crashing. Once downloaded and verified, transferred to a USB stick and put in the car. Nothing! Having to resort to going back to the dealership to get them to update the map.