Update CIC Navigation Maps (USB Method)

jwalker87 · 05-07-2020, 05:16 PM

Hi all! I've been meaning to update my 2011 e90's maps for a while now (still on 2010...), but I never made it happen until I saw the thread linked below. Made it sound very easy and straightforward, and it was! Everything worked flawlessly and as described. Super easy. Highly recommended if you have CIC and anything earlier than 2020 maps.

https://www.xbimmers.com/forums/show....php?t=1716225

opjose · 05-07-2020, 05:58 PM

It is very easy if your car meets the prerequisites and you do not have the 123456 vin number problem.

A lot of people experiencing issues do not have a car system that this works for.

jwalker87 · 05-08-2020, 07:11 AM

Good point - may not work for everyone, but I know it ended up being much easier than I thought, so wanted to share the cross-forum information. Worked on my e70 and e90 LCI.

opjose · 05-08-2020, 07:34 AM

Excellent!

JUMAS · 05-09-2020, 06:28 PM

I just wanted to come on here and thank the OP.

I just got done with my update andI've owned my car for the better part of two years and I kept from doing this cause I was thinking it was difficult, it really wasn't.

I also wanted to address/clear up a few things that I thought of that I didn't see a post on.

OP i believe said he did one of his cars on a battery tender, I did too. Worked well.

When I downloaded the maps from the torrent, it had the NA maps and listed part 1-5.
When I went through the thread I may have missed the confirmation that you only needed part one. I only used part one and it worked well.

I didn't know if I should reformat the usb when uploading the map update to it as it had been used for the 1b file and such, so since there was no clear answer. I formatted it and just loaded the update on the the freshly formatted drive.

My car prompted for the update automatically when it read the usb in the glovebox.

Thanks again!!

opjose · 05-09-2020, 06:52 PM

To be clear you DO need all five parts of the torrent download... but you only unpack the first one.

The utility you use will automatically continue with the other four to finish.

Your car must meet all of the indicated prerequisites too.

Almost everyone having issues did not pay strict attention to the prerequisites, often trying to update Next, Business and other systems that this does not work on or a CIC with the wrong vintage firmware.

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jwalker87 Major 320 Rep 1,023 Posts Drives: '08 335i, '11 335xi, '01 Z3M Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Pittsburgh, PA iTrader: (2)	Update CIC Navigation Maps (USB Method) Hi all! I've been meaning to update my 2011 e90's maps for a while now (still on 2010...), but I never made it happen until I saw the thread linked below. Made it sound very easy and straightforward, and it was! Everything worked flawlessly and as described. Super easy. Highly recommended if you have CIC and anything earlier than 2020 maps. https://www.xbimmers.com/forums/show....php?t=1716225 __________________ 2001 e36/7 M Roadster 5spd 2008 e90 335i 6spd 2011 e90 335xi 6spd 2011 e70 x5 diesel 2010 Ducati Monster 696
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opjose Major 242 Rep 1,353 Posts Drives: 335xi Join Date: May 2016 Location: Md iTrader: (0)	It is very easy if your car meets the prerequisites and you do not have the 123456 vin number problem. A lot of people experiencing issues do not have a car system that this works for.
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05-08-2020, 07:11 AM	#3
jwalker87 Major 320 Rep 1,023 Posts Drives: '08 335i, '11 335xi, '01 Z3M Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Pittsburgh, PA iTrader: (2)	Good point - may not work for everyone, but I know it ended up being much easier than I thought, so wanted to share the cross-forum information. Worked on my e70 and e90 LCI. __________________ 2001 e36/7 M Roadster 5spd 2008 e90 335i 6spd 2011 e90 335xi 6spd 2011 e70 x5 diesel 2010 Ducati Monster 696
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05-08-2020, 07:34 AM	#4
opjose Major 242 Rep 1,353 Posts Drives: 335xi Join Date: May 2016 Location: Md iTrader: (0)	Excellent!
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JUMAS Private First Class 39 Rep 161 Posts Drives: 2011 335i Join Date: Mar 2018 Location: Tampa iTrader: (0)	I just wanted to come on here and thank the OP. I just got done with my update andI've owned my car for the better part of two years and I kept from doing this cause I was thinking it was difficult, it really wasn't. I also wanted to address/clear up a few things that I thought of that I didn't see a post on. OP i believe said he did one of his cars on a battery tender, I did too. Worked well. When I downloaded the maps from the torrent, it had the NA maps and listed part 1-5. When I went through the thread I may have missed the confirmation that you only needed part one. I only used part one and it worked well. I didn't know if I should reformat the usb when uploading the map update to it as it had been used for the 1b file and such, so since there was no clear answer. I formatted it and just loaded the update on the the freshly formatted drive. My car prompted for the update automatically when it read the usb in the glovebox. Thanks again!!
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05-09-2020, 06:52 PM	#6
opjose Major 242 Rep 1,353 Posts Drives: 335xi Join Date: May 2016 Location: Md iTrader: (0)	To be clear you DO need all five parts of the torrent download... but you only unpack the first one. The utility you use will automatically continue with the other four to finish. Your car must meet all of the indicated prerequisites too. Almost everyone having issues did not pay strict attention to the prerequisites, often trying to update Next, Business and other systems that this does not work on or a CIC with the wrong vintage firmware.
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