1) Whenever she connects her iphone through bluetooth to the car it still shows the original owner (Serkan Turner) on the display. How do I change it to my wife's name?
2) The software shows it is running this version. What is the latest version and how do I update it?
Goto www.bmw.com/update and enter the last 7 digits of your VIN. It will then give you a download link for the latest firmware. The release notes will tell you what version it is so you can see if it is newer than what you already have.
As for the old owners name still showing up, you can try telling the car to forget all paired phones and then re-pair your wife's phone. There is an option to unpair/forget buried somewhere in the BT options if i remember correctly.
I think somebody manually entered the owner's name in the address book/contact list on the BMW using iDrive. I am hoping that by removing it, I will have solved the problem of the original owner's name.....
Did you do anything special for the software update. I download the update file from BMW, copied to a USB drive (FAT32 formatted) and it keeps telling me that it doesn't see an USB drive . I have the same software versions as you had in your picture.
The USB file is a .bin file and roughly 8mb in size. Make sure that there is nothing else on the USB drive and plug it into the usb port in the center console (not the glove compartment). I had the same problem with the glove compartment but then found the center console and it worked fine.
That was it. I only tried using the USB in the glove compartment as that is where it seemed to be working for everyone else....
Thanks again
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