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Enable BMW apps by coding ?

114K views 521 replies 215 participants last post by  shawnsheridan  
#1 · (Edited)
hello every body,
I just received my new 520i car 2014 two days ago. I'm newbie in coding but succeed to connect with e-sys and read data.

I'm in a country where connected drive is not available. however my car is equipped with

Can I by coding activate bmw apps and connect internet by phone connection sharing?

Thank you
 
#57 ·
PM sent.

9C FSC Code must be Imported and Activated and car coded for 6NR BMW apps.
 
#67 ·
Not possible. You can't use Donor FSC Codes unless you also use an Emulator / Activation Module, and then you need entire matching FSC Code set, not just a single FSC Code.

Even if you could, it would not matter as CHAMP Head unit is not capable of BMW Apps anyhow.
 
#69 ·
Hey Shawn, I would also like to get 6NR FSC Code.. Correct me if i'm wrong, I read somewhere if your vehicle is manufactured before a certain date you don't necessarily need FSC code?

Thanks in advance.
Date of manufacture is irrelevant. If you have CIC and v.40 or v.41 firmware, 9C FSC Code is not needed. The tradeoff is you have to run very old firmware and any new bugs fixed and / or features added since .43 would be missed.
 
#77 ·
PM sent. It is official BMW AG FSC Code and works in any Head Unit for which it was designed. It has no regional restriction.
 
#93 ·
If you have CIC Retrofitted, and you want BMW Apps, you need 9C FSC Code based on CIC VIN, and you must be using an Emulator / Activation Module for CIC Activation, not Script Activation. PM sent.
 
#96 ·
Hello,

but emulator can only work, if the FSC 9C is imported in the CIC, too.
And, you cant take any 9C FSC, this FSC must be for the same VIN as the others.

For activation without emualtor, PM me.

Thorstne
Yes, I explained in my reply to his PM, that his best bet in this case since he has emulator is to simply replace the entire set of FSC Codes with a newer set containing 9C rather than ordering a 9C for his current VIN.
 
#98 ·
HI,

much better is, to replace the emulator, most of the chinese emulators (most of them install these) are sending wrong can message, all ecus on CAN will have then kcan failure...

Thorsten
I assume in such a case that nothing works then including Navigation and Voice?
 
#100 ·
HI,

with software solution, all can work, navigation, voice and apps and map update is possible like OEM.

Thorsten
Yes, I know this. I have done it many, many times.

I am referring only to the instances you mention where "chinese emulators (most of them install these) are sending wrong can message". I would expect that not just BMW Apps is affected in this case, and that Navigation and Voice Control are likewise affected.
 
#102 ·
#104 ·
Hey Shawn,

I have a 2016 120d with navi Business. It's possible to code BMW Apps in my car?

Best regards
Joachim
If you have latest HU_ENTRYNAV (ROUTE Map), you can have BMW Apps. PM sent.