The future of how we connect while driving is represented by the unique equipment option known as BMW ConnectedDrive. You can connect to anything that gives you a sense of safety, security, and connectivity with the help of a wide selection of intelligent services and apps that provide you with the information and entertainment you need while traveling. ConnectedDrive is an essential advancement in BMW efficiency, whether it is for work or play. Our Combox Retrofit improves the multimedia capabilities of your car’s communication system, giving you daily access to even more functionality!
I’m sorry to bring this up again, but I’m also curious about the requirements for Bluetooth music streaming. The following are my choices: (I think I grabbed all the audio related ones).
Is there anything else I should stream? The vehicle is an LCI e92 without iDrive or Navigation. What does the combox do in my case?
Your Bluetooth phone and the USB port in the center console are handled by the Combox.
Basically, no Bluetooth streaming means no navigation. Although the Combox has the hardware to support Bluetooth streaming, the conventional radio does not have the necessary software.
The best option is to buy a product like Tune2Air, which is what I had to do because I lack a navigation system.
I regret having to mention it once more, but I have a combox, iDrive, pro nav, but no bluetooth calls or streaming. Is it simple enough to add a mic and a bluetooth adaptor to the combox? If so, could someone please give me some parts and instructions?
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Hi… I just received my brand-new 2014 M235i yesterday. When I learned that it doesn’t allow Bluetooth audio streaming, I was somewhat upset. I am aware that expanded Bluetooth capabilities can be programmed into an item if it has a combox. I’m not entirely sure where to look to see if my car has a combox, though. I keep hearing that it’s “in the trunk,” but I’m not sure if that means it’s under a different panel or in the same well as the batteries, the red connector box, and the tire pump, which it isn’t. I apologize for being such a newbie, but I had to start somewhere.
Just so you know, I had no issues setting up my iPhone for hands-free calling. However, the option for an audio connection is not available.
To find out what head unit version you have, go to Navigation, Settings, and Software. There will be a series of numbers followed by some letters. You may identify your system by those letters. It is NBT if you have the machine with a larger screen (Next Big Thing). If you have this, the combox and maybe the CIC system (smaller screen) are built into the head unit together with the combox. Enhanced Bluetooth (EBT) can be unlocked via a code, enabling office and music streaming.
Your trunk’s combox is placed underneath the panel. You must remove it entirely in order to see it; simply elevating the floor won’t do. It’s not at all attached. The floor only needs to be lifted out of the trunk as a whole. Then you will see the fuse box and the combox. The Combox is the one facing the driver.
Do I have a combox on my BMW?
You may learn how to use your BMW head unit by watching the video below. If your map data version has “Premium” inscribed on it, your head unit is a CIC.
CIC (Pro Nav) – If your car has a CIC head unit installed, you’ll need a factory-installed combox.
The carpet in the boot must be taken out in order to determine whether your automobile has a combox installed (please do not ask us to check via VIN, please follow the steps below).
- Open the boot and remove all of your stuff before continuing.
- The boot liner carpet readily pulls out, so remove it completely and lay it down.
- The flat supporting hard board in the boot should be removed, not just lifted up.
- The item circled on the left in the image above is the combox (just forward of the battery). A fuse box will be visible to the right if you are searching in the proper spot (just forward of the battery).
- You don’t have a combox if the area to the left of the fuse box is empty.
- If the combox in the circle is installed. Great! You can be coded.
Unfortunately, due to the length of time and complexity of the installation, we do not refit comboxes.
The cost of the coding retrofit, PS91.67 + VAT, remains the same if the combox is already in place. For PS91.67 plus VAT, we can currently add this extended Bluetooth option to your car. Simply phone one of our team members at 0118 958 3481, and they will schedule you.
Please go back one set and check out one of the other tutorials if you have Next, Move, or Motion.
The purpose of a combox
The automated phone answering service provided by Swisscom is known by the trademark Combox. Any automated phone answering service, including those provided by other telecom service providers like Sunrise and Salt, is commonly referred to by this term in Switzerland.
Officially, Salt’s call answering service is referred to as Voicemail, whereas Sunrise’s is referred to as Mailbox.
When the person they are phoning is unable to (or does not want to) answer their phone, a call answering service (also known as a combox in Switzerland) allows the caller to record a voice message remotely over the phone. The call answering service is automatically triggered when a call is not answered, and the caller can record a message on the call answering service remotely over the phone. The recipient can access the call answering service and afterwards use their phone to hear the messages that were recorded. Most call answering providers now send SMS notifications to users of their phones when a message has been recorded on their call answering service.
It’s important to note that calling your call answering service from outside Switzerland may result in roaming charges.
A BMW com box is what?
Billfitz 10-18-2019 09:16 Combox, I wager, is a shorter way of expressing “telecom(munications) box.” All Bluetooth does is display the phone menu on the screen and transport the audio through the car speakers and microphone; connections are established through the phone.
Has CCC got a combox?
The BMW ConnectedDrive suite (Office, Internet, BMW Online/Live, etc.) and Bluetooth audio streaming and call functionality are provided by Combox, a distinct component that may be installed to vehicles with CIC (but not CCC).
Describe TCU BMW.
In the auto industry, the embedded system on board a car that wirelessly connects the vehicle to cloud services or other vehicles using V2X standards over a Cellular network is referred to as a telematic control unit (TCU). The TCU interfaces with multiple sub-systems via data and control busses in the car to gather telemetry data from the vehicle, such as position, speed, engine data, connectivity quality, etc. It may also implement the eCall capability in suitable markets and offer in-vehicle communication via Bluetooth and WiFi.
Be aware that the TCU abbreviation is frequently used to refer to the transmission control unit in the automobile industry. Looking at the context usually makes it feasible to resolve ambiguities.
A TCU includes:
- a satellite navigation (GNSS) device that records the vehicle’s latitude and longitude;
- a centralized geographic information system (GIS) database server that receives the monitored values via an external mobile communication interface (GSM, GPRS, Wi-Fi, WiMax, LTE, or 5G);
- a computerized processing device;
- a microprocessor or field programmable gate array (FPGA), which processes data and manages the GPS interface; a microcontroller, in some variants;
- a handheld communication device;
- and enough memory to properly retain information about the sensor data collected by the car or to save GPS values in mobile-free zones.
What can the improved Bluetooth on a BMW do?
Album art, music streaming, and USB connectivity are just a few of the advanced Bluetooth features that can be unlocked by adding Enhanced Bluetooth to your car. These functions are not included in the standard BMW Bluetooth package.
How can I tell what model of BMW iDrive I have?
The iDrive system’s navigation is a crucial component that makes getting from A to B simple. But since roads and sites of interest constantly change, it’s critical to maintain your BMW’s GPS maps updated if you want to get the most out of your iDrive.
Many of the most recent BMW models include over-the-air (OTA) map updates, which use the vehicle’s integrated SIM card to automatically download the most recent map data. The procedure in these automobiles is comparable to updating your smartphone to the most recent iOS or Android version; all you have to do is restart your car after your iDrive has downloaded the data.
For vehicles that do not allow OTA updates, a manual upgrade is necessary. Previously, updating BMW navigation maps required changing a DVD holding the map data. More newer vehicles include built-in hard drives that hold the data, allowing you to update your map by overwriting the hard drive’s contents. You can accomplish this with BMW by connecting a USB stick with the updated map data to the USB port in your vehicle.
It’s a good idea to determine which map version you need, which relies on your iDrive system, before purchasing a new BMW map. Use the settings menu when your iDrive navigation is open to navigate to “Navigation system version,” where you can see the region, version, and year of your current GPS data.
How can I identify my BMW with NBT?
The 5 Series E60/E61 was the first production vehicle to have CCC iDrive in 2003. After that, the X5 and X6 were added to additional BMW models until 2009. Throughout its existence, CCC iDrive benefited from two updates, which were released in 2007 and 2008. Some BMWs built in 2009 have the CCC head unit in addition to the new CiC controller (placed on the center console). These vehicles were regarded as “Hybrid” CCC/CiC iDrive systems but are essentially still CCC iDrive vehicles. Display resolution for the 8.8-inch, 640×240-pixel CCC iDrive system.
CCC Between the CCC and the CiC, the iDrive Systems’ antiquated LVDS transmission protocol necessitates an 8 pin, 8 wire link. Your IMI-1000 will be set up to work with the 8-wire LVDS connectors if your system is a CCC system.
If you have any of the following, you can determine if you have CCC iDrive:
1. 2x DVD/CD DRIVES: CCC iDrive Systems use a DVD drive to store and read the satellite navigation map data. If the main head unit has two DVD slots, the iDrive system is a CCC system.
2. The CCC menu system differs from other iDrive systems in that it has a center I and four primary menu items that correlate to the rotary controller’s directional “left, right, up and down” movements.
3. Determine whether you have the NAV option;
The 8.8-inch TFT/LCD display (measured diagonally)
5. Rotary Controller Type – One of the three CCC iDrive rotary controllers are what you will have.
An illustration of the CCC iDrive System, which has a rectangular metal LVDS connector, is seen below.