

Check these troubleshooting and repair guides for more help on your BMW vehicle.The following 135 users say Thank You to blokers77 for this post: 135 users say Thank You to blokers77 for this post We hope you find this guide, “BMW Radio iDrive Replacement | CCC CIC,” helpful. If it fails, your BMW iDrive will not work and may keep restarting. The radio on BMW vehicles has several functions, including the Navigation GPS, Bluetooth module, and CD drive, and is the brains of the iDrive. For example, if your BMW has Bluetooth hands-free calling installed, but the car that the radio came from didn’t have Bluetooth, your Bluetooth will not work until the installed radio has been coded to match your BMW options. I dug up instructions somewhere online and recoded my CCC last month. The CCC units themselves are all the same for E6x. While a used BMW radio from another vehicle will work, some functions may not. When you swap CCC, you need to reset it to your vehicle order. If you are replacing your BMW radio with a used BMW radio (eBay link), it will require to be coded and match the VIN in your car. Otherwise, you will set fault codes on various modules if you turn on the ignition when the radio is removed. Unplug the antenna, optical cable, and the rest of the wire harnesses from the back of the BMW radio.ĭon’t forget to disconnect the battery when replacing the BMW radio.Remove the four screws on the front of the radio.Be careful when pulling out the trim don’t bend it, or it may crack. Pull out the trim for the climate control.


The pictures and video are from a BMW 5-Series.
