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      11-24-2011, 12:13 PM   #9
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Originally Posted by sfax View Post
I was told it takes this long too. I think it's less an upgrade and more a complete reinstall. I'm not sure but I think they go online whilst connected to the car. Perhaps the install is done using remote files on a server in Germany and you can't just take an installation image away and install offline.
X3 has a software upgrade feature, I tried to use it, it asks for upgrade software on USB. I wonder if this is just a plan on BMW side on paper to allow software upgrade at customers end.
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