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      06-30-2014, 12:26 PM   #1
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BMW Assist and Connect

This is my first BMW, so please forgive my ignorance.

Could someone teach me how to set up BMW Assist, which I believe is called BMW ConnectedDrive in Europe.

I also downloaded an app called BMW Connect. My understanding is that I can sync it with the car through USB cable, but when I'm not in the car, is the data transferred through internet? Therefore, I need to set up the BMW Assist first so that I have online access to the car?

It's a little confusing to me. Never dealt with so many technologies in a car before. Thanks everyone!
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      06-30-2014, 12:41 PM   #2
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This is my first BMW, so please forgive my ignorance.

Could someone teach me how to set up BMW Assist, which I believe is called BMW ConnectedDrive in Europe.

I also downloaded an app called BMW Connect. My understanding is that I can sync it with the car through USB cable, but when I'm not in the car, is the data transferred through internet? Therefore, I need to set up the BMW Assist first so that I have online access to the car?

It's a little confusing to me. Never dealt with so many technologies in a car before. Thanks everyone!
Hit the assist button tell them you just purchased the car and want to do initial set-up. That's all I did.
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      06-30-2014, 12:44 PM   #3
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Hit the assist button tell them you just purchased the car and want to do initial set-up. That's all I did.
Prior to doing this, you should have filled out the BMW Assist Subscriber Agreement paperwork at the dealership. They have to submit it to BMW Assist before you can complete the setup process via the in-car Assist button.

For me, the paperwork was filled out and submitted on a Friday afternoon, but I couldn't finish the setup until Monday morning.
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      06-30-2014, 12:46 PM   #4
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Thanks both, I'll push that button and see if my dealer has submitted the paperwork for me.
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Go to Information then FAQ section of the App it explains everything. You have to open the App before or after it's connected...kind of a PIA. Not all that impressed with it but the Pandora and other items are ok.
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      07-02-2014, 02:01 PM   #6
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When I first opened up the BMW Assist app, the demo showed that you can vent the car using auxiliary power or something like that prior to you getting to the car. Then when I activated my account, the app doesn't have that function. Is it only available in Europe?
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When I first opened up the BMW Assist app, the demo showed that you can vent the car using auxiliary power or something like that prior to you getting to the car. Then when I activated my account, the app doesn't have that function. Is it only available in Europe?
I believe that is still the case. I think I remember reading some instances of people with jailbroken devices loading the European version of the app and getting it to work though...
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Works just fine on a vanilla Canadian iPhone and car.
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Works just fine on a vanilla Canadian iPhone and car.
so you have that Climate button on top of the online search? That's interesting, I thought the US and Canada had the same app.
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