Installation Instructions - BMW F10 CarPlay MMI Prime
A little prep before pairing your phone
(Applies to both iPhone and Android phone users)
Unpairing your phone from iDrive Bluetooth
Before you start the pairing process make sure to delete your BMW’s bluetooth connection from your
phone and also delete your phone from your BMW’s bluetooth connections menu.This will let the MMI
handle both media and phone calls.
Setting up the #8 memory button
In the car's iDrive menu go to Multimedia -> External Devices -> AUX and simply highlight it (do not
click on AUX). Once highlighted press and hold #8 on the face plate of your radio for approximately 6
seconds until the button is memorized as a shortcut for AUX. This will let you switch both the audio
source to AUX and video source to the MMI as the #8 also works as a shortcut for the MMI feed. It’s
simply the quickest and most convenient way to do that.
You can review the process here:
https://youtu.be/Cb824SWT1MM?t=824
Pairing an iPhone
Once you’ve installed all of the hardware and reconnected the battery you can pair your iPhone with
CarPlay. We highly recommend carrying out the initial pairing via a cable connection for best results.
Enabling Siri
In order for the CarPlay to work with your phone Siri has to be enabled. Go to Settings -> Siri & Search
and toggle on the Siri functions if you don’t have them on yet. You’ll be guided through a short set up
process.
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