This 8.8-inch touch screen head unit adds Apple CarPlay and Android Auto to compatible BMW models. Both work wired or wireless. It also has built-in DAB+. Once your phone is connected, you can use messaging, calling, music and navigation, and you can use Siri or Google Assistant by voice.
While the unit is inactive, the original video signal passes through unchanged and the car works as before. When it is activated, its video signal appears on the display. It is an optional add-on to the original head unit, not a replacement, and you can switch between the two by pressing and holding the "Menu" key.
When you reverse, the system switches to the camera automatically. It works with most steering wheel controls, the original iDrive knob, the original parking sensors and the original optical fiber system. The unit outputs sound through the car's AUX input, so the car must have an AUX function.
- Screen size
- 8.8 inch touch screen
- Apple CarPlay
- Wired and wireless; compatible with iPhone 5 and later
- Android Auto
- Wired and wireless
- Voice control
- Siri ("Hey Siri") and Google Assistant ("Hey Google"), or the mic button
- Radio
- Built-in DAB+
- Audio output
- Through the car's AUX input (AUX function required)
- Reverse camera
- Switches to the camera automatically when reversing
- Switching systems
- Press and hold the "Menu" key to switch between this unit and the original head unit
- Works with
- Most steering wheel controls, original iDrive knob, original parking sensors, original optical fiber system
- CCC system