"Connect USB device with correct activation code to start guidance"

adeelhussain1987 · 11-30-2020, 03:06 AM

Hey all

Bit of help please?.

I got a 2016 330e. The Navagation year was 2016 so was never updated, regardless was working absolutely fine.

I was coding it using Bimmer-Code (wanted the mirrors to fold when i lock the car) which the nav worked fine after so I dont think the coding it corrupted it.

At the same time i got BMW connected drive to de-register the car of the previous person and register it to myself so I can use the BMW app. I believe once they done this the Nav stopped working, it now gives the error "Connect USB device with correct activation code to start guidance".

So I spoke to connected drive several times and they said they will try to send a map update but nothing came through, then they said they will speak to BMW in Germany to see what they can do and then lastly they just resorted to take it to a dealership to have a look at.

I didnt have time to take it to a dealership as I was moving houses. So one night i had a few hours free so paid for the newest version of the maps from ConnectedDrive (£99), downloaded this and put on a FAT32 USB stick with hope that this will fix it. I go the Activation Code for the maps as well.

When I put the USB into the car i get the following screens:

https://imgbb.com/zWdn6GW
https://imgbb.com/thhbgBF
https://imgbb.com/51WbTq5
https://imgbb.com/bbBhLyp

Any ideas on what I can do now?.

I dont have the activation code on the USB disc as i read in the forums it asks for it and you key it in when it does the update.

Any help would be appreciated.

Rick4345 · 12-07-2020, 06:28 AM

I'm surprised your activation code wasn't attached to your download.

I would contact connected drive and ask them about it.

adeelhussain1987 · 12-08-2020, 05:16 AM

Hi, would that be why its not working?. the activation code was sent to me by sms.

steve@codemybimmer · 12-11-2020, 12:55 AM

Were you playing around with the HMI settings on HU_NBT2? Looks like you coded it to ID5 Plus Plus or ID6 Lite so it changed the map activation scheme.

adeelhussain1987 · 12-24-2020, 10:01 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by steve@codemybimmer

Were you playing around with the HMI settings on HU_NBT2? Looks like you coded it to ID5 Plus Plus or ID6 Lite so it changed the map activation scheme.

Hey Steve

I was messing about with the ID5 and ID6 about a week or so prior to it not working, so thought it might not have been relevant.

I will restore it and see if i can update it then.

Adeel.

devan_le · 10-19-2021, 12:01 AM

[QUOTE=adeelhussain1987;26962355]Hey all

Bit of help please?.

I got a 2016 330e. The Navagation year was 2016 so was never updated, regardless was working absolutely fine.

I was coding it using Bimmer-Code (wanted the mirrors to fold when i lock the car) which the nav worked fine after so I dont think the coding it corrupted it.

At the same time i got BMW connected drive to de-register the car of the previous person and register it to myself so I can use the BMW app. I believe once they done this the Nav stopped working, it now gives the error "Connect USB device with correct activation code to start guidance".

So I spoke to connected drive several times and they said they will try to send a map update but nothing came through, then they said they will speak to BMW in Germany to see what they can do and then lastly they just resorted to take it to a dealership to have a look at.

I didnt have time to take it to a dealership as I was moving houses. So one night i had a few hours free so paid for the newest version of the maps from ConnectedDrive (£99), downloaded this and put on a FAT32 USB stick with hope that this will fix it. I go the Activation Code for the maps as well.

When I put the USB into the car i get the following screens:

https://imgbb.com/zWdn6GW
https://imgbb.com/thhbgBF
https://imgbb.com/51WbTq5
https://imgbb.com/bbBhLyp

Any ideas on what I can do now?.

I dont have the activation code on the USB disc as i read in the forums it asks for it and you key it in when it does the update.

Any help would be appreciated.

Hey I am having the same problem with a 2016 BMW 340i and was wondering if you fixed it?

Billfitz · 10-19-2021, 07:16 AM

Note to devan_le: you didn't put [/quote] at the end of the quoted text, so it doesn't show up as a quote.

jofri900 · 10-19-2021, 11:32 AM

Same Issue here as @adeelhussain1987. I've been looking around but no solution yet.

Jofri

teymur88 · 10-29-2021, 01:22 AM

Hello. Anyone found a solution?

Ace Rimmer · 11-04-2021, 05:37 PM

I believe this comes on the screen due to the internal FSC folder being deleted off the idrive, which can happen after coding, remapping, retrofitting, and ui upgrading.
I think if you contact Gerry at nav codes he could sort this out for you at a price though or course.
Shawn Sheridan would be a good guy to contact on here about it, and he can certainly point you in Gerry's direction, but he would be the man for this job.
By the way, don't bother wasting any money on BMW helping with this, they don't have a clue when it comes down to problems like this, and them sending a map update on usb to you wont solve it.

11-30-2020, 03:06 AM	#1
adeelhussain1987 Registered 2 Rep 4 Posts Drives: BMW 330e 2016 Join Date: Nov 2020 Location: UK iTrader: (0)	"Connect USB device with correct activation code to start guidance" Hey all Bit of help please?. I got a 2016 330e. The Navagation year was 2016 so was never updated, regardless was working absolutely fine. I was coding it using Bimmer-Code (wanted the mirrors to fold when i lock the car) which the nav worked fine after so I dont think the coding it corrupted it. At the same time i got BMW connected drive to de-register the car of the previous person and register it to myself so I can use the BMW app. I believe once they done this the Nav stopped working, it now gives the error "Connect USB device with correct activation code to start guidance". So I spoke to connected drive several times and they said they will try to send a map update but nothing came through, then they said they will speak to BMW in Germany to see what they can do and then lastly they just resorted to take it to a dealership to have a look at. I didnt have time to take it to a dealership as I was moving houses. So one night i had a few hours free so paid for the newest version of the maps from ConnectedDrive (£99), downloaded this and put on a FAT32 USB stick with hope that this will fix it. I go the Activation Code for the maps as well. When I put the USB into the car i get the following screens: https://imgbb.com/zWdn6GW https://imgbb.com/thhbgBF https://imgbb.com/51WbTq5 https://imgbb.com/bbBhLyp Any ideas on what I can do now?. I dont have the activation code on the USB disc as i read in the forums it asks for it and you key it in when it does the update. Any help would be appreciated.
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Rick4345 Lieutenant Colonel 470 Rep 1,659 Posts Drives: 2022 WRX World Rally Blue Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Somewhere iTrader: (13) Garage List 2022 Subaru WRX GT [0.00]	I'm surprised your activation code wasn't attached to your download. I would contact connected drive and ask them about it. __________________ Rick
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12-08-2020, 05:16 AM	#3
adeelhussain1987 Registered 2 Rep 4 Posts Drives: BMW 330e 2016 Join Date: Nov 2020 Location: UK iTrader: (0)	Hi, would that be why its not working?. the activation code was sent to me by sms.
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10-19-2021, 12:01 AM	#6
devan_le Registered 0 Rep 1 Posts Drives: BMW M2 Join Date: Oct 2021 Location: Canada iTrader: (0)	[QUOTE=adeelhussain1987;26962355]Hey all Bit of help please?. I got a 2016 330e. The Navagation year was 2016 so was never updated, regardless was working absolutely fine. I was coding it using Bimmer-Code (wanted the mirrors to fold when i lock the car) which the nav worked fine after so I dont think the coding it corrupted it. At the same time i got BMW connected drive to de-register the car of the previous person and register it to myself so I can use the BMW app. I believe once they done this the Nav stopped working, it now gives the error "Connect USB device with correct activation code to start guidance". So I spoke to connected drive several times and they said they will try to send a map update but nothing came through, then they said they will speak to BMW in Germany to see what they can do and then lastly they just resorted to take it to a dealership to have a look at. I didnt have time to take it to a dealership as I was moving houses. So one night i had a few hours free so paid for the newest version of the maps from ConnectedDrive (£99), downloaded this and put on a FAT32 USB stick with hope that this will fix it. I go the Activation Code for the maps as well. When I put the USB into the car i get the following screens: https://imgbb.com/zWdn6GW https://imgbb.com/thhbgBF https://imgbb.com/51WbTq5 https://imgbb.com/bbBhLyp Any ideas on what I can do now?. I dont have the activation code on the USB disc as i read in the forums it asks for it and you key it in when it does the update. Any help would be appreciated. Hey I am having the same problem with a 2016 BMW 340i and was wondering if you fixed it?
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10-19-2021, 07:16 AM	#7
Billfitz Lieutenant General 8243 Rep 16,079 Posts Drives: '15 328iX GT Join Date: Jan 2015 Location: New Hampshire iTrader: (0)	Note to devan_le: you didn't put [/quote] at the end of the quoted text, so it doesn't show up as a quote.
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10-19-2021, 11:32 AM	#8
jofri900 New Member 0 Rep 5 Posts Drives: BMW 3series F31 2016 Join Date: Oct 2021 Location: The Netherlands iTrader: (0)	same here Same Issue here as @adeelhussain1987. I've been looking around but no solution yet. Jofri
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10-29-2021, 01:22 AM	#9
teymur88 New Member 0 Rep 13 Posts Drives: BMW F30 LCI Join Date: Sep 2021 Location: Baku, Azerbaijan iTrader: (0)	Hello. Anyone found a solution?
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11-04-2021, 05:37 PM	#10
Ace Rimmer Private 23 Rep 75 Posts Drives: BMW F32 Join Date: Dec 2019 Location: UK iTrader: (0)	I believe this comes on the screen due to the internal FSC folder being deleted off the idrive, which can happen after coding, remapping, retrofitting, and ui upgrading. I think if you contact Gerry at nav codes he could sort this out for you at a price though or course. Shawn Sheridan would be a good guy to contact on here about it, and he can certainly point you in Gerry's direction, but he would be the man for this job. By the way, don't bother wasting any money on BMW helping with this, they don't have a clue when it comes down to problems like this, and them sending a map update on usb to you wont solve it.
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