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December 1, 2012 Service bulletin

Headunit-High: Navigation System Cannot Be Activated

BMW technical service bulletin 651612 for 2011-2013 BMW 528I, 2011-2013 BMW 535I and 2009-2013 BMW 750LI and others.

Bulletin number
651612
Component
Equipment
Summary
"Headunit-High: Navigation System Cannot Be Activated. The navigation system cannot be activated when entering the 20-digit INITIAL enabling code manually. This occurs after the Pre-Delivery Inspection (PDI) for the vehicle was already performed and finished. The wrong 20-digit ""enabling code"" was entered during the first attempt; the Headunit-High locks up and the correct ""enabling code"" will not be accepted."

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