Installation Instructions - BMW i8 CarPlay MMI Prime
Introduction
Thank you for making a purchase from BimmerTech! The CarPlay retrofit is do it yourself friendly, but
if you’re not fond of working on your car don’t worry. You can always take your kit along with these
installation instructions to one of our recommended installers:
https://www.bimmer-tech.net/dealers
or to any other professional installer in your area. If you will be handing the installation over to a shop
from outside our recommended list ideally it should specialize in BMW vehicles.
If you will be installing the kit by yourself then it is recommended to do so in a clean, spacious, well lit
and climate controlled garage without pressing time constraints. It’s also possible to perform the
installation in a driveway or parking lot if you prepare the correct tools and are accompanied by nice
weather.
The installation requires disassembling various trim pieces of the vehicle so it’s best to take your
time, be gentle, careful and diligent in keeping track of which screw and clip came from where in order
to reinstall the parts correctly. Make sure to test the devices operation before final reassembly.
Please read the instructions in full before beginning the installation and also make sure to have a look
at the below installation videos.
The first one shows a previous version of our CarPlay MMI being installed in a 3-Series BMW.
Because of this, the cable connections, DIP switches and settings will be different but the CarPlay
MMI installation will be very similar.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EcFeoReDXkA
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