Delivery Process of the Activation Codes Over ASAP

The majority of software functions and applications are not activated by customers, rather by BMW Service employees over the BMW programming system.

A special process was created for BMW employees to request the activation code from the BMW AG headquarters, to download it to the workshop PC and then to import it into the corresponding vehicle over the BMW programming system.

The part number for the activation code is available after input of the vehicle identification number in the EPC (Electronic Parts Catalog).

Upon request from the BMW Service employee, the parts technician orders the activation code over the appropriate Dealer Management System.

The activation code is now created in the BMW AG headquarters. It is normally available to the Service employee in the ASAP portal within a very short time.

NOTE: The delivery time for the activation code may be delayed for up to one workday due to country-specific circumstances and the world-wide time difference.

The activation code is now ready for download as a ZIP folder (content = 3 files) in the ASAP portal and is shown after input of the corresponding vehicle identification number.

This ZIP folder must be saved in a temporary directory for subsequent extraction of the contents.

These "unzipped" contents are now to be saved in on a CD/DVD or via the use of a USB stick as long as it has been formatted as a removable disc.

NOTE: No external USB hard drives will be supported.
Not all USB devices are compatible with the system.

NOTE: Cancellation of the activation code is only possible before the start of the download. Therefore, a check should be made before the download of whether the vehicle identification number of the customer's vehicle is correct. The activation code is invoiced when the download starts even though it has not been installed in the customer's vehicle.
Cancellation after the download is therefore no longer possible.