Personalization of settings
For BMW vehicles, the personalization of functions is known as a Personal Profile. Here, individual settings are stored in the vehicle on a key-dependent basis. The settings are called up again on unlocking the vehicle.
With application of the Car Information Computer (CIC) as of F01, Mobile Profile is possible.
Definition of Mobile Profile: Importing the Personal Profile into another vehicle.
With mobile profile the personal profile of the user can be transmitted via the following interfaces:
- External USB memory
- Online via the BMW Portal
Subsequently, the Personal Profile can be imported into another BMW vehicle.
The Car Access System (CAS) is the master control unit for the personalization.
The following profile numbers are possible:
| Profile number | Definition |
|---|---|
| 0 | Section 0 |
| 1 | Section 1 |
| 2 | Section 2 |
| 15 | Guest profile |
| 20 | Invalid section |
A service function in the diagnosis system can be used to reset the settings of the Personal Profile.
Moreover, a service function can be used to read out and change the profile numbers in the CAS.
Notes for Service department
General notes
When working on the CIC, particular attention must be paid to electrostatic discharge (ESD).
When working on electronic components of the CIC, comply with the following rules:
- The work must be performed on a conductive and earthed workbench. The additional special tool 12 7 192 is also used.
- The earthing cable is to be connected to a safe earthing point (water pipe, heating pipe, power socket earthing).
- First of all, the person doing the work puts on the wrist collar to achieve a discharge before taking parts out of the packaging.
- The electronic components are placed on the antistatic mat and also connected to the earthing cable.
On the Car Information Computer (CIC), fewer components can be replaced that on the Car Communication Computer (CCC). The following components can be replaced:
- Complete CIC
- Complete operating facility for IHKA and audio
The "Options" submenu provides the possibility to back up the complete music collection. Here, the data must be stored on a USB stick. Use a USB stick with a storage capacity of 8 GB. This function is already displayed in 03/2008, but is only enabled from 09/2008 onwards.
A data backup is only possible if the hard disk of the CIC has not been damaged and the interfaces to the CIC are still working perfectly. No recovery of music data has been agreed with the manufacturer of the CIC (Harman/Becker). This means that without a data backup the music files are irrevocably lost.