I thought I'd start a thread, as it's pretty easy to have issues with the connectivity. Having had BMW Nav 6 on my RS I worked out a lot of the issues. The big thing to make it all work is to pair your headset as "GPS" to the bike. From my Sena 20C Pro you hold down the phone jog button for 5 seconds and then hit the phone button twice until you hear it say GPS pairing. If you use the first pairing option that it comes up with by default it will not work. You must pair your headset and your phone to the bike, never to eachother. The bike will run all of your music, calls, and gps instructions. Remember, always have your phone and headset on and within range before you start the bike. If you turn the headset on after the bike is on and past it's searching for connections stage the audio will not work. It's a finicky system but once you get it all working it should work well.
K67 bluetooth pairing.
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The K67 production so far has been getting periodic updates in software and occasionally in parts suppliers, but there haven't been changes specific to model year other than color options. In a few months new K67s are reportedly going to have Nissin rather than Hayes calipers, but again this isn't related to the model year. @BMW_388 can give far richer information about model designations, etc. Some countries also have differences (e.g., light systems, ECU tunes) and I don't know if Australia has changed the formula it gets from Munich for 2021, though it seems unlikely.
What does your dealer say is different specifically?
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need more data on your bike. Just because the dealer indicates it up to date does not really mean it is up to date. The reason is the ISTA that some dealers have installed is not really the latest version from BMWAG.
Go to the TFT and get to the settings menu > Information > Version
The latest version of the TFT software as of Dec 15th 2020 is 022_005_041
No matter it is iPhone or Android, it is supposed to BlueTooth work.
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I've been assuming that it isn't in RACE PRO and has been successfully connected to another device/phone, per my recommendation. Though the summer software update that enables Bluetooth in RACE PRO should be on any 2021, I assume? Would there be country-specific differences here?
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The first testing I did back when we had this discussion was on Euro setup cluster. It was USA wiring, but, the coding in the ECU and Cluster was tested before I used it in what is now Mule 2. Mule 2 is in all practical setup as Euro built bike in the USA.
so, I will try to test this current cluster setup on pairing with my SamSung tablet. I dont have a recent samsung phone any longer.
Thanks, Tom. I thought this could be the issue. I've tried in Race, Rain, and Road. We tried several devices. No devices get detected when Bluetooth is searching. Thanks for the suggestion.
I hope the Bluetooth connectivity works. Please update if it doesn't? Thanks!
Worked on my 2020 so hopefully it's the same lol.
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It looks like the entire Bluetooth is bad. I imagine that it's just a part of the Kombi computer and the entire TFT system needs to be replaced.
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The software can have an issue upon loading, and still be sucessful enough to look like it is a functioning TFT unit. Could just be bad production of the TFT in that the Bluetooth chips are not working.
The dealer cannot force reload a module like I can, so they will only have the option of getting a new unit from BMWAG under warranty replacement.
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If you haven't accepted delivery and rode the bike out, I would seek a new bike instead of waiting on a major part that likely needs to come from Germany. Though this is made more difficult by the current caliper-related stop sale.
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If I had to guess, I would place a bet on the Bluetooth antennae being disconnected internally. But I doubt it has an serviceable parts except by a deep hacker, and this is obviously not what you do with a brand-new bike.
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You never indicated what version of software shows on your TFT unit.
I just tested my latest updated TFT on the Bluetooth. the Android unit will not connect. The iPhone will connect. I dont have any other Android devices to test on connection, but the Galaxy tab 4 sees the TFT. The name of it is ICC6.5in , but in the TFT it never displays the Tab 4 and cannot connect.
The ICC6.5in see my iPhone no problem and connects.
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