iDriveApps

Installer

Work through the steps in order. Each one unlocks the next. Keep the car on a charger and leave everything plugged in.

1License key

No key yet? Buy an entry.

2Helper app

Download and run the helper on the PC with the ENET cable, then click Connect.

Download for Windows

Double-click the downloaded app and leave its window open. Chrome or Edge recommended.

Tick all four boxes to enable Connect. This service only works with a wired ENET cable and an iDrive 7 head unit in diagnostic mode, and it resets your coding.

3Car

Ignition on (engine off), battery charger connected, ENET cable plugged in.

4Back up your original coding

Saves your head unit's complete original coding to Documents\iDriveApps\car-backups on your PC, using the verified tool. Read-only, and free: this never uses an installation. Required before root SSH (step 5), which changes your coding. You restore it in step 6.

Keep the car on a charger and don't unplug anything.

5Enable root SSH

Enables developer root SSH on the head unit and saves a private key and a ready ssh command to Documents\iDriveApps\ssh-keys on your PC, using the verified tool. This is what lets us install apps in step 7.

Fix key: use this if SSH connects (port 22 open) but login is refused with Permission denied (publickey). On some units the head unit stores a different key, so the one we enrolled is rejected. Fix key re-installs the correct key into the unit's real authorized-keys file. You normally won't need it: if we detect that exact symptom during flashing or a status check, we run Fix key for you automatically.

6Restore coding from backup

Root SSH (step 5) changes your coding, so put your original coding back here. This writes your saved backup to the head unit exactly as it was. Root SSH stays enabled (it lives in a separate region). Free: this never uses an installation. Keep the car on a charger.

    7Install apps

    Installs the MGU Store onto your head unit over the root SSH from step 5, using the verified mgu-install tool. Afterwards you browse and install apps straight from the Store tile on the car's screen, from GitHub repos, web links or a USB stick. Uses 1 installation.

    Requires root SSH enabled (step 5). Your PC needs an internet connection the first time: the Store and its components are downloaded, checked by size and SHA-256, then sent to the car.