No new firmware now in almost a decade. It should say 4/1-00 if the latest official release. Numbers in the 80/90 are earlier versions 8.n and 9.n.
There are modified versions out there but these are unofficial and can cause language pack issues. Only the map discs are updated now.
E53 SatNav disks
Re: E53 SatNav disks
Never anthropomorphise computers. They hate that.
Re: E53 SatNav disks
I love this forum!
Recently purchased a 2003 (53 plate) E53 with the wide screen satnav - still running the original 4/12 firmware that it cam with when new 14 years ago.
If it's any encouragement to others with older ones - this updated beautifully to the latest v.32 firmware (4/00). Took about 4 minutes to do, and was seamless. I now have postcode lookup which I didn't before etc etc, and most pleasingly now have the 3D perspective view too! (took a minute to find the hidden menu to enable that, but well pleased with the result - looks loads better)
That and a nice shiny DVD with the 2017 map updates, and I'm very pleased to have brought a 14yr old car right up to date!
Recently purchased a 2003 (53 plate) E53 with the wide screen satnav - still running the original 4/12 firmware that it cam with when new 14 years ago.
If it's any encouragement to others with older ones - this updated beautifully to the latest v.32 firmware (4/00). Took about 4 minutes to do, and was seamless. I now have postcode lookup which I didn't before etc etc, and most pleasingly now have the 3D perspective view too! (took a minute to find the hidden menu to enable that, but well pleased with the result - looks loads better)
That and a nice shiny DVD with the 2017 map updates, and I'm very pleased to have brought a 14yr old car right up to date!