The CarPlay function of BMW cars imported to Russia as parallel imports has been disabled. In this respect reports News containing links to social network users.
“New BMW cars imported into the Russian Federation through parallel imports, mainly through European countries, no longer allow their owners to connect their smartphones to the on-board multimedia system. This will happen if the machine detects its presence in Russia,” the message reads.
It is noted that there is a temporary solution to solve the problem. To do this you need to disable the telemetry unit. Then the connection of smartphones will start working in normal mode (Car Play), but some other car options will stop working.
This is before Volkswagen announced About the suspension of support for a mobile application in the Russian Federation. Using a proprietary mobile application, Volkswagen customers in the Russian Federation can make an appointment for service and repair from an official dealer, check the authenticity of branded spare parts by marking, choose a car from those remaining in stock, and also receive technical assistance. It also has a function to decipher the meaning of the signal indicators on the vehicle’s dashboard.
Also Volvo stopped Software support for your cars. The proprietary Volvo On Call application will no longer work in Russia. Even if the user downloads it to his mobile phone, he will not be able to install it.
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