
Step 4) Plug your already connected adapter into your iPhone’s lightning port. (3 bubbles in the upper left of the shortcuts screen) Step 3) Put the car in auxiliary mode let everything turn on and chime Step 2) Plug in rj45 adapter to Enet cable (do not plug into phone yet) I decided to register an account and detail my steps for everyone here.

Excited to start coding I was quickly unexcited to see I could not get the app to read my new adapter. I received the lightning port to RJ45 adapter and ENET cable. Here is an example of a setup to work on iPhone 12 Pro. How to Set up BimmerCode with ENET Cable? If the connection fails continuously, please lock the car, let it rest for a while and then try again.Tap “Connect” on the start screen in the BimmerCode app.Open the settings in the BimmerCode app and make sure the correct adapter type is selected.Open the iOS Ethernet settings and wait for an IP address to be assigned.


In order to use the ENET cable with an iPhone, you would need a lightning to ethernet adapter for the iPhone.Ī lightning to ethernet adapter is like this, you can get it from ebay, ali or Amazon. The ENET cable is best used for coding on a Windows computer, however, you can also use it on an Android and iOS smartphone.īoth BimmerCode and BimmerLink for iOS added the functionality to use a BMW ENET cable as the interface to the car. The Ethernet to OBD cable or ENET is a cable commonly used as an adapter for coding a number of BMW models – such as the BMW F-series, the new 1 Series, 3 Series, 5 Series, 7 Series, GT, X3 and the latest BMW G-Series.
