Suppose you are driving the car on the highway, it is the best choice to set up a stereo navigation system as it can provide the best services including bluetooth, wifi and other various function. For the owner of BMW, there’s nothing better than installing a radio on their own as the consideration of budget. But for those who never have the installation experience before, what is the most efficient way to install their new car stereo in BMW? To solve this problem, maybe they can read the following detailed installation instruction of BMW Series 3 2013-2016 Stereo Navigation System as a reference.

Before installation, you should pay attention to some important tips. First of all, you can disconnect the power and prepare some tools such as lever before the removal and the installation. Secondly, you should keep all the separate parts from the car and take great care of the dashboard to avoid scratching it during its detachment and installation.

Last but not least, you should keep handy any parts from the car and make use of all the original screws from the car as much as possible so that each related part of the unit can be fixed securely.

Installation Instruction of Navigation for BMW Series 3 2013-2016

1.Lever decoration panel from the right side to the left.

2.Disconnect the 2 wires as shown and Lever the bottom decoration cover.

3.Pull the cover out and disconnect the wire.

4.Take off 4 marked screws, pull out the button assembly and put it aside.

5.Take off 4 marked screws on head unit and pull out the head unit.

6.Take off 2 screws as reveal and pull out the screen, unplug the wiring.

7.Pick up buckle of the cable and pull the main cable out.

8.Lever the OEM buckle of fiber optical (if with OEM fiber optical) and Unplug the fiber optical connector from OEM cable.

9.Connect the unplugged fiber optical connector with new wiring(if with OEM fiber optical) and check the connection.

10.Connect OEM male connector with new female connector and the new wiring with the back of original radio.

11.Adjust the place of all wiring and put the head unit back.

12.Connect new cable and OEM LVDS connector with new screen.

13.Fix the new screen and 2 screws at the bottom as well as the screws of head unit.

14.Fix 4 screws as revealed and put the AC vent assembly back.

15.Install the bottom decoration cover.

Once the installation finished, you can check if the new stereo can be used as normal. As long as you follow the correct steps above, you will definitely be on the right path of the installation of car radio. But if you still find some problems during these steps, you can ask a professional for help or consult your car dealer. And the easiest way is to search the answer from the website as there are dozens of tutorials including videos and other detailed information guide, especially the website from Seicane which covers a wide range of Stereos for different car brands and even installation steps about them. Here is a link of the related product of 2013-2016 BMW 3 Series Radio.

Unlike the other stereos, this one can support original all functions including music, videos, phone calls as well as the backup camera. What’s more , it can adjust song with different tones and offer you various sense of sound during your driving way as it has 16EQ DSP tuning systems inside.

Besides, with 10.25 inch IPS screen, this unit looks very exquisite. Its screen feels very smooth and flawless. Just enjoy a visual feast on this 1280*480 resolution unit. And only exchange your original car TFT monitor,and it is easy to install. No Gap, OEM Style. More over, The are some outstanding functional features inside the radio including the stable and fast CPU, the large storage capacity as well as the latest Android 10.0 system.

All in all, if you really like it, it’s never too late to buy it and go for it now !