Here's my write-up for future reference -
http://www.x5world.com/articles.php?action=viewarticle&artid=203

Thanks again to Brian for discovering this trick!!

• E38 New Gen radio/CD/Tape/AUX with Nav Split Screen! (pic) (url) - silber98 2005-04-27 23:27:00 (5237 views)
  • Did it today on my X5 and it worked perfectly!! (url) - ucrewx5 2005-04-29 13:03:48 (575 views)
  • Just want to confirm that this is with the new Gen. radio right? (nt) - LA-Sean 2005-04-28 12:32:25 (449 views)
    • Yes, Unless you dare try it on your radio ;-) (nt) - silber98 2005-04-28 13:02:20 (441 views)
  • Awesome, I can't wait to try in my '99 540iT tonight. - verhagke 2005-04-28 10:58:06 (472 views)
    • It worked!!! - verhagke 2005-04-29 09:30:20 (495 views)
      • Breakthrough! - Brian 2005-04-29 09:55:23 (351 views)
        • sorry, I do have a late model radio with flat pins. - verhagke 2005-04-29 12:58:43 (304 views)
        • We need to comfirm this! He states:btw, I have a 540iT with late model radio. - silber98 2005-04-29 11:17:44 (307 views)
      • Congrats! You are #3 in that it worked with this sequence! (nt) - silber98 2005-04-29 09:43:34 (309 views)
      • Go to www.x5world.com and download it. (nt) - silber98 2005-04-29 09:38:26 (384 views)
        • hmm, I can't find it. - verhagke 2005-04-29 13:08:02 (242 views)
          • Try this: I might be the same placed you tried. (url) - silber98 2005-04-29 13:52:19 (410 views)
            • yep, same place. However, I was doing something wrong... - verhagke 2005-04-29 17:14:19 (286 views)
    • Yards, No Accept, No 'Emergency' Function - Brian 2005-04-28 11:00:08 (406 views)
      • You basicly have the 'Emergency' Function as it give the Coordinates also just - silber98 2005-04-28 11:17:14 (316 views)
  • Excellent. This is Officially a Repeatable Process (nt) - Brian 2005-04-28 07:09:03 (371 views)
    • I did not need to repeat the radio on/off when upgrading to V.25 as it just kept - silber98 2005-04-28 11:21:24 (409 views)
  • Pretty sweet, you confirmed Brian's trick... (nt) - jcarey 2005-04-28 01:02:01 (324 views)