Software Update: Procedure
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- Verify that network connectivity is available to the vehicle by the words "3G", "4G", "LTE", or the WiFi icon appearing in the upper right corner of the touchscreen.
- Verify that there is an orange down arrow in the upper right corner of the vehicle touchscreen.
- If the down arrow is displayed, skip to step 4.
- If no down arrow is displayed, the vehicle software might be at the latest level for the vehicle, or no request for the latest vehicle software has been made. Continue to the next step.
- Touch Controls
and then touch Software
to request the latest vehicle software.NOTE: If the text "Your car software is up to date as of ." appears above Software Update Preference, the vehicle is already configured with the latest software.NOTE: If the orange down arrow does not appear in the upper right corner of the touchscreen within 10 seconds, the vehicle' network connectivity might be unreliable.
- Touch the orange down arrow to start the vehicle software download.NOTE: When the download starts, the arrow turns green. After the download completes, the green arrow is replaced by the yellow clock icon. If the clock icon does not appear within 45 minutes, the vehicle's network connectivity might be unreliable.
- Touch the yellow clock icon, and then touch INSTALL NOW.
- Verify that the firmware update was successful.Verify that the software update was successful.
- If the update failed, repeat from step 5.
- If the update succeeded, and the update was performed as one step of another service procedure, return to that procedure.
- If the update succeeded, and the update was performed as a stand-alone procedure, it is now complete.