CarPlay is disabled in your iPhone, go to ‘Settings > Screen Time > Content & Privacy Restrictions > Allowed Apps’ and enable both CarPlay and Siri.CarPlay is disabled in the infotainment system settings of your X1.If Apple CarPlay option does not appear your X1’s infotainment system when you connect your iPhone to your vehicle, it can be due to a number of reasons: You can go back to default infotainment system display on X1 by selecting BMW icon in CarPlay. Apple CarPlay icon will now appear on the home screen of your X1’s infotainment system, press it to launch CarPlay.

Select Connection Mode and then Apple CarPlay.

Now select your phone name under Mobile Devices > Connected Devices.

After a few seconds a prompt will automatically appear on your iPhone: “Use CarPlay with BMW?”.

Then touch Allow on Allow Contacts and Favorites Sync prompt if you want to download your phone contacts to the vehicle’s infotainment system.

A Bluetooth Pairing Request prompt will appear on your iPhone with a pin-code.

After a few seconds your phone name will appear on X1’s screen, select it.

Select Confirm note on next prompt: “When using Apple CarPlay, vehicle data will be sent to your device.”.

Select Apple CarPlay via Bluetooth and WiFi.

Go to the Communication menu in your X1’s infotainment system.

Activate Bluetooth and Wifi on your iPhone.

Apple CarPlay enable/disable option under Communication > Mobile devices > Settings Wireless CarPlay on BMW X1 Bluetooth and Wi-Fi must be enabled as well. This can be done by selecting Communication, then Mobile Devices, then Settings, and make sure Apple CarPlay option is enabled. Enable CarPlay in X1ĬarPlay must be enabled in your X1’s infotainment system settings before you can use it.

If you can’t see CarPlay or Siri & Search under your iPhone settings, then go to Settings > Screen Time > Content & Privacy Restrictions > Allowed Apps, and make sure both CarPlay and Siri & Search are enabled.

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