AK-MOTION NEXTGEN · E46

E46 – Downloads & Updates

Find the dedicated E46 software for your NextGen display here, including all versions, changelogs and downloads.

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Latest E46 update

LATEST VERSION   ·   17 October 2026

Version 46.2.3

Download version 46.2.3

Changelog

  • Fixed: Display detection. The display could occasionally be driven incorrectly in the previous version.
  • Improved: K-Line communication status messages.

Version archive

Browse earlier E46 versions and their changelogs.

2026   ·   2025   ·   2024

2026

15 October 2026

Version 46.2.1

Download version 46.2.1

Changelog

  • New: SMG clutch teach-in. Requirements: The vehicle must be stationary, the transmission must be in neutral, the engine must be idling and the brake pedal must remain pressed. On the SMG page, tap the clutch icon, move the slider fully to the right and release it.
  • New: SMG shift-time measurement on the Times page.
  • Improved: Reading the SMG fault memory and feedback during clutch teach-in.
  • Improved: Diagnostic connection and connection-status display.
  • Fixed: Oil-pressure evaluation for the AK-Motion oil-pressure sensor and shift-light control.
  • Improved: General stability. Maximum values are now checked for changes every ten seconds and saved when required.

2025

8 May 2025

Version 46.1.8 Beta 5

Download version 46.1.8 Beta 5

Changelog

  • Added: Shift light (WS2812B control) – see FAQ.
  • Fix: DDE4 improvements.
  • Fault code descriptions are displayed in English when a language other than German is selected.

25 April 2025

Version 46.1.8 Beta 4

Download version 46.1.8 Beta 4

Changelog

  • Fix: DDE40.
  • Fix: The Beta 2 download was incomplete.

1 April 2025

Version 46.1.8 Beta 2

Download version 46.1.8 Beta 2

Changelog

  • Fix: Some values were not displayed.

31 March 2025

Version 46.1.8 Beta 1

Download version 46.1.8 Beta 1

Changelog

  • Improved performance.
  • Fix: Returning to the “Long press on Car Status” function after it had been activated once.
  • Fix: Temperature overview on vehicles with oil pressure, exhaust temperature and transmission temperature.
  • Added Fast / Default swipe animation speed under Settings / Display / Options-Values.
  • Added: AK-Motion oil pressure sensor.

25 March 2025

Version 46.1.7

Download version 46.1.7

Changelog

  • Fix: Setting a code when locking for the first time.

2024

23 December 2024

Version 46.1.6 Beta 3

Download version 46.1.6 Beta 3

Changelog

  • Fix: SMG reverse gear R was displayed as 7.
  • Fix: MSS54 exhaust temperature display on the Temperature page.

21 December 2024

Version 46.1.6 Beta 2

Download version 46.1.6 Beta 2

Changelog

  • Fix: VANOS exhaust actual/target values.
  • Fix: MSS54 exhaust temperature.

20 December 2024

Version 46.1.6 Beta 1

Download version 46.1.6 Beta 1

Changelog

  • Added: Automatic calibration of the external oil pressure sensor.
  • For automatic brightness and reading/clearing MK60 faults: Bridge pins 7 and 8 at the OBD2 port and connect a resistor of approximately 540 ohms between the bridged pins 7/8 and pin 1.
  • Fix: Reading and storing data in memory.
  • Fix: Keypad freezing.
  • Fix: MS43.
  • Added: Logger module.
  • Added: Auto-logging.
  • Added: DDE40 support.
  • Added: MS43.

5 August 2024

Version 46.1.2

Download version 46.1.2

Changelog

  • Fix: Initialisation when reading saved data and options.
  • Fix: Ambient pressure, required for external oil pressure and boost pressure sensors.
  • Fix: The display could not be switched back on after being switched off.
  • Fix: Oil pressure disappeared from Car Status after a restart when using an external oil pressure sensor.

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