Upgrade apim to get higher Sirius chanels

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If you mean upgrading APIM firmware you can refer to these threads and it should help you get sorted with upgrading the firmware:

APIM Firmware Upgrade

Hi All, I have just done the upgrade to V3.4 on my Sync 3 (retrofitted in a MK3 Focus from Sync 1). All looks good and what a great effort on the installer. Really easy to use. Keep up the great work. Well I don’t get the Calm Screen so I guess my APIM firmware is too old. Anyway, I got the latest 2.4.3 version of Forscan and am willing to attempt the firmware upgrade (I am aware there is always a risk of this going wrong and being left with a not so insignificant bill). But I am willing to g…

Updating APIM Firmware (Calibration Files)

Updating APIM Firmware (Calibration Files) You may wish to upgrade your APIM firmware to get features like radio logos and calm screen. Before starting this process, it is recommended that you try making the asbuilt changes to enable calm screen and radio logos first, as 2018 and onward vehicles are likely to have this update anyway. NOTE: Once you have made the asbuilt changes, perform a master reset of your APIM and check that radio logos and calm screen stay enabled. If they disappear, you…

However that being said, it is not really a matter of APIM firmware when it comes to Sirius XM as much as it is the ACM. Newer model ACM units handle the Sirius signal differently than previous generations and therefore allow for the full catalogue of channels among other features.

You can still try upgrading your APIM firmware and updating to the latest version of SYNC (which is 3.4.20282) if you wish, but just be cautious as the procedure of upgrading firmware could leave your unit temporarily or permanently bricked.