GEN5W Multimedia Update

Multimedia systems of the 5th generation Gen5W (S5W_M, S5W_L) have been installed on Kia and Hyundai cars since 2019.

• The Gen5W S5W_M platform (manufactured by Mobis with a wide screen) runs on Android 4.4 OS.
• The Gen5W S5W_L platform (made by LG with a wide screen) runs on Linux OS.

In previous years, car manufacturers installed older generation head units: GEN 1.0  in 2010-2015,  GEN 2.0  in 2015-2016,  GEN 4.0 in 2016-2017, GEN 5.0 in 2016-2020, GEN2V in 2019-2021.

More information about radios of different generations can be found on the pages Kia Multimedia System and Hyundai Multimedia System.

Gen5W navigation systems are presented in a wide technical variety, have different standard menus and differ in the Software version (SW Version).

How To Find Out Gen5W Software Version

1. Turn on your media device and wait until it boots up completely.
2. Press the Setup button on the Main menu of the radio once and scroll to the end of the screen.
3. The General button will appear, click it.
4. The Genaral Settings window opens.
5. In this window, the version of the standard software is shown by the line “SW Info/Update”.

For example, NX4.KOR.S5W_M.V025.001.221126, CD_PE.RUS.S5W_L .001.001.211117

Note: The six-digit number at the end of each SW version indicates the build date of that version. For example, software TM_FL.KOR.S5W_M.V030.001.230809 was compiled on August 9, 2023.

GEN5W Customware Functions

Alternative GEN5W customware allows you to add a number of useful additional functions (applications) to Kia and Hyundai multimedia radios. The functionality depends on the configuration of the GEN5W customware: Maximal (MAX) and Lightweight (LITE).

GEN5W (S5W_M platform, maximal configuration):

1. Native navigation (maps of Europe + CIS)
2. Alternative navigation (Waze, Yandex.Navigator, Navitel)
3. Conversion of the radio range to the European standard (even numbered radio stations 10KHz/100KHz, manual setup)
4. Radio station names in the RDS format
5. Adaptation of vehicle metrics for kilometers (km, l/100km)
6. Ability to install different Android applications yourself
7. Internet (online traffic jams for navigation; Internet radio; instant messengers, IP TV, etc.)
8. Audio players
9. Video players (video in motion)
10. The ability to independently install applications for car diagnostics and reset errors
11. Pre-installed applications from the categories: Navigation, Antiradar, YouTube, Online TV, Online Radio, Online Movies
12. Supports all standard radio functions
13. and many other useful settings
14. European languages (Česky, Dansk, Deutsch, English, Español, Français, Italiano, Maguar, Nederlands, Norsk, Polski, Purtuguês, Русский, Slovenčina, Svenska, Türkçe, Korean), depends on a car model (Please note: Russian and English languages are guaranteed. We do not guarantee additional languages, voices, etc. All other languages, depending on a car model and a multimedia device, may be fully localized, may be partially localized, may not be localized. Please send us an inquiry before ordering if it is important for you)

Important

1. The vast majority of Gen5W radios have built-in Wi-Fi. If built-in Wi-Fi is not available, then the GEN5W customware supports Internet connection via a USB Wi-Fi adapter (TP-LINK) from a Wi-Fi access point on a mobile phone (Android or iPhone).
   The user purchases peripheral devices independently. We will provide a recommended list of Wi-Fi devices. We also assist to setup a USB Wi-Fi adapter.
2. When a multimedia device is localized, the control panel (dashboard) is almost always localized as well (as a rule, the dashboard is localized), but there may be unpredictable exceptions depending on the configuration of the car and the dashboard.