My dealer's electronics shop did the install of my BV900S-2 Channel. They insisted on including the magic pro.
I have not had serious problems and am not certain what role the BV plays in occasional battery issues reported in this thread:
https://g05.bimmerpost.com/forums/sh...hlight=battery
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2019 BMW X5 xDrive 50i M Sport: ZD8/ZLS/ZMP/ZP2/ZPK/ZPX/337/ZX7/2NH
2015 BMW X5 xDrive 50i/XL/CW/DA+/EP/LP/FVS retired; 2008 X5 4.8i; 2012 X5 5.0i retired, 2004 X5 4.4i retired
R360c + EL, V1G2 + V1Driver, Uniden R8