I also have similar issue here, after taking my car from the body shop 3 weeks get in the car and it doesn't work. Hold up, when they say they need unit replaced are they talking only about the iDrive joystick? If so, how is it 1300$, the part is just about 350$ and takes 5 minutes to install. If any update on this issue please post it here to help. So I guess this is any software issue cause my Nav, Radio, Sound elc works just fine I was like what I have tried new unit and nothing. I have tried new unit and nothing I took it to the dealer for diagnostic and the told me the unit need to be replace cost 1313.21. I have same issue with my E90 after my battery dead I jumped the car and the iDrive controller completely not working. I wonder what else I can do with INPA and ISTA before I take everthing apart…Since all was good before I took battery off, I do not expect any issues with cables etc….any help is much appreciated! Never had any issues with the controller… Fuses were checked, CIC was reseted, MOST Ring config was saved in ISTA, battery was taken off 30+ minutes….īefore I took battery off all was perfectly fine. When all was finished and I reconnected the battery, my iDrive Controller did not work anymore. I took battery off to replace speakers in the door. Im replying here because I have similar issues in an E60. Since having the tyre pressure pop up i've been unable to reset and is driving me nuts. So what i'm going to try is to get some electrical cleaner and see if that would help. Went into the garage for the alternator and battery to be replaced, but later found that they had spilt liquid down near the controller and is quite sticky on the 4 pin wire where the connector is. What was it in the garage for? Any chance they worked under the center console? You can splice into the kcan bus (use a twisted pair from a cat-5 cable, and solder connections), and run a new connection to the controller if you need to, but I would try to find where the issue is. If there is nothing wrong with those, then the issue is with the kcan wires. ![]() ONLY bmw are stupid enough to put a £20 spinning platter HDD in a car! Rather than pay for Flash memory which is faster and safer, They put a HDD inside which doesnt play well with motion! Braking and other issues will cause this HDD to fail one day and with it goes your Nav system, HDD are the most unreliable part of a computer for this very reason people are moving to flash based memory.īut dont worry they always last for about 3-4 years right until your warranty ends.The controller should have a 4 wire connector, GND/12v/KCan1-Low/KCan1-High - The first thing I would check is to make sure the GND is connecting to ground, and the 12v is actually getting 12v. For facilitating the uploading of music files to the HDD, a USB port is provided in the glove box." ![]() This HDD can also store up to 8GB of music files for playback. Read this "CIC-based systems use maps from TeleAtlas which are installed on an internal 2.5" 40GB Hard Disk Drive (HDD). To all the new BMW navigation owners your in for a real problem stored up later on. Mind you, this is coming from someone who believes the engine in the 320d is the best in BMW's range. You're right - the tomtom on a wobbly sucker is much better. But the screen isn't as big as the Beemer. The new one in my 370Z is even better again (touch-screen, full postcode, speed cameras, full ipod intergration, hard-disc for music, DVD playback, etc). So, yes, one part of me wouldn't want to spend nearly £1,500 on an in-car version, which in all honesty doesn't add value to your resale price (but does make it more attractive and will sell quicker) when a TomTom virtually does the trick BUT, I'd still always spec idrive & nav, even given the cost, as it's just so nicely intergrated into your car, and the latest version look bloody fantastic.Īs comparison, the Nissan SatNav, even on my previous 08 plate 350Z, was absolutely fantastic and easily competed with TomToms of the time. Traffic, cameras, weather, google search, etc, and all for about £170 from memory. ![]() I recently bought a modern TomTom (just before I got the 370Z) and was mightily impressed with all the 'live' features. This thread has the potential to get a 'best thread' award and maybe, just maybe, some bans (Matt, come out of hibernation for this one mate ).
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