All works Great in 04 530i
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hi, just figured I would prvide the following info.
Have a new to me CPO 2004 (3/04 build date) which was just updated at the dealer upon delivery this week.
The blue tooth works great and paired perfectly with my Verizon Treo 700p (I was very happy and surprised following all the posts I had read).
The phone book sync'd up, all my info shows on screen, etc. Had aproblem this morning with the Idrive (crashed??). But it came back up after 15min. and all I had to do was re-pair my phone. All is good again.
Have a new to me CPO 2004 (3/04 build date) which was just updated at the dealer upon delivery this week.
The blue tooth works great and paired perfectly with my Verizon Treo 700p (I was very happy and surprised following all the posts I had read).
The phone book sync'd up, all my info shows on screen, etc. Had aproblem this morning with the Idrive (crashed??). But it came back up after 15min. and all I had to do was re-pair my phone. All is good again.
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Originally Posted by GADGETEMT' post='421616' date='May 6 2007, 01:30 PM
hi, just figured I would prvide the following info.
Have a new to me CPO 2004 (3/04 build date) which was just updated at the dealer upon delivery this week.
The blue tooth works great and paired perfectly with my Verizon Treo 700p (I was very happy and surprised following all the posts I had read).
The phone book sync'd up, all my info shows on screen, etc. Had aproblem this morning with the Idrive (crashed??). But it came back up after 15min. and all I had to do was re-pair my phone. All is good again.
Have a new to me CPO 2004 (3/04 build date) which was just updated at the dealer upon delivery this week.
The blue tooth works great and paired perfectly with my Verizon Treo 700p (I was very happy and surprised following all the posts I had read).
The phone book sync'd up, all my info shows on screen, etc. Had aproblem this morning with the Idrive (crashed??). But it came back up after 15min. and all I had to do was re-pair my phone. All is good again.
Did you have to replace the TCU on a 3/04 build e60 530 or was it just a software update?
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Originally Posted by z0lt3c' post='421719' date='May 6 2007, 11:48 PM
Did you have to replace the TCU on a 3/04 build e60 530 or was it just a software update?
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Originally Posted by Rudy' post='421788' date='May 7 2007, 05:57 AM
3/04 build cars only need software to allow BT functionality...
Maybe I should clarify then... does this apply to NAV and non-NAV ??
I'm 02/04 and the dealer says I need a new TCU. I'm non-NAV.
OP: Do you have NAV?
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The 3/2004 cutoff date has nothing to do with nav or non-nav cars. Any E60 produced before 3/2004 needs a TCU upgrade. Cars produced between 3/2004 and 9/2004 need software only and cars produced after 9/2004 are delivered with BT functionality present in the iDrive system.
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Originally Posted by GADGETEMT' post='421616' date='May 6 2007, 12:30 PM
The blue tooth works great and paired perfectly with my Verizon Treo 700p (I was very happy and surprised following all the posts I had read).
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and all I had to do was re-pair my phone.
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and all I had to do was re-pair my phone.
How do you pair a blue tooth phone with an 05 545i (in my case, a BB 8700g)? - do you first need to enable something? - pay for a phone service through bmw? - thanks! ed
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Originally Posted by edl' post='432307' date='Jun 5 2007, 04:44 PM
How do you pair a blue tooth phone with an 05 545i (in my case, a BB 8700g)? - do you first need to enable something? - pay for a phone service through bmw? - thanks! ed
If BT is not available, you will need to have BT enabled by the dealer as part of a SW update.
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many thanks!