Bluetooth issue with early 530I
03-11-2005, 09:59 PM
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My Ride: 2004 530I Black/Black, Premium/Sport, Navigation
2005 545I Silver/Black, Premium/Sport, Logic 7, Navigation
Does the 530I purchased back on August 2004 has the bluetooth option? If not, is it possible to add the feature on the car maybe buy purchasing some adapters?
03-12-2005, 12:25 PM
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My Ride: 530i, Silver Grey, Black Dakota, Steptronic, Premium, PDC, Logic7
It's the build date that is important not the purchase date and if you bought off a lot, this could be significantly different. If the sticker inside the door says April 04 or later, the above should work - if Feb. 04 or earlier, it will not work - if Mar. 04, maybe.
03-13-2005, 04:29 AM
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Originally Posted by alohalc' date='Mar 12 2005, 01:09 AM
sw update should do the trick 
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03-13-2005, 03:50 PM
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well, sj3, you are right. but i assume the88saint will tell the technicians about activating the bluetooth along with other s/w related problems and they'll do the rest .
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03-13-2005, 04:04 PM
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I was thinking that someone reading here would think they just need to ask their dealer for a s/w update, maybe not saying anything, maybe to try and save money. There would be no BT joy.
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03-14-2005, 12:14 PM
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My Ride: Arpil '04 production 545, Orient Blue, Sport Pkg, Step, CWP, NAV, Logic 7, Comfort Seats, PDC, Sat Prep, cip v20.02 (bluetooth and mp3 working great)
Originally Posted by sj3' date='Mar 13 2005, 08:29 AM
[quote name='alohalc' date='Mar 12 2005, 01:09 AM']sw update should do the trick .
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[/quote]SJ3 - what do you mean by the "auto must also be coded"... do you know the specifics of what needs to be done....i.e., is it activation via idrive etc...?
03-14-2005, 04:49 PM
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No, this 'coding' step is done by the dealer, not us, after the s/w update is installed. I'm not sure exactly what they type in, but there is a seperate step performed by the dealer. If an auto already has up-to-date s/w, then they can just perform this coding step. This is just stuff I've read here from posters with proven reliability, sometimes tough with this internet thing!
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