iPhone 4S bluetooth won't pair with 2008 528i
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Joined: Aug 2008
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From: Zoo York
My Ride: Alpine White 2006 530Xi (SLD)
There ARE some issues with 4S and iDrive in the E60 - I know this from experience. The new iPhone has all these behaviors it tries to learn. Like, for example, mine turns on Pandora automatically, whenever I plug it into the Dension. It's very annoying, when I do NOT want to listen to Pandora, because the way you have to do it, is to click on one of the iPod tracks through iDrive, to activate the iPod in the 4S. It also so happens that iDrive would not show track names, until it starts to play from the iPod... when I make/receive calls, BT works only about 30% of the time - most times I'm forced to find a place to pull over to talk, or use the crappy earphone... it's just so annoying that I would need a newer car, simply to make the operation of my in-car phone features work 100% again... 
That said, most things are fixable - just have to dig into it and figure it out.
That said, most things are fixable - just have to dig into it and figure it out.
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Joined: Oct 2007
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From: Thousand Oaks, California
My Ride: 2008 550i Jet Black on Black Leather, SAT with Paddles, Logic 7, Comfort Seats, NAV, Sport Package, PDC, Xenons, Sirius, Trinity 12W LED Angel Eyes, RPi GT Exhaust, M rear spoiler, ACS Roof Spoiler, Tinted Tail Lights, Bimmian Carbon Fiber Pillar Trim, Bimmian Shadow 550i emblem, RPi Scoop, E60 Forum Cling, Mtec bulbs in fog lights, Mtec 2W LED for License Plate Light Bulbs, K&N Filter, Bimmian LED Smoked Side Markers, Blackout roundels, Carbon Fiber Kidney Grills.
Retired Rides - 1989 325i convertible, 1995 M3, 2002 X5, 2005 545i, 2008 X5 (Lemon)
There ARE some issues with 4S and iDrive in the E60 - I know this from experience. The new iPhone has all these behaviors it tries to learn. Like, for example, mine turns on Pandora automatically, whenever I plug it into the Dension. It's very annoying, when I do NOT want to listen to Pandora, because the way you have to do it, is to click on one of the iPod tracks through iDrive, to activate the iPod in the 4S. It also so happens that iDrive would not show track names, until it starts to play from the iPod... when I make/receive calls, BT works only about 30% of the time - most times I'm forced to find a place to pull over to talk, or use the crappy earphone... it's just so annoying that I would need a newer car, simply to make the operation of my in-car phone features work 100% again...
That said, most things are fixable - just have to dig into it and figure it out.
That said, most things are fixable - just have to dig into it and figure it out.
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Joined: Nov 2011
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From: london
I just bought my first iPhone 3G - it came with those ridiculous little earphones that don't stay in your ears that are only good for listening to music. Having had a Plantronics bluetooth piece for a couple of years (and yes, it still works - not throw-away) I can tell you that going back to those ridiculous little earphones in the car is definitely stepping backward bigtime! Here in my state it is illegal to put the phone to your ear in the car for one thing, not to mention how scarey it is to see the jerk behind me with their phone to their ear with one hand, gesticulating with their other hand between steering corrections and yakking away all the while.
I'll be shopping for a bluetooth ASAP and happily admit to being a bluetooth wanker.
I'll be shopping for a bluetooth ASAP and happily admit to being a bluetooth wanker.
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Joined: Oct 2009
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From: Sterling, Virginia
My Ride: Bmw
Model Year: 2006
Dig into each contact you have in your Contact list.
Make sure you have both first and last names for each contact. After doing this for every single contact - Restart the phone and remove all previously paired devises before you attempt to pair with the car.
Now pair.
Hopefully it should pair just fine
Make sure you have both first and last names for each contact. After doing this for every single contact - Restart the phone and remove all previously paired devises before you attempt to pair with the car.
Now pair.
Hopefully it should pair just fine
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Joined: Jul 2011
Posts: 195
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From: NY
My Ride: Black 2006 530i Premium Package, Navigation, 18in OEM Wheels, Black Leather, Wood Grain Dash
just paired mine yesterday. took some time. i had to wipe out some other phones that were on there. Then it popped up
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From: chennai
The BlueTooth profile for the iPhone allows headsets and keyboards to work but not files.
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