tekelley

My 530i was picked up on the third at the PDC in South Carolina. I got it back to california with out a roblem. Last monday, the car died with an overheating warning. After being towed to the dealer, It was decided that the computer had had multiple problems and the overheating code was just one of many that had been thrown. A new computer is on the way. The dealer said he would do the Idrive update at the same time to fix the radio and CD issues. BMW has been very good about the repairs with towing and rental cars, but this is not what I was looking for in a $50,000 car.

Ovidiu

hi. i have a similar problem. only that it switches from the radio or cd-changer to the cd-player. this heappens after i turn off the car and then back on after a while. i "solved" the problem by leaving empty the in-board cd player.

Ovidiu

Actually, I think Microsoft did do (at least the iDrive) software, didn't they? [/quote]
Yes, iDrive is based on Windows CE for Automotive Platforms. [/quote]
Damn!

Guest

Hi. Go to driver climate setting. Select the dash vents then slide the controller to the left to select the box that is displayed on the screen between the vents and driver. Then rotate de controller to choose what kind of air (cold or hot) you want from the dash vent. When you change the setting on this box, it changes from blue to red and the number of vertical lines also changes.

Ovidiu

Hi. My 530d had a few of the problems posted above. Active Steering, Aribag Indicator, CD. I have the "software service pack" installed a few days ago and none were manifesting since.

Love It

3 months and 3,100 miles....not one problem....love it

Ovidiu

Hi all!

I had installed on my 530d the software upgrade just a week ago. It solved the airbag indicator and the random failure initialization of the active steering. But i still have a problem with the audio sistem.
I have on my car professional radio + cd changer + logic 7.
When i start the car the audio system plays track 1 of the inboard cd player, regardless of the audio surce that was playing when i leaved the car (inboard cd, cd1..cd6 or radio). It's anoying to hear the same song five times a day. I kind of solved this problem by not putting any cd in the inboard cd player but is this the way an almost 100k car should act?
Any of you experienced this problem?

pbarch1

The ignition key that sets yoru identity might be changing everthing back to the setup that you had when you programed the memory. ~~just a thought

Ovidiu

I'm using the same key. And it only occures with a disc in the inboard cd player. If i leave it empty, the sistem works properly.

kiki

All this stuff is crazy!! I am waiting at least a year. Who know, perhaps I'll go for the new A6 or the Lexus GS. They're not BMW, but I can't imagine that I would be bringing a Lexus in the shop constantly for computer issues and overheats.