Another I-Drive Screen Problem
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I've searched the forum and haven't found my particular problem described. While on a trip to Arizona from Seattle, my screen faded to white/gray. After letting the car sit for a half hour and restarting, the screen would appear normal for perhaps an hour, then fade to white/gray again. On my return to Seattle, I drove for 10 hours without the screen, then it suddenly appeared normal. During the last part of the trip the screen would appear normal then slowly fade out and then come back. All the functions continue to work while the screen is blank (e.g. voice commands, radio, etc). Of course, when I left it at the dealer the screen was working. The car has been there for two days so far there is no solution. Any ideas?
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Originally Posted by Rudy' post='413723' date='Apr 14 2007, 02:32 PM
I don't remember seeing anyone else with this problem -- it sounds to me like the screen is bad...
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sounds like the screen pixels aren't refreshing..................bad screen
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My dealer had to change my i-drive screen once. The screen came up for 10 seconds each time I started the car then went blank. You seem to have a similar problem and just need to change the display.
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I once had a similar experience with grey screen due to the DVD drive was unable to read the disc. I heard the disc spinning and spinning. Then I rejected it and it was back to normal.
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Originally Posted by cheeks' post='414005' date='Apr 15 2007, 03:40 PM
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It did it again today. This time it was on start-up about 45 minutes after shut down. When I restarted the car, it just stuck on the BMW logo. Re-boot did not work, but it eventually rebooted all on its own after some of the lines in the logo went black and it faded away altogether. When it came back, my SAT preferences were all showing Weather 1!!! It rebooted yet again and after a really long time returned to normal. I still can't decide if it is hardware or software. Has anyone else seen this behavior?
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I spoke with my dealer today and the result of my PUMA case for the I-Drive screen problem is a complete reprograming. I guess the good news is I'll get the upgrade to V25... I hope it solves the problem.