iDrive crash...Reboot...And now no more sound...
06-11-2007, 10:52 AM
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Currently owning a 2006 520d manual Pro Nav.
iDrive suddenly crashed while driving today (blank screen - no sound - no more iDrive funtion available.
Turned off the car. Waited............. IDrive silent.
Came back to E60 Forums: found the reboot function (why don't they mention it in BMW documents); Went back to the car: pressed MUTE - CD EJECT - DVD EJECT. IDrive came back on.... And then crashed again
Rebooted once.... Nothing
Rebooted twice... Nothing
Rebooted thrice... System was back up and rolling.... But no more sound neither from Radio, nor from Nav (double checked that the mute button was not pressed, and the "silence" icon was definiely not apparent on iDrive screen.
Of course, appointment to dealer is on its way (no closer than 3 weeks wait back here in Paris though...); any advice ?
PS. Still definitely LOVES this car though
iDrive suddenly crashed while driving today (blank screen - no sound - no more iDrive funtion available.
Turned off the car. Waited............. IDrive silent.
Came back to E60 Forums: found the reboot function (why don't they mention it in BMW documents); Went back to the car: pressed MUTE - CD EJECT - DVD EJECT. IDrive came back on.... And then crashed again
Rebooted once.... Nothing
Rebooted twice... Nothing
Rebooted thrice... System was back up and rolling.... But no more sound neither from Radio, nor from Nav (double checked that the mute button was not pressed, and the "silence" icon was definiely not apparent on iDrive screen.
Of course, appointment to dealer is on its way (no closer than 3 weeks wait back here in Paris though...); any advice ?
PS. Still definitely LOVES this car though
06-11-2007, 10:58 AM
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Originally Posted by copello' post='434649' date='Jun 11 2007, 08:52 PM
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Of course, appointment to dealer is on its way (no closer than 3 weeks wait back here in Paris though...); any advice ?
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Of course, appointment to dealer is on its way (no closer than 3 weeks wait back here in Paris though...); any advice ?
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This is not an appointment for a service, it is an emergency appointment.
They should help you on the spot! Means: Give you a loaner and start working on the car.
Who knows? Maybe your car will start burning next?
This sounds like you have a bigger problem with your CCC.
06-11-2007, 11:08 AM
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Originally Posted by JSpira' post='434656' date='Jun 11 2007, 09:06 PM
Although it sounds tongue in cheek, he?s right. There may be important safety systems that are not working.
All dashboards signals come on. And delaers advice was that there was no safety issue as the "onboard check" is OK.....
06-11-2007, 11:12 AM
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I don't think you have a serious safety problem, but I would not drive with the car having this problem.
And who knows, maybe there IS a safety issue, so tell your dealer to do his job. Nicely of course!
And who knows, maybe there IS a safety issue, so tell your dealer to do his job. Nicely of course!
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Originally Posted by copello' post='434649' date='Jun 11 2007, 11:52 AM
Currently owning a 2006 520d manual Pro Nav.
iDrive suddenly crashed while driving today (blank screen - no sound - no more iDrive funtion available.
Turned off the car. Waited............. IDrive silent.
Came back to E60 Forums: found the reboot function (why don't they mention it in BMW documents); Went back to the car: pressed MUTE - CD EJECT - DVD EJECT. IDrive came back on.... And then crashed again
Rebooted once.... Nothing
Rebooted twice... Nothing
Rebooted thrice... System was back up and rolling.... But no more sound neither from Radio, nor from Nav (double checked that the mute button was not pressed, and the "silence" icon was definiely not apparent on iDrive screen.
Of course, appointment to dealer is on its way (no closer than 3 weeks wait back here in Paris though...); any advice ?
PS. Still definitely LOVES this car though
iDrive suddenly crashed while driving today (blank screen - no sound - no more iDrive funtion available.
Turned off the car. Waited............. IDrive silent.
Came back to E60 Forums: found the reboot function (why don't they mention it in BMW documents); Went back to the car: pressed MUTE - CD EJECT - DVD EJECT. IDrive came back on.... And then crashed again
Rebooted once.... Nothing
Rebooted twice... Nothing
Rebooted thrice... System was back up and rolling.... But no more sound neither from Radio, nor from Nav (double checked that the mute button was not pressed, and the "silence" icon was definiely not apparent on iDrive screen.
Of course, appointment to dealer is on its way (no closer than 3 weeks wait back here in Paris though...); any advice ?
PS. Still definitely LOVES this car though
06-11-2007, 01:08 PM
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Originally Posted by terracotta' post='434704' date='Jun 11 2007, 11:01 PM
... BTW, what's the reboot function you mentioned?????
It's not in the owners manual, because it's not an official feature.
06-11-2007, 08:50 PM
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Originally Posted by terracotta' post='434704' date='Jun 11 2007, 11:01 PM
I have the same "no sound" problem like you, except I don't have navi. BTW, what's the reboot function you mentioned?????
MUTE - CD EJECT button - DVD Eject Button
I think without Nav, you can press only on MUTE - CD EJECT Button ... That's my guess....
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Originally Posted by Iceman' post='434707' date='Jun 11 2007, 11:08 PM
It's only for the CCC (nav pro).
It's not in the owners manual, because it's not an official feature.
It's not in the owners manual, because it's not an official feature.
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hi everyone!!
hey, i am having issues with my car too... after the version25 upgrade, my car sometimes starts with blank screen and nothing there and all i-drive and steering buttons are non functional, and I can hear my DVD drive struggling to read something in drive, and if i press any eject buttons, nothing comes out... after driving and locking my car for awhile, and when I get back to my car, i unlocked my door and quickly ejected my original nav DVD, then when start the car up, the software boots properly.... any ideas what is happening here?
by the way, i am in Canada.... thanks guys!!
Please let me know...
hey, i am having issues with my car too... after the version25 upgrade, my car sometimes starts with blank screen and nothing there and all i-drive and steering buttons are non functional, and I can hear my DVD drive struggling to read something in drive, and if i press any eject buttons, nothing comes out... after driving and locking my car for awhile, and when I get back to my car, i unlocked my door and quickly ejected my original nav DVD, then when start the car up, the software boots properly.... any ideas what is happening here?
by the way, i am in Canada.... thanks guys!!
Please let me know...