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Originally Posted by Guest' date='Nov 9 2004, 02:10 PM
Same thing here -- I did not have the problem until the software was upgraded to fix a problem with the seat memory.? Now everytime I turn on the car, the radio comes on (regardless if it was muted or off the last time I turned off the car).
Please post when a fix is available.
Please post when a fix is available.
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Personally, I want a way to turn the radio off, and not hear it in the morning, if I turned it off at night.
Should we start a poll to see what the user preference is?
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I have the same problem with the audio always coming on when I start the car. Iceman is right the car remembers the last volume setting. The best thing to do is turn the volume all the way down before shutting down to avoid being startled at 5:30 AM by the car rocking volume that was set on the drive home the night before! 
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Originally Posted by wnrussell' date='Jan 8 2005, 11:02 AM
[quote name='Guest' date='Nov 9 2004, 02:10 PM']Same thing here -- I did not have the problem until the software was upgraded to fix a problem with the seat memory.? Now everytime I turn on the car, the radio comes on (regardless if it was muted or off the last time I turned off the car).
Please post when a fix is available.
Please post when a fix is available.
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Personally, I want a way to turn the radio off, and not hear it in the morning, if I turned it off at night.
Should we start a poll to see what the user preference is?
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[/quote]Bill, your tech is mistaken. I was hoping this bug would be fixed in V15 and actually based on the report it is. I have had this "feature" since I got my car in July. (by design?....my @$$!) I really think a poll is a waste of time. Why would anyone want the car to turn on the audio if they turned it off before switching off the ignition. It is a dangerous flaw that needs to be fixed.
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Originally Posted by wnrussell' date='Jan 8 2005, 12:02 PM
[quote name='Guest' date='Nov 9 2004, 02:10 PM']Same thing here -- I did not have the problem until the software was upgraded to fix a problem with the seat memory.? Now everytime I turn on the car, the radio comes on (regardless if it was muted or off the last time I turned off the car).
Please post when a fix is available.
Please post when a fix is available.
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Personally, I want a way to turn the radio off, and not hear it in the morning, if I turned it off at night.
Should we start a poll to see what the user preference is?
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[/quote]Yes your tech is wrong, believe it or not. I just got ver 15 a couple of days ago and if I turn off the stereo by pressing the volume knob on the dash, the mute symbol appears in the iDrive screen and there is no sound. Turn off the car an restart, mute symbol still on and no sound. What I have not yet tried is to let the car sit for an extended period so that it goes into sleep mode.
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My radio stays at the last settings when switching off the ignition.
However, along similiar lines, the A/C automatically comes on at engine start even if the a/c is switched off before ignition off. The car seems to sleep for about 20-30 minutes and after that goes in to a coma. If re-started during the 20-30 mins, if the a/c was off at ignition off, it stays off. Any longer and the a/c wants to start everytime. My preference would be to leave it off and only switch on when required. The E46 I had remembered the last settings but the E60 seems to have a shorter memory. It's just a small annoyance but there nonetheless.
However, along similiar lines, the A/C automatically comes on at engine start even if the a/c is switched off before ignition off. The car seems to sleep for about 20-30 minutes and after that goes in to a coma. If re-started during the 20-30 mins, if the a/c was off at ignition off, it stays off. Any longer and the a/c wants to start everytime. My preference would be to leave it off and only switch on when required. The E46 I had remembered the last settings but the E60 seems to have a shorter memory. It's just a small annoyance but there nonetheless.
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Originally Posted by IrishEyes' date='Jan 8 2005, 12:09 PM
My radio stays at the least settings when switching of the ignition.
However, along similiar lines, the A/C automatically comes on at engine start even if the a/s is switched off before ignition off. The car seems to sleep for about 20-30 minutes and after that goes in to a coma.? If re-started during the 20-30 mins, if the a/c was off at ignition off, it stays off. Any longer and the a/c wants to start everytime. My preference would be to leave it off and only switch on when required. The E46 I had remembered the last settings but the E60 seems to have a shorter memory. It's just a small annoyance but there nonetheless.
However, along similiar lines, the A/C automatically comes on at engine start even if the a/s is switched off before ignition off. The car seems to sleep for about 20-30 minutes and after that goes in to a coma.? If re-started during the 20-30 mins, if the a/c was off at ignition off, it stays off. Any longer and the a/c wants to start everytime. My preference would be to leave it off and only switch on when required. The E46 I had remembered the last settings but the E60 seems to have a shorter memory. It's just a small annoyance but there nonetheless.
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Haha sounds like we have two batch of people ones who hate the radio on and ones that hate the AC on. Anyone hate both?
BMW should have an "off" setting for both functions!
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Originally Posted by cocogigio' date='Jan 8 2005, 02:20 PM
I have the same problem with the audio always coming on when I start the car.? Iceman is right the car remembers the last volume setting.? The best thing to do is turn the volume all the way down before shutting down to avoid being startled at 5:30 AM by the car rocking volume that was set on the drive home the night before!? ?
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I just went out and about and tried shutting off the stereo and leaving the car long enough for it to go into sleep mode. After more than an hour, restarted and the stereo remained off. It appears to be corrected in ver 15, at least for me with the MAS-K computer in my non-NAV car.
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Originally Posted by wnrussell' date='Jan 8 2005, 03:15 PM
Well, that's the problem.? You do that and then you can't hear the phone ring unless you mess with the setting every time you cycle the key.
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Originally Posted by kscarrol' date='Jan 8 2005, 06:22 PM
I just went out and about and tried shutting off the stereo and leaving the car long enough for it to go into sleep mode.? After more than an hour, restarted and the stereo remained off.? It appears to be corrected in ver 15, at least for me with the MAS-K computer in my non-NAV car.
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Version 15 "fixes" these items:
CIP fixes
1 Intermittent crank no start on 8 cyl engines. Will start after 15-20 min
2 Vehicles with 6 speed automatic (8 cyl cars) loss of power on decelleration.
3 Fixed shifting problems on 530 caused by programming with CIP 13.x
4 CCC cars when doors are unlocked radio turns on and plays.
5 False tire pressure warnings.
6 CCC cars plays the wrong tracks in cd mode.
7 CCC cars- after turning car off radio or cd continues to play introduced with CIP 12.x