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Old Mar 21, 2006 | 06:13 AM
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been having my 530i since last Sep, and so far came up with 2 problem..

first, the windshield vent been blowing out nothing but warm air(like a heater) even with temperature of 15C AC, does that happen to every E60 here, or is it just my bimmer?

second, there's once i went out of country for 3 days, so leaving my car in the garage, when i came back, all stored radio station are gone, but my stored seat position is still there, can someone help me out here?

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Old Mar 21, 2006 | 07:46 AM
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On your first problem. Check Climate on idrive. If you see red bars beside the Driver display, there's your problem. Select it and turn it down till you see only 1 white bar (Closed).
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Old Mar 21, 2006 | 07:52 AM
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Learn the iDrive by using the manual, it's worth it.

I'm sure also the radio problems can by fixed with iDrive settings,
you maybe have not stored the channels right.
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Old Mar 21, 2006 | 09:56 AM
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Is it possible u changed key when u came back (different one then the one you had in car when radio was programmed)
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Old Mar 21, 2006 | 10:18 AM
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Originally Posted by vet927' post='258036' date='Mar 21 2006, 10:13 AM
first, the windshield vent been blowing out nothing but warm air(like a heater) even with temperature of 15C AC, does that happen to every E60 here, or is it just my bimmer?
Also, try turning your climate control to "Auto."
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Old Mar 21, 2006 | 03:45 PM
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I had the radio problem just over last weekend. I was up in Palmdale and had the car parked oustide in 37F weather for about 10 hours. When I returned to the car and started it, I receive an iDrive message that said the battery was drained or low when the car was not running and that if the problem persisted to visit a service center. All my stations were gone and my trip and car data screens were reset along with the trip odometer. Weird!

That wasn't the exact iDrive message but it was too that effect. Anyway ever experience this?
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