WTF? Presets disappear.
06-29-2009, 06:58 PM
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All my radio presets magically disappeared. As did the apparent "triple blinker" setting. I can of course reset them, but anyone know the reason?
'09 535i w/ 1400 miles, no dealer visits yet (as well it should be, I hope). Thanks!
'09 535i w/ 1400 miles, no dealer visits yet (as well it should be, I hope). Thanks!
06-29-2009, 07:20 PM
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Each key has different presets and different settings. If you used a different one than you normally use, that could explain it. Presets have to be set independently for each key.
06-29-2009, 07:24 PM
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Originally Posted by greenberet2' post='928057' date='Jun 29 2009, 11:20 PM
Each key has different presets and different settings. If you used a different one than you normally use, that could explain it. Presets have to be set independently for each key.
Nope, same key so far. I think I saw another post about this, but not sure. Curious. Gremlins?
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06-29-2009, 07:42 PM
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Originally Posted by pininfarina' post='928062' date='Jun 29 2009, 08:24 PM
Nope, same key so far. I think I saw another post about this, but not sure. Curious. Gremlins?
06-29-2009, 07:45 PM
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Originally Posted by or_550i' post='928078' date='Jun 29 2009, 11:42 PM
Or a low battery. Just enough to loose the radio, blinker, and seat settings but not enough to cause the iDrive to spew warnings.
Hmm. Maybe. I don't use the car during the week so it stays garaged, just fire it up on weekends. Wouldn't think 5 days would drain because I run it two days out of the week, but that's a good point. Thanks,
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06-30-2009, 09:06 AM
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This happened to my car a couple times. All preset stations disappeared for no reason. I do not garage my car, I drive it almost everyday. Not a big deal, but sometimes is inconvenient.
06-30-2009, 09:16 AM
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Originally Posted by pininfarina' post='928062' date='Jun 29 2009, 11:24 PM
Nope, same key so far. I think I saw another post about this, but not sure. Curious. Gremlins?
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Did you unlock the car with the keyhole, or do anything other than push the key fob?
I had this happen once, and I had to remember that I unlocked the car with the actual keyhole just to see how it worked.
06-30-2009, 10:28 AM
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Originally Posted by pininfarina' post='928083' date='Jun 29 2009, 11:45 PM
Hmm. Maybe. I don't use the car during the week so it stays garaged, just fire it up on weekends. Wouldn't think 5 days would drain because I run it two days out of the week, but that's a good point. Thanks,
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07-01-2009, 07:43 PM
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Originally Posted by ADD' post='928654' date='Jun 30 2009, 01:16 PM
Did you unlock the car with the keyhole, or do anything other than push the key fob?
I had this happen once, and I had to remember that I unlocked the car with the actual keyhole just to see how it worked.
I had this happen once, and I had to remember that I unlocked the car with the actual keyhole just to see how it worked.
Ahhhh yes! I did use the actual key to roll down the windows and open the sunroof. That's probably it, although I wonder why that would affect the presets given its the same keyfob, but hey. Easy to reset, no big deal. Thanks.
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