Newbie bluetooth challenge

moscowchris · 06-20-2010, 02:39 PM

All,

I recently picked up a used 135i and am really happy with it, fun little car and much more reliable than the car I traded in for it

Unfortunately being Russia, warrrantly is already over

I have RTFM and searched forum for solution but without success

Problem is as follows:

when I first tried pairing a phone following the instructions and using i-drive (telephone - settings - pairing - start pairing - etc.. ) I get the message that it started and that I should choose a pin when prompted.

Everything was fine - paired - made a call - I was happy.

Next morning - selected communication and the happy iDrive system informed me that no phone was paired and so I went through the pairing procedure again... This time I have a problem - my phone (I have now tried 4 different all supposedly compatible phones) does not see BMW-XXXXX - it seems like iDrive thinks it is starting the pairing process - but nothing is 'coming out of the antenna

'

I have tried rebooting iDrive (volume + eject button), I have tried rebooting all the phones... perhaps a connection is loose somewhere but not sure where the units are that I'd be looking for.

Any suggestions as to a next step?

Thanks

Chris
2005 135i; 2002 Esprit V8GT; 1999 Silvia S15; 1995 Skyline GTR

VP Electricity · 06-20-2010, 03:01 PM

Do you have any BLuetooth devices in the house which the phone is paired to?

I know that I have a BT handset system at work that pairs to my phone, and my phone is paired to my wife's car's BT as well. If I leave work without manually disconnecting the BT link from my handset to the work-handset system, my cellular handset won't pair to the car.

If my wife starts her car before I start mine, my handset pairs to her car, and then my handset doesn't pair to my car.

So I would make sure that you test without the handset linked to anything else, just to be sure.

moscowchris · 06-20-2010, 03:25 PM

The phone is only paired with one other device (my tom-tom) but that is in the UK a few thousand kliks from here and I haven't been paired with it for a while. I have now deleted that pairing on the phone and still no joy

06-20-2010, 02:39 PM	#1
moscowchris New Member 3 Rep 8 Posts Drives: 2008 135i + more Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Moscow iTrader: (0)	Newbie bluetooth challenge - tried searching without help All, I recently picked up a used 135i and am really happy with it, fun little car and much more reliable than the car I traded in for it Unfortunately being Russia, warrrantly is already over I have RTFM and searched forum for solution but without success Problem is as follows: when I first tried pairing a phone following the instructions and using i-drive (telephone - settings - pairing - start pairing - etc.. ) I get the message that it started and that I should choose a pin when prompted. Everything was fine - paired - made a call - I was happy. Next morning - selected communication and the happy iDrive system informed me that no phone was paired and so I went through the pairing procedure again... This time I have a problem - my phone (I have now tried 4 different all supposedly compatible phones) does not see BMW-XXXXX - it seems like iDrive thinks it is starting the pairing process - but nothing is 'coming out of the antenna ' I have tried rebooting iDrive (volume + eject button), I have tried rebooting all the phones... perhaps a connection is loose somewhere but not sure where the units are that I'd be looking for. Any suggestions as to a next step? Thanks Chris 2005 135i; 2002 Esprit V8GT; 1999 Silvia S15; 1995 Skyline GTR
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VP Electricity Brigadier General 289 Rep 3,201 Posts Drives: F34 xDrive Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: portland oregon iTrader: (3)	Do you have any BLuetooth devices in the house which the phone is paired to? I know that I have a BT handset system at work that pairs to my phone, and my phone is paired to my wife's car's BT as well. If I leave work without manually disconnecting the BT link from my handset to the work-handset system, my cellular handset won't pair to the car. If my wife starts her car before I start mine, my handset pairs to her car, and then my handset doesn't pair to my car. So I would make sure that you test without the handset linked to anything else, just to be sure.
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moscowchris New Member 3 Rep 8 Posts Drives: 2008 135i + more Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Moscow iTrader: (0)	The phone is only paired with one other device (my tom-tom) but that is in the UK a few thousand kliks from here and I haven't been paired with it for a while. I have now deleted that pairing on the phone and still no joy __________________ Chris 2008 135 (135i with JB4, Vodka Injection, Intercooler, DPs, DCI, Hartge Quad Tip, TIAL BOV, M Package etc.) Also 2002 Esprit V8GT; 1999 Silvia S15; 1995 Skyline GTR
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