Really odd electrical glitch on my 335. WTF?

NoMods · 12-23-2011, 03:04 PM

2009 335i M-Sport, not sure what the heck happened, but leaving the Home Depot the Comfort Access didn't recognize me approaching (new batteries from last week too). I tried using the open door button on remote instead and nothing, had to use the back-up key to get inside.

So the car started, but here's the strange part, all my radio settings are erased including Tone settings (back to default), i-Drive map is in night mode and my outside mirrors pointed all down, plus the readings are all in kilometers.

Since I left Home Depot, the CA works fine now.

This is the first time anything like this has happened. Anyone have an idea what might have caused all this?

sammy_0559 · 12-23-2011, 03:42 PM

if i were you id drive with the remote in the slot for about a week, set your time radio setting ECT. and just keep it in the Slot for a while when driving. thats what i do, i dont think ive ever replaced my batterys, and my spare key had all my settings too didnt use that for like 7 months and the same story happend to me evry thing was reset. drove around with the key in the slot. and it works fine now .

nukezero · 12-23-2011, 03:53 PM

oh wow, i've been trying to figure out how to get the I-drive to go into night-mode like that for full screen. I can only see it go to night-mode when it is dual-view on the right side. But I can't seem to figure out how to enable it for the full screen version.

NoMods · 12-23-2011, 06:06 PM

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Originally Posted by nukezero

oh wow, i've been trying to figure out how to get the I-drive to go into night-mode like that for full screen. I can only see it go to night-mode when it is dual-view on the right side. But I can't seem to figure out how to enable it for the full screen version.

push control to right for the menu, scroll to the map settings and click for night-mode. it's PITA - and it was another PITA to set all the presets, I forgot it's not quick and easy

fdriller9 · 12-23-2011, 06:13 PM

There is a service bulletin out for a faulty + battery connection at the fuse panel....Look into that.

JaSSon · 12-23-2011, 11:57 PM

New Albany represent!

Glim · 12-24-2011, 02:51 AM

Battery must have totally disconnected, take it in, that is dangerous; imagine if it "just happens" when you are on the highway.

John 070 · 12-24-2011, 07:15 AM

I'd be curious to find out what happened. The funny thing is we all totally believe the OP, because we drive these cars. I can only imagine some SA looking at him going, huhnnnnh? Whatttttttttttttttt? And then getting the repair bill back, unable to duplicate, performing as designed....

NoMods · 12-24-2011, 08:56 AM

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Originally Posted by JaSSon

New Albany represent!

Haha! I was coming out of my POS gym at Urban Active -

eta: I'm going to mention this to Kelly BMW and see what happens - I can just see that the SA will give me that WTF look, I wonder if the the computer will store a problem code or anything that it disconnected?

NoMods · 12-24-2011, 08:59 AM

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Originally Posted by *********

There is a service bulletin out for a faulty + battery connection at the fuse panel....Look into that.

Thanks! do you have the TSB link or copy?

And I wonder too if the SA will blame that I wired my Escort Solo Radar Detector into the fuse panel behind the glove box? It was just plugged into an empty slot, nothing was spliced or cut.

fdriller9 · 12-24-2011, 09:09 AM

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Originally Posted by armoredsaint

Thanks! do you have the TSB link or copy?

And I wonder too if the SA will blame that I wired my Escort Solo Radar Detector into the fuse panel behind the glove box? It was just plugged into an empty slot, nothing was spliced or cut.

I don't. BMWTIS stopped allowing hotlinking and the yearly fee is very expensive.....not practical for an average consumer like us.

The dealer should be able to pull it up.

I would un-plug it and hide it. It just piece of mind going in, you know? Why risk it?

AddictedToBavarian · 12-24-2011, 09:11 AM

As cool as comfort access is, sometimes I'm glad I didn't get it. I see so many threads on glitches with it.

NoMods · 12-26-2011, 03:10 PM

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Originally Posted by 328xi0wner

As cool as comfort access is, sometimes I'm glad I didn't get it. I see so many threads on glitches with it.

yeah it's definitely not 100% reliable, but more of a concern is why all my settings returned backed to default - maybe power disconnect.

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sammy_0559 Lieutenant Colonel 202 Rep 1,950 Posts Drives: 335i Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: FortWorth, Texas iTrader: (2) Garage List 2008 E93 335i [3.66]	if i were you id drive with the remote in the slot for about a week, set your time radio setting ECT. and just keep it in the Slot for a while when driving. thats what i do, i dont think ive ever replaced my batterys, and my spare key had all my settings too didnt use that for like 7 months and the same story happend to me evry thing was reset. drove around with the key in the slot. and it works fine now .
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Glim Captain 21 Rep 780 Posts Drives: 2006 330i & 2013 X5 35i Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Victoria, BC iTrader: (0)	Battery must have totally disconnected, take it in, that is dangerous; imagine if it "just happens" when you are on the highway.
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