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      03-26-2018, 03:34 PM   #1
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Remote Services

Just taken delivery of my new vehicle and I was wondering about the Remote Services.

Its currently priced at £60 and I can order it from the Connected Drive App.

Is it worth it?
What can I do with it?
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      03-27-2018, 12:45 AM   #2
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It gives you these options
Lock / unlock car
Flash lights
Put fan on
Check fuel level and range
Any check control messages
Whether any door or windows are closed
Send an address to the satnav
See where the car is
See mileage of car


Personally think for the sake of £60 it is worth it. Use it quite a bit myself and unless you have remote parking, I think replaces the functionality of the display key for less money.
Also as an app on the phone but you can also access it via a website aswell
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      03-27-2018, 12:49 AM   #3
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Just taken delivery of my new vehicle and I was wondering about the Remote Services.

Its currently priced at £60 and I can order it from the Connected Drive App.

Is it worth it?
What can I do with it?
It'll allow you to operate few functions via the App. Here's a screenshot of enabled services via the App.
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      03-27-2018, 07:46 AM   #4
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It seems a good investment.

The standard app says it sends destinations to the car, but when I tried it, nothing sent.
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      03-27-2018, 08:25 AM   #5
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my main reason to get it was auxiliary heating... but what i don't have is Remote 3D view... and i have no idea why ;(((
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      03-27-2018, 08:28 AM   #6
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Do you have the 360 cameras? You'll need that.

I don't on my car but still feel it's worth £60 none the less
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      03-27-2018, 08:38 AM   #7
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Do you have the 360 cameras? You'll need that.

I don't on my car but still feel it's worth £60 none the less
i do have them.... i believe it could be my local laws or smth like that... but i'm really curious if this is on the car's level or app's...
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For auxiliary heating you will need the option with an extra heater. Cooling works just fine

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      03-27-2018, 10:55 AM   #9
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Yes read about local regulations and the 360 view. Which country are you in , others here I am sure be able to confirm.
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      03-27-2018, 10:58 AM   #10
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It seems a good investment.

The standard app says it sends destinations to the car, but when I tried it, nothing sent.
The only time I have not seen this work is if the car is in a bad mobile signal area.
Judging by my experience , the attempt fails the car would not appear to acknowledge so it never tries again.
If car is in a good coverage area I have not had any issues.
It will show up under notifications in idrive along with a small icon on the dashboard( at least the full lcd display one anyway)

Very useful
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      03-27-2018, 03:07 PM   #11
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Yes read about local regulations and the 360 view. Which country are you in , others here I am sure be able to confirm.
Czech Republic in EU.
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      03-27-2018, 03:50 PM   #12
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It seems a good investment.

The standard app says it sends destinations to the car, but when I tried it, nothing sent.
Do you have nav? If you do, it should show up in your messages on the IDrive.
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On my F30 the app would let me lock/unlock without paying extra, is this a chargeable option now?
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It was £60 when I ordered but in the uk it is now foc
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I haven’t got it on my app and it’s still showing at £60 on the connected drive store. Bit poor if you have to pay £60 for this basic functionality that used to be free
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This just came to mind.
If you use the BMW Remote app with your car/phone and then sell the car, and the person who buys it does not use the app nor signs into the web site, how can the new owner make sure that no one is connected to the car? That is, from the iDrive itself?
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This just came to mind.
If you use the BMW Remote app with your car/phone and then sell the car, and the person who buys it does not use the app nor signs into the web site, how can the new owner make sure that no one is connected to the car? That is, from the iDrive itself?
This exact situation does occur. Once the new owner logs in using the vehicle generated code, the previous owner is locked out.
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This just came to mind.
If you use the BMW Remote app with your car/phone and then sell the car, and the person who buys it does not use the app nor signs into the web site, how can the new owner make sure that no one is connected to the car? That is, from the iDrive itself?
If the new owner log into Connected Drive in the car using his or her credentials, that'll automatically disconnect the previous owner. I usually make sure I'm logged out completely when I'm selling a car and show that to the new owner to ensure he/she knows I've got no access anymore.
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      06-14-2018, 08:46 AM   #19
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I have the 360 camera's , but when i try to do the remote 360 view it Will load , adjust the location of the car , and generate An image of the car , but not of the surroundings . Everything around the car is Grey . Any thoughts ?
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I just wish they would add remote start. That is the one thing that simply perplexed me..
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Hey, antah,
I'm from Czech Republic too, and have the same problem. It's legislation which forbids BMW to allow Remote 3D View in the cars. But I suppose this could be easily coded. Before I start with searching and experiments, by any chance, did you managed it already?
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Yes read about local regulations and the 360 view. Which country are you in , others here I am sure be able to confirm.
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Czech Republic in EU.
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      07-26-2018, 08:42 AM   #22
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Hey, antah,
I'm from Czech Republic too, and have the same problem. It's legislation which forbids BMW to allow Remote 3D View in the cars. But I suppose this could be easily coded. Before I start with searching and experiments, by any chance, did you managed it already?
Hi, sorry, i didn't find the solution and struggle a lot ;( i think it's a great feature to have!
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