iDrive and Radio Staying On

bily · 03-20-2006, 07:26 PM

Tonight I got home and shut off the car. Took out my stuff and went into the house. My wifes says, do you hear music? We go into the garage and the radio is on and iDrive is in the 5 way menu is illuminated. The key is not in the car and i do not have CA. This is not the first time this has happened, but I had trouble getting the screen and radio to shut off. I tried starting the car and cutting it off. I had to drive around the block. Has this happened to anyone else? Any suggestions? I am a little hesitant about asking for a sw upgrade given some of the comments.

rossmelvin · 03-20-2006, 07:29 PM

did u have your phone connect to the car?

skowalski · 03-20-2006, 07:45 PM

This happens to me occasionally due to my use of an unsupported Bluetooth phone (Blackberry). If I make a call, sometimes it does not disconnect and will still remain in the Active calls area. If a call is Active, it will not shut down the nav/radio.

The fix for me is to call my voicemail, let it connect for about 10 seconds and then End Call.

bily · 03-20-2006, 08:05 PM

yes, is that keeping the connection opened? but the phone is a razr, one of the 'supported' phones.

gmcwv · 03-22-2006, 03:12 PM

I have the Razor as well and mine does it sometimes after I get off the phone and the car has been shut off. I just push the power button on the radio and it shuts off. If I am still talking it will shut off after I have walked far enough way to disconnect the bluetooth

03-20-2006, 07:26 PM	#1
bily Lieutenant 84 Rep 540 Posts Drives: 22 G05, 22 G26 Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Atlanta, GA iTrader: (0) Garage List 2022 i4 [0.00] 2022 BMW X5 [0.00] 2015 BMW 428 Cabriolet [0.00]	iDrive and Radio Staying On Tonight I got home and shut off the car. Took out my stuff and went into the house. My wifes says, do you hear music? We go into the garage and the radio is on and iDrive is in the 5 way menu is illuminated. The key is not in the car and i do not have CA. This is not the first time this has happened, but I had trouble getting the screen and radio to shut off. I tried starting the car and cutting it off. I had to drive around the block. Has this happened to anyone else? Any suggestions? I am a little hesitant about asking for a sw upgrade given some of the comments.
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03-20-2006, 07:29 PM	#2
rossmelvin Second Lieutenant 48 Rep 292 Posts Drives: E90 330i & E60 530i Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: jax,fl iTrader: (0)	did u have your phone connect to the car? __________________ 2006- 530i 2006- 330i Vovlo XC90 V8 Sport - saved my life. 2004 Volvo V70R AWD- Sold
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03-20-2006, 07:45 PM	#3
skowalski Registered 0 Rep 1 Posts Drives: bmw 325i Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: santa monica iTrader: (0)	This happens to me occasionally due to my use of an unsupported Bluetooth phone (Blackberry). If I make a call, sometimes it does not disconnect and will still remain in the Active calls area. If a call is Active, it will not shut down the nav/radio. The fix for me is to call my voicemail, let it connect for about 10 seconds and then End Call.
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03-20-2006, 08:05 PM	#4
bily Lieutenant 84 Rep 540 Posts Drives: 22 G05, 22 G26 Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Atlanta, GA iTrader: (0) Garage List 2022 i4 [0.00] 2022 BMW X5 [0.00] 2015 BMW 428 Cabriolet [0.00]	yes, is that keeping the connection opened? but the phone is a razr, one of the 'supported' phones.
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03-22-2006, 03:12 PM	#5
gmcwv Private First Class 5 Rep 112 Posts Drives: '06 330i Sport Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Northern WV iTrader: (0)	I have the Razor as well and mine does it sometimes after I get off the phone and the car has been shut off. I just push the power button on the radio and it shuts off. If I am still talking it will shut off after I have walked far enough way to disconnect the bluetooth
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