Phone function has completely disappeared

E30M3Driver · 04-07-2007, 11:50 PM

Got in my car this evening, Blackberry Pearl didn't pair, so I used the phone to try to manually reconnect to the car, it failed. Went to the phone menu to try to delete and readd the profile, and the phone menu is totally inactive-no options, does not show anything, does not respond, does not take me into the options to do anything. It just shows two blank lines -- above the word phone. Any ideas?

bartman32 · 04-08-2007, 12:26 AM

try reset...

E30M3Driver · 04-08-2007, 12:34 AM

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Originally Posted by bartman32

try reset...

How? it is non i-drive...
pull a fuse, disconnect the battery?

LEDZEP · 04-08-2007, 08:47 AM

Call your SA.

kpcoupe · 04-08-2007, 09:21 AM

reset ur phone...thats what i did when that happened to me and then it worked.

Oz · 04-08-2007, 10:41 AM

I would try taking out your battery and sim card and putting them back. Try repairing your phone after that and see what happens. Something similar to this happened to me time to time and thats how I fixed it.

HyperM3 · 04-08-2007, 10:46 AM

I had a Pearl and it was horrible at staying connected to anything bluetooth. Had to re-pair it all the time. Just take out the SIM and start the connection process over.

E30M3Driver · 04-08-2007, 11:31 AM

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Originally Posted by Oz

I would try taking out your battery and sim card and putting them back. Try repairing your phone after that and see what happens. Something similar to this happened to me time to time and thats how I fixed it.

That's the point. I can't re-pair the phone because the menu options from the car's phone menu are not accessible. It is as if the car no longer has phone capability. The phone works fine. I cannot even get into the bluetooth menu from the car controls.

warden · 04-08-2007, 11:58 AM

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Originally Posted by E30M3Driver

That's the point. I can't re-pair the phone because the menu options from the car's phone menu are not accessible. It is as if the car no longer has phone capability. The phone works fine. I cannot even get into the bluetooth menu from the car controls.

Does BMW Assist work? Do Voice Commands work?

Two weeks ago, the BT functions in my month-old 335i's iDrive unit failed. Assist and Voice Commands went with it. The same portion of the iDrive brains controls that. It was replaced and works like new.

I bet that it's an iDrive failure issue. Bummer.

E30M3Driver · 04-08-2007, 03:34 PM

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Originally Posted by warden

Does BMW Assist work? Do Voice Commands work?

Two weeks ago, the BT functions in my month-old 335i's iDrive unit failed. Assist and Voice Commands went with it. The same portion of the iDrive brains controls that. It was replaced and works like new.

I bet that it's an iDrive failure issue. Bummer.

Correct. Assist, voice commands, anything with the phone is gone from the main car menu. I don't have i-drive. Interestingly, I got in the car today after letting it sit all nite and my phone paired and the phone menu commands are restored. What the heck happened and why?

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kpcoupe Captain 42 Rep 778 Posts Drives: 328i Coupe Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Illinois iTrader: (0)	reset ur phone...thats what i did when that happened to me and then it worked.
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Oz Lieutenant Colonel 33 Rep 1,770 Posts Drives: 2006 330i, 2004 X5 Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Wayne, NJ iTrader: (1) Garage List 2006 330i [0.00]	I would try taking out your battery and sim card and putting them back. Try repairing your phone after that and see what happens. Something similar to this happened to me time to time and thats how I fixed it. __________________ 2006 330i Steptronic/Alpine White/Black Leather/Burl Walnut Trim/Premium Package/iDrive/Heated Seats/Winter: STYLE 159 Blizzak LM-22 RFT/Summer: TBD 2004 X5 Steptronic/Alpine White/Grey Leather/Poplar Trim/Premium Package/Heated Seats/iPod Adapter
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HyperM3 Too many Alex's, from now on, call me Beaufort 376 Rep 6,188 Posts Drives: See Sig Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Lawrenceville, NJ iTrader: (8)	I had a Pearl and it was horrible at staying connected to anything bluetooth. Had to re-pair it all the time. Just take out the SIM and start the connection process over. __________________ 13 HD FatBob 17 A4 Glacier/Black 1st Edition/Pre+/Sport/EurocodeTMD/Racechip 16 S6 (gone),14 S6 (gone),14 S6 (gone),13 S6 (gone),10 S4 (gone) 07 335i(gone)
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