iDrive and television function - is yours buggy?

astra · 07-04-2008, 06:44 AM

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Originally Posted by Costa

Hi astra - are you sure you can do this for the E90 ? I have seen some obscure references about some flag the you set with an instrument similar to the ones the dealers use, but it's meant to be really expensive, and only for the E46.

Do you have any more details ?

It makes sense that if you could access the car's programming that you could switch the damn thing off ...

Yeh I am talking about a tool that is similar to the ones that the dealers use... I would asume that there is one available for the e90, just as there has been for the other evo's - although being relatively new, I would assume it is going to be pretty costly.

Unless you know someone, or can get hold of a good quality copy, it might be better to just get the box that you can purchase to disable the function

David44 · 07-05-2008, 05:40 AM

Can only get sound but no picture in "P"

Can this be changed?

Mine is a March 08 build 335ci

Costa · 07-11-2008, 06:34 AM

From what I have seen, it seems to depend on the amount of time between unlocking your car, and pressing "Accept" for the lawyer/greeting screen.

The software appears to have a race condition, which works roughly like this:
- If you manage to press accept as soon as the computer boots up and displays it, you will be able to watch TV when stopped at the lights (ie: without the hand-brake)
- If you press "Accept" past a certain point (usually > 1min) after unlocking the car, then you are locked out until the car is re-started

Extra Observations:
- Sometimes, even if you manage to press "Accept" early enough, the TV screen will not be displayed until you drive for a bit and then stop (weird I know but this happens all the time to me)
- Some have speculated about taking off quickly (selecting reverse as soon as possible), but I have not noticed any dependency on which gear is selected, or even if you select reverse and start backing out of the driveway before pressing Accept

Summary: I strongly believe the system software has a race condition which means you need to press Accept ASAP to enable the "TV-enabled-while-stopped-at-the lights-without-the-handbrake-on "option.

Best way to guarantee you always get to the Accept screen ASAP is to not unlock your car (or the boot) until just before jumping in

Chris.G · 07-13-2008, 03:53 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by David44

Can only get sound but no picture in "P"

Can this be changed?

Mine is a March 08 build 335ci

Whenever im in P my TV shows the picture. When i change to reverse or D it goes to sound only. My car is 08 January build.

AndDee · 07-14-2008, 10:00 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Chris.G

Whenever im in P my TV shows the picture. When i change to reverse or D it goes to sound only. My car is 08 January build.

Same, nothing I do will stop me having to be in P with Handbrake for picture

Jan 08 build

apw2607 · 10-15-2008, 07:08 PM

You might want to try this. Alll I could find. Sounds promising though.

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/BMW-TV-PICTURE...d=p3286.c0.m14

larry_bml · 03-21-2010, 05:22 AM

Problem SOLVED. For European version TV IN MOTION cand be done easy with programing tool NCS EXPERT and takes 30-45 minutes and cost almost nothing

. I did this last night for my car 320d E90 from 10/2006 with Navi Profesional and TV module.

I don't know if it work on USA model, but .... you can give a try.

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Costa Second Lieutenant 19 Rep 203 Posts Drives: E90 325i Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Australia iTrader: (0)	From what I have seen, it seems to depend on the amount of time between unlocking your car, and pressing "Accept" for the lawyer/greeting screen. The software appears to have a race condition, which works roughly like this: - If you manage to press accept as soon as the computer boots up and displays it, you will be able to watch TV when stopped at the lights (ie: without the hand-brake) - If you press "Accept" past a certain point (usually > 1min) after unlocking the car, then you are locked out until the car is re-started Extra Observations: - Sometimes, even if you manage to press "Accept" early enough, the TV screen will not be displayed until you drive for a bit and then stop (weird I know but this happens all the time to me) - Some have speculated about taking off quickly (selecting reverse as soon as possible), but I have not noticed any dependency on which gear is selected, or even if you select reverse and start backing out of the driveway before pressing Accept Summary: I strongly believe the system software has a race condition which means you need to press Accept ASAP to enable the "TV-enabled-while-stopped-at-the lights-without-the-handbrake-on "option. Best way to guarantee you always get to the Accept screen ASAP is to not unlock your car (or the boot) until just before jumping in __________________ 325i auto \| Saph Blk \| PDC \| Sunroof \| Prof Nav \| BiXenon \| SS \| Logic7
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apw2607 Colonel 687 Rep 2,240 Posts Drives: 2024 X5 50e M-Sport Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: West Coast, USA iTrader: (0)	You might want to try this. Alll I could find. Sounds promising though. http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/BMW-TV-PICTURE...d=p3286.c0.m14
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03-21-2010, 05:22 AM	#73
larry_bml First Lieutenant 211 Rep 325 Posts Drives: BMW F30 Sport Line 320ded Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Romania - Pitesti iTrader: (0)	Problem SOLVED. For European version TV IN MOTION cand be done easy with programing tool NCS EXPERT and takes 30-45 minutes and cost almost nothing . I did this last night for my car 320d E90 from 10/2006 with Navi Profesional and TV module. I don't know if it work on USA model, but .... you can give a try.
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