BMW radio losing satellite presets

mskvarenina · 10-10-2006, 09:25 PM

Last week I picked up my new 328xi with satellite radio. I set all my presets and everything was fine. This afternoon when I turned on the radio all the presets were gone and every channel was tunes to 001.

The radio didn't lose any other settings such as FM, AM or tone settings so it's not an interruption in power problem. Has anyone else seen this happen and I wonder if there's a technical bulletin on it?

dmontic71 · 10-10-2006, 11:02 PM

I had the same thing happen to me the day after my Sirius was installed 3 wks ago, but it has not happened since. I cant seem to get any concrete info, but I've heard of other people experiencing the same quirk...

ward · 10-10-2006, 11:19 PM

are you using the same key? presets are stored in each key

LEDZEP · 10-11-2006, 09:21 AM

+1 - my guess would be that you used the other key.

carjon · 10-11-2006, 09:50 AM

Has happened to me a couple of times - next time I get in the car they are back. Everything is software and I think these cars are windows based so what do you expect.

beestroh · 10-11-2006, 03:46 PM

Mine has lost the presets a couple of times, and other times has lost the Sirius license altogether, prompting the "Call 1-800-XXX-XXXX to activate" message. Both the license and the presets come back if you turn the car off and let it go into sleep mode, and then restart it. It's crap that a $35,000+ car does this, no?

LEDZEP · 10-11-2006, 05:30 PM

Both our cars have a tendancy to switch to FM radio after we've been listening to Sirius and the car has been to sleep. Quite odd. I mentioned it to my dealer when the E90 was in for service but naturally it didn't do that when they had it.

10-10-2006, 09:25 PM	#1
mskvarenina Private 10 Rep 60 Posts Drives: 2007 328xi Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: New Jersey iTrader: (0)	BMW radio losing satellite presets Last week I picked up my new 328xi with satellite radio. I set all my presets and everything was fine. This afternoon when I turned on the radio all the presets were gone and every channel was tunes to 001. The radio didn't lose any other settings such as FM, AM or tone settings so it's not an interruption in power problem. Has anyone else seen this happen and I wonder if there's a technical bulletin on it?
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10-10-2006, 11:02 PM	#2
dmontic71 Lieutenant 28 Rep 520 Posts Drives: 2012 F30 Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Tampa, FL iTrader: (0) Garage List 2012 BMW 328i [10.00] (retired) 2009 528i [10.00] (retired) 2006 325i [10.00] (retired) 2002 325ci [10.00]	I had the same thing happen to me the day after my Sirius was installed 3 wks ago, but it has not happened since. I cant seem to get any concrete info, but I've heard of other people experiencing the same quirk...
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10-10-2006, 11:19 PM	#3
ward Major General 159 Rep 6,158 Posts Drives: F Join Date: May 2005 Location: T iTrader: (0)	are you using the same key? presets are stored in each key
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10-11-2006, 09:21 AM	#4
LEDZEP Lieutenant General 429 Rep 12,276 Posts Drives: 2009 E70 & 2011 F25 Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Area 51 iTrader: (0) Garage List 2011 X3 35i M Sport [7.62] 2009 X5 M Sport [0.00] 2007 328xi E90 [0.00] 2006 325xiT E91 [0.00]	+1 - my guess would be that you used the other key. __________________ I think it is bad luck to be superstitious
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10-11-2006, 09:50 AM	#5
carjon First Lieutenant 7 Rep 349 Posts Drives: 328xi Sedan Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: CT iTrader: (0)	Has happened to me a couple of times - next time I get in the car they are back. Everything is software and I think these cars are windows based so what do you expect. __________________ 2011 328xi black on black. Nav, connect, apps, Sirius.
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10-11-2006, 03:46 PM	#6
beestroh Enlisted Member 0 Rep 45 Posts Drives: 2006 330xi Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Columbus, Ohio iTrader: (0)	Mine has lost the presets a couple of times, and other times has lost the Sirius license altogether, prompting the "Call 1-800-XXX-XXXX to activate" message. Both the license and the presets come back if you turn the car off and let it go into sleep mode, and then restart it. It's crap that a $35,000+ car does this, no?
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10-11-2006, 05:30 PM	#7
LEDZEP Lieutenant General 429 Rep 12,276 Posts Drives: 2009 E70 & 2011 F25 Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Area 51 iTrader: (0) Garage List 2011 X3 35i M Sport [7.62] 2009 X5 M Sport [0.00] 2007 328xi E90 [0.00] 2006 325xiT E91 [0.00]	Both our cars have a tendancy to switch to FM radio after we've been listening to Sirius and the car has been to sleep. Quite odd. I mentioned it to my dealer when the E90 was in for service but naturally it didn't do that when they had it. __________________ I think it is bad luck to be superstitious
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