[VirtualGuitars]

Originally Posted by moesess34

Yea, if they give me a loaner, I don’t mind. If I have to sit there all day waiting. No thanks. Are they getting it all done today?

Unfortunately no. They weren’t allowed to order the airbag parts until they had my vehicle. I imagine it’s going to be at least a week or more. Not a big deal since they gave me nearly the same vehicle.

[ggalanis]

Originally Posted by VirtualGuitars

Unfortunately no. They weren’t allowed to order the airbag parts until they had my vehicle.

That's odd to me cause my airbag parts were ordered ahead of time without them ever seeing my car. The dealer has them already (my original appointment was supposed to be today) but I rescheduled my appointment to June 14th so that they could also take care of a couple more things that require an update which my car is not getting OTA for whatever reason. The update can possibly take long and I wanted a loaner.

Anyway, it might just be a procedural difference between BMW Canada and BMWNA.

[VirtualGuitars]

Originally Posted by ggalanis

That's odd to me cause my airbag parts were ordered ahead of time without them ever seeing my car. The dealer has them already (my original appointment was supposed to be today) but I rescheduled my appointment to June 14th so that they could also take care of a couple more things that require an update which my car is not getting OTA for whatever reason. The update can possibly take long and I wanted a loaner.

Anyway, it might just be a procedural difference between BMW Canada and BMWNA.

It’s probably worth noting that I made the service appointment within hours of the airbag recall remedy becoming available in my area.

[sor]

When I set up an appointment for the airbag online, they called me immediately and said “we will order the part, let’s reschedule for next week when we have it”.

[VirtualGuitars]

Originally Posted by sor

When I set up an appointment for the airbag online, they called me immediately and said “we will order the part, let’s reschedule for next week when we have it”.

I just called my service advisor as soon as the website said remedy available. I wish I could swap these blue seatbelts out in my loaner car for my black ones. It’s literally the only option my M60 does not have for ‘23.

[Paladin1]

Originally Posted by sor

When I set up an appointment for the airbag online, they called me immediately and said “we will order the part, let’s reschedule for next week when we have it”.

Same. Parts were waiting when I brought in my car, thanks to the intervention of my SA, because the clueless Service Department was still waiting for yellow tape to be delivered from the Schwartzwald before scheduling..

[VirtualGuitars]

Just got this automated text from the service department:

“PARTS ORDERED FOR AIR BAG RECALL SHOIULD BE ARRIVING BY 05/31”

[moesess34]

Originally Posted by sor

When I set up an appointment for the airbag online, they called me immediately and said “we will order the part, let’s reschedule for next week when we have it”.

That’s the kinda service I expect. Why waste a customers time having them come in multiple times.

[ricerboi]

Originally Posted by VirtualGuitars

At least I’m getting a loaner car. It better be an EV!

They gave me a brand new i4 M50 for the 10 days they had it. I thrashed the hell out of it for 1200 miles with free EA (yes it works). I didn’t want my car back.

[VirtualGuitars]

Originally Posted by ricerboi

They gave me a brand new i4 M50 for the 10 days they had it. I thrashed the hell out of it for 1200 miles with free EA (yes it works). I didn’t want my car back.

They gave me brand new ‘23 iX xDrive 50. I can’t wait to get my M60 back next week!

[moesess34]

Loaners make all of this better lol. Having to sit at the dealership all day sucks lol

[grueber]

Made my appt at United later this month for the airbag recall. Person I spoke to said they can order the part so it’s ready at the time of my service appt. Going to drop it off and grab a bite to eat while the airbag is being replaced.

[VirtualGuitars]

Originally Posted by grueber

Made my appt at United later this month for the airbag recall. Person I spoke to said they can order the part so it’s ready at the time of my service appt. Going to drop it off and grab a bite to eat while the airbag is being replaced.

I suggest ordering dessert.

[moesess34]

Originally Posted by grueber

Made my appt at United later this month for the airbag recall. Person I spoke to said they can order the part so it’s ready at the time of my service appt. Going to drop it off and grab a bite to eat while the airbag is being replaced.

Yea, if you need any kinda software updates too. It will take time. Get a loaner and go hangout in Roswell like I did😂

[ickyfehmleh]

Originally Posted by VirtualGuitars

They gave me brand new ‘23 iX xDrive 50. I can’t wait to get my M60 back next week!

Curious if you got your M60 back, if they upgraded you to the latest release, and if that latest release fixes your hotspot IP addressing/default route issue.

[VirtualGuitars]

Originally Posted by ickyfehmleh

Curious if you got your M60 back, if they upgraded you to the latest release, and if that latest release fixes your hotspot IP addressing/default route issue.

Yes, I got it back in a couple days after the airbag parts arrived. Seat module programming and software upgrade to 03/2023.53. I’ve already had to reboot iDrive once for the eSIM issue. CarPlay has been fine. I’ve been out of town since the day after I got it back, so time will tell…

[VirtualGuitars]

Just got back from out of town today after four days and had to reboot iDrive again to reset the eSIM service.

[Paladin1]

Definitely not something I've had to do in either the iX50 or M60, a couple of months running. eSIM appears to be (finally) pretty solid (T-Mobile Magenta Drive). So not exclusively the car generically. I would hesitate to advise an AT&T call, and you certainly know what you're doing, but like chicken soup, couldn't hurt. That would frustrate the hell out of me.

[VirtualGuitars]

Originally Posted by Paladin1

Definitely not something I've had to do in either the iX50 or M60, a couple of months running. eSIM appears to be (finally) pretty solid (T-Mobile Msgenta Drive). So not exclusively the car generically. I would hesitate to advise an AT&T call, and you certainly know what you're doing, but like chicken soup, couldn't hurt. That would frustrate the hell out of me.

It’s not AT&T. If the vehicle does not hand out local IP addresses or a default gateway to my client devices, then nothing is going to work. AT&T has nothing to do with that part. With that being said, what is strange is that CarPlay has been flawless which is also dependent upon local IPs but it’s also not sitting behind a NAT’d IP.

Plus I’ve gotten used to it. At least it only takes about 30 seconds and can be done while you’re driving. All I have to do is redo my head-up display and instrument cluster preferences which gets reset each time you reboot iDrive. Another 10 seconds of my time. I can live with it.

[Paladin1]

As noted before, just because you have one thing wrong doesn't mean you don't have two. . Problem = doesn't hand out IP addresses. Cause = ? Breaking it down forensically, the problem is either software or hardware (possibly but improbably both). You have ruled out software, ergo.... But totally familiar with living with it!

[VirtualGuitars]

Originally Posted by Paladin1

As noted before, just because you have one thing wrong doesn't mean you don't have two. . Problem = doesn't hand out IP addresses. Cause = ? Breaking it down forensically, the problem is either software or hardware (possibly but improbably both). You have ruled out software, ergo....

I can almost guarantee you it’s because the headunit is running out of memory. This is the most plausible explanation (at least to me) because of the timing of how often I have to reset iDrive. It’s usually good for a week or two at most. It’s like the system’s free memory never gets returned to the OS.

[VirtualGuitars]

Another iDrive reboot today because of no default gateway. BMW loves to blame this on the carrier, but this has absolutely nothing to do with them. If the internal wireless network does not hand out the local default gateway, IP address, or subnet mask to your client devices via DHCP, then your eSIM service will not work. Yes, this does get a little old and frustrating - especially this many times in the last 24 hours. This is actually worse than before updating to 03/2023.53.