05-09-2018, 05:03 PM | #1 |
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idrive keeps rebooting
Should have left well enough alone!
So went into the dealer for 4 new tires, new drivers door hydraulic (recall), state safety....and the dreaded programming update. Day 1 - idrive reboots once. Day 2 (today) - idrive rebooted about 5 times during a 20 minute drive Going back to the dealer is a real PIA as they're about an hour drive from me. Anyone have this issue? Idrive has been bug free since I've had this car. |
05-10-2018, 03:24 AM | #2 | |
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Why it would start happening after a visit to the Dealer though, I'm not sure - maybe the time it took to re-program meant the 12v was drained quite a bit, doors open, ignition on etc...?
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My screen keeps going back to the welcome screen - like when you first turn the car on. The latest development is that the GPS doesn't work. When I go to navigation, it's just stuck on the screen saying 'navigation system starting'. The rest of the idrive functions work though...as long as it's not rebooting lol I did have the GPS problem once before actually, and it was a reboot that fixed that particular problem. Do you remember how long the service was to replace the 12V? |
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I'm sure they will want to diagnose properly, that could take some time but I would steer them towards checking the battery first and if it looks shaky I'm sure they will want to replace it as a (hopeful) quick fix.
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Does it reboot if you just let the car sit - or do you need to be driving it? If you can make it happen "in the driveway", you might just want to augment the batteries power with a charger to see if it mitigates the issue...
Why can't you just throw a charger on the battery to see if it helps? (Before you declare the battery needs to be replaced)... Might it also be that the service center disconnected the battery for some service and then just didn't tighten the battery clamps all the way?
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It happened a few times yesterday while I was just sitting with the car running in the driveway. I don't think the battery is consumer accessible though. Putting another post with the new developments. |
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05-10-2018, 01:29 PM | #7 |
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Today I went to the dealer. The dealer is about an hour from me, and the idrive didn't reboot the whole way.
The GPS however didn't work. The posted speed limit display on the HUD didn't work either. The online manual didn't work either. There is this weird slow clicking sound I can hear...similar to a crashed hard drive spinning. Dealer said needs a new head unit. They reset the software, and he told me it threw a code for head unit error, and said there is a technical bulletin about this issue. Strange it started after the new programming though. He also mentioned that they can connect with another dealer, like ethernet type of connect, to reprogram the new head unit. Should have stayed away from this reprogram stuff....everything was just fine! |
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I would be somewhat surprised if "the HD" is an actual spinning hard drive vs just some form of solid state storage...
In any case... Sounds like they are onto it...
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Just went back to the car to check on that clicking sound, definitely there, even when sitting. |
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05-10-2018, 01:50 PM | #10 |
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I thought I was imagining things, but this is definitely a different icon for the battery than before.
The stacked icons I thought was weird, never saw that...but after googling the instrument cluster, I see the actual icon, plus the stacking of the icon is new. |
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Have you resolved this issue?
I had the rebooting issue happen 3 times around April 2019 and they replaced my head unit under warranty. It's been fine until August 2019, and rebooted literally 10 times on a drive, before it did a system reset on itself. I lost all my settings and had to reprogram them all in. I drove 200 more miles without any reboots. Might be something they programmed into these. I'll keep an eye on it to see if it does it again. |
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MMW 520d display rebooting every 2 minutes while drving
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I am new here.BMW 520d 2012 Updated with 2019-2 Europe west Next map( Bought from BMW connected drive portal online ).Installation successful after entering the activation code.Next morning the display keep rebooting every 2 minutes while driving but not when I park the car. Navigation, bluetooth, multimedia and radio doesn't work.(2013 map version was there before this ) I tried updating the software,pressed radio and cd button simultaneously to reboot the head unit.Nothing resolved. I did not have any problem before updating the new map version.Dealer is so expensive to conduct diagnostic checks. Warranty expired.BMW customer services advised me to book in with dealer for diagnostic check ( which I have to pay ) 1.Any solution ? 2.Can anyone fix this ? if yes whats the price ? 3.If they can't fix then can it be reset back to the 2013 map version ? I would rather stick with older version rather than updating.Please advice.Thanks. |
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I have resolved the problem now.All works fine , even better than before with some extra features added I would highly recommend these guys if anyone from United Kingdom has rebooting issue. BMWMAN( BMW Specialist sorted it for reasonable price ) Heanor Gate Road Heanor DE757RJ |
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Sorry to hear that.
You could try to call the dealer and tell them: "I don't feel safe driving this vehicle. Please send a flatbed to my house to pick it up, take back to your shop, and repair it. It would be very good customer service if the flatbed had a loaner car on it when it arrived. Thank you."
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what did they do to fix yours? coding? any help is appreciated Last edited by lalin300; 01-02-2020 at 11:44 PM.. |
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After playing around with it for almost a month I think I have found a fix without changing the Idrive. My idrive use to reboot every few minutes however haven't had a single reboot for last 8 days after the fix . Since the maps update was crashing the system I realized that the closeup view of the maps put extra processing load on the system causing it to crash .I changed the view to 1000 km and no reboot or crash since then . If I try to use the navigation it does cause the crash as the view changes to 50 km from 1000. I hope this can help other fellows and save the cost of Idrive and or head unit |
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Not aware of a DIY, but I think all the dealer did was reboot the hard drive. There must be some way of DIYing that I would think.
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