blank idrive screen

Howlett · 12-29-2016, 01:07 PM

festive greetings everyone, i have had a blank i drive screen the past two mornings. it has been cold here in manchester and the car has been frosty. restarting the car has no affect but everything else including the HUD works.
when i have started the car back up in the afternoon its all back to normal and fine again. Anyone else had this?

dopper99 · 12-29-2016, 04:01 PM

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Originally Posted by Howlett

festive greetings everyone, i have had a blank i drive screen the past two mornings. it has been cold here in manchester and the car has been frosty. restarting the car has no affect but everything else including the HUD works.
when i have started the car back up in the afternoon its all back to normal and fine again. Anyone else had this?

Never had a random blank idrive screen ever, in my M3 or my last one, even at -6 odd degrees. Sounds like a fault.

gatsojon · 12-29-2016, 05:32 PM

Manchester too but no blank screen.

Howlett · 12-30-2016, 05:27 PM

yeah thats what i thought to... not happended since and only seems to have been when the car had frost. I think im going to wait and see how it is next week....

Ashway · 12-31-2016, 10:03 AM

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Manchester too but no blank screen.

was there not an issue with some form of interference from Manchester airport affecting Idrive screens, can remember reading something about it a few months ago

Howlett · 01-03-2017, 03:12 AM

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was there not an issue with some form of interference from Manchester airport affecting Idrive screens, can remember reading something about it a few months ago

reallly, i do live less than 2 miles from the airport!

it hasnt happened since so im just keeping an eye on it at the moment...

Ashway · 01-03-2017, 03:35 AM

I think it was on the 3/4 series forum

Ashway · 01-03-2017, 03:40 AM

here you go
http://f30.bimmerpost.com/forums/sho...hester+airport

Howlett · 01-03-2017, 03:44 PM

well this is the first time its ever happened to be fair, i thought it was more frost related but we shall see tomorrow morning now im back to work. maybe it is some kind of tests theyre doing down here ....

Howlett · 01-06-2017, 03:05 AM

so little update, its happened again... and again when the cars frozen overnight. Not sure why the temperature would stop the screen working but looks like im gona have to get this checked out... im missing my morning talksport!

gatsojon · 01-06-2017, 03:19 AM

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Originally Posted by Howlett

so little update, its happened again... and again when the cars frozen overnight. Not sure why the temperature would stop the screen working but looks like im gona have to get this checked out... im missing my morning talksport!

Alan Brazil will be missing you too

rjwojcik · 01-25-2017, 03:12 PM

Well, I had my first blank screen. Wasn't that cold, my have been just above zero. All back to normal when I returned to the car tonight.

And no where near an airport.

Howlett · 01-27-2017, 11:24 AM

odd isnt it. i havent had one until today when it was subzero. havent taken it in yet as im not sure how they will look at it

rjwojcik · 01-27-2017, 02:07 PM

I has another one yesterday, today was fine. My parking sensors don't beep when it's blank.

So, don't know if it was placebo, but the car sounded a lot purer, and nicer with the iDrive blank. I wonder if it means Active Sound was off as well?

Howlett · 01-27-2017, 05:08 PM

i thought that but felt it may be just because the radio is off!!!
as for the parking sensors nearly reversed into a wall near work as i didnt hear that reassuri beep!!

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Howlett Enlisted Member 51 Rep 39 Posts Drives: M3 SO DCT CP Join Date: Mar 2016 Location: Manchester iTrader: (0)	blank idrive screen festive greetings everyone, i have had a blank i drive screen the past two mornings. it has been cold here in manchester and the car has been frosty. restarting the car has no affect but everything else including the HUD works. when i have started the car back up in the afternoon its all back to normal and fine again. Anyone else had this? __________________
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gatsojon Lieutenant Colonel 498 Rep 1,502 Posts Drives: M4 CP SSII/SS Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Manchester, UK iTrader: (0) Garage List 2017 BMW M4 CP [10.00]	Manchester too but no blank screen. __________________ Current: F82 CP SS/SS
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Howlett Enlisted Member 51 Rep 39 Posts Drives: M3 SO DCT CP Join Date: Mar 2016 Location: Manchester iTrader: (0)	yeah thats what i thought to... not happended since and only seems to have been when the car had frost. I think im going to wait and see how it is next week.... __________________
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Ashway Lieutenant 235 Rep 404 Posts Drives: RR Vogue Westminster Join Date: Mar 2016 Location: Co Durham iTrader: (0)	I think it was on the 3/4 series forum
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Ashway Lieutenant 235 Rep 404 Posts Drives: RR Vogue Westminster Join Date: Mar 2016 Location: Co Durham iTrader: (0)	here you go http://f30.bimmerpost.com/forums/sho...hester+airport
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Howlett Enlisted Member 51 Rep 39 Posts Drives: M3 SO DCT CP Join Date: Mar 2016 Location: Manchester iTrader: (0)	well this is the first time its ever happened to be fair, i thought it was more frost related but we shall see tomorrow morning now im back to work. maybe it is some kind of tests theyre doing down here .... __________________
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Howlett Enlisted Member 51 Rep 39 Posts Drives: M3 SO DCT CP Join Date: Mar 2016 Location: Manchester iTrader: (0)	so little update, its happened again... and again when the cars frozen overnight. Not sure why the temperature would stop the screen working but looks like im gona have to get this checked out... im missing my morning talksport!
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01-25-2017, 03:12 PM	#12
rjwojcik Captain 282 Rep 707 Posts Drives: 2016 VW Golf GTD Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Essex, UK iTrader: (0)	Well, I had my first blank screen. Wasn't that cold, my have been just above zero. All back to normal when I returned to the car tonight. And no where near an airport. __________________ Current: 2016 Golf GTD with a "lot" of toys Gone: 2016 M3 CP - Mineral Grey / Black Gone: 2009 135i - Le Mans Blue / Black
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Howlett Enlisted Member 51 Rep 39 Posts Drives: M3 SO DCT CP Join Date: Mar 2016 Location: Manchester iTrader: (0)	odd isnt it. i havent had one until today when it was subzero. havent taken it in yet as im not sure how they will look at it
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01-27-2017, 02:07 PM	#14
rjwojcik Captain 282 Rep 707 Posts Drives: 2016 VW Golf GTD Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Essex, UK iTrader: (0)	I has another one yesterday, today was fine. My parking sensors don't beep when it's blank. So, don't know if it was placebo, but the car sounded a lot purer, and nicer with the iDrive blank. I wonder if it means Active Sound was off as well? __________________ Current: 2016 Golf GTD with a "lot" of toys Gone: 2016 M3 CP - Mineral Grey / Black Gone: 2009 135i - Le Mans Blue / Black
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Howlett Enlisted Member 51 Rep 39 Posts Drives: M3 SO DCT CP Join Date: Mar 2016 Location: Manchester iTrader: (0)	i thought that but felt it may be just because the radio is off!!! as for the parking sensors nearly reversed into a wall near work as i didnt hear that reassuri beep!!
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