Carplay ...again! Problem...

[canbelto]

Hi all!
New member here. Just picked up a 2020 M4CS and having trouble the wireless Apple Carplay

Here are some points:
- there is a factory option to connect to carplay
- I have done the hard reset (holding the power button down for 70+ seconds and the screen reboots twice
- everytime I try and connect, it goes through the usual motions where the unit asks to be paired with the iphone, and vice versa, so I click yes, etc etc

but it goes reaches the "establishing connection" bit and goes for a while and then says failed to connect. Everytime


Anyone have any tips?

[MFNATIK]

reboot your phone? Running latest OS updates? Its a 50/50 operation between the phone and the car

[canbelto]

Originally Posted by MFNATIK

reboot your phone? Running latest OS updates? Its a 50/50 operation between the phone and the car

Yes. Definitely all up to date on the phone side. Rebooted everything. Quite a mystery

I had a similar issue with my G87 M2 but a hard rest of the head unit fixed that right away. No such luck with the M4CS

[N1rve]

Ask your friend to try to pair. If it still fails then you know for sure it’s the car. There is an update you can do to get the full screen CarPlay which might also fix your issue.

[canbelto]

Originally Posted by N1rve

Ask your friend to try to pair. If it still fails then you know for sure it’s the car. There is an update you can do to get the full screen CarPlay which might also fix your issue.

Oh cool... is this done online of needs to be done instore?

[N1rve]

Originally Posted by canbelto

Oh cool... is this done online of needs to be done instore?

There’s a guy on here kubax86 who can sell you the Apple CarPlay full screen. There is an update needed to get fullscreen to work. But like I mentioned before, have a friend pair it first and see if it’s really the car or the phone.

Or if you want full screen Apple CarPlay just to ask Kubax haha.

[WhiteFox]

Full screen Applecar play can be done on NBT EVO via Bimmercode if you have one of the latest updates to NBT EVO

[dbudh001]

I just connected mine to Bluetooth. A few days later it prompted me to start using CarPlay

[dezzracer]

My 2018 M3 CS will not connect to car play anymore. Tried everything. Worked great for four years. 🤬

[kubax86]

Good instruction when it doesn't work
"Do it the following way:
Make sure WiFi, Siri, Bluetooth are ON and Hotspot is disabled.
Go to MEDiA -> MANAGE MOBILE DEVICES -> ADD NEW DEVICE -> APPLE CARPLAY

On your phone go to Bluetooth and delete the car, then go back and again to Bluetooth and wait until your iPhone finds the car.
Go through the pairing procedure and once you get pop up „Use CarPlay” on your iPhone, click „Use CarPlay” and after that immediately go to WiFi settings on your iPhone and choose CarPlay network (it will have CarPlay in the name). That’s it. Pairing done. You’re ready to use Apple CarPlay and enjoy
"

[dezzracer]

Ok, thank you. I’ll give it a try.

[HotRodM4]

Originally Posted by kubax86

Good instruction when it doesn't work
"Do it the following way:
Make sure WiFi, Siri, Bluetooth are ON and Hotspot is disabled.
Go to MEDiA -> MANAGE MOBILE DEVICES -> ADD NEW DEVICE -> APPLE CARPLAY

On your phone go to Bluetooth and delete the car, then go back and again to Bluetooth and wait until your iPhone finds the car.
Go through the pairing procedure and once you get pop up „Use CarPlay” on your iPhone, click „Use CarPlay” and after that immediately go to WiFi settings on your iPhone and choose CarPlay network (it will have CarPlay in the name). That’s it. Pairing done. You’re ready to use Apple CarPlay and enjoy
"

Exactly this. My M4 will randomly give issue connecting to CarPlay every couple months but deleting the car from Bluetooth and then reconnecting fixes it.

[Yuille36]

I've used Bimmer Remote Coding to not only restore full screen Apple Car Play but also to update my navigation system to a 2023/2024 map update. I couldn't be happier with the results. Also, Bimmer Remote Coding is a cheaper solution than Bimmer Tech.