iDrive won't turn on (2015 f82)

JDubbya · 03-25-2016, 08:15 PM

Hello all,

I recently had my car (2015 f82) in storage for about 8 months due to an overseas move. When I got my car back, everything seems to be fine except the entire iDrive system won't turn on. Everything else seems to work fine, there are no errors on the dash, and yes, I know the power button is the volume button.

Does anyone have any bright ideas that might help? I'm about to go check some fuses to see if something blew, but beyond that I don't know where to begin troubleshooting. I'm really hoping I'm missing some easy reboot sequence or something that I couldn't find in my searching.

I should still be under warranty, but I'm in Korea with an insane work schedule, so if there's anything I could attempt to do myself I'd like to go that route first.

Thank you in advance for your help.

chimp · 03-25-2016, 09:08 PM

My 2015 M4 was in storage for 3 months. When I first started the car, the iDrive display came on but quickly turned off and displayed "No Signal." After about 5 minutes, it rebooted and has worked fine since then. So, not exactly your issue but I have seen it happen personally.

aboulfad · 03-26-2016, 08:04 AM

Try resetting/rebooting the iDrive by pushing and holding the power/volume button for 30s or longer, turn the car on and wait a bit. Is your battery ok, was the car connected to LiFePO4 charger the whole time?

If nothing works, you'll need diagnostic software (Rheingold) or obviously a trip to the dealer.

f82Haze · 06-09-2023, 03:43 AM

Hello! I have this issue with iDrive right now, did you ever find a fix?

kubax86 · 06-09-2023, 09:40 AM

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Originally Posted by f82Haze

Hello! I have this issue with iDrive right now, did you ever find a fix?

Was it exported/imported?

f82Haze · 06-09-2023, 02:12 PM

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Originally Posted by kubax86

Was it exported/imported?

Never

kubax86 · 06-09-2023, 04:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by f82Haze

Hello! I have this issue with iDrive right now, did you ever find a fix?

read faults and post me them ( can be any scanner ), preferably ISTA

zamboni · 02-06-2024, 08:49 PM

Kubax,

My just went blank today car has just got service last month.

kubax86 · 02-07-2024, 02:13 AM

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Originally Posted by zamboni

Kubax,

My just went blank today car has just got service last month.

Recommend to read the faults the send it to me.

zamboni · 02-12-2024, 06:52 PM

Kubax,

The screen turned on at half screen without any info and stayed on for two seconds and went blank afterward. The radio won't worked but the M buttons are normal.

zamboni · 02-24-2024, 11:49 PM

Kubax,

Got the car back from dealer and they reprogram the TCU unit and it came back on, lost the Apple Carplay full screen displayed that you help me to program.

J-rock · 07-26-2024, 09:09 AM

2016 F80 doing the same thing... But now instead of the screen re-setting every couple of minutes, its completey black(Blank). But I can hear the unit re-setting/ booting up. No radio, but the parking sensors still sound off when approaching obstacles. Do I need new hardware or just a software update?

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JDubbya Registered 3 Rep 3 Posts Drives: M4... soon... Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: United States iTrader: (0)	iDrive won't turn on (2015 f82) Hello all, I recently had my car (2015 f82) in storage for about 8 months due to an overseas move. When I got my car back, everything seems to be fine except the entire iDrive system won't turn on. Everything else seems to work fine, there are no errors on the dash, and yes, I know the power button is the volume button. Does anyone have any bright ideas that might help? I'm about to go check some fuses to see if something blew, but beyond that I don't know where to begin troubleshooting. I'm really hoping I'm missing some easy reboot sequence or something that I couldn't find in my searching. I should still be under warranty, but I'm in Korea with an insane work schedule, so if there's anything I could attempt to do myself I'd like to go that route first. Thank you in advance for your help.
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chimp Private First Class 122 Rep 185 Posts Drives: 2015 M4\|2021 X4MC\|2022 X4MC Join Date: Apr 2015 Location: United States iTrader: (0)	My 2015 M4 was in storage for 3 months. When I first started the car, the iDrive display came on but quickly turned off and displayed "No Signal." After about 5 minutes, it rebooted and has worked fine since then. So, not exactly your issue but I have seen it happen personally.
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aboulfad Brigadier General 1597 Rep 3,945 Posts Drives: 2015 M4 MG/SO Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: MTL, QC iTrader: (0) Garage List 2015 BMW M4 [10.00]	Try resetting/rebooting the iDrive by pushing and holding the power/volume button for 30s or longer, turn the car on and wait a bit. Is your battery ok, was the car connected to LiFePO4 charger the whole time? If nothing works, you'll need diagnostic software (Rheingold) or obviously a trip to the dealer.
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