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#11671 of 12737 Re: 5 Series Phone Cradle [brodsky] by srfast

Nov 16, 2006 (2:38 pm)

Replying to: brodsky (Nov 16, 2006 12:54 pm)
I have the BMW BT phone kit installed in my 2003 530i and use a Motorola RAZR V3i (with iTunes). The BT phonebook downloads all the V3i entries (Home, Work, Mobile, Main), so there are multiple entries for each contact. When I display a phonebook entry, the name appears first and then the associated phone #. The BT system cannot interpret the different catagories so I need to know which number is which before I press the "dial" button. I just scroll thru the entries until I see the entry I want to dial.
 
Hope this helps.....JL

#11672 of 12737 Very good to have this forum back by dabimmer

Nov 19, 2006 (12:20 pm)

I come back at least once a week here and when it was gone it was as though I'd lost contact with an old friend, glad it's back.

#11673 of 12737 Re: Should I keep my 2001 525i ...... [div2] by shaymasdaddy

Nov 20, 2006 (3:07 pm)

Replying to: div2 (Oct 05, 2006 1:08 pm)
Thanks for all the feedback on whether I should keep my 525i. After reviewing all of the feedback and sincere prayer, I have decided to keep my 525i and forego the additional warranty. Aside from the routine maintenance, it has been trouble free.
 
Thanks again.

#11674 of 12737 Re: Should I keep my 2001 525i ...... [shaymasdaddy] by div2

Nov 20, 2006 (5:48 pm)

Replying to: shaymasdaddy (Nov 20, 2006 3:07 pm)
Don't hesitate to check back in should you have any service or repair questions.

#11675 of 12737 Re: 2007 BMW 5 series idrive display [low_ball_88] by markcincinnati

Nov 22, 2006 (8:49 am)

Replying to: low_ball_88 (Nov 15, 2006 5:07 pm)
My wife's X3 will do the same thing. It seems to be based on how long it has been since the last time the car was turned off.
 
Here is what I notice. If we pull into a gas station, turn the car off, pump the gas and then restart the car, the BMW screen comes up as if there is a re-boot going on.
 
However, if we turn the car off, go grocery shopping for an hour and come back out the lawyer screen "almost" immediately appears -- as if, I had assumed, we had been gone long enough for a full, orderly, normal shutdown and re-boot. IN OTHER WORDS, it almost seems backwards to my laptop with Windows XP.
 
We do not leave the key in the car overnight, BTW.
 
Sometimes, too, we'll notice that the phone seems to have to wait perhaps 30 seconds before the handsfree functionality (we have the BMW in arm rest cradle) comes on line after a shutdown of some short duration.
 
Is there a "hard drive" in these things? Remember my wife's X3 with factory Nav and Bluetooth is NOT iDrive (its a 2005.) It almost acts as if there is a sleep mode as if the electronics get shut down and your "settings are saved" to either a hard drive or a flash drive and the transfer speed is not fast, so we wait for the reboot, so to speak.
 
I have a HD DVD player from Toshiba at home, it too takes time to boot up from "rest." Maybe since both the BMW and the HD DVD are "computers" the initialization process needs to restart from step "0" sometimes and other times it can restart from a "checkpoint."
 
I'm fresh out of ideas, but we have the same situation.
 
My Audi A6 (2005) used to have the same issues, but then I got the 2007 MMI software update which now eliminates the lawyer screen and boot up appears damn near instantaneous.
 
Perhaps there is a newer iDrive version you are entitled to.
 
 

#11676 of 12737 Mark by erickpl

Nov 22, 2006 (10:06 am)

Does Audi have the update to get rid of the lawyer screen too? I knew BMW's progman updates were doing it, but this is the first I hard of the Audis.
 
Did you have to do anything to get that update (as in report some kind of MMI problem)?
 
-Paul

#11677 of 12737 5 vs 7 by topspin628

Nov 23, 2006 (8:42 am)

Just curious if anyone here considered the 7 series and then opted for the 5 (or the other way around). I was on the BMW site and compared the specs of the 550i to the 750i and they seemed quite similar in terms of interior dimensions. Also, the feature content seemed to be very close. I'm sure that the 5 is a sportier ride vs the more lux of the 7 though. Any input is appreciated.

#11678 of 12737 Re: 5 vs 7 [topspin628] by sambo49

Nov 24, 2006 (7:56 pm)

Replying to: topspin628 (Nov 23, 2006 8:42 am)
Funny you would ask this question! I am considering a used 750i with many bells and whistles from an independent dealer in NVA vs a new 525i or xi. Hands down the 750 has more room and a flashier interior, but the value and reliability are not as good. In looking at Consumer Reports, they gave the 06 750 a very low score for overall reliability and interior materials. One dealer (Farid at Passport BMW) in MD gave me a deal I could not refuse, so I am picking up the 525xi tomorrow.
 
Good luck with your decisions.

#11679 of 12737 Unbelievable by div2

Nov 24, 2006 (9:49 pm)

I've been looking for a new commuter sled, and I've found several nice E39s. The one that really caught my eye was a gorgeous CPO 2003 540iA Sport at my local dealer. I especially loved the color(Topaz Blue) and the M Technic bodykit. It also had a Dinan ECU re-map and CAI. The only drawback was the slushbox(BLEAH!!!), but I figured I could live with it for as little as I'd drive it. I finally got a chance to check it out today and the bloody thing has every BMW option EXCEPT HEATED SEATS! What kind of idiot orders a $60,000 car -in Cincinnati no less- and leaves off the heated seats? Didn't even stick around to drive it. I'm about ready to get in touch with my inner redneck and buy a Charger Daytona or SRT8. Then again, I'm also looking at an E39 M5 tomorrow.

#11680 of 12737 div2 by nyccarguy

Nov 24, 2006 (10:22 pm)

'03 V8 powered E39s are sweet cars! Dude, there is no way you'll be happy with a slushbox (maybe an '03 540iA) or an American car. The E39's driving dynamics would help ease the pain of owning a slushbox, but the Charger...I don't know.
 
I'd love to get my hands on an '03 540i Sport or '03 M5 in a couple of years!

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