Curve blew-out Bluetooth??

AplineBeema · 02-04-2009, 10:19 PM

So here it is. My sister is on her second curve. the first phone paired.
NO PROBLEM. its gone now.
Now, im trying to pair the second and her i-drive system wont respond.
i cannot activate to "discovery" mode.

i took it to the dealer and they are telling me that the curve is not compatible since it is an 8310, and only the 8300 is acceptable. And as a result she has blown-out the Bluetooth system. here is the best part: they want me to pay $1500 to repair it!!! on a lease!! no warranty!!!

looking for some input, anything. is this possible??

HighVoltage · 02-05-2009, 08:44 AM

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Originally Posted by AplineBeema

So here it is. My sister is on her second curve. the first phone paired.
NO PROBLEM. its gone now.
Now, im trying to pair the second and her i-drive system wont respond.
i cannot activate to "discovery" mode.

i took it to the dealer and they are telling me that the curve is not compatible since it is an 8310, and only the 8300 is acceptable. And as a result she has blown-out the Bluetooth system. here is the best part: they want me to pay $1500 to repair it!!! on a lease!! no warranty!!!

looking for some input, anything. is this possible??

It cant physically cause any damage. This problem is not your phone's fault. It is a result of a poorly implemented bluetooth stack on the BMW. For some reason there also seems to be no simple way to reset the stack. Just stupid.

If youre luck, maybe the corrupted settings are not stored in non-volatile. You can try removing the car battery for a few minutes and see if it will reset. No guarantees..

Kilgore Trout · 02-05-2009, 07:09 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by AplineBeema

So here it is. My sister is on her second curve. the first phone paired.
NO PROBLEM. its gone now.
Now, im trying to pair the second and her i-drive system wont respond.
i cannot activate to "discovery" mode.

i took it to the dealer and they are telling me that the curve is not compatible since it is an 8310, and only the 8300 is acceptable. And as a result she has blown-out the Bluetooth system. here is the best part: they want me to pay $1500 to repair it!!! on a lease!! no warranty!!!

looking for some input, anything. is this possible??

What a load of total crap.

That have a lot of nerve trying to sell you this line. Nowhere in the manual does it warn you that a phone can screw up the bluetooth system. It just tells you that some phones are guaranteed to work.

bulldog_yyc · 02-19-2009, 08:22 PM

bluetooth is so low power that it couldnt "blow" anything - try the battery reset

Houman21 · 02-20-2009, 05:47 PM

This is BS by the dealer plain and simple - don't pay and have them prove that the phone caused the malfunction. The burden is on them. Otherwise take it to another dealer who will be happy to make BMW pay. It sounds to me that they are going to charge you and charge BMW for the warranty claim.

Take it to another dealer , but first tell us which dealership you're dealing with.

1N54E92 · 02-20-2009, 07:48 PM

take a different phone when you go to the next dealer. Tell them it's not pairing up. let them figure it out and fix it.

rroof · 02-21-2009, 06:41 AM

Complete crap. In fact, BMW is supporting the Blackberry curve because I have one and just got the snap in Smartphone adapter (finally in the U.S. - out in Germany for a while) as it is now an officially supported phone.

Ordered the smartphone option when I ordered my 2009, but it doesn't really seem to do anything other than give a convenient place to charge the phone! Yeah, supposed to use the car's antenna, but I always had a great signal with the darn thing just in my pocket, pairing via Bluetooth. Certainly NOT worth the money since the BT worked so well with me (2009 E92 anyway).

AplineBeema · 02-22-2009, 01:12 AM

went to another dealership.... they laughed.... and then they fixed the car.

took a few days tho.

Kilgore Trout · 02-22-2009, 02:08 AM

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Originally Posted by rroof

Complete crap. In fact, BMW is supporting the Blackberry curve because I have one and just got the snap in Smartphone adapter (finally in the U.S. - out in Germany for a while) as it is now an officially supported phone.

Ordered the smartphone option when I ordered my 2009, but it doesn't really seem to do anything other than give a convenient place to charge the phone! Yeah, supposed to use the car's antenna, but I always had a great signal with the darn thing just in my pocket, pairing via Bluetooth. Certainly NOT worth the money since the BT worked so well with me (2009 E92 anyway).

Do you have the part number on that craddle?

rroof · 02-22-2009, 04:19 PM

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Originally Posted by Kilgore Trout

Do you have the part number on that craddle?

Sure, 84.21-0 445 596

at least that is what is on the bottom. Made in Germany on 2.12.08 by Peiker acustic GmbH & Co.

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Houman21 Captain 30 Rep 949 Posts Drives: Nothin right now Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: L.A. iTrader: (0)	This is BS by the dealer plain and simple - don't pay and have them prove that the phone caused the malfunction. The burden is on them. Otherwise take it to another dealer who will be happy to make BMW pay. It sounds to me that they are going to charge you and charge BMW for the warranty claim. Take it to another dealer , but first tell us which dealership you're dealing with. __________________ 2008 e92 335i Step \| Is Gone - It was fun but not meant to be \| M3 - Cancelled \| 135 Ordered
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rroof Sniper 3 Rep 72 Posts Drives: '09 e92 335xi 6MT; '08 A3 2.0T Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Cincy, OH iTrader: (1)	Complete crap. In fact, BMW is supporting the Blackberry curve because I have one and just got the snap in Smartphone adapter (finally in the U.S. - out in Germany for a while) as it is now an officially supported phone. Ordered the smartphone option when I ordered my 2009, but it doesn't really seem to do anything other than give a convenient place to charge the phone! Yeah, supposed to use the car's antenna, but I always had a great signal with the darn thing just in my pocket, pairing via Bluetooth. Certainly NOT worth the money since the BT worked so well with me (2009 E92 anyway). __________________ 09' e92 335xi Alpine White/Coral Red\|6MT\|JB3 1.2\|CDV\|Escort 8500\|Nav\|Sport\|Premium\|Comfort\| iPod\|HD\|Smartphone\|CWP\|BMW Aero Front/Rear\|M3 Rear Spoiler\|8500K GP
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