I-Drive display is blank

MilM4 · 11-29-2016, 12:52 AM

Good afternoon fellow F8X owners,

I dropped off my M4 in early August to ship to South Korea. After waiting three months the car finally arrived two weeks ago. When I picked her up everything was as perfect as when I dropped the car off except my I-drive display is blank. When I put the car in reverse the sensors still beep; however the display is completely blank. I'm pretty sure the battery was disconnected during shipment and my guess is maybe it's a blown fuse. I tried searching the internet, yet I can't find any F8X models that have experienced this problem. I have seen write-ups of other models that have experienced this. I'm hoping to find a resolution before taking it to a dealer because that will be a challenge over here (finding a dealer and then the language barrier).

Any suggestions or has anyone had this problem and was able to correct it?

MilM4 · 12-07-2016, 12:54 AM

Surely I can't be the only person who has this problem.

IM2C · 12-07-2016, 11:33 AM

I had that happen. Lock the car for more than 15 minutes and it should reset. It worked for me.
I'm taking it to the dealer for a firmware update later this month.

dzvero · 12-07-2016, 07:09 PM

Try to disconnect the battery again, that might help or not but wont cost you anything. Just wait a minute . It will reset/restart all devices. Also a temperature changes and humidity can play so wait some time to see if things change.

11-29-2016, 12:52 AM	#1
MilM4 Enlisted Member 28 Rep 49 Posts Drives: 2016 SSII BMW M4 Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: Colorado Springs, CO iTrader: (0)	I-Drive display is blank Good afternoon fellow F8X owners, I dropped off my M4 in early August to ship to South Korea. After waiting three months the car finally arrived two weeks ago. When I picked her up everything was as perfect as when I dropped the car off except my I-drive display is blank. When I put the car in reverse the sensors still beep; however the display is completely blank. I'm pretty sure the battery was disconnected during shipment and my guess is maybe it's a blown fuse. I tried searching the internet, yet I can't find any F8X models that have experienced this problem. I have seen write-ups of other models that have experienced this. I'm hoping to find a resolution before taking it to a dealer because that will be a challenge over here (finding a dealer and then the language barrier). Any suggestions or has anyone had this problem and was able to correct it? __________________ 2016 SSII M4 (she and I were finally united on 4 Mar 2016) 2001 LSB M3 (sold, but not forgotten)
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MilM4 Enlisted Member 28 Rep 49 Posts Drives: 2016 SSII BMW M4 Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: Colorado Springs, CO iTrader: (0)	Surely I can't be the only person who has this problem. __________________ 2016 SSII M4 (she and I were finally united on 4 Mar 2016) 2001 LSB M3 (sold, but not forgotten)
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12-07-2016, 11:33 AM	#3
IM2C Major General 2067 Rep 5,373 Posts Drives: ∞ Improbability Drive Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: FL iTrader: (9)	I had that happen. Lock the car for more than 15 minutes and it should reset. It worked for me. I'm taking it to the dealer for a firmware update later this month. __________________ ///\| g87 \| f87 Comp \| g29 M40i \| f97 Comp \| f80 Comp \| f80 \| f30 \| e92 \| tt \| S5 \| e92 \| 350z \| e90 \|
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12-07-2016, 07:09 PM	#4
dzvero Lieutenant Colonel 529 Rep 1,514 Posts Drives: 2015 M$4 F82 Join Date: Dec 2015 Location: CA iTrader: (2)	Try to disconnect the battery again, that might help or not but wont cost you anything. Just wait a minute . It will reset/restart all devices. Also a temperature changes and humidity can play so wait some time to see if things change.
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