idrive sat nav

briwyle · 04-07-2018, 01:51 PM

i noticed there was a navigational dvd in my cd player so i took it out, to play a cd . i then tried to use my sat nav but it asked for a dvd to be inserted for it to work . is this normal ? as i thought the sat nav would work normally and not only function unless there was a dvd in the drive ?

thank in advance

mark

snedanator · 04-07-2018, 02:21 PM

I take it u just have the 1 slot ? And yes if u take the DVD out u can't use nav as the maps are on the disc and don't upload to anything. Do u have an iPod connection in the glove box by any chance? Or aux in the arm rest?

briwyle · 04-07-2018, 02:42 PM

i just have the aux port in the centre console armrest and one slot yes,my car was on the change i think. may 08. the disks i have is a copy also which was in there when i bought the car so i'm not sure what one to get because the one in there can't find many postcodes. do you know how i would find that out ?

regards
mark

snedanator · 04-07-2018, 02:47 PM

Do you have the business or professional idrive? Buisness is square screen where the professional is the wider screen.

briwyle · 04-07-2018, 02:54 PM

its square mate , i'm sure the dvd has business written on it

snedanator · 04-07-2018, 02:58 PM

I'm assuming u have the business idrive as u have 1 DVD slot and no CD slot and the squarer display. If u go to eBay and look for BMW business navigation maps 2018. Gonna get 1 as well... been meaning to update for a while :-)

briwyle · 04-07-2018, 03:18 PM

cheers for your help mate , i've only has the car 4 weeks and i've been trying to find out more about the car , i've already soldered the idrive controller as it push button had a mind of its own and at 250 from bmw for a new one i thought you tube was my best option and it works brilliant now , my brother in law did it for me who is a electronics engineer and he couldn't even find any broken solder on it he was quite baffled how it even fixed the problem after he soldered it . i also had the earth wire for the right number plate light broken so i've fixed that to. i've been searching the net for common problems i think i've sorted most of them now

snedanator · 04-07-2018, 03:33 PM

Yeah good u got it fixed. Worst come to worst u could have got a pre owned 1 for about 50 quid. Yeah check the site for the nav disc... think it's about £17.50 :-)

04-07-2018, 01:51 PM	#1
briwyle New Member 1 Rep 28 Posts Drives: bmw 320d 2008 msport Join Date: Feb 2018 Location: telford iTrader: (0)	idrive sat nav i noticed there was a navigational dvd in my cd player so i took it out, to play a cd . i then tried to use my sat nav but it asked for a dvd to be inserted for it to work . is this normal ? as i thought the sat nav would work normally and not only function unless there was a dvd in the drive ? thank in advance mark
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snedanator Lieutenant 97 Rep 551 Posts Drives: e93 335i le mans blue Join Date: Jul 2015 Location: Falkirk . Scotland iTrader: (0)	I take it u just have the 1 slot ? And yes if u take the DVD out u can't use nav as the maps are on the disc and don't upload to anything. Do u have an iPod connection in the glove box by any chance? Or aux in the arm rest?
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04-07-2018, 02:42 PM	#3
briwyle New Member 1 Rep 28 Posts Drives: bmw 320d 2008 msport Join Date: Feb 2018 Location: telford iTrader: (0)	i just have the aux port in the centre console armrest and one slot yes,my car was on the change i think. may 08. the disks i have is a copy also which was in there when i bought the car so i'm not sure what one to get because the one in there can't find many postcodes. do you know how i would find that out ? regards mark
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04-07-2018, 02:47 PM	#4
snedanator Lieutenant 97 Rep 551 Posts Drives: e93 335i le mans blue Join Date: Jul 2015 Location: Falkirk . Scotland iTrader: (0)	Do you have the business or professional idrive? Buisness is square screen where the professional is the wider screen.
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04-07-2018, 02:54 PM	#5
briwyle New Member 1 Rep 28 Posts Drives: bmw 320d 2008 msport Join Date: Feb 2018 Location: telford iTrader: (0)	its square mate , i'm sure the dvd has business written on it
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04-07-2018, 02:58 PM	#6
snedanator Lieutenant 97 Rep 551 Posts Drives: e93 335i le mans blue Join Date: Jul 2015 Location: Falkirk . Scotland iTrader: (0)	I'm assuming u have the business idrive as u have 1 DVD slot and no CD slot and the squarer display. If u go to eBay and look for BMW business navigation maps 2018. Gonna get 1 as well... been meaning to update for a while :-)
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04-07-2018, 03:18 PM	#7
briwyle New Member 1 Rep 28 Posts Drives: bmw 320d 2008 msport Join Date: Feb 2018 Location: telford iTrader: (0)	cheers for your help mate , i've only has the car 4 weeks and i've been trying to find out more about the car , i've already soldered the idrive controller as it push button had a mind of its own and at 250 from bmw for a new one i thought you tube was my best option and it works brilliant now , my brother in law did it for me who is a electronics engineer and he couldn't even find any broken solder on it he was quite baffled how it even fixed the problem after he soldered it . i also had the earth wire for the right number plate light broken so i've fixed that to. i've been searching the net for common problems i think i've sorted most of them now
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04-07-2018, 03:33 PM	#8
snedanator Lieutenant 97 Rep 551 Posts Drives: e93 335i le mans blue Join Date: Jul 2015 Location: Falkirk . Scotland iTrader: (0)	Yeah good u got it fixed. Worst come to worst u could have got a pre owned 1 for about 50 quid. Yeah check the site for the nav disc... think it's about £17.50 :-)
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