iDrive restart?

subterFUSE · 02-15-2021, 09:09 PM

Today I parked the car and went into a store. 10 minutes later got back in car, and all of my settings were reset. Seat memory. Side mirrors. M1/M2 button settings. Etc...

My GPS position is also messed up now. It's off by a few miles. Thinks I'm driving in the ocean. See pic.

I think I need to CTRL ALT DEL my iDrive. But I can't remember the buttons to do that. Anyone know?

'Cane · 02-16-2021, 10:40 AM

Press and hold the Mode button and the radio button for like 30 seconds.

subterFUSE · 02-16-2021, 12:51 PM

Thanks. I attempted that but my NAV is still showing my location in the ocean.

Do I need to try a full factory reset?

subterFUSE · 02-16-2021, 01:05 PM

Never mind. It's fixed now. Thanks!

jsf721 · 02-16-2021, 07:12 PM

Hold that mode button longer. Can be up to like 2 minutes for me at times.

Alcenos · 02-16-2021, 07:22 PM

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Originally Posted by subterFUSE

Thanks. I attempted that but my NAV is still showing my location in the ocean.

Do I need to try a full factory reset?

Are you sure that you are not parked in the ocean? :LOL:

TXDroneRacer · 02-18-2021, 10:44 AM

How often is a reset like this necessary?
I had two 2017 BMWs - 340, X3 Never heard of this.
I now have a 2021 M5C.

This thread leads me to believe that this is not so unusual.
"But I can't remember the buttons to do that." <-- Implies that one should remember how to do this.

'Cane · 02-18-2021, 10:49 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TXDroneRacer

How often is a reset like this necessary?
I had two 2017 BMWs - 340, X3 Never heard of this.
I now have a 2021 M5C.

This thread leads me to believe that this is not so unusual.
"But I can't remember the buttons to do that." <-- Implies that one should remember how to do this.

10 years of owning M cars equipped with iDrive and I've never had to do this.

greentrbo95gst · 08-29-2021, 12:05 PM

I don't have a radio button.

Danny D · 08-30-2021, 05:06 PM

wow - never knew of this.
I wonder if this will fix a current TPMS issue I am having.
To explain, the dealer called me said I should come in for an oil change. Even though I did it much earlier at a local friend indy. Then somehow the zapped my car the next morning, and it said service request, etc, TPMS also failure.
So we cleared everything but the TPMS issue is still present.
Thoughts ?

02-15-2021, 09:09 PM	#1
subterFUSE Captain 564 Rep 642 Posts Drives: 2023 Audi R8, 2023 Audi S8 Join Date: May 2006 Location: Mt Pleasant, SC iTrader: (0)	iDrive restart? Today I parked the car and went into a store. 10 minutes later got back in car, and all of my settings were reset. Seat memory. Side mirrors. M1/M2 button settings. Etc... My GPS position is also messed up now. It's off by a few miles. Thinks I'm driving in the ocean. See pic. I think I need to CTRL ALT DEL my iDrive. But I can't remember the buttons to do that. Anyone know? Attached Images
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02-16-2021, 10:40 AM	#2
'Cane Major General 8515 Rep 5,372 Posts Drives: 2022 Aventurin/SS G82 xDrive Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: South Florida iTrader: (0) Garage List 2022 M4 Comp AWD [8.00]	Press and hold the Mode button and the radio button for like 30 seconds.
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subterFUSE Captain 564 Rep 642 Posts Drives: 2023 Audi R8, 2023 Audi S8 Join Date: May 2006 Location: Mt Pleasant, SC iTrader: (0)	Thanks. I attempted that but my NAV is still showing my location in the ocean. Do I need to try a full factory reset?
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02-16-2021, 01:05 PM	#4
subterFUSE Captain 564 Rep 642 Posts Drives: 2023 Audi R8, 2023 Audi S8 Join Date: May 2006 Location: Mt Pleasant, SC iTrader: (0)	Never mind. It's fixed now. Thanks!
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02-16-2021, 07:12 PM	#5
jsf721 Captain 1111 Rep 869 Posts Drives: 2019 540i X M Sport Join Date: May 2019 Location: Long Island, NY iTrader: (0)	Hold that mode button longer. Can be up to like 2 minutes for me at times.
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02-18-2021, 10:44 AM	#7
TXDroneRacer Private First Class 66 Rep 128 Posts Drives: 21 M5 Comp, 21 X5 M50i Join Date: Dec 2020 Location: Houston iTrader: (0) Garage List 2021 BMW X5 M50i [0.00] 2021 BMW M5 Comp [0.00]	How often is a reset like this necessary? I had two 2017 BMWs - 340, X3 Never heard of this. I now have a 2021 M5C. This thread leads me to believe that this is not so unusual. "But I can't remember the buttons to do that." <-- Implies that one should remember how to do this.
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08-29-2021, 12:05 PM	#9
greentrbo95gst Brigadier General 1231 Rep 4,106 Posts Drives: 21 M5 Comp Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Orange County iTrader: (6)	I don't have a radio button.
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08-30-2021, 05:06 PM	#10
Danny D Second Lieutenant 228 Rep 298 Posts Drives: M5 Join Date: May 2021 Location: Toronto iTrader: (0)	wow - never knew of this. I wonder if this will fix a current TPMS issue I am having. To explain, the dealer called me said I should come in for an oil change. Even though I did it much earlier at a local friend indy. Then somehow the zapped my car the next morning, and it said service request, etc, TPMS also failure. So we cleared everything but the TPMS issue is still present. Thoughts ?
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