Help - Phone Preperation
Help - Phone Preperation
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EvoJay

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128 posts

233 months

Saturday 16th February 2008
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Wondering if someone can help me. Iv got a 53' M3. When i bought it, i was sure the advert said it had bluetooth phone preperation. On the satnav/tv/cd screen it has an option for telephone. But clicking it brings up the words"activate phone". In the centre console is a tray and pops out so a phone cradle can slip in. Im just curious as to how i would know if it has bluetooth preperation or not. Iv tried pairing my phone with the car with no luck, dunno if im not doing something.

Any help is appreciated.

Jay

b11ocx

239 posts

293 months

Sunday 17th February 2008
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In your manual there will be a pairing code for it. Activate Phone means it is looking for a paired phone and cannot find it.

Have the ignition to 0 and press the pairing button in the car for 3 secs, then move the ignition to 1 and keep it pressed for another 3 secs. Make sure the phone is discoverable. enter the code in the phone.

The tray is there in order to accept a BMW Phone Adapter. This just charges and gives an aerial to a specific phone. The BMW UK website has all of the details of which ones are available. Does not stop it working with most other bluetooth phones.

LittleBro

9,455 posts

263 months

Sunday 17th February 2008
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Above beat me too it. Some phones, odly enogh, nood texts deleting before being found apparently, but i believe this is rare.

Try the above and let us know if you have any joy.

EvoJay

Original Poster:

128 posts

233 months

Sunday 17th February 2008
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I cant find a pairing button. Where should it be? I looked at so many cars before deciding on this one i may have another car in mind. But im still semi sure this car has bluetooth and comms pack.

Picture of what the button will look like or where it should be? Its like a space station in the cabin lol.

mr.man

511 posts

245 months

Sunday 17th February 2008
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Rectangular button at the front of the phone tray.

sharkfan

244 posts

260 months

Monday 18th February 2008
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b11ocx said:
In your manual there will be a pairing code for it. Activate Phone means it is looking for a paired phone and cannot find it.

Have the ignition to 0 and press the pairing button in the car for 3 secs, then move the ignition to 1 and keep it pressed for another 3 secs. Make sure the phone is discoverable. enter the code in the phone.

The tray is there in order to accept a BMW Phone Adapter. This just charges and gives an aerial to a specific phone. The BMW UK website has all of the details of which ones are available. Does not stop it working with most other bluetooth phones.
Sorry to hijck the thread but I tried to pair my 'phone with the car (Z4 with Pro Sat-nav) yesterday and having done everything above just kept getting "pairing failed". The 'phone finds the car, I get asked for the code which I then enter, and then nothing. I've tried deleting all paired devices and trying again but that didn't help either. Does anyone have any ideas what I am doing wrong?

Richard

EvoJay

Original Poster:

128 posts

233 months

Monday 18th February 2008
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Someone mentioned with some phones you have to clear your sms msg's first. Random as the day.

sharkfan

244 posts

260 months

Monday 18th February 2008
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EvoJay said:
Someone mentioned with some phones you have to clear your sms msg's first. Random as the day.
That is weird. I shall try it out this evening though and see where it gets me.

Thanks for the tip.

Richard

EvoJay

Original Poster:

128 posts

233 months

Monday 18th February 2008
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Sorted mine now..got it working. Cheers all. Jay smile

blackcab

1,259 posts

229 months

Wednesday 20th February 2008
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EvoJay said:
Someone mentioned with some phones you have to clear your sms msg's first. Random as the day.
yeah thats right, bizzare but if you have more than 20/30 msgs it stops working for some reason

sharkfan

244 posts

260 months

Friday 22nd February 2008
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blackcab said:
EvoJay said:
Someone mentioned with some phones you have to clear your sms msg's first. Random as the day.
yeah thats right, bizzare but if you have more than 20/30 msgs it stops working for some reason
I tried that last night but still no joy. Looks like I will have to get the dealer to look at it grumpy