iPhone compatability with 2005 645 (bluetooth)
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Can anyone advise on how to get an iPhone 3G (latest software etc) to work with a BMW 645 (2005)?
(The car has ‘professional sat nav’ and Bluetooth prep)
It won’t seam to pair with the car, and as far as I know isn’t compatible though I have read in various places in the past that some people with similar age cars have got it to work. The phone shows the car in its list, but I can’t seam to get beyond that.
Has anyone managed it? Is there anything I can buy to make it work?
(The car has ‘professional sat nav’ and Bluetooth prep)
It won’t seam to pair with the car, and as far as I know isn’t compatible though I have read in various places in the past that some people with similar age cars have got it to work. The phone shows the car in its list, but I can’t seam to get beyond that.
Has anyone managed it? Is there anything I can buy to make it work?
The age of the car 645/535 whatever is irrelevant. It's the software revision levels you are working with.
Fundamentally the 645, and most of the range - 3,5,6 series etc - won't see modern phones 'out of the box' if they are older vintage, like a 54/55 car. But take it to a dealer, have a look at the software levels and then get upgraded. They will be unlikely to guarantee anything for you, but your first port of call is to have the revision looked at (also important so as to take advantage of newer DVD's for the ProfNav, e.g. 08-1, 08-2, 09-1....).
However, there are loads of threads here on PH, some I've answered, which talks about this and other options.
Fundamentally the 645, and most of the range - 3,5,6 series etc - won't see modern phones 'out of the box' if they are older vintage, like a 54/55 car. But take it to a dealer, have a look at the software levels and then get upgraded. They will be unlikely to guarantee anything for you, but your first port of call is to have the revision looked at (also important so as to take advantage of newer DVD's for the ProfNav, e.g. 08-1, 08-2, 09-1....).
However, there are loads of threads here on PH, some I've answered, which talks about this and other options.
paulmc said:
good point, forgot to say I have the very latest software, Well upgraded in September.
Yep, it's key. Also I wasn't aware until I did some digging but you also have to point out to the technicians if you want any other features up and running too.
When I had my 6, things like voice control and MP3 CD weren't working. I just asked the garage to upgrade the software. They still didn't work, even though the car came with it, and the manual said it should. Then I went through the ledger of the options of what they can 'enable' apart from a default software update, and sure enough there were all the tick boxes in the program. That settled that.
535d - lovely car btw.
I've got a 55 M6 and my iPhone paired straight away through iDrive and also downloaded the telephone directory. Make sure you've deleted all old phones out, get the iphone running bluetooth and then start the BMW pairing process.
The first time I did this it wouldn't let me do it. Deleting all old paired phones and upgrading my iPhone 3G firmware to 2.2 fixed it - not sure which did the job :-)
The first time I did this it wouldn't let me do it. Deleting all old paired phones and upgrading my iPhone 3G firmware to 2.2 fixed it - not sure which did the job :-)
dubbs said:
I've got a 55 M6 and my iPhone paired straight away through iDrive and also downloaded the telephone directory. Make sure you've deleted all old phones out, get the iphone running bluetooth and then start the BMW pairing process.
The first time I did this it wouldn't let me do it. Deleting all old paired phones and upgrading my iPhone 3G firmware to 2.2 fixed it - not sure which did the job :-)
Yes, as probably like Paulmc, your car was upgraded software wise at garage.........The first time I did this it wouldn't let me do it. Deleting all old paired phones and upgrading my iPhone 3G firmware to 2.2 fixed it - not sure which did the job :-)
A 55 plate 6, with 55 software won't even know what an iPhone is.
You're right though - an interminable pain every now and then having to delete old pairings. Funny how it lost them sometimes.
Both myself and my partner have iPhone 3G's
I have a BMW 645 (05) with bluetooth, she has an aftermarket Parrot bluetooth.
Try as I has we cannot get a good conversation going on any kit with either phone.
People complain everytime about the call quality and I have tried it myself and agre, the quality compared to using the phone only is about 5/10
I have even gone to the expense of having another bluetooth system professionally fitted into my car in the hope that it was the BMW kit that wasnt good quality. Exactly the same quality!
I am not at the end of my ideas and have come to the conclusion that the iPhone can do good quality through Bluetooth.
This is really important to me as the phone quality is the No.1 requirement from my point of view.
Any ideas?
I have a BMW 645 (05) with bluetooth, she has an aftermarket Parrot bluetooth.
Try as I has we cannot get a good conversation going on any kit with either phone.
People complain everytime about the call quality and I have tried it myself and agre, the quality compared to using the phone only is about 5/10
I have even gone to the expense of having another bluetooth system professionally fitted into my car in the hope that it was the BMW kit that wasnt good quality. Exactly the same quality!
I am not at the end of my ideas and have come to the conclusion that the iPhone can do good quality through Bluetooth.
This is really important to me as the phone quality is the No.1 requirement from my point of view.
Any ideas?
I had some quality issues at first, I could hear the other person perfectly but they could hardly hear me and the audio was getting chopped (like a squelch that was cutting in and out).
I had booked it in to the dealer to have it checked but after a few days it just seamed to work. I didn't do or change anything.
Mine works great now (2005 645 + latest iDrive software + iPhone 3G with latest software).
As a foot note, for anyone trying to get the two to pair - a tip the dealer gave me which worked when mine wouldn't pair was to use the code of 0000 (not 1111 or anything else).
I had booked it in to the dealer to have it checked but after a few days it just seamed to work. I didn't do or change anything.
Mine works great now (2005 645 + latest iDrive software + iPhone 3G with latest software).
As a foot note, for anyone trying to get the two to pair - a tip the dealer gave me which worked when mine wouldn't pair was to use the code of 0000 (not 1111 or anything else).
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