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Sat Nav issue
Hi all
Just taken delivery of a new G29 Z4 2.0i sport which I have to say is cosmically better than my old e89. However, I’m getting a problem with the satnav which keeps cutting in and out and saying that it is ‘loading content.’
It’s booked back in to the dealer this Friday but I just wondered if anyone knew what might be causing this?
Cheers in advance!
Just taken delivery of a new G29 Z4 2.0i sport which I have to say is cosmically better than my old e89. However, I’m getting a problem with the satnav which keeps cutting in and out and saying that it is ‘loading content.’
It’s booked back in to the dealer this Friday but I just wondered if anyone knew what might be causing this?
Cheers in advance!
2015 Z4 e89 1.8i
2017 Z4 e89 2.0i msport auto
2019 Z4 g29 2.0i sport auto (rejected)
2019 ‘69’ Z4 g29 2.0i sport auto (comfort pack / 19” alloys)
2017 118d sport auto F20
2018 320d msport auto F30
2020 520d msport auto G30
2017 Z4 e89 2.0i msport auto
2019 Z4 g29 2.0i sport auto (rejected)
2019 ‘69’ Z4 g29 2.0i sport auto (comfort pack / 19” alloys)
2017 118d sport auto F20
2018 320d msport auto F30
2020 520d msport auto G30
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Welcome to the forum. Would be great to here a comparison post, E89 Vs G29, when you get a chance.
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I’ll give it a go and post separately! Cheers
2015 Z4 e89 1.8i
2017 Z4 e89 2.0i msport auto
2019 Z4 g29 2.0i sport auto (rejected)
2019 ‘69’ Z4 g29 2.0i sport auto (comfort pack / 19” alloys)
2017 118d sport auto F20
2018 320d msport auto F30
2020 520d msport auto G30
2017 Z4 e89 2.0i msport auto
2019 Z4 g29 2.0i sport auto (rejected)
2019 ‘69’ Z4 g29 2.0i sport auto (comfort pack / 19” alloys)
2017 118d sport auto F20
2018 320d msport auto F30
2020 520d msport auto G30
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At a guess I would say it's struggling to read the disk. Clean the disk with fairy liquid and your fingers and water. Nothing else. If that don't work get a cleaning disk
If you ever think I'm off my rocker.. Just put me back in it and walk away... It's the kindest thing
My wife says I never listen - or something like that.
gone but not forgotton -Mean Steve - made a sound like a bear with his nuts in a trap.
My wife says I never listen - or something like that.
gone but not forgotton -Mean Steve - made a sound like a bear with his nuts in a trap.
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Disc? Think you’ll find they are solid state these daysroad warrior wrote: ↑Mon Mar 25, 2019 11:54 pm At a guess I would say it's struggling to read the disk. Clean the disk with fairy liquid and your fingers and water. Nothing else. If that don't work get a cleaning disk
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In that case, sounds like its struggling to the read the solid...srhutch wrote: ↑Tue Mar 26, 2019 7:51 amDisc? Think you’ll find they are solid state these daysroad warrior wrote: ↑Mon Mar 25, 2019 11:54 pm At a guess I would say it's struggling to read the disk. Clean the disk with fairy liquid and your fingers and water. Nothing else. If that don't work get a cleaning disk
If you ever think I'm off my rocker.. Just put me back in it and walk away... It's the kindest thing
My wife says I never listen - or something like that.
gone but not forgotton -Mean Steve - made a sound like a bear with his nuts in a trap.
My wife says I never listen - or something like that.
gone but not forgotton -Mean Steve - made a sound like a bear with his nuts in a trap.
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Actually, I think it’s still a good old fashion mechanical hard drive, just like in the previous Z4.srhutch wrote: ↑Tue Mar 26, 2019 7:51 amDisc? Think you’ll find they are solid state these daysroad warrior wrote: ↑Mon Mar 25, 2019 11:54 pm At a guess I would say it's struggling to read the disk. Clean the disk with fairy liquid and your fingers and water. Nothing else. If that don't work get a cleaning disk
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All off hard drive these days, A friend of mine had this problem with his Audi, the problem there was the maps weren't loaded properly (or corrupt data), so they had to re install them, fine ever since
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I’d still bet the he’d is solid state these days. Would be crazy not to be.
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Look at the Infotainment PDF in this thread:
https://g20.bimmerpost.com/forums/showt ... ?t=1585744
Page 6 talks about a hard disk (as opposed to SSD) and the following page has the picture of a mechanical hard disk. Maybe it’s just a translation error, and maybe the picture is just for illustration, but... well, I wouldn’t bet anything significant!
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It's academic for me, the BMW satnav is crap frankly, mine works and it's crap, thank God for Tom Tom...
If you ever think I'm off my rocker.. Just put me back in it and walk away... It's the kindest thing
My wife says I never listen - or something like that.
gone but not forgotton -Mean Steve - made a sound like a bear with his nuts in a trap.
My wife says I never listen - or something like that.
gone but not forgotton -Mean Steve - made a sound like a bear with his nuts in a trap.
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But our sat navs are a 16 year old system, I'm sure they've come a long way since 2003road warrior wrote: ↑Tue Mar 26, 2019 11:47 pm It's academic for me, the BMW satnav is crap frankly, mine works and it's crap, thank God for Tom Tom...
Although Google maps/waze seems to be the best
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oh i agree, im sure its better now, but then.. so is tom tomphilbo909 wrote: ↑Wed Mar 27, 2019 2:26 pmBut our sat navs are a 16 year old system, I'm sure they've come a long way since 2003road warrior wrote: ↑Tue Mar 26, 2019 11:47 pm It's academic for me, the BMW satnav is crap frankly, mine works and it's crap, thank God for Tom Tom...
Although Google maps/waze seems to be the best
If you ever think I'm off my rocker.. Just put me back in it and walk away... It's the kindest thing
My wife says I never listen - or something like that.
gone but not forgotton -Mean Steve - made a sound like a bear with his nuts in a trap.
My wife says I never listen - or something like that.
gone but not forgotton -Mean Steve - made a sound like a bear with his nuts in a trap.
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Hmm, I'm getting the same model, arrives mid-May.NewZdriver wrote: ↑Mon Mar 25, 2019 8:01 pm Hi all
Just taken delivery of a new G29 Z4 2.0i sport which I have to say is cosmically better than my old e89. However, I’m getting a problem with the satnav which keeps cutting in and out and saying that it is ‘loading content.'
It’s booked back in to the dealer this Friday but I just wondered if anyone knew what might be causing this?
Cheers in advance!
I'll look out for the satnav problem although hopefully you will have solved it by then. It does sound like it's loading map data from the hard drive. The E89's had a mechanical hard drive, maybe the new one has SSD in which case it should many times faster.
I had 2 E89's with satnav and never had any any problems.
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The dealer rebooted the idrive which seems to have sorted it but they also noted there was a fault with a sensor (the name escapes me) which provides speed limit info onto the main instrument panel and the thought was this is linked to the satnav which makes sense I guess. That is on order from Germany and will be replaced when it arrives. No real issue since the reboot though fingers crossed!dr_john wrote: ↑Fri Apr 05, 2019 3:11 pmHmm, I'm getting the same model, arrives mid-May.NewZdriver wrote: ↑Mon Mar 25, 2019 8:01 pm Hi all
Just taken delivery of a new G29 Z4 2.0i sport which I have to say is cosmically better than my old e89. However, I’m getting a problem with the satnav which keeps cutting in and out and saying that it is ‘loading content.'
It’s booked back in to the dealer this Friday but I just wondered if anyone knew what might be causing this?
Cheers in advance!
I'll look out for the satnav problem although hopefully you will have solved it by then. It does sound like it's loading map data from the hard drive. The E89's had a mechanical hard drive, maybe the new one has SSD in which case it should many times faster.
I had 2 E89's with satnav and never had any any problems.
You’ll love the car btw! It’s immense!!
2015 Z4 e89 1.8i
2017 Z4 e89 2.0i msport auto
2019 Z4 g29 2.0i sport auto (rejected)
2019 ‘69’ Z4 g29 2.0i sport auto (comfort pack / 19” alloys)
2017 118d sport auto F20
2018 320d msport auto F30
2020 520d msport auto G30
2017 Z4 e89 2.0i msport auto
2019 Z4 g29 2.0i sport auto (rejected)
2019 ‘69’ Z4 g29 2.0i sport auto (comfort pack / 19” alloys)
2017 118d sport auto F20
2018 320d msport auto F30
2020 520d msport auto G30