Phones that are compatible/incompatible with BMW Bluetooth

[unionjack]

Motorola RAZR V3XX works great.

[sixspeed]

Sony Ericsson P-series don't work at all!

[Shunt]

Motorola V6 MAXX works great, having just swapped from an 04 to an 07 I can confrim the 07 doesn't suffer from the older units problems - lack of volume and clarity. if you can swap the module as mentioned elsewhere I would deffo get a dealer to sort this. It is as good as a the Parrott system I have in the other car.

[davidpfitz]

Please, please, please! Just PM me the details of the phone and I will edit the top post on this thread.

Sorry for shouting, but it does say this in the top post and doing it this way keeps all the info together and much easier to scan through for anyone who is trying to find out if a potential phone purchase will work!

Hopefully with the big text there the next person with helpful info will spot it, and PM me

[sapphire_nick]

Hi all

I have just put a deposit down on a z4 coupe and can't wait to pick it up.
Now I have had a look and I can see that my phone Apple iphone is only compatible with cars built from Sept 07 - as mine is a june 07 car, what would I need to make it compatible?

Is there software that can be downloaded onto the car that I can get from anywhere or the dealer?

All the best
Nick

[davidpfitz]

Hi all

I have just put a deposit down on a z4 coupe and can't wait to pick it up.
Now I have had a look and I can see that my phone Apple iphone is only compatible with cars built from Sept 07 - as mine is a june 07 car, what would I need to make it compatible?

Is there software that can be downloaded onto the car that I can get from anywhere or the dealer?

All the best
Nick

Nick, I have a 2003 Z4 and the iPhone works just fine!

David.

[em2b96p]

the procedure shown on http://www.wireless4bmw.com does not work for me. is there a different procedure for 2004 z4's with pop up navi?

[sapphire_nick]

how wierd, David! Thanks. I pick the car up on thurs so I will confirm then. The parts guy called me and said it would not work. I thought that was wierd to be honest. Do you get full functionality with the sat nav?

[davidpfitz]

how wierd, David! Thanks. I pick the car up on thurs so I will confirm then. The parts guy called me and said it would not work. I thought that was wierd to be honest. Do you get full functionality with the sat nav?

I have the Pro Sat-Nav - the one with the poppy-up screen. I guess if you don't have that, the pairing process may be different and the method of going through the address book will be different too.

But, as far as functionality goes it receives calls (important!) and makes them too. The address book syncs up just fine - if you have more than one number for a contact (e.g. work and mobile numbers for 'John') it comes up on the screen with 2 address book entries ... 'John (Mobile)', 'John (Work)'.

I did have some trouble with it when running an old iPhone firmware (it sometimes would not connect) but on the newer firmwares (1.1.2 and above) it's been plain sailing. I did find that after upgrading the firmware I needed to re-pair the phone, but not a big deal.

Let me know how you get on with it ...

D.

[davidpfitz]

the procedure shown on http://www.wireless4bmw.com does not work for me. is there a different procedure for 2004 z4's with pop up navi?

That's basically the process ... although step 1 if the important one. You need to have the car in bluetooth pairing mode. There's a bit of a knack to putting it in pairing mode, and there are a few tutorials on this site. My process with my Pro-Nav poppy-up screen Z4 is:

1) With key OUT of the ignition, take the centre cabinet door down.
2) Press and hold the pairing button (which looks like a face, shouting)
3) Put the key in, turn two (I think!) steps. i.e. the one before the engine would be started.
4) As soon as the poppy-up screen starts to rise, release the pairing button.

The car should be in paring mode, and the screen should confirm this. Now follow the iPhone instructions on the wireless4bmw site. Once you've paired successfully, turn the car off, and then back on. You should pair up automatically and be all set.

D.

[sapphire_nick]

Hi Dave

That is strange - I have just updated the firmware on the iphone to version 1.1.4 and visited the car at the dealers yesterday to pair it up and it would not work
No idea what we were doing wrong - do you have a pairing procedure?

The sat nav system is the pro pop up version like yours. It has bluetooth and telematics if that helps.

Really wierd! Did you have to update the car software on the nav system?

Nick

[sapphire_nick]

sorry... you answered above!!

What software version is your iphone then?

[seanwr400]

I have tried to get my Sidekick to work with no luck....

[sapphire_nick]

Have just seen that the iphone snap in adaptor has been made available in America.... Let's hope we get it soon. It is meant to be about £60 when it comes

http://accessories.bmwusa.com/ItemView. ... ductId=948

[carl]

Please note that whilst the SE W880i works, the snap-in adapter doesn't fit due to a large lump hanging out of the left-hand side.