Trouble pairing iphone 16 to 2016 model year Z4 .....,help

[TOMGREEN413]

Hi guys,
We're trying to pair the new phone to the Z but I'm assuming as this phone is newer than the previous iPhone SE that some upgrade maybe required for the stereo infotainment system to accept the iPhone 16 we now have? Any help grateful received, thank you.

 

[137mph]

I managed to pair new iphone 17 to my 2011 car ok , was previously a Samsung Galaxy 21.

Have all the slots been taken up, maybe delete the 'old' pairings and see what happens

 

[TOMGREEN413]

OK, that's interesting to know, maybe we're try again.

 

[Fady]

Hi guys,
We're trying to pair the new phone to the Z but I'm assuming as this phone is newer than the previous iPhone SE that some upgrade maybe required for the stereo infotainment system to accept the iPhone 16 we now have? Any help grateful received, thank you.

I presume you have the standard CIC iDrive system, but I had no luck trying to pair Mrs F's iPhone 16 on my 2012 car either. I went up and down the scales, updating the telephony firmware to latest version etc. but gave up in the end as she only drives the car once in a while anyway (no problems with my own Android phone).

Interestingly, Mrs F now has an iPhone 17, so I might see if that pairs without issue as @137mph says since at a guess, it can also be down to the Bluetooth version on the phone itself.

 

[B21]

If the full and proper pairing procedure is done then all iphones even with those withy ios 26 should hook up no problem...remove ALL bluetooth connections from both phone and car..power both down..re-boot..restablish..95% of so called failures fail to follow that procedure