Telephone / Bluetooth ?

[philip600]

Hi,
My phone is not connecting to the BT when I get in the car anymore so I tried to connect manually by the phone but it says the BMW BT not found ?
I then tried to connect a new device by holding down the button in the armrest, wait 3 seconds, turning iginiton to position 1 & after a further 3 seconds release the button but nothing happens ?
None of the 3 little lights on the OBD light up & there is no 'pairing device' showing on the screen as before.
I've connected a few phones to it before with no problems.
I've also noticed there is no telephone option on the OBD, I'm sure it was there before.
I've checked the BT fuse ( number 7 ) in the glove box.
Any ideas anyone ?
Phil.

[CondorX5]

You could try the old tried and tested disconnect battery routine........ disconnect the cars battery for a few minutes, then reconnect. Sometimes this fixes electronic gremlins. Check the connection to the Bluetooth module itself (in the boot near the battery - while you're there you may as well check both!!!) and remove the plug, clean if necessary and reconnect firmly.

If that doesn't do it, some people have found trapped wires / loose plugs in the connectors for the phone unit under the cradle. Worth looking there too.

If it still doesn't work, the Bluetooth module is likely to have developed a fault and will need to be replaced........

[philip600]

Hi Condor,

I've checked the connections of the phone holder circuit board inside the armrest & everything seems ok there.
Can anyone confirm if I should have a 'Telephone' option on the OBD and if that option has gone whether this points to a problem ?
Was thinking of trying the battery disconnect but had thought this may create other problems ?

Phil.

[X MAN]

[quote=""philip600""]
I've also noticed there is no telephone option on the OBD, I'm sure it was there before.
[/quote]

If you`ve got no telephone option on the OBD check the rear fuse box , fuse numbers 73 & 74

[philip600]

Thanks x man, I've just checked those fuses & they're both ok.
Are you saying I should have telephone option showing on OBD & if so why would it disappear ?
Phil.

[philip600]

This X5 of mine has a mind of it's own
Further to my last post I had checked fuses 73 & 74 in the rear compartment & both were ok.
I then turned on the ignition & still no telephone option on OBD. I tried pairing new device & still nothing so I went in to order the take-away
Well I've just been to collect the chinese & lo & behold the telephone option is back on the OBD along with BMW assist ( although this is no longer connected ) checked my phone & it's connected to the X5
Coincidence or gremlins ??
Phil.
P.S. either that or I' going mad

[X MAN]

[quote=""philip600""]Thanks x man, I've just checked those fuses & they're both ok.
Are you saying I should have telephone option showing on OBD & if so why would it disappear ?
Phil.[/quote]

Correct , if you have telephone option fitted to your car then it will show this on your screen , as to why it disappears is usually
down to a bad fuse. If fuses are good then as mentioned above check connections on the ulf module.

[X MAN]

[quote=""philip600""]This X5 of mine has a mind of it's own
Further to my last post I had checked fuses 73 & 74 in the rear compartment & both were ok.
I then turned on the ignition & still no telephone option on OBD. I tried pairing new device & still nothing so I went in to order the take-away
Well I've just been to collect the chinese & lo & behold the telephone option is back on the OBD along with BMW assist ( although this is no longer connected ) checked my phone & it's connected to the X5
Coincidence or gremlins ??
Phil.
P.S. either that or I' going mad [/quote]


Have to remember to go for a chinese when something plays up on mine, could be a cheap fix . Coincidence i`d say no but gremlins
yes our cars do have them . glad it sorted itself out.

[philip600]

[quote=""x man""][quote=""philip600""]This X5 of mine has a mind of it's own
Further to my last post I had checked fuses 73 & 74 in the rear compartment & both were ok.
I then turned on the ignition & still no telephone option on OBD. I tried pairing new device & still nothing so I went in to order the take-away
Well I've just been to collect the chinese & lo & behold the telephone option is back on the OBD along with BMW assist ( although this is no longer connected ) checked my phone & it's connected to the X5
Coincidence or gremlins ??
Phil.
P.S. either that or I' going mad [/quote]


Have to remember to go for a chinese when something plays up on mine, could be a cheap fix . Coincidence i`d say no but gremlins
yes our cars do have them . glad it sorted itself out.[/quote]

Seemed to work for me, meal was fantastic too
Is it only me that's paranoid every time I go out in the X ?
It's not that it's ever broke down or gone wrong that many times but there's just so much electrical stuff in there
I suppose they're like home PC's, this one would not connect to the interweb this afternoon so I re-booted & all ok again.
One of these days the whole world will stop working because of our reliance on computers
Makes you wonder how old cars will be before they will break & be un-economical to repair, especially with all the electronics on them now, even small hatch backs have all sorts of gizmo's & eventually they will go wrong, some you could just leave but if it's an ECU or control unit for ABS etc you're knackered.
I'm off to open a bottle of wine now
Thanks for the help.
Phil.

[tranby]

Mine pairs up fine, just doesn't work !! It rings out but cant hear anything and
the opposite end cant hear either ?

Any ideas ??