2012 135i idrive red screen

[myr6]

Hi has anyone encounter this issue with there idrive ? Basically I just start the car up and it just stay on red screen.

I try to turn off the car and start again same issue. I also try turning off the idrive by pressing the volume knob but it still stuck on a red screen.

Anyone got any ideas ?

[tracer bullet]

http://www.1addicts.com/forums/showthread.php?t=274944

You aren't the first, for what it's worth

[myr6]

Originally Posted by tracer bullet

http://www.1addicts.com/forums/showthread.php?t=274944

You aren't the first, for what it's worth

Yeah I saw that post after I post mind lol I can't delete my post from the mobile apps

[righty491]

I messed up the finish on my screen and had to remove it to polish it to be even a couple weeks ago. There are two connectors attached to the screen, one "round", another which is more square.

I turned the car on and forgot to connect the "round" cable and my screen was red. I've read about people having these issues and my guess is it's something to do with a loose cable (I'm not sure where the other end connects, it might be worth looking into).

Let me know if you have any questions, it's fairly easy to remove the screen.

[DuckCoverRoll]

Same thing just happened to me this AM. Car was in the garage all weekend long. I turned on the car, and at first the iDrive page came on just fine, but when i connected my iPhone the screen went blank. I restarted the car again, and got this "red screen of death" and then iDrive went dead (I can still play the radio). I'll try turning on the car again this afternoon after work (hopefully this is just a fluke).

Did you end up taking your car to the dealer? I'm curious what the diagnostic was.

thx!

[myr6]

Originally Posted by DuckCoverRoll

Same thing just happened to me this AM. Car was in the garage all weekend long. I turned on the car, and at first the iDrive page came on just fine, but when i connected my iPhone the screen went blank. I restarted the car again, and got this "red screen of death" and then iDrive went dead (I can still play the radio). I'll try turning on the car again this afternoon after work (hopefully this is just a fluke).

Did you end up taking your car to the dealer? I'm curious what the diagnostic was.

thx!

I didn't take it back because after an hour ish let the car cool down and the nav went back to normal.
I think it's some sort of bug crashed and needed a long hard restart.

[DuckCoverRoll]

Yep - same here! I started up the car when I left work, and everything works again. I'm chalking this up as an aberration. Thx!

Originally Posted by myr6

I didn't take it back because after an hour ish let the car cool down and the nav went back to normal.
I think it's some sort of bug crashed and needed a long hard restart.

[NORAGRETS]

just had this happen too....looks like letting it sit for a while fixes it?

[jaye944]

ditto;

now mine is a 'vert, and had the top down and it was bloody hot
all the features worked, and I was worried,
RECLAIMER advised me to leave it off. and after about 30 minutes it was fine, although I did have the top back up and the AC on full blast

Now when I park the car with the top down I have a small cloth I put over the idrive

RECLAIMER advised me it could be a bug fix and possibly need a software update

but so far so good

[jaye944]

Was your car VERY HOT ?

I'm also advised it could be a software update that is needed

Originally Posted by DuckCoverRoll

Yep - same here! I started up the car when I left work, and everything works again. I'm chalking this up as an aberration. Thx!

[NORAGRETS]

So just to add to this:

Mine happened at night, when the car was sitting in a parking lot. It was 75 degrees out...The car was driven prior to that for =/> 0.5 miles...mine def was not related to heat...Im guessing bug...

[jaye944]

been told this is a software update

mine was heat/bright direct sunlight related
(as top was down)

Originally Posted by Twhill19

So just to add to this:

Mine happened at night, when the car was sitting in a parking lot. It was 75 degrees out...The car was driven prior to that for =/> 0.5 miles...mine def was not related to heat...Im guessing bug...