First glitch today ... - XBimmers

bcaz · 02-24-2012, 01:05 AM

As a fresh owner of a 2012 x3 28i, I've enjoyed five weeks and 900+ miles of trouble-free performance. On the way home tonight I pushed it into Sport (w/DHC) and tooled up a nice winding road at a spirited speed. Not that it's related, but when I attempted to turn on the radio -- FM, satellite, AM, whatever -- the car was stony silent. Phone, same thing. I pulled over and powered down/re-started/re-booted the car twice to no effect. When I re-started I even got a message like "warning tones disabled" or something like that. Meanwhile the nav and other non-sound systems appeared to be intact. Finally, on the third stop/re-start, perhaps 30 minutes after the first, everything worked just fine.

Is this "normal," something that happens now and then that I should expect and shrug off? Or is there a serious problem? In fairness, my Windows-based laptop struggles on about 1 in 20-30 boots and I'm used to it -- they've always been this (annoying) way. My next laptop may be an Apple ...

sfax · 02-24-2012, 02:59 AM

Sounds very strange but it's one of those where if it doesn't happen again I would just ignore it. Not seen anything like that warning tones disabled message on this forum before

Nahoa · 02-24-2012, 05:27 AM

I had a similar experience once. No stereo sound. I think the menus were still there, but I'm not positive. I turned off the car, got out, locked it, unlocked it, got back in, and started it up again. No warning messages along the way, so kinda similar and kinda not. It hasn't happened again, though.

lbjgh · 02-24-2012, 12:36 PM

hehe, I wonder if Bill Gates drives a bimmer.

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Originally Posted by Nahoa

I had a similar experience once. No stereo sound. I think the menus were still there, but I'm not positive. I turned off the car, got out, locked it, unlocked it, got back in, and started it up again. No warning messages along the way, so kinda similar and kinda not. It hasn't happened again, though.

bren · 02-24-2012, 12:50 PM

Unlike Ford's Sync system, the x3 doesn't run on windows.

I would like to know how you got all those annoying warning chimes to turn off though.

Markap · 02-24-2012, 01:16 PM

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Originally Posted by bren

Unlike Ford's Sync system, the x3 doesn't run on windows.

I would like to know how you got all those annoying warning chimes to turn off though.

I couldn't turn them off but I was able to turn the volume down for most of them

torzeck · 02-24-2012, 11:50 PM

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Originally Posted by bren

Unlike Ford's Sync system, the x3 doesn't run on windows.

I would like to know how you got all those annoying warning chimes to turn off though.

The original iDrive was in fact Windows CE based. This latest version runs on a QNX OS.

bren · 02-25-2012, 12:04 AM

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Originally Posted by torzeck

The original iDrive was in fact Windows CE based.

Informational, but not exactly relevant.

BMWrules7 · 02-26-2012, 08:04 AM

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Originally Posted by bcaz

As a fresh owner of a 2012 x3 28i, I've enjoyed five weeks and 900+ miles of trouble-free performance. On the way home tonight I pushed it into Sport (w/DHC) and tooled up a nice winding road at a spirited speed. Not that it's related, but when I attempted to turn on the radio -- FM, satellite, AM, whatever -- the car was stony silent. Phone, same thing. I pulled over and powered down/re-started/re-booted the car twice to no effect. When I re-started I even got a message like "warning tones disabled" or something like that. Meanwhile the nav and other non-sound systems appeared to be intact. Finally, on the third stop/re-start, perhaps 30 minutes after the first, everything worked just fine.

Is this "normal," something that happens now and then that I should expect and shrug off? Or is there a serious problem? In fairness, my Windows-based laptop struggles on about 1 in 20-30 boots and I'm used to it -- they've always been this (annoying) way. My next laptop may be an Apple ...

Just keep in mind that your bluetooth connection can get hung up. Bluetooth has the capability to mute the sound system such as when making a call.

Perhaps when you were in sport mode you flew around a curve and accidentally jarred your bt telephone causing an anomalous condition with the phone and in turn muting your sound system?

bcaz · 02-26-2012, 05:27 PM

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Originally Posted by BMWrules7

Just keep in mind that your bluetooth connection can get hung up. Bluetooth has the capability to mute the sound system such as when making a call.

Perhaps when you were in sport mode you flew around a curve and accidentally jarred your bt telephone causing an anomalous condition with the phone and in turn muting your sound system?

Thanks, I hadn't thought of that. It hasn't happened again yet, but if it does I'll turn off and re-boot the phone to see if it's the culprit.

xDrive35i · 02-28-2012, 03:23 AM

Happened to me twice. I switched to a different driver profile and then back again. It worked.

The second time a few weeks later, I shut the car off and locked it, waited 15 seconds, and started it back up again. All was well. Did the same for my friend's Range Rover. She looked at me like I was a genius.

wedge000 · 09-23-2012, 10:02 PM

I just had this no warning tones glitch happen today. Got into the car after a 15 minute rest stop break and no tones would sound, including no audio from the stereo. I restarted the car 3 times and nothing changed. Drove for 30 miles, filed up the tank, and tones came back on after refueling (and obviously restarting). Annoying.

This was a 2013 x3 3.5 m sport.

02-24-2012, 01:05 AM	#1
bcaz New Member Drives: 2012 BMW X3 28i Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Phoenix AZ Posts: 11 iTrader: (0)	First glitch today ... As a fresh owner of a 2012 x3 28i, I've enjoyed five weeks and 900+ miles of trouble-free performance. On the way home tonight I pushed it into Sport (w/DHC) and tooled up a nice winding road at a spirited speed. Not that it's related, but when I attempted to turn on the radio -- FM, satellite, AM, whatever -- the car was stony silent. Phone, same thing. I pulled over and powered down/re-started/re-booted the car twice to no effect. When I re-started I even got a message like "warning tones disabled" or something like that. Meanwhile the nav and other non-sound systems appeared to be intact. Finally, on the third stop/re-start, perhaps 30 minutes after the first, everything worked just fine. Is this "normal," something that happens now and then that I should expect and shrug off? Or is there a serious problem? In fairness, my Windows-based laptop struggles on about 1 in 20-30 boots and I'm used to it -- they've always been this (annoying) way. My next laptop may be an Apple ...
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sfax Brigadier General Drives: BMW X3 2011 F25 Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Berkshire, UK Posts: 3,774 iTrader: (0)	Sounds very strange but it's one of those where if it doesn't happen again I would just ignore it. Not seen anything like that warning tones disabled message on this forum before __________________ BMW X3 (F25) xDrive20d SE . . titanium silver . . titanium front grille . . 309s . . xline . . xenons . . black leather . . alu trim . . professional multimedia package . . dynamic package . . climate package . . electric seats . . folding mirrors . . servotronic steering . . DAB radio . . business speakers . . sun protection glass . . split rear seats . .

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Nahoa Lieutenant Colonel Drives: F25 35i Mineral Silver/Black Join Date: May 2008 Location: Virginia Posts: 1,853 iTrader: (0)	I had a similar experience once. No stereo sound. I think the menus were still there, but I'm not positive. I turned off the car, got out, locked it, unlocked it, got back in, and started it up again. No warning messages along the way, so kinda similar and kinda not. It hasn't happened again, though. __________________

02-28-2012, 03:23 AM	#11
xDrive35i Lieutenant Colonel Drives: 2011 X3 35i Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Chicago Posts: 1,503 iTrader: (0)	Happened to me twice. I switched to a different driver profile and then back again. It worked. The second time a few weeks later, I shut the car off and locked it, waited 15 seconds, and started it back up again. All was well. Did the same for my friend's Range Rover. She looked at me like I was a genius. __________________ 2001 Audi A6 Allroad 2.7T (C5); 2005 Audi A6 4.2 Quattro (C6); 2005 BMW X5 4.4i (E53); 2008 BMW 535xi Sports Wagon (E61); 2011 BMW X3 xDrive35i (F25); 2009 Audi A4 3.2 Quattro Prestige (B8)

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02-24-2012, 12:50 PM	#5
bren user Drives: German Camaro Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: MD Posts: 229 iTrader: (0)	Unlike Ford's Sync system, the x3 doesn't run on windows. I would like to know how you got all those annoying warning chimes to turn off though.

09-23-2012, 10:02 PM	#12
wedge000 New Member Drives: N/A Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Philadelphia Posts: 9 iTrader: (0)	I just had this no warning tones glitch happen today. Got into the car after a 15 minute rest stop break and no tones would sound, including no audio from the stereo. I restarted the car 3 times and nothing changed. Drove for 30 miles, filed up the tank, and tones came back on after refueling (and obviously restarting). Annoying. This was a 2013 x3 3.5 m sport.