How to fix Your iDrive Credentials Are Invalid without having to type in PW

TommyK154 · 09-18-2023, 01:19 PM

I have a pic of this but the desktop site doesn’t let me upload pics from my phone. I have a 2-3 week old 2024 X3 and for whatever reason I now get a pop up in my iDrive saying

“Your ConnectedDrive login credentials (BMW ID or password) are invalid. Please log in again.”

It then prompts me to enter my BMW ID and password directly in the iDrive. First off, I haven’t changed my BMW ID or PW so idk why it’s saying it’s invalid. Secondly, is there a way I can just reconnect all this from the MyBMW app? I never had to manually enter my ID or PW when this car was first set up, and I have a long and complex PW which is not fun to enter using iDrive, is there a way to resolve this from the MyBMW app or anything else which doesn’t require me typing in my stuff on the iDrive controller?

PS this doesn’t really seem to impact any functionality, I just have to look at this pop up every time I start the car

bocabimmer · 09-18-2023, 01:33 PM

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Originally Posted by TommyK154

I have a pic of this but the desktop site doesn’t let me upload pics from my phone. I have a 2-3 week old 2024 X3 and for whatever reason I now get a pop up in my iDrive saying

“Your ConnectedDrive login credentials (BMW ID or password) are invalid. Please log in again.”

It then prompts me to enter my BMW ID and password directly in the iDrive. First off, I haven’t changed my BMW ID or PW so idk why it’s saying it’s invalid. Secondly, is there a way I can just reconnect all this from the MyBMW app? I never had to manually enter my ID or PW when this car was first set up, and I have a long and complex PW which is not fun to enter using iDrive, is there a way to resolve this from the MyBMW app or anything else which doesn’t require me typing in my stuff on the iDrive controller?

PS this doesn’t really seem to impact any functionality, I just have to look at this pop up every time I start the car

I had this happen for the first couple weeks when I got my car. I just ignored putting in the password and after a while it stopped. After it stopped, it never came back again.

Savsearcher · 09-18-2023, 04:46 PM

This just started happening to me last week in my 2021 X3. I finally got tired enough of it and had to delete my profile and recreate it in idrive.

ypykyayMF90 · 10-10-2023, 07:12 PM

Same message has been popping up for me every time I start the car (‘23 M5) since March. However, bumping the I drive knob to the left always seems to allow me full access to the controls so I have no idea what this message is keeping me from accessing. Annoying but living with it. I’ll try the ignore approach for a while and see if it goes away as described by others.

soledoc · 10-12-2023, 05:04 AM

Same problem in my ‘21 X3 M40. I’ve entered correct password in I drive. No luck. I think deleting profile and re creating one might work. No change in my BMW profile or password. Just a weird and annoying glitch. Just started a week ago.

suby01 · 10-12-2023, 07:35 AM

Im not totally sure but possibly somewhat mostly sure that I have a fix for you.

You need to login to the BMW app and change your PW. They have recently changed the requirements for the PW length etc. I had the same issue. I could login online and I was unable to in Idrive with the same credentials.
So I just went to reset the PW and to make it simple is change out the # per typical lazy password update. And BMW yelled at me saying that my PW did not meet the requirements. So I had to get a completely different one that it accepted and I logged into the iDrive right away.

Navypilot · 10-12-2023, 09:30 AM

I had this happen last month after the installation of the latest update.

AlteBMW · 10-12-2023, 11:15 AM

Can this be avoided by setting a PIN for the profile? Thats 4 chracters and a lot easier to enter in idrive.

bocabimmer · 10-12-2023, 02:51 PM

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Originally Posted by AlteBMW

Can this be avoided by setting a PIN for the profile? Thats 4 chracters and a lot easier to enter in idrive.

Not sure, but the bmw genius I spoke to years ago when this first happened to me suggest that.

09-18-2023, 01:19 PM	#1
TommyK154 Private First Class 93 Rep 113 Posts Drives: BMW X3, Mini Cooper R56 Join Date: Jul 2023 Location: ATX iTrader: (0)	How to fix Your iDrive Credentials Are Invalid without having to type in PW I have a pic of this but the desktop site doesn’t let me upload pics from my phone. I have a 2-3 week old 2024 X3 and for whatever reason I now get a pop up in my iDrive saying “Your ConnectedDrive login credentials (BMW ID or password) are invalid. Please log in again.” It then prompts me to enter my BMW ID and password directly in the iDrive. First off, I haven’t changed my BMW ID or PW so idk why it’s saying it’s invalid. Secondly, is there a way I can just reconnect all this from the MyBMW app? I never had to manually enter my ID or PW when this car was first set up, and I have a long and complex PW which is not fun to enter using iDrive, is there a way to resolve this from the MyBMW app or anything else which doesn’t require me typing in my stuff on the iDrive controller? PS this doesn’t really seem to impact any functionality, I just have to look at this pop up every time I start the car
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Savsearcher Private First Class 162 Rep 131 Posts Drives: '23 M3 comp xdrive, '24 iX M60 Join Date: Dec 2019 Location: USA iTrader: (0)	This just started happening to me last week in my 2021 X3. I finally got tired enough of it and had to delete my profile and recreate it in idrive.
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10-10-2023, 07:12 PM	#4
ypykyayMF90 New Member 5 Rep 7 Posts Drives: 2023 M5 Competition Join Date: Oct 2023 Location: Midwest iTrader: (0)	Same message has been popping up for me every time I start the car (‘23 M5) since March. However, bumping the I drive knob to the left always seems to allow me full access to the controls so I have no idea what this message is keeping me from accessing. Annoying but living with it. I’ll try the ignore approach for a while and see if it goes away as described by others.
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10-12-2023, 05:04 AM	#5
soledoc Private First Class 107 Rep 103 Posts Drives: 2021 X3 M40i Join Date: May 2010 Location: Zionsville IN iTrader: (0) Garage List 2017 BMW M4 [10.00] 2007 BMW 530 xiT [8.50] 2021 BMW X3 M40i [0.00] 2022 BMW 430i gran ... [9.50]	Same problem in my ‘21 X3 M40. I’ve entered correct password in I drive. No luck. I think deleting profile and re creating one might work. No change in my BMW profile or password. Just a weird and annoying glitch. Just started a week ago. __________________ '21 X3 M40i (daily driver) '22 430i gran coupe (wife's) '17 M4 6 MT azurite metallic black/amaro '07 530xiT (son's)
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10-12-2023, 07:35 AM	#6
suby01 Cowboy Astronaut Millionaire 2420 Rep 2,975 Posts Drives: 2020 X3 M40i Join Date: Aug 2019 Location: CT, USA iTrader: (0)	Im not totally sure but possibly somewhat mostly sure that I have a fix for you. You need to login to the BMW app and change your PW. They have recently changed the requirements for the PW length etc. I had the same issue. I could login online and I was unable to in Idrive with the same credentials. So I just went to reset the PW and to make it simple is change out the # per typical lazy password update. And BMW yelled at me saying that my PW did not meet the requirements. So I had to get a completely different one that it accepted and I logged into the iDrive right away. __________________ The Youtubes Insta https://www.instagram.com/gatosandturbos/
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10-12-2023, 09:30 AM	#7
Navypilot First Lieutenant 308 Rep 362 Posts Drives: BMW X3M40i Join Date: Nov 2021 Location: Cary, NC iTrader: (0)	I had this happen last month after the installation of the latest update.
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10-12-2023, 11:15 AM	#8
AlteBMW Lieutenant Colonel 849 Rep 1,684 Posts Drives: '23 760ix; '23 X3; '23 MB wgn Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: New York iTrader: (0) Garage List 2023 X3 x30 [0.00] 2023 BMW 760ix [10.00] 2023 Mercedes E450 ... [0.00]	Can this be avoided by setting a PIN for the profile? Thats 4 chracters and a lot easier to enter in idrive. __________________ BMWCCA Current: 23 760ix (Carbon Black/Tartufo) (after first one totaled) '23 X3; '23 MB E Wagon Prior: BMWs (3,5,7 & 8 series (2x!)) X3, MB (C, E, and S), Alfa GTV, MGB, Audi (A4, A6), Saab, Volvo, Toyota, Lincoln, Chrysler, Oldsmobile, Chevy, Rambler.
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