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Originally Posted by cwliew
My car has been performing flawlessly since I got it 2 months or so ago. I have only just passed the 1500km drive in period and I have noticed something that is a little strange. When I drive a bout 20km or so, the idrive screen closes, and the HDD resets. I'm not sure what is happening, but everything shuts down - nav, music etc. It takes about 1-2 minutes before the idrive screen re-opens and the screen reboots and then it all starts again as if I had just started the car again.
Has anyone experienced this? It seems to happen at the 20km mark, and it is really annoying...
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I have spoken to my guy at BMW and asked him about this. His immediate response was really intriguing.
He said: Was it in the vicinity of Marion Shopping Centre/Warradale. And it was! I thought he was following me around making sure my car was running smoothly or something!
Apparently there is some weird interference with the nearby army base which creates a bit of havoc with the nav system (I guess) and causes the idrive to shut down. Very very strange, but I wonder whether this is happening anywhere else in Australia. I guess it is happening to a few idrives around Adelaide, Australia...
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I recall one or two other members having similar experiences, but I don’t think they were in Australia. Seems that at least one of them was in North America and he had just started his Z in his driveway and it did the little dance. The other could have been Australia . . . but not sure. How do you know it's the HDD resetting, does it say that on the screen?
The problem could be a range of issues including a software issue, loose connection or bad connector, bad circuit board, a heat sensitive circuit or IC, etc. If it continues, it may not throw a code and it's likely your dealer will not be able to repeat it. You’ll need to try and repeat it by going over to that area to see it happens again so you can confirm or rule out his theory. Can't totally rule out his story, but it sounds like crap to me. Sometimes they make up sh*t so you leave 'em alone.