iDrive display opens every time I start

Rubber Ducky · 04-06-2010, 12:32 PM

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Originally Posted by E89Tardis

Does anyone with iDrive know the way to keep the display closed all the time except when hitting the control knob ?

Is there a way to prevent it from opening every time I start the car ?

Mine stays shut on starting. Have programmed one of the option buttons to close display and routinely command it shut unless using nav. But does not pop open when i start car. Dat's da troot.

msimon18 · 04-06-2010, 01:08 PM

Mine too Rubber Ducky..... Works just the way I like. stays shut on starting. If I want it open I touch the iDrive knob and if I want it shut I push button 1 of my favorites.

s2000jan · 04-06-2010, 01:10 PM

maybe the iDrive is also 'intelligent' in that it learns from its user to stay shut (like it does with your driving style on DCT, not ?)

E89Tardis · 04-06-2010, 01:55 PM

Hmmm... So I know the 2010 can stay shut on start up.. I suppose it's time to to try to talk to the dealer service dept again to see if maybe the 2010 has some different software that allows it to work like that.

My 1 year anniversary is coming up in the next couple months so I should be due for the first free oil change. (only 2500 mi) That should be a good time for an update as well.

I'll start calling around to see which dealers are more comfortable and knowledgeable about software upgrades and nuances.

s2000jan · 04-08-2010, 05:37 AM

I also tried it .... close the display before shutting down the car .... and yes ! it does NOT automatically open after restarting

It's a shame I need to backup out of my garage each morning, and so the PDC kicks in and so the display opens itself ...

E89Tardis · 04-08-2010, 07:54 AM

Yours is also newer than 2009 which reinforces the current theory that they changed something after 2009.... unless someone with a 2009 also can start with it staying closed.

G_Stark · 04-08-2010, 08:06 AM

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Originally Posted by s2000jan

It's a shame I need to backup out of my garage each morning, and so the PDC kicks in and so the display opens itself ...

I think you can configure that PDC that it does not display the car picture (that's in any case possible on my wife's 1 Series) when configured like that it does not pop the screen open.

s2000jan · 04-08-2010, 08:08 AM

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Originally Posted by G_Stark

I think you can configure that PDC that it does not display the car picture (that's in any case possible on my wife's 1 Series) when configured like that it does not pop the screen open.

Need to look into that .... but will it 'beep' then ? Or is PDC completely inactive ?

msimon18 · 04-08-2010, 08:38 AM

s2000jan,

Have you tried BACKING in ??

s2000jan · 04-08-2010, 08:57 AM

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Originally Posted by msimon18

s2000jan,

Have you tried BACKING in ??

mmmm, I'm an IT'er so probably thats where it went wrong ?

so instead of 'backup' out of my garage it should have read 'backing out' of my garage ? Am I correct ? I'm dutch speaking, so forgive me if I make mistakes ...

Memphis1 · 04-08-2010, 09:13 AM

I think what msimon is saying is back into your garage so that when you leave every morning you just drive forward and your PDC won't turn on, hence avoiding the idrive to pop open.

s2000jan · 04-08-2010, 09:21 AM

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Originally Posted by memphis2012

I think what msimon is saying is back into your garage so that when you leave every morning you just drive forward and your PDC won't turn on, hence avoiding the idrive to pop open.

never thought about that option

really !

G_Stark · 04-08-2010, 09:33 AM

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Originally Posted by s2000jan

Need to look into that .... but will it 'beep' then ? Or is PDC completely inactive ?

Yep, the thingie keeps beeping even when display is closed, fortunately for my own car which is most of the time parked behind the 1 Series ;-)

Back up your garage is a perfectly normal occupation for an IT'er, everybody should know that we are normally most experienced at backing UP things.

SHADOW4 · 04-08-2010, 09:39 AM

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Originally Posted by G_Stark

Yep, the thingie keeps beeping even when display is closed, fortunately for my own car which is most of the time parked behind the 1 Series ;-)

Back up your garage is a perfectly normal occupation for an IT'er, everybody should know that we are normally most experienced at backing UP things.

reminds me of what i forgot to do...............

E89Tardis · 04-08-2010, 09:57 AM

Yes, IT'ers are very good at backing up..... It's the "restore" they seem to have trouble with...

MikeChrista · 04-08-2010, 11:08 AM

I have a 2009 E89 and my iDrive opens every time I start no matter what I do. I have programmed one of the buttons to close it to make life a little easier.

Sounds like the later models have a software change. Hope it is available for all soon.

s2000jan · 04-09-2010, 12:48 AM

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Originally Posted by G_Stark

Yep, the thingie keeps beeping even when display is closed, fortunately for my own car which is most of the time parked behind the 1 Series ;-)

Back up your garage is a perfectly normal occupation for an IT'er, everybody should know that we are normally most experienced at backing UP things.

thanks for backing me up G_stark

cdeslandes · 04-15-2010, 03:00 PM

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Originally Posted by Z_Victor1

This is what works for me.............

I've programmed one of the (what BMW calls) favourite buttons to close the screen.

Up it comes.....
I hit #7
Down it goes....

Only a mini-minor issue to me.

Great tip! I just did this on #1.

I also programmed buttons 2 through 5 to select between Music Collection/iPod/Sat Radio/FM.

#6 starts guidance back to my home.

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E89Tardis Private First Class 6 Rep 117 Posts Drives: 2009 Z4 35i Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: New England iTrader: (0)	Hmmm... So I know the 2010 can stay shut on start up.. I suppose it's time to to try to talk to the dealer service dept again to see if maybe the 2010 has some different software that allows it to work like that. My 1 year anniversary is coming up in the next couple months so I should be due for the first free oil change. (only 2500 mi) That should be a good time for an update as well. I'll start calling around to see which dealers are more comfortable and knowledgeable about software upgrades and nuances.
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s2000jan Second Lieutenant 11 Rep 217 Posts Drives: E89 - sDrive 35is Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Belgium - Antwerp area iTrader: (0)	I also tried it .... close the display before shutting down the car .... and yes ! it does NOT automatically open after restarting It's a shame I need to backup out of my garage each morning, and so the PDC kicks in and so the display opens itself ... __________________ 2012 - F30 - 330d M-pack - Glacier Silver 1999 - Honda S2000 - Silverstone
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E89Tardis Private First Class 6 Rep 117 Posts Drives: 2009 Z4 35i Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: New England iTrader: (0)	Yours is also newer than 2009 which reinforces the current theory that they changed something after 2009.... unless someone with a 2009 also can start with it staying closed.
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MikeChrista Private 0 Rep 66 Posts Drives: SDRIVE35i Space Grey Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: East Sussex UK iTrader: (0)	I have a 2009 E89 and my iDrive opens every time I start no matter what I do. I have programmed one of the buttons to close it to make life a little easier. Sounds like the later models have a software change. Hope it is available for all soon.
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