iPhone and the Z4 (bluetooth & audio question)

Originally Posted by T1berious

Hi,

I hope someone here can shed some light on this issue for me to.

I have recently got a 2007 Z4M Roadster and have had no joy getting the car to show up on BT on my iPhone 3GS. We have an E92 2007 330 and that set up with no issues at all.

I've found the manual useless (the button above the storage compartment? huh?) and some of the info on the web differing. (hold talk button on steering wheel, no wait hold the button in console between the seats, erm have ignition set to 1, erm do a rain dance etc)

I'm at the stage where I might go to a dealer but really don't want to as I should be able to do this my self.

The Z4M has sat nav.

Any help would be greatly appreciated!

Many thanks,

T1b

Real simple:

Have Bluetooth screen on phone showing.

Press talk (face) button on steering wheel

Car will find your phone

Plug in code from card in your manual packet

Hit pair on phone

Wait a minute for the car and phone to connect. Phone list will also download.

Scroll to phone number on radio or nav screen

Press talk to call!

I would like to say hello everybody. I am new to this forum and seeking for help. Thanks in advance.

I would need some help pairing my Nokia E72 with my Z4 2003. After pairing and entering the code my phone disconects from the cars bluetooth.

I have a Z 4, 2006 and the I phone, and after much frustration in obtaining the 4 digit code I let the dealership do it for me. The mechanic came out and looked all over the car but no visible no's he also said the earlier models each one had its own code no. the later models ones, you make up your own code. He took it into the shop and hooked it up to something and nthree minuets later came back with all functioning.He also gave me a print out with the code no on it. I never had the card with the no. just a helpfull mechanic. Some dealership want as much as $70 to pair the two. Now that it works it sure is nice.
Arnie

Question... I have a Z4 2005 2.5 sport
Are all US 2005 and up Bluetooth enabled? My phone finds the car and asks me to put the pin in but tells me the PK is incorrect..

Canadian dealer told me that the 2005 cars are not equipped..

I heard the PK is in the trunk but I would hate to tear it up myself and it seems that the dealer does not want to either...

I would also like to use my phone's bluetooth with my Z4 and this is what I found. My car is bluetooth enabled (TCU in trunk and BMW assist button between seats,) however, it does not have a preset PK, I used 0000. I have android phones and the steering wheel controls do not work with my phone. I can make/answer a phone call (with the phone) while bluetooth is enabled and I can hear the other party, but they cannot hear me. I know the car's microphone works because I've used it to call BMW Assist. I have not spoken to a dealer about this, but from reading other threads, I believe the TCU in the trunk needs to be upgraded with a newer unit. Anyway, I'll live without it for now.

I recently bought an 08 Z4MC from a dealer who managed to lose the Owners Manaual while prepping the car for me. I think I can find the PK for the bluetooth pairing from the helpful instructions posted on this thread. The probelm I'm having is getting the pairing process started. I navigate to Phone but there is no activation or pairing option that I can find. When I hold down the phone button on the steering wheel and try to say things like "New Phone" or "phone Activation" or "Pair Phone" the cars says "There are no phone numbers in the address book" (I'm paraphrasing) Can anyone help me get the process started?

Hey guys,

New to this forum and have recently purchased a 2007 Z4M with Bluetooth and Satnav. I encountered the same mindboggling issues with the pairing and tried the many solutions offered on this thread - all to no avail.

Recently took the car into BMW for its Inspection 2 (expensive!) and asked them to take a look at it - and they fixed it!

They plugged the car into their computer reader and deleted all previous phones that were paired to the car. It appears that the car Bluetooth memory buffer fills up and will not accept a new phone unless it is cleared. However, when I picked the car up it still would not pair - not sure why this happened but they took my phone (iphone 4s) next door to the garage and hooked the car up to computer and paired it with no problems.

Now I have it working - if someone could tell me how to add phone numbers to the speed dial it would be very much appreciated!

Chris

Originally Posted by 07z43.0i

Does anyone if the bluetooth that the 2007 Z4 comes with can be paired for both phone calls and music with an iPhone? I.e., I understand I can use BT to make phone calls, can I also use it to play music (rather than having a separate aux for music or a ipod kit)?

I have an iPhone 5 and a 2007 Z4, and I can use the bluetooth no problem for making calls. But music doesn't stream via bluetooth in the Z4 like it does in my Avalanche. However, I have Mediabridge in my Z4 and it works perfectly for playing music AND charging my iPhone.

Oh, and the Pass Key is like Ron posted above. Very easy to find. Doesn't involve a lot of effort (mine took less than 10 minutes to pull back the carpet and get the number and put the carpet back.

get rid of that fisher-price "my first smart phone' trash iphone and get an adult phone... problem solved.

seriously,

the bluetooth pair code should be in your owners manual. ensure that the phone module is in the trunk. (behind the carpet on the drivers side).