Cell Phone - Bluetooth(R) Will Not Connect
SI B 84 25 05Phone, Navigation Systems
January 2006
Technical Service
This Service Information bulletin supersedes S.I. B 84 25 05 dated December 2005
[NEW] designates changes to this revision
SUBJECT
Unable to Pair or Reconnect a Bluetooth(R) Handset to a Vehicle
MODEL
[NEW] E90, E91 (325i, 325iA, 325xi, 325xiA, 325xiT) from 9/1/05 to 12/13/05 production with the following options:
^ SA639 (BMW Assist(TM) with Bluetooth(R) Technology)
^ SA663 (Radio Profession)
^ SA676 (Hi-Fi sound system)
Or pre 9/05 production vehicles programmed with CIP 19.01.00 or 19.02.00 or 19.02.03.
Note:
330i, 330iA, 330xi, 330xiA vehicles are not affected.
SITUATION
^ Intermittently, after a vehicle assumes sleep mode the handset does not connect/bond to the vehicle.
^ Intermittently, after the initial pairing of an approved Bluetooth enabled handset to the vehicle the handset displays a message that it failed to connect.
CAUSE
Software error in the Telematics Control Unit (TCU).
PROCEDURE
[NEW] For all affected vehicles, perform the following procedure prior to retail delivery or on a customer complaint basis.
Update the complete vehicle per SI B 09 05 01 (Coding, Individualization, Programming)
Procedure B using PROGMAN 20.00.01 (Target Data Status E089-05-12-510) or higher.
WARRANTY INFORMATION
Covered under the terms of the BMW New Vehicle Limited Warranty.
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