iDrive screen won't turn on

4MULA_1 · 06-28-2015, 06:33 PM

Hi all, so my buddy turned on his m3 and the iDrive screen was all red, tried restarting and now it won't come back on. Anyone know what could've caused this and a possible fix?

BPMSport · 06-28-2015, 06:49 PM

Either the video cable is loose (on the display side or behind the navi head unit), or the navi head unit is bad. The red screen indicates a working screen with no video signal. If the navi is bad, we carry replacement units.

aus · 06-28-2015, 07:39 PM

I just learned about the "red screen of death" last night. If he's under warranty, dealer will replace the screen.
What year is his car?

thugmaster · 06-28-2015, 07:55 PM

Happened to me recently as well. Turn it off and wait 45 min. It will fire back up. This occurrence happened 2xs in the past 3 years.

4MULA_1 · 06-29-2015, 12:12 PM

His car is a 2012, and yes after turning it off and waiting for about half an hour it came back on. Apparently there's a positive battery cable issue that causes this. He's checking with BMW if there was a recall for this.

W Cole · 06-29-2015, 12:16 PM

This happened to me. Removed and replugged in the cables and its been fine since.

Flying Ace · 06-29-2015, 05:03 PM

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Originally Posted by W Cole

This happened to me. Removed and replugged in the cables and its been fine since.

which cable?

EJT86 · 06-29-2015, 05:07 PM

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Originally Posted by Mike Benvo

Either the video cable is loose (on the display side or behind the navi head unit), or the navi head unit is bad. The red screen indicates a working screen with no video signal. If the navi is bad, we carry replacement units.

Do you have replacements for just the screen?

W Cole · 06-29-2015, 07:53 PM

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Originally Posted by Flying Ace

which cable?

The cables that lead to the idrive screen. Its a purple connector, fiber optic I believe.

BPMSport · 06-30-2015, 02:30 PM

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Originally Posted by W Cole

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Originally Posted by Flying Ace

which cable?

The cables that lead to the idrive screen. Its a purple connector, fiber optic I believe.

The purple/pink connector is the display cable and is not fiber optic, this is a separate green/black plug in the main harness.

aaron604 · 08-23-2019, 12:23 AM

i had this exact condition happen after having the "positive battery cable" recall fixed. Well it happened a few days after I had it in the shop. Now my idrive is dead :~(

Scrippy · 09-04-2019, 12:09 AM

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Originally Posted by W Cole

Quote:

Originally Posted by Flying Ace

which cable?

The cables that lead to the idrive screen. Its a purple connector, fiber optic I believe.

Multi conductor coax

06-28-2015, 06:33 PM	#1
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aus Major General 890 Rep 9,031 Posts Drives: Odysse Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Seal Beach, CA iTrader: (10)	I just learned about the "red screen of death" last night. If he's under warranty, dealer will replace the screen. What year is his car? __________________ Let me get this straight... You are swapping out parts designed by some of the top engineers in the world because some guys sponsored by a company told you it's "better??" But when you ask the same guy about tracking, "oh no, I have a kid now" or "I just detailed my car." or "i just got new tires."
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thugmaster Private First Class 54 Rep 157 Posts Drives: 2009 M3 Vert. Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Orange County CA iTrader: (0)	Happened to me recently as well. Turn it off and wait 45 min. It will fire back up. This occurrence happened 2xs in the past 3 years.
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4MULA_1 Private First Class 120 Rep 145 Posts Drives: 550i Join Date: May 2014 Location: TX iTrader: (1)	His car is a 2012, and yes after turning it off and waiting for about half an hour it came back on. Apparently there's a positive battery cable issue that causes this. He's checking with BMW if there was a recall for this.
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W Cole Major 145 Rep 1,130 Posts Drives: 2009 M3 Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Newport Coast, CA iTrader: (5)	This happened to me. Removed and replugged in the cables and its been fine since.
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aaron604 New Member 0 Rep 5 Posts Drives: 2009 e93 / 2009 3500 duramax Join Date: Aug 2019 Location: kelowna bc iTrader: (0)	i had this exact condition happen after having the "positive battery cable" recall fixed. Well it happened a few days after I had it in the shop. Now my idrive is dead :~(
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