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Sat/nav disappeared (reappeared )

Posted: Sun Feb 09, 2014 7:20 pm
by Colin
Hi all  my sat/nav option has disappeared from my obc screen , the screen did go blank yesterday for a few hours  then came back on with a different look about it (like it had got new software ) but where the satnav should a been on the screen it was missing , ??????.

Re: Sat/nav disappeared

Posted: Sun Feb 09, 2014 8:10 pm
by X5Sport
Nav computer in the boot running?

Check front fuse no7 to see if it's OK.

If all looks and sounds OK then try the BMW standard reset - disconnect the battery for about 30 mins and then reconnect it.  Sometimes these cars just suffer an electrical brainfart and need rebooting.

Richard

Re: Sat/nav disappeared

Posted: Sun Feb 09, 2014 8:22 pm
by Colin
All ok in boot , nav is running ,  if i feel brave enough next week ill try the reset , thanks Richard .

Re: Sat/nav disappeared

Posted: Mon Feb 10, 2014 1:51 pm
by Si
This happened to mine,  disconnected the battery for 30 mins after advice from these very forums  8)
Connected it back up and all was perfect again.

Re: Sat/nav disappeared

Posted: Mon Feb 10, 2014 3:56 pm
by CondorX5
I have had that problem in the past. The "new" software is really strange, wonder when it comes from........luckily it vanished when I did a battery reset and my alternator was exchanged under warranty not long after - think it may have been spiking and causing weird electrical faults. I would try a reset of the battery first though.

Re: Sat/nav disappeared

Posted: Mon Feb 10, 2014 7:36 pm
by Colin
Thanks guys , reset it is then when i get time this week ,

Re: Sat/nav disappeared

Posted: Mon Feb 10, 2014 7:41 pm
by pvr
Condor - yours still under warranty now?

Re: Sat/nav disappeared

Posted: Thu Feb 13, 2014 3:34 pm
by CondorX5
Yes......I kept up the extended warranty, will probably stop in the next year. Was waiting for the ZF box to go bang.......

Re: Sat/nav disappeared

Posted: Tue Feb 18, 2014 8:51 pm
by Colin
I never got round to resetting the obc but thismorning on the way to work the screen went blank for half hour then came back on , BUT it was back to the old format and the satnav had reappeared , dunno whats up

Re: Sat/nav disappeared (reappeared )!!!

Posted: Wed Feb 19, 2014 10:58 pm
by Colin
for no apparent reason its all back to normal , on thing i do know is when it goes of and then flickers for a while then goes blank , the X wont start in the morning (flat battery ) this has happened twice in 10 months..v strange ..