I installed the latest generation BMW bluetooth in my 2001 740il. I was surprised to learn that it cannot dial the # or * sybols, or dial any number in the phone's phonebook that has these symbols or a pause programmed in, such as one would use in checking voice mail. Instead, you have to use the phone to dial these digits, which totally defeats the purpose of safely using the bluetooth.

This does not seem right to me since, dailing these symbols is not something new - any phone can do it. SO I wanted to see if anyone had the same issue. If so, I would like to contact BMW and let them know this, it would seem to be a simple fix, especially considering that (1) all phones can do this (2) the NAV screes has the # and * symbols that can be dialed manually under the "telephone" screen.