Bluetooth pairing not possible : broken wires

[T.Yazar]

Hi guys

I am trying to pair my phone ( iphone 6) holding the phone (armrest) button and turning the ignition key to 1 or 2

Did this lots of times with holding the button for 1 , 3 , 5 , 10 etc etc secconds no go !

Reset the bluetooth module nogo

I am prety sure that the pairing button is not working is there a easy way to open and acces the wiring harness without removing the center console ?

[Constantinos]

I had the same problem. I even swapped Bluetooth modules with a friend to make sure it is working and I paired my phones in his car with my module on. I was sure the button was not working so I removed the bottom cover of the raising armrest lid to see what was going on and I found out that the connector of the pairing button was disconnected. I connected it and it is working fine.

[Normd996]

Where is the arm rest button

[Qsilver7]

Originally Posted by Normd996

Where is the arm rest button

This may or may not apply to you...it depends on model year...and you have no vehicle information.

[Normd996]

Thanks for the reply I have an 04 my buddy just picked up an 06 with NAV looks like he has Bluetooth the vehicle is listed with S639A but we cannot get it to see a device will checking to see if there is passkey code on the unit.

[Qsilver7]

The 06 probably doesn't have an "armrest" button since it should have the newer TCU module which has a 2 minute window when the ignition is first turned on to pair with a bluetooth phone.

During that two minute period (on the 06) with the ignition in position 2...the cell/smart phone should be set to look for other BT devices. If working properly, you should see BMWxxxxx (where x=the last 5 digits of the X5's VIN) appear on a list on the cell/smartphone. At this point, select BMWxxxxx on the smart phone and then you will be prompted to enter the passkey code. Once that has been entered successfully, then you should see something that says that the BMW has been paired on the phone.

At this point, I really don't pay attention to anything that the MID of Nav screen says or doesn't say because it appears to be so varied...but your cell/smartphone should convey if the phone & BMW paired successfully or not.

Pairing instructions for the 10/04-up build date (these instructions are for the TCU which doesn't require pressing any buttons in the armrest, etc):