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using in europe an e 70 car scaled to USA radio freequency
got a USA 2007 model e 70 found out the radio channels are scaled to US frequencies (odd), which are different to European frequencies (even) what are my options? thanks |
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May I ask what is odd about an US e-70 to have radio stations scaled to American frequencies?
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X5 in Spain
I am in Spain and have driven my US Specs X5 in Spain, France and Germany and have no problem tuning in to European radio stations.
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Your first option is to go to your local dealer and have them reprogram it. It is a straightforward setting that the dealers can change for different geographic regions. It changes the frequency range, and the frequencies used (odd or even). Your second option is to try what used to work on older BMW models. These radios had an m button for manual tuning. Turn the radio on, and press and hold the m button for 10 seconds. Then use the +/- buttons to scroll through the various regions. Turn the radio off to save the setting. The options were USA/Europe/Japan/Oceania. Since you have iDrive, you will need to see if there is a menu in there that does something similar to what the older non-iDrive radios did. Might be worth trying. Or you could go with option 1, and go to the dealer. If you want to go with option 2, here is the BMW TSB, pre-iDrive (credit to another BMW forum). Radio Revision TSB:
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thanks for a detailed explanation
there's no manual option in the idrive system to change the region setting my dealer says there's no way to change the settings...?? |
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JCL's second option regarding the m button worked on my 2001 X5. Thanks JCL.
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Cool, I just tried this on my X3 and it worked. Switched it over to the Europe setting.
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