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Old 10-20-2009, 03:48 PM
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idrive screen completely dark

It's happened twice in the last week now. I startup the car but the idrive screen is dark. I think it's off completely and malfunctioning but upon further inspection, the screen still functions because I can [barely] see it as I navigate the controls. The next time I start the car it is fine again. Not a brightness-saved setting as I only use 1 keyfob. Happen to anyone else?
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3rd time it has happened, this morning. I put a flashlight to the screen so I can see and navigate to the brightness setting... put it all the way up, doesn't change it back to normal. I choose display off, it goes off completely, hit a button to turn it back on and it comes back dark.

I shut the car off, turn it back on immediately and it's normal again.
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Old 10-22-2009, 07:55 AM
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3rd time it has happened, this morning. I put a flashlight to the screen so I can see and navigate to the brightness setting... put it all the way up, doesn't change it back to normal. I choose display off, it goes off completely, hit a button to turn it back on and it comes back dark.

I shut the car off, turn it back on immediately and it's normal again.
Next time it happens, reset the system by pressing the 2 eject buttons and the Volume button all at the same time. Unfortunately this happens to me quite regularly It's a known issue.

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Old 10-22-2009, 11:30 AM
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Just happened to me this morning for the first time (I had just picked the car up yesterday evening after a new windshield installation- $1200). Didn't know if they were related, but I did the three-button push and hold for 5 seconds and it worked. (First I took out the navigation DVD as per service advisor.)
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Old 10-22-2009, 11:36 AM
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so there is no idrive firmware fix for this per your SA?
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Old 10-22-2009, 11:40 AM
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Mine just said it was an electrical glitch/gremlin. Sine it has only happened once, I'll wait and see.
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There are a couple different service bulletins on this depending on the manufacture date, but not all fall within these ranges. Some get new screens, some get programming, etc.
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Old 10-22-2009, 05:30 PM
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It happened to me twice in the last 4 months. It has been fine for the last 2 months. Not sure what happened, but it works now.
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Next time it happens, reset the system by pressing the 2 eject buttons and the Volume button all at the same time. Unfortunately this happens to me quite regularly It's a known issue.

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Note, to reboot idrive, you just need to press the CD eject button and the volume button for about 10 secs.
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It happens in mine too. I just turn off the vehicle and when I restart it, the screen is on again.

I'll try the eject buttons in the future.
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