2004 TCU

04X3 · #1 02-25-2013, 06:54 PM

I have a 2004 x3 that was fully loaded from factory. It has nav, bmw assist (no more subscription though), and a TCU in the trunk. I also found the insert for bluetooth in the owners manual that tells me the bluetooth pass key. The nav also has a telephone option. However, there is no way to pair the phone. It seems like the bluetooth of the tcu is not active, my phone never finds the car. There is no "activate phone" on the nav, not in the first two minutes nor when i hold down the r/t or sneezing man button on the steering wheel. When I click R/T, it says that the phone book is empty. Is there anyway to pair my phone to the car? I read that earlier TCU's did not have BT functionality, would recoding the TCU work (Some have gone this route, I just want to see if It will work with my car).

Production date: 6/2004

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TerminatorX5 · #2 02-25-2013, 07:04 PM

i am not that familiar with X3, but can you see the antenna leads on the unit itself? if it has the BT antenna ( i think a purple FAKRA connector) in addition to ASSIST antenna, chances are, you can activate the BT function... the fact that it knows about the phone book, is kind of promising...

jgold47 · #3 02-25-2013, 07:09 PM

Ah ha. You're going to test something for me and in exchange I might be able to get your bt working. Do you know what inpa/ncs expert is?

TerminatorX5 · #4 02-25-2013, 07:18 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jgold47

Ah ha. You're going to test something for me and in exchange I might be able to get your bt working. Do you know what inpa/ncs expert is?

which line in programming activates the BT? mine is 12 th gen BT, no assist, so i can't check it out...

04X3 · #5 02-25-2013, 08:42 PM

I know what those are. I don't have them, unfortunately, and I only have access to a macbook without windows on it.

04X3 · #6 02-25-2013, 08:45 PM

2 links Ive found so far, a tsb and programming for the car

http://www.bmwmotorsports.org/pdf/bluetooth/841304.pdf -TSB

http://forums.5series.net/bluetooth-...lution-128432/

recklessspyder · #7 02-25-2013, 10:34 PM

check this file out.

If you can get to your serial, you have more info to make a decision.

.....however, it looks like Sept of 04 was the first time BT was available...

recklessspyder · #8 02-25-2013, 10:39 PM

check this file out.

If you can get to your serial, you have more info to make a decision.

.....however, it looks like Sept of 04 was the first time BT was available...

jgold47 · #9 02-26-2013, 10:09 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by recklessspyder

check this file out.

If you can get to your serial, you have more info to make a decision.

.....however, it looks like Sept of 04 was the first time BT was available...

yeah - so I have a theory about these 'gap' units. If it has a PK but doesnt activate, I think there is a line of code in the actual TCU. I saw it when I was scanning my car with NCS, but I had already swapped mine out with a newer unit. I didnt feel like tearing my car apart and sticking the old one in to test my theory.

So I've been waiting for someone with the same set up to come along who could try this....

AIRBAG_TRIGGERED_E-CALL
aktiv
BLUETOOTH
bt_operation
CUSTOMER_CALLS_OVER_GMIN
nicht_aktiv
DELAY_PWR_DOWN_INIT_DUR
wert_01
DSP_ACOUSTIC_PROFILE
dsp_profil_1
E-CALL_HARDKEY_FITTED
aktiv
E_CALL_COUNTD_DEL_TMR
wert_01
GAL_HYSTERISIS
hysteresis_default
GAL_KM/H_PER_STEP
kmh_per_step_default
GAL_STEPS
steps_default
GPS_ON/OFF
gps_on
NAD_EQUIPPED
nad_equipped
NON-TELEMATIC_E-CALL
aktiv
SECOND_HARDKEY
aktiv
SIM_IN_TELEMATIK_READER
nicht_aktiv
TCU_TYPE
ibus_us
TELEMATIK_ENABLED
aktiv
TIMER_SMS_NACK
wert_01
TRACK_WIDTH
e53_andere
US_BUSINESS/PROF_VARIANT
business_model
US_CALL_SERVICE_CENTER
aktiv
WAKEUP_BY_B-CALL
no_wakeup
WAKEUP_BY_E-CALL
no_wakeup
WHEEL_CIRCUMFERENCE
e53
DRIVE_WHEELS
all_rad
WHEEL_BASE
e53
PORTABLE_BT
aktiv
BURST_DURATION
wert_01
BURST_INTERVAL
wert_01
INCOMING_SVT_CALL_NR_BKUP
wert_01
INCOMING_SVT_CALL_NUMBER
wert_01
NR_MT_CALLS_WITHOUT_ID
wert_01
OUTGOING_SVT_CALL_NUMBER
wert_01
PER_WAKEUP-STEP1_DURATION
wert_01
PER_WAKEUP-STEP1_LENGTH
wert_01
PER_WAKEUP-STEP1_PERIOD
wert_01
PER_WAKEUP-STEP2_DURATION
wert_01
PER_WAKEUP-STEP2_LENGTH
wert_01
PER_WAKEUP-STEP2_PERIOD
wert_01
PER_WAKEUP-STEP3_DURATION
wert_01
PER_WAKEUP-STEP3_LENGTH
wert_01
PER_WAKEUP-STEP3_PERIOD
wert_01
PER_WAKEUP-STEP4_DURATION
wert_01
PER_WAKEUP-STEP4_LENGTH
wert_01
PER_WAKEUP-STEP4_PERIOD
wert_01
POSITION_DELAY
wert_01
wert_02
PREFIT_SIM_ENABLED
nicht_aktiv
REPETITION_TIMER
wert_01
STOLEN_VEHICLE_TRACKING
svt
TIMER_MT_CALLS_WITHOUT_ID
wert_01
WAIT_FOR_TONE_MO_CALL
wert_01
WAIT_FOR_TONE_MT_CALL
wert_01
INTERNAL_VOICE_REC
aktiv
NON_TELEMATIC_ECALL_NR
wert_02
VOICE_REC_LANGUAGE
us_english

this is from a working TCU.

I want to see the dump from the 04 ones....