Can not delete SMS's in vehicle

[Bourdo]

Hi

X5 '06

I discovered 199 SMS in the cars memory. I try to delete them and the phone keeps switching off. As I drive alone it keeps switching on and off all the time due to so many SMS in the vehicle.
How do I clean them all out? i have easred them from my phone but the vehicle will nto erase them

Cheers

Bourdo

[paul thomas]

I'm no expert on this, and don't know if this would work...

Can you delete the phone from the BM BT, then repair it again? I would expect this would clear all details of the phone. I'm not sur ehow you delete it, or whether you can just repair it again?

[Bourdo]

The next question is how do you delete the phone from the system?

Cheers

Nick

[trapdoor]

Originally Posted by Bourdo

The next question is how do you delete the phone from the system?

Cheers

Nick

You can only delete ALL phones - to do this...

Hold in the pairing button
Turn ignition key to position 1
Release button after a further 3 seconds
BLUETOOTH PAIRING is displayed
Press pairing button again for a further 10 seconds until you hear 3 beeps
PAIRED DEVICES DELETED will appear on the MID or Bordmonitor
Turn key off

However, I had the same issue with a full SMS pool in the Bluetooth ULF - all the previous owners SMS's were there - I got pretty much their life story, their affair(s) , the kids phone numbers etc etc. Rather worrying really. I spent about an hour deleting ... some seemed to come back after being deleted, but I kept going and eventually they all disappeared.

Now, oddly, when I paired my wifes phone, I get loads of SMS loaded onto the car from 'somewhere' but they are not on her phone or her SIM which is really odd. So I haven't got her phone paired and I don't have the problem.

Hope this helps some.

M.

[Bourdo]

Hi
thanks for the info on clearing the SMS, delete all the phones and SMS are gone, great work now I can drive and no more switching on and off of the bluetooth.

Cheers

Nick

BTW have a good New Year.