Hello:

I still can't get my BlueTooth on my 2006 X5 to work. I have been searching the archive but found nothing specific. Wondering if someone can help and save me a trip to the dealer.

First of all, my car is 2006 model. I am pretty sure it has BT on it. I also have the information regarding BT passcode that comes with the Owner's Manual. My car does NOT have the snap-in adaptor in the storage compartment, with premium package, and standard stereo (no DSP). I have Motorola RAZR3 phone.

According to the manual, the pairing procedure is the following (taken from "Owner's Manual for full preparation package mobile phone"):

1: Ignition Key myst be in position 0
2: Start pairing
* Without snap-in adaptor:
Ignition key in position 1 or higher

* With snap-in adaptor:
"Button with lips symbol" Press and hold button located
above the snap-in adapter, turn the ignition key to position
1 after approx. 3 secs and release the button after another
3 seconds.

"BLUETOOTH PAIRING" appears on the display or screen.
Depending on how your vehicle is equipped, the indicator lamps
on the onboard monitor or MID flash during pairing.


Since my car has no snap-in adaptor and based on the above procedure, I simply do the procedure [1] and [2] (without snap-in) and at the same time i set my phone to "Look for Devices". If I understand correctly, I would see the message "BLUETOOTH PAIRING". But it does not happen. One thing I didn't do is to start the engine while doing the pairing.

Any idea?