[avlnch]

I see a few of you got used Cars and programmed your phone. This is for my wife's 2005 E60 but I cannot find the PIN# to Sync my Iphone. An old thread showed the unit in the car to find the Pin called the PK. Mine shows a sticker but and says PK but there is no #!! There is an esn and other numbers. Which one is used for the PIN#? How many digits is it supposed to be? Thx!

For my BMW's I can enter any PIN #, however for my Mercedes's you need to enter the numerical equivalent of "MBUSA". My point being, every car manufacturer is different (who knows why). I can confirm that on MY2008 thru MY2010 you can enter any pin combination that meets the criteria below. I will tell you exactly what I have used, and my methods worked on both MY's. I cannot be sure about this, but I am assuming that the instructions below will work for MY2006 thru MY2010.

The PIN # must be FOUR/4 (XXXX) DIGITS

For the PIN # use: 0000
If that does not work -
Try it again, this time using PIN #: 1234

** Be sure to enter identical PIN#'s on both sides. If you enter 0000 for the iDrive, enter 0000 for your phone.


If you are still having trouble pairing your phone to your BMW's iDrive then take note of the method you are using. If you are searching/beginning the bluetooth pairing process on your iPhone and the result is unsuccessful, then try it backwards and it should work. What I mean by backwards is search/begin the pairing process on your iDrive (instead of your iPhone). I find this a great solution whenever I have pairing issues on either BMW or Mercedes (usually never have BT Pairing issues with BMW, it's always Mercedes).

 

[avlnch]

Why was / is this locked?

Gustav --

Great question.. check the panel to see who did the lock.

Thread Unlocked, sorry OP.


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OP --

Any updates? If you are still having trouble, refer to the owners manual. If you do not have the manual handy, and you have an M5 Model Year 06 thru 08, here is a direct link to the online version: BMW E60 M5 (MY06-08) Owners Manual PDF

In addition, as I mentioned earlier try the PIN # 0000 or PIN # 1234 while making sure it is correctly input into both devices (iDrive & Phone).
If you have already tried this, try again while following the correct procedure as outlined in the owners manual. I have attached an except below:

Let us know how you make out after following the steps outline above and in the owners manual.