Does rebooting idrive wipe all of the setting?

Dwillbimmer · 03-09-2021, 09:45 AM

Does rebooting idrive by holding down the volume knob wipe out all of the settings, Bluetooth pairings, etc. , or is it like when the car is shut down normally and it remembers everything you’ve changed from the factory defaults? TIA.

RSnic · 03-09-2021, 10:05 AM

Dwillbimmer ,

I've had to reboot iDrive several timings & haven't lost any settings, including button presets. If, however, you select FACTORY RESET from GENERAL SETTINGS, then you do, if I recall

Dwillbimmer · 03-09-2021, 10:28 AM

Thanks. I wasn’t sure if it was a factory reset or a normal reboot. Haven’t needed to do it yet, but expect that I might at some point in the car’s life and wanted to know what I was going to be in for.

jad03060 · 03-12-2021, 05:59 PM

Reboot does not change any of your settings...it’s like asking your pc to reboot...what was there stays (except what may have been corrupted prompting you to reboot).

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Dwillbimmer Second Lieutenant 108 Rep 242 Posts Drives: 2021 X6 sDrive 40i Join Date: Jan 2021 Location: South FL iTrader: (0)	Does rebooting idrive wipe all of the setting? Does rebooting idrive by holding down the volume knob wipe out all of the settings, Bluetooth pairings, etc. , or is it like when the car is shut down normally and it remembers everything you’ve changed from the factory defaults? TIA.
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RSnic Major 658 Rep 1,479 Posts Drives: 2020 M340Xi (G20) Join Date: Sep 2013 Location: Virginia iTrader: (0) Garage List 2020 BMW M340 [0.00]	Dwillbimmer , I've had to reboot iDrive several timings & haven't lost any settings, including button presets. If, however, you select FACTORY RESET from GENERAL SETTINGS, then you do, if I recall __________________ Al 2020 M340Xi\| ZDA\| ZDY\| ZPP\| ZPX\| 1CR\| 1PL\| 688\| 6NW\| 2VFH\| Retired: 2014 328i BMW CCA
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Dwillbimmer Second Lieutenant 108 Rep 242 Posts Drives: 2021 X6 sDrive 40i Join Date: Jan 2021 Location: South FL iTrader: (0)	Thanks. I wasn’t sure if it was a factory reset or a normal reboot. Haven’t needed to do it yet, but expect that I might at some point in the car’s life and wanted to know what I was going to be in for.
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jad03060 Major General 3200 Rep 6,859 Posts Drives: X5 45e Join Date: Aug 2018 Location: NH iTrader: (0)	Reboot does not change any of your settings...it’s like asking your pc to reboot...what was there stays (except what may have been corrupted prompting you to reboot).
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