MyBMW app, all good? Nope

X3_Alaska · 02-02-2024, 08:41 PM

I live in Alaska where it has been -30°f all week. My car refuses to remote start 🙄 and now it's giving me this message. However the app tells me it's "all good" is that normal??

TurtleBoy · 02-02-2024, 08:49 PM

When the battery is low some remote functions are turned off, perhaps it is low enough that the updates for the app are off.

gen1md · 02-02-2024, 09:00 PM

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Originally Posted by TurtleBoy

When the battery is low some remote functions are turned off, perhaps it is low enough that the updates for the app are off.

IIRC, the app doesn’t update either. I had the same experience as the OP on a very, very cold day last winter here in Massachusetts.

Kgerry59 · 02-03-2024, 10:07 AM

I had the same issue here a week or two ago when it was -36C. App said all good but car would not remote start. Charged the battery and all was good. I'm not sure the app looks at battery voltage relative to remote starting, maybe only to starting the vehicle normally.

nZtiZia · 02-03-2024, 10:29 AM

do we know exactly what "ALL GOOD" encompasses other than that already seen in the app (doors and windows status, tire pressures, etc)?

TurtleBoy · 02-03-2024, 10:36 AM

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do we know exactly what "ALL GOOD" encompasses other than that already seen in the app (doors and windows status, tire pressures, etc)?

It should reflect Check Control error messages. When I had one it showed on the App.

X3_Alaska · 02-03-2024, 11:36 PM

I went and bought a battery charger and had to YouTube where the battery was and how to access it.

1230vani · 02-04-2024, 12:13 AM

How do u remote start with an app?

X3_Alaska · 02-04-2024, 01:28 AM

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Originally Posted by 1230vani

How do u remote start with an app?

Download the app and log in...

1230vani · 02-04-2024, 03:17 AM

Thanks, i do have the app, but no option for remote start, maybe its only for us an can market (live in europe).

TurtleBoy · 02-04-2024, 06:33 AM

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Originally Posted by Alaska_X5

I went and bought a battery charger and had to YouTube where the battery was and how to access it.

You didn't connect the charger to the battery did you? you need to use the starting aid terminals under the hood.

nZtiZia · 02-04-2024, 07:39 AM

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Originally Posted by 1230vani

Thanks, i do have the app, but no option for remote start, maybe its only for us an can market (live in europe).

it is fact that remote start is disabled in some countries in the EU

1230vani · 02-04-2024, 02:52 PM

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Originally Posted by nZtiZia

it is fact that remote start is disabled in some countries in the EU

Thanks

X3_Alaska · 02-04-2024, 03:41 PM

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Originally Posted by TurtleBoy

You didn't connect the charger to the battery did you? you need to use the starting aid terminals under the hood.

I sure did, just followed a random YouTube video.

I now know how to do it and the car is fine. First car in more than 20 years that needs a battery charger!

TurtleBoy · 02-04-2024, 04:05 PM

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Originally Posted by Alaska_X5

I sure did, just followed a random YouTube video.

I now know how to do it and the car is fine. First car in more than 20 years that needs a battery charger!

There are some bad videos out there. So you don't have any electrical issues or harm the battery use the starting aid terminals under the hood.

X3_Alaska · 02-04-2024, 05:59 PM

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Originally Posted by TurtleBoy

There are some bad videos out there. So you don't have any electrical issues or harm the battery use the starting aid terminals under the hood.

Yes sir, she's charging the correct way right now.

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