06-04-2012, 02:57 AM | #1 |
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Using handsfree without driving or having the ignition on??
My handsfree works very well when I drive the car, but I can´t find a practical way to used it standing still.
If I press start (without actually starting the car) - the ignition turns on and the phone works, but turning on the ignition also starts fans and a lot more. Not very practical to use the phone then..... Pressing the start button once more, turns the ignition off - and all fans and lights stop and the handsfree doesn´t work. Any tips anyone? Last edited by fullkoll; 06-04-2012 at 03:14 AM.. |
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All the control lamps always stop when I start the engine and the fans continue in the position I put them in. BMW seems to require ignition on to make it work stationary, or has someone found a way around that? Last edited by fullkoll; 06-04-2012 at 04:33 AM.. |
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But I often park the car when I have to make more calls and that´s when my trouble starts...... it drops the bluetooth connection as soon as I stop the car and the only way I can connect again and use the phone (without driving) is by pressing the start button once, with all the consequences I mentioned..... But it´s probably the only way BMW in its wisdom let me do it .... |
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Fullkoll, I understand your issue well but I think there isn't a solution to that other than manually switching the fans and lights off :P I have got the snap-in option, and I always have my phone inside the armrest as I use it to listen to music in the car. Therefore I find it very annoying that when I'm for example waiting for someone in the car and wanting to call them I have to open the armrest and grab my phone or turn on the ignition. So I guess that's just the way it is...
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The mistake I made was to turn off the stereo to get the silence I needed to be concentrated before I made the call...... Leaving the stereo on will let me use it as if I was driving. Thanks! @DirtRoad: In the situation you describe (after turning the engine off) the only solution seems to be just what you say: use the phone itself, turn the ignition on - or start the car.... Last edited by fullkoll; 06-05-2012 at 05:56 AM.. |
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