New F10 550Xi / Bang and Olufsen not working

tmac99 · 10-17-2012, 07:38 PM

Hi Everyone, new to the board. I just picked up my 2013 550xi today and I really like the car. I traded in my 2007 M5 and honestly I am missing the sound/HP already! But I just got back in the car and the B&G radio is no longer working. Its really odd, I can select a channel in Sat or AM/Fm but no sound and the speaker will not pop up. Not a great way to start out with this car, any ideas? Did I hit a mute button?

ibimmer346 · 10-19-2012, 09:21 AM

The volume knob is the mute button. Press the knob and see what happens.

tmac99 · 10-19-2012, 09:40 AM

After the car sat for an hour the radio came back on. Really strange. Hope it doesn't happen again. Anyone else have the B&G radio? I think the radio in my E60 M5 sounded much better.

remmib · 10-19-2012, 10:05 AM

B&G radio? I guess you mean B&O loudspeakers?

tmac99 · 10-19-2012, 10:19 AM

HA! Yea, typo. I meant B&O. Some music sounds great, but I remember the Sat radio in my M5 sounded insane, nice and deep. Maybe the Sub in the 550 isn't as big? When I listen to music through my I-phone it sounds much better...

ibimmer346 · 10-19-2012, 03:41 PM

Sat radio will sound of like crap regardless of the sound system. It's highly compressed. You'll have to listen to music off USB/CD/iPod/iPhone if you want it to sound better.

10-17-2012, 07:38 PM	#1
tmac99 Enlisted Member Drives: 550ix, X5 Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: PA Posts: 41 iTrader: (0)	New F10 550Xi / Bang and Olufsen not working Hi Everyone, new to the board. I just picked up my 2013 550xi today and I really like the car. I traded in my 2007 M5 and honestly I am missing the sound/HP already! But I just got back in the car and the B&G radio is no longer working. Its really odd, I can select a channel in Sat or AM/Fm but no sound and the speaker will not pop up. Not a great way to start out with this car, any ideas? Did I hit a mute button?
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10-19-2012, 09:21 AM	#2
ibimmer346 Major Drives: 2013 650i GC, 2002 M3 Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: San Diego, California, USA Posts: 1,113 iTrader: (0) Garage List 2002 BMW M3 [0.00] 2013 BMW 650i GC [0.00]	The volume knob is the mute button. Press the knob and see what happens.

10-19-2012, 09:40 AM	#3
tmac99 Enlisted Member Drives: 550ix, X5 Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: PA Posts: 41 iTrader: (0)	After the car sat for an hour the radio came back on. Really strange. Hope it doesn't happen again. Anyone else have the B&G radio? I think the radio in my E60 M5 sounded much better.

10-19-2012, 10:19 AM	#5
tmac99 Enlisted Member Drives: 550ix, X5 Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: PA Posts: 41 iTrader: (0)	HA! Yea, typo. I meant B&O. Some music sounds great, but I remember the Sat radio in my M5 sounded insane, nice and deep. Maybe the Sub in the 550 isn't as big? When I listen to music through my I-phone it sounds much better...

10-19-2012, 03:41 PM	#6
ibimmer346 Major Drives: 2013 650i GC, 2002 M3 Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: San Diego, California, USA Posts: 1,113 iTrader: (0) Garage List 2002 BMW M3 [0.00] 2013 BMW 650i GC [0.00]	Sat radio will sound of like crap regardless of the sound system. It's highly compressed. You'll have to listen to music off USB/CD/iPod/iPhone if you want it to sound better.