Steering wheel doesn't default to radio presets

Bjorn · 09-06-2013, 01:17 PM

Is there a way to set the steering wheel control to toggle through the radio presets? This was how the car originally worked until I went in for service. After getting the car back, every time I turn on the car, the steering wheel knob scrolls through the all of the radio stations, not just my presets. If I hit the radio button so that my presets are shown on my nav, the steering wheel will only then start scrolling through my presets.

I searched and couldn't find anything related to this so hopefully it isn't a repost. Anyone have a solution to this? Thanks in advance!

AVIMAX · 09-06-2013, 01:52 PM

Sounds like it is working as intended, the scroll wheel is linked to what's displayed on nav screen, at least that's how it works on my car.

hinckley · 09-06-2013, 05:47 PM

It all depends on how you last left the radio menu in iDrive. In iDrive, go to the Radio menu and select Presets. Your steering wheel controls will then work as you want them to.

Bjorn · 09-07-2013, 12:57 AM

Got it! Seems like I actually had to select one of my presets with the iDrive first in order for it to remember I was in the presets menu. Before I was just going to the presets and selecting it with the steering wheel, but after restarting the car the steering wheel would go back to scrolling through all the radio stations.

Or... my car just decided to start working again. Either way, thanks for everyone's help!

09-06-2013, 01:17 PM	#1
Bjorn Enlisted Member 3 Rep 38 Posts Drives: F10 Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: California iTrader: (1)	Steering wheel doesn't default to radio presets Is there a way to set the steering wheel control to toggle through the radio presets? This was how the car originally worked until I went in for service. After getting the car back, every time I turn on the car, the steering wheel knob scrolls through the all of the radio stations, not just my presets. If I hit the radio button so that my presets are shown on my nav, the steering wheel will only then start scrolling through my presets. I searched and couldn't find anything related to this so hopefully it isn't a repost. Anyone have a solution to this? Thanks in advance!
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AVIMAX Second Lieutenant 26 Rep 228 Posts Drives: last BMW was 2014 535xd Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Toronto iTrader: (0)	Sounds like it is working as intended, the scroll wheel is linked to what's displayed on nav screen, at least that's how it works on my car.
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hinckley Brigadier General 3493 Rep 3,213 Posts Drives: '24 M4C Conv Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: South Florida iTrader: (1)	It all depends on how you last left the radio menu in iDrive. In iDrive, go to the Radio menu and select Presets. Your steering wheel controls will then work as you want them to. __________________ CURRENT: '24 M4C Conv RETIRED : '23 M8C Conv \| '20 X4 M40i \| '18 M4 6MT \| '13 M5 6MT \| '08 550i 6MT \| '04 545i 6MT \| '98 540i 6MT \| '94 530i 5MT \| '84 528e 5MT Other retirees from Chevrolet, Buick, Subaru, Honda, Acura, Merkur(!), Volvo, Saab, Audi and Porsche
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09-07-2013, 12:57 AM	#4
Bjorn Enlisted Member 3 Rep 38 Posts Drives: F10 Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: California iTrader: (1)	Got it! Seems like I actually had to select one of my presets with the iDrive first in order for it to remember I was in the presets menu. Before I was just going to the presets and selecting it with the steering wheel, but after restarting the car the steering wheel would go back to scrolling through all the radio stations. Or... my car just decided to start working again. Either way, thanks for everyone's help!
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