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2008 BMW 5-Series 528i 4dr Sedan RWD

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Rear Wheel Drive, 4 Door Sedan, Mid-Size
17 mpg city / 27 mpg hwy

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December 24, 2009, 8:37 am

George B

Question: Why does iDrive reboot?

Some tiimes when I start my car the iDrive display goes immediately to the warning page asking me to Accept, but at random intervals the entire system will reboot. Sometimes it will take 20 seconds or so after the car starts before the screen show BMW and reboots.

Anyone else seen this issue? Fortunately, i have another 13 months of warranty.

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