Pairing iPhone/BMW Without Pin Number

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Pairing iPhone/BMW Without Pin Number

I accidentally "un-paired" my iPhone with my BMW. In trying to "re-pair" it, I reach the point where the iPhone screen reads, "Enter Pin # for BMWxxxx." I have NO idea what the pin number is. Have tried various obvious number combinations (0000, 1234 etc.) with no success. BMW says its and iPhone issue. Best Buy iPhone folks say it is a BMW issue. Any suggestions on how to resolve this issue would be appreciated.

iPhone 3G

Posted on May 23, 2009 9:48 AM

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Answer 1

AKA OG

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Jul 12, 2009 7:12 PM in response to jimmuhmac

Enter the password (= ULF passkey) located on ULF Control Module that is
in the rear of the vehicle or on the Passkey Reference Card.
• Mobile phone display shows ‘BMW …… Pairing’
• Mobile phone display shows ‘Pairing Successful’
• Display screen shows ‘Pairing succeeded’ for 3 seconds

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Answer 2

May 23, 2009 11:18 AM in response to jimmuhmac

It seems to me that I had to re-pair my iPhone with my car after the car was in the shop having some work done that required disconnecting the battery.

I wonder if that might help. Disconnect the car battery and then reconnect. Maybe... maybe that might make the car forget about the previous pairing and start over from scratch.

Matt

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Answer 3

Jul 13, 2009 12:37 PM in response to jimmuhmac

If you look in the trunk of the car or truck, there is a BMW bluetooth box behind one of the panels. You may need to pop it off but there is a label on it. Your pin number will be a 4 digit number on the sticker. I am surprised BMW didn't tell you that.

NOTE: I had a 2006 X3 and the bluetooth crapped out for no reason. BMW replaced it (the box). That's how I found the new number.

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