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The N52 engine will refuse to start if the iDrive system is not working (if the car has this feature), the iDrive system is an expensive replacement, on top of
by bsagdiyev 7y ago
The N52 engine will refuse to start if the iDrive system is not working (if the car has this feature), the iDrive system is an expensive replacement, on top of the work required to code it to the car. All of the in-car systems signals go through the computer that controls the iDrive system since it is a fiber ring network through the car, terminating at the amp in the trunk and the iDrive system in the front.
- BoorishBears 7y agoHow does iDrive being VIN locked become, "I can't work on my engine"? Also definitely want a source on the N52 requiring iDrive to start, because obviously not all the cars with the N52 even had iDrive... It sounds like you're oversimplifying it. iDrive probably fails in a specific way that causes a problem for the car's network, not BMW intentionally had the car stop working because your music couldn't play. That would be exactly in line with what I said about complexity being the issue, not some concerted effort to get you into the dealership. It's confusing a bad design with malice.