B&W Speaker Lights non-functional (Coding or module issue?)

DBO · 04-16-2023, 04:37 PM

I've got the OEM factory option for Bowers & Wilkins. The speakers have lights showing but I noticed recently that in iDrive the option to regulate the lights is no longer functional - i.e. the menu option with check box to turn the on-off and to adjust the light intensity is there, but you can't interact with it. The checkbox can be turned on/off but that doesn't affect the lighting either.

I haven't directly fiddled with coding on the lights (did dabble with ambient mode colors a while back, but they are separate to the B&W speaker lights so can't link it to this issue). There's no fault codes showing when I run a scan either.

Has anyone else come across this? I get the feeling it's a software issues rather than a hardware failure. Is there a module setting I can check? .. or any suggestions on how to troubleshoot this?
[edit] car is 2018 / iDrive6 electronics.

buddyboy · 04-17-2023, 08:58 AM

Did you do any coding changes recently? If so maybe revert them and see if it fixes your problem

04-16-2023, 04:37 PM	#1
DBO First Lieutenant 159 Rep 324 Posts Drives: G30 540i SDrive (MPPSK+Mods) Join Date: Dec 2017 Location: Brisvegas AU iTrader: (0)	B&W Speaker Lights non-functional (Coding or module issue?) I've got the OEM factory option for Bowers & Wilkins. The speakers have lights showing but I noticed recently that in iDrive the option to regulate the lights is no longer functional - i.e. the menu option with check box to turn the on-off and to adjust the light intensity is there, but you can't interact with it. The checkbox can be turned on/off but that doesn't affect the lighting either. I haven't directly fiddled with coding on the lights (did dabble with ambient mode colors a while back, but they are separate to the B&W speaker lights so can't link it to this issue). There's no fault codes showing when I run a scan either. Has anyone else come across this? I get the feeling it's a software issues rather than a hardware failure. Is there a module setting I can check? .. or any suggestions on how to troubleshoot this? [edit] car is 2018 / iDrive6 electronics. __________________ G30 540i M Sport \| MPPSK \| VSRF Catted d/p \| Burger Intake \| BM3 Stage 2 \| XHP Stage 3 \| FTP G-58 / G3X Last edited by DBO; 04-16-2023 at 04:43 PM..
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