The CCC iDrive console buttons lights remain always on.The CCC fan remains on and it drains the car battery.The CCC head unit might work when the car is cold, but fails to work when the car is warm.The iDrive is fully functional on particular days only, most likely when the weather is colder.Here is our compiled list of symptoms that are normally caused by a CCC failure:

The CCC iDrive navigation is found on the following BMW models:īMW Series 1 (E81, E82, E87, E88), BMW Series 3 (E90, E91, E92, E93), BMW Series 5 (E60, E61), BMW Series 6 (E63, E64), BMW X5 E70, BMW X6 E71 Symptoms indicating the need for a CCC iDrive repair The large amount of data on blogs and forums encourages owners to personally try to diagnose a CCC failure, but naturally, not all the information is reliable and it doesn’t always lead to a successful iDrive repair. In situations where the CCC iDrive needs a repair, BMW owners usually drive the car to a repair service, but some try to personally identify the cause based on information they find online. With the right guiding, it can be a quick and painless process.

Your unit appears to be malfunctioning and you’re thinking of an iDrive repair? Before you proceed, we recommend to make sure you really have a CCC failure.

BMW owners who want to send us their faulty CCC for an iDrive repair.

DYI-ers who want to try some tricks to get their CCC to work.

Regular BMW owners who need to diagnose a faulty CCC unit.

The information in this article is meant for: In this article we discuss how to correctly diagnose a faulty CCC (Car Communication Computer) iDrive avoiding unnecessary costs and what is the best option to have it repaired. Your CCC iDrive is malfunctioning? The CCC iDrive is prone to a few common failures.

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