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I'm pretty sure it's not worth the effort. They left it off because of nasty RF interference with AM radio. Just for the ell of it, I bought a good quality AM radio and tried it all over the interior. Terrible interference!
 
I coded AM once and it worked without any issue. The coding was reset during a service, and I didn't code it back because I don't really listen to AM,
 
jakecturner said:
So it doesn't have AM radio functionality? That's kind of a big deal. Does it have HD radio?

Correct, the car does not have AM radio.

It does have FM and satellite radio, I assume these are HD.
 
AM is in the radio, but as delivered, it is not enabled via the programming. Reception was not up to BMW's standards. It's hard in a vehicle that doesn't have a metal body. Yes, it does have HD radio.
 
jadnashuanh said:
AM is in the radio, but as delivered, it is not enabled via the programming. Reception was not up to BMW's standards. It's hard in a vehicle that doesn't have a metal body.
Using the Bimmercode iPhone app connected to our i3 by a Vgate iCar OBD WiFi dongle, I easily enabled AM radio. I haven't tried listening to AM radio while driving, but others have reported that electrical interference hasn't been a serious problem, but with less metal shielding, interference might be significant under some circumstance.

So not having AM radio enabled by default doesn't have to be a big deal.
 
franciscogk said:
So
How did you turn the AM Radio on with Bimmercode ? Please
I don't recall exactly, but based on BimmerCode's demo mode:
• Select the Headunit module.
• Select "AM Radio" in the "Other" section.
• Click "Active".

If "AM Radio" is not a choice in the Headunit module:
• Click "Expert mode".
• Select the "3002" section.
• Select "RADIO_BAND_KW".
• Click "aktiv".
 
:D
alohart said:
franciscogk said:
So
How did you turn the AM Radio on with Bimmercode ? Please
I don't recall exactly, but based on BimmerCode's demo mode:
• Select the Headunit module.
• Select "AM Radio" in the "Other" section.
• Click "Active".

If "AM Radio" is not a choice in the Headunit module:
• Click "Expert mode".
• Select the "3002" section.
• Select "RADIO_BAND_KW".
• Click "aktiv".
Thanks Art,
Worked great . Regular AM is rather narrowband like in the New MINIs and BMWs , optimized for Talk Radio but ; once you tune it to a HD AM Station the audio comes up beautiful , almost FM Quality :D
 
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