please refit the control panel

[silverstreak]

washed my car lightly dusted inside and now have this message PLEASE REFIT THE CONTROL PANEL on the display panel
Has this ever happened to anyone else? Dealer says to bring it in but it is such an inconvenience can i fix it myself

[boostedbmw]

Thats a new one. I'm a panel beater and i have never even heard of this.

[Buzzy]

I think you may have uncliped the little removable (anti theft) section on your stereo
Try taking it off then cliping it back in

[Greedy]

Buzzy's all over it. According to the manual 5-47, this is exactly what occurs. Haven't seen mine for a while as the display is no longer there.

[silverstreak]

Thank you guys problem fixed. It pays to read your manual all the way through

[NowForThe5th]

This site is amazing. Well done Buzzy.

[Greedy]

Dealer says to bring it in but it is such an inconvenience can i fix it myself

Good to see the dealer didn't have a clue either.

[Eelesy]

This site is amazing. Well done Buzzy.

You are all praising Buzzy but i bet he only knows cos he has done it himself...

Same as i have before...

[Buzzy]

Yep you are right Tri happend just after I got it, I was fiddling and oh s!it what have I done
Wont happen now though different head unit.
Doesnt matter how you find out, as long as someone on here knows
Would have realy thought the dealer would have known about this though

[Naff]

Of course they knew about it, but if it is a way to make another $30 they will

[Naff]

Ok so I was the last person to post in this thread all that time ago and it appears I have this problem. But it isn't the little round security thing. Fuse for the radio is ok. I was steaming the area, so assume some moisture has got in somewhere. Any more ideas before I pull the radio out and replace it with a spare one that I just happen to have lying around?

[kwyjibo]

steam cleaning the inside of the Tri... did Molly do a power chuck from the back seat?

[Naff]

Just dusty.. Exterior hasn't been washed in 6 months. Interior was getting real dusty in all the little cracks and crevices.

[fridgie]

Ever heard of an air compressor???

Little brush and air compressor and she's clean without destroying your radio

Wondering if the moisture is in the clip in bit itself? Leave it in a bag of rice overnight maybe?

[Naff]

Shouldn't be.. Didn't actually steam the radio! Was probably the air/heater knobs. Gave them a blast. I'm guessing there is a fuse or something in the head unit. It makes noises like it is powering the CD player, but no lights on it when dash lights are on.

[viking shippy]

Ever heard of an air compressor???

Little brush and air compressor and she's clean without destroying your radio

Wondering if the moisture is in the clip in bit itself? Leave it in a bag of rice overnight maybe?

Steamed rice anyone....

[Micko87]

I'm having this problem now how do i fix it

[NowForThe5th]

Well done Micko on posting in an existing thread. Welcome to the forum.

Did you try the solutions above?