Labor Allowance: 4 FRU2000 BMW 328i (E46) Technical Service Bulletin # 650999 Date: 990801
Radio Display - ALERT Message On Display
GROUP 65
Sound System, Cruise, Alarm, Monitors
Bulletin Number
65 09 99
Woodcliff Lake, NJ
August 1999
Product Engineering
SUBJECT:
"ALERT" Message on the Radio Display
MODEL:
All with RDS radio
Situation:
Customers may complain that "ALERT" is displayed on the radio. The radio station can still be heard but the station can not be changed.
Cause:
RDS warning transmission (alert) message from a local radio station. Radio stations equipped with the RDS transmitter may erroneously send the
"Alert" message due to a malfunction of the RDS transmitter.
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The radio will continue to function correctly when the "Alert" signal is no longer transmitted.
Correction:
Do not replace the radio. Inform the customer that the problem is caused by a local radio station RDS transmission error. The local station
transmitting this alert should be contacted and informed of the situation.
