BMW radio displays "phone"

There is a tiny bulb inside the radio that has burned out, the radio must be removed and the light replaced, this is best left to a radio repair shop as the common practice on new radios is to have the bulb hard wired into the circuit board at the front display.

somehow the radio memory is still thinking that there is a phone accessory attached to it and it will keep doing this until you either reset the radio or at least erase the memory inside of it. If I were you I would install a aftermarket radio in your BMW because at least this way you will be able to listen to your cd's.

There is a guy on ebay that repairs it.

Try taking out the fuse(s) marked telephone using the tool provided in the fuse box. Wait a minute or two and put them back in. Worked for me and saved a trip to the dealership.

carry out a battery reset and this is done by disconnecting the battery for 10 mins.

it sounds like the Multi information display has failed (MID). It is the long display with all the radio controls on it. If you want to find a known good part they are really easy to swap out. Just remove the radio knob and if you look down in there, there is a place to put a T10 (i think maybe bigger or smaller) torx T10 screwdriver.if you turn it while pulling back slightly on the screwdriver it should come right out. It usually is the component that fails but as always you may want to check your fuses.

If the radio is displaying code wait, or wait, then the ignition and radio must remain on for 1hour. I would contact a dealer within the USA and provide them with your radio serial number. The serial number can be displayed in the radio by pressing and holding down the "M" button while turning on the ignition.

there is a module that controls that called the CCC- Car Communication Computer. My guess is that was damaged from the accident. hav a dealer check to be sure. Module is VERY expensive, so may wanna think about going through insurance for this

BMW has a free fix for that! It's a factory recall with the pixels. Check with your dealer.

there is a relay for your heater fan. there is also a reostat that controls the speed of the fan as well. have these checked out.