Ok, this might be a stupid question, but have had no luck with searches.
Just bought a 2006 M45 Sport, advanced Tech package, which means it has the DVD player (in center armrest, plays movie on nav screen).

But the seller did not have a DVD remote, and says that the car did not come with one. From reading the manual, have concluded that a DVD remote DEFINITELY came if the car had the REAR DVD screen. UNCLEAR if it came with a DVD remote if it "only" had the DVD playing on the nav screen.

So... was it original equipment on this car??

And if it did NOT, can I buy one and use it in my car (or will it not work because the IR sensor is located in what would have been the Rear Screen ceiling console)?

And if the DVD remote IS usable, should I just suck it up and buy one from the dealer's part's dept, or is there a dealer that offers good mail-order/web pricing? alternatively, can I program a universal remote to do the trick?

2nd, related, question - HOW the heck do I fast-forward or rewind the DVD? Not talking about SKIPPING forward or back, that's pretty obvious. No, I'm talking about the 2x/4x/8x/16x fast forward or reverse that every other DVD player on earth allows. The manual doesn't say anything on this, so can it be true that it only allows skipping chapters??? Hence my interest in the DVD remote, but if the remote doesn't do that either, the need for it drops dramatically.

thanks!

vty,

--Dennis 

yeah its tough watching a DVD while your driving when you don't have a remote... but most of us just tough it out

Ok, I must be a complete moron, because I tried it and I FAILED.

Ohmster, when you say that you're just holding down the button, which button(s) do you mean???

Right now, to get the DVD to do anything, I have to first hit the "DISC" button (to the right of the controller), which puts up a graphic overlay on top of the movie.  Then I use the controller to move down the option list - Pause(play), Stop, Skip Forward, Skip Backward.  Highlighting, say, Skip Forward, then holding down the ENTER button does nothing (except SKIP forward, NOT fast-forward).

If I hit the left arrow, it takes me to "settings/aux", and if I hit enter there, it gives me a different overlay, with the ability to go to the Menu, Top Menu, turn on Aux, set sound options, etc.

I must be missing something blindingly obvious.  Help!!   

thx,

--Dennis

 

Grrr...  I'm such a frakkin' idiot.  Thanks for showing me the light, Ohmster.  Just tried it, works fine, literally slapped myself on the head - twice - for not thinking of that.

True story:  just picked the car up, and went on a road trip with the family.  My wife wanted the NAV voice instructions to be louder, so I adjusted it in the settings menu (while the car was stopped).  The next day, I was at a meeting while she was out with our girls.  That night, we're driving to dinner, and she complains, something happened to the Nav instruction volume, it's soft again.  We're in traffic, so there's no way to get to that settings menu.  A light bulb goes off, however, and I try the volume knob while the computer is giving us an instruction - and the nav volume goes up.

My wife slaps herself in the head for not thinking of that.  I, of course, chuckle heartily at how clever I (being the man) am, for thinking of trying the volume knob.

Now I need to go and apologize to her, because I am apparently every bit as clueless as she was.   

Thanks again,

vty,

--Dennis