It requires the bluetooth option, then it uses your cell phone to send a
text message.




"Pete" > wrote in message
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> In the newer BMWs, in the US at least, the car sends out info to the
> dealer that it is due for service or some malfunction requires it to be
> serviced. Does anyone know what technology is used to transmit this info?
> Is it an SMS sent out through a cell phone built in the car?
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> Thanks,
>
> Pete
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