HT4623 Cannot Pair iPhone 5 bluetooth to 06 BMW iDrive

Hi,
I am having a problem connecting my iPhone 5 to my 06 BMW iDrive. I have successfully connected my friends iPhone 4S to my iDrive, but when i try to connect my iPhone5 it fails after i have entered the passcode into the iDrive. I am using the exact same approach that i used when connecting the 4S so it's not my 'technique' that's the issue and neither the iDrive as it supports the 4S's bluetooth 4.0. Has anyone else had this issue and fixed it? Both devices were running iOS 6.1.
Thanks
Dean

I had a similar problem, but with an iPad. Nearly posted a question, but then after I asked Bluetooth to remove the device I was trying to pair it to, I tried again! And it worked. So try the following:
Close, unplug the devices for 10 seconds
In Bluetooth, ask to remove the device you were trying to pair to
Then try to pair again and cross your fingers!

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