Did you click the link, selected Canada etc.?
Here is the direct link to the BMW's "updated" list of supported phones and what functions can be used with the car:
http://www.bmw.ca/ca/en/owners/navig...ed_List_EN.pdf
Compatibility is a function of both the phone and car's software builds (version). Also during pairing you have to wait for the promts on the phone to allow acceas to contacts and messages.
what phone are you using?
And when it arrives, a SMS won't pop up on the iDrive screen. You'll get an envelope near the cell signal strength bars.
Example for the S4:
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