I thought I would revive this old thread I read. I recently started noticing a little 'thump', only when making sharp turns at very low speed or stopped (when pulling in or out of a parking spot). I can only hear it if the radio is very low or off and I think it is just right turns and coming from the front right side. At all speeds, it still runs perfectly straight down the road.

I'm going to have my indy mechanic look at it. He's very good, but not really a BMW guy.

First, I think I need to verify whether I have air suspension (self-leveling). I didn't think I did, but I do have the Sports Package and I pulled my build info and it does show I have 'Sports Suspension Settings', but I don't see anything about air suspension and I don't think I've ever seen a compressor anywhere, but I think one of the threads I was reading said if you have sports suspension, you have air suspension.

Based on the symptoms I have, where would you look first and what can be ruled out?

Can anyone tell if I have air suspension from this?


Vehicle Identification Number
5UXFA13506LY41097
Type FA13 Model X5 3.0i - USA Development Code E53 Chassis GEFZG Steering LL Doors 5 Engine M54 Displacement 3.00 Power 170 Drivetrain ALLR Transmission AUT Color Schwarz 2 - 668 Upholstery Leder Dakota/hellbeige 2 - LCHC Production Plant SPARTANBURG Production Date 2006-04-25
Standard Equipment

249 Multi-function For Steering Wheel Multifunktion Fuer Lenkrad 302 Alarm System Alarmanlage 354 Green Stripe Windscreen Gruenkeil-frontscheibe 645 Radio Control Us Radio-steuerung Us 692 Cd Changer I-bus Preparation Cd Wechsler I-bus Vorbereitung 785 White Direction Indicator Lights Weisse Blinkleuchten 845 Acoustic Belt Warning Akustische Gurtwarnung 853 Language Version English Sprachversion Englisch 876 Radio Frequency 315 Mhz Funkfrequenz 315 Mhz 992 Number Plate Attachement Management Steuerung Kennzeichenbefestigung
Options

1CA Selection Cop Relevant Vehicles Selektion Cop Relevanter Fahrzeuge 2LB Lt/aly Wheels Y-spoke 131 Lm Raeder Y-speiche 131 205 Automatic Transmission Automatic Getriebe 226 Sports Suspension Settings Sportliche Fahrwerksabstimmung 255 Sports Leather Steering Wheel Sport-lederlenkrad 321 Exterior Parts In Body Color Exterieurumfaenge In Wagenfarbe 330 Sports Package Sportpaket 386 Roof Rail Dachreling 402 Panorama Glass Roof Panorama Glasdach 417 Roller Sunblind, Rear Side Windows Sonnenschutzrollo Hintere Tuersch. 438 Wood Trim Edelholzausfuehrung 441 Smokers Package Raucherpaket 442 Cupholder Getraenkehalter 459 Seat Adjustm., Electr. W. Memory Sitzverstellung, Elektr.mit Memory 461 Seat Back Adjustment In Rear Sitzlehnenverstellung, Fond 464 Skibag Skisack 481 Sport Seats F Driver/front Passenger Sportsitze Fuer Fahrer/beifahrer 488 Lumbar Support Driver/front Passenger Lordosenstuetze Fahrer/beifahrer 494 Seat Heating F Driver/front Passenger Sitzheizung Fuer Fahrer/beifahrer 502 Headlight Washer System Scheinwerfer-waschanlage 508 Park Distance Control (pdc) Park Distance Control (pdc) 521 Rain Sensor Regensensor 522 Xenon Light Xenon-licht 524 Adaptive Headlights Adaptives Kurvenlicht 533 Air Conditioning For Rear Fond-klimatisierung 534 Automatic Air Conditioning Klimaautomatik 609 Navigation System Professional Navigationssystem Professional 639 Complete Prep. Cellular Phone Usa/cdn Komplettvorb. Handy Usa/cdn 677 Hifi System Professional Hifi System Professional 761 Individual Sun Protection Glazing Individual Sonnenschutzverglasung 775 Individual Roof-lining Anthracite Individual Dachhimmel Anthrazit 8SP Cop Control Cop Steuerung 926 Spare Wheel Ersatzrad 945 Consideration Of Price Dependency Beruecksichtigung Preisabhaengk.

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