Do as suggested above. In my case I got a specific alternator code. Similar symptoms as yours and then eventually the car would go dead at highway speeds with power steering loss - a very dangerous situation. Fix it ASAP and avoid taking it to busy roads.

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'05 E53 X5 4.4i, '97 E39 528, '07 E92 335i, '16 F86 X6M.