Foreman told me that the splice below the rear quarter fuse box is common to all E70s. No TSB/SIB for this area, but I agree that there should be!!



Unfortunately, I discovered a new issue after picking up the X5 yesterday. It is indeed KCAN fault free now (finally!), but I found one persistent fault code complaining about Seat Control when I read out the code with Carly.

9ED7 - Error normalization SLV

No errors on the dash or iDrive.

However, I discovered that when I tried adjusting the seat position for the front passenger seat then things started going south. Once I started adjusting the seat position the iDrive complained about a Seat Position Malfunction.

Seat Position
Seat position not detected for proper restraint system operation. Have the system checked by the nearest BMW center.


And then a few more codes pop up when I read out via OBD:

9EA8 - No hall pulses SLV / SMBF no hall pulses SLV
9EAA - No hall pulses LBV / No hall pulses LNV / SMBF no hall pulses LNV
9ED7 - Error normalization SLV

If I clear the faults and then don't try adjusting the passenger seat position, then iDrive doesn't complain and there's only the 9ED7 persistent fault. The moment I try adjusting the passenger seat position the same problem occurs.


I'm wondering if the dealership didn't properly connect back something when they put my car back together. I know they took out seats and everything in order to inspect all of the wiring harness to look for open/shorts. Gonna have a chat with them today.


So close to being able to enjoy the X5 error free, yet so far...I bought this car for my wife and she's getting annoyed it's always in the shop.