I see. I will make a close physical inspection, not sure how else to check the OBD port, I have tried three scanners recently (Foxwell, BluDriver and Creator - only the Foxwell can fix the EWS) and none reported any problems scanning, but this is beyond my brain.

Thanks for your help.

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2001 X5 3.0i Old Gold -built and bought 08/2000, now at 220K miles
2005 X5 3.0i Silver Bullet -built 05/2005, bought 03/2021 at 95K miles