Thanks again! BTW the E53 is supposed to have a feature that turns off the running lights when you pull the E-brake although it didn't seem to work on mine. I wonder if the E70 has something similar to minimize drain on the battery when coding ?

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1988 325is (purchased new) sold
2004 X5 3.0 2005 X3 2.5
2008 X5 3.0 (new to me)