We have hit 8 years of ownership and 70K total miles (34K with us.) on the X5 this month. To celebrate she (yes she is a she) decided to start throwing a funny dim Airbag light and then coupled it to sporadic intervals when the rear wiper decided to act like the second hand of a clock.
My good friend "SEARCH" revealed these were indicative of the ignition switch so one was duly purchased and fitted by my local mechanic. I also had the oil changed on the three lights (half schedule) and the brake fluid changed out also.
It was whilst doing this he found front bearings with play so I get to bring it back once the bearings/hubs arrive from FCP Groton to have those fitted. He should also be doing the CV joint covers as he is in there in the area with everything disconnected and then he gets to move on to a valve cover gasket.
Hopefully we shall then be ready to start the next 70K miles.

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2022 X5 xDrive40i MSport
2021 X5 xDrive40i