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Originally Posted by ChevDog1
My speedo was out, and my cruise control still worked. Replaced the left rear sensor, and the speedo now works.
That being said, the Bently manual is correct in saying that it is deriving a speed signal from the right rear - of course, it it getting a speed signal from all four wheels. But it appears from my experience that the right rear speed signal is used for cruise, while the left rear is used for the speedometer.
As an update - the car made the 35 mile trip to work this morning with no warning lights or other failures - MUCH better than the 2.1 miles I got between the front driveshaft repair and this sensor nonsense. Hopefully I can drive it for at least a few months before working on it again. I'd like to spend some time working on my project truck...
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I certainly put more faith in actual experience. Sounds like speedometer is working this morning.
I am aware there are sensors on all four wheels The Bentley manual only references the right rear as reading vehicle speed recognition. Vehicle speed recognition must not mean speedometer. I sent an email to Gordon at Bavauto asking why the Blog says right side when X5 owners fix it by changing the left side. I don't believe everything on the internet but I thought Bavauto would be a reliable source. Oopsi.