with all the snow, I did not noticed my car spin all wheel

[Sundayjumper]

Originally Posted by ralphy4321

...when i was stuck in the snow only one wheel spinned and a little triangle was blinking on the Miles screen, I also pressed the DSC button and the light turned on, but still did not get 4 wheel drive, is there something else i need to do. Please help

Yes, get better tyres.

[JCL]

Originally Posted by kaptain

So if one front and one rear tire were on ice and the other two were on good grip, the pre xdrive X5 wouldn't go anywhere (ignoring the dsc/dtc)?

Not quite. Your statement is true, but in that case, even the x-drive X5 wouldn't go anywhere. For the pre x-drive X5, only one wheel needs to have no traction.

All of the above doesn't consider the effect of traction control, which does work, so it is a theoretical situation.

[CT_X5_Joe]

Ralphy, you need new tires. Your X5 (regardless if it has xDrive or not) is good in the snow. (Yes, xDrive, found on the 2004-2006 E53 makes it better) but TIRES are more important for normal every day/on-road in ice/snow.

For new tires, you can search the forums here, or you can take the advice from someone who has an X5 and lives in CT and buy a pair of Michelin MXV4s

[JCL]

Originally Posted by CT_X5_Joe

For new tires, you can search the forums here, or you can take the advice from someone who has an X5 and lives in CT and buy a pair of Michelin MXV4s

I liked my MXV4 tires, and they lasted really well, but they were all season tires, not winter tires. They paled in comparison to my Dunlop Wintersport M3s, the Blizzaks I bought for my daughters, or true Michelin winter tires like the X-Ice Xi2.