For a change: my X5 mil/cel/motor lamp will not light

[GerX5]

Hi folks,

I'm new here after having spent hours of reading interesting stuff regarding mil/cel/motor lights that light and what to do about it to repair the cause. I hope to find here a solution for the problem that I experience with my car. And of course, I hope to contribute to the content of this forum if it can be of help.

I'm a 60 years young first time BMW driver, since 2 months owner of a 2005 X5 3.0D 58k kms (checked and explainable). The problem I experience: the MIL/CEL/Motor lamp will not light when starting the car, nor if a related code occurs that normally would lead to a lighting lamp. Before writing the story down (it will take some time to inform you about all the steps undertaken yet and the results found), I would like to ask whether there is a thread to a similar item that I must have missed during the searches I did.

Curious for your responses, I give you my warm greetings from a cold Netherlands. GerX5