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12-03-2013, 01:00 PM
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Steering wheel lights
On the X5, everything is lit when the lights are on, except the buttons on the multifunction steering wheel. I don't think this is normal. Are your guys steering wheel buttons lit? If yes, does anybody know if the steering wheel has bulbs inside the cover somewhere? If yes, are these the same p/n as the bulbs inside the cluster? How do you change them? (It's weird to have both bulbs going out in the same time I would think). This is how I purchased the car - no lit buttons on the steering wheel.
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12-03-2013, 01:13 PM
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The steering wheel on my '03 is illuminated. I would expect that yours would be as well. The lights used in the wheel are LED's, mounted on circuit boards, and are therefore not designed to be replaced. If all of your LED's are out, you may have an issue with the circuit board inside the switches. "Search Illumination", as it's called, is driven by a separate circuit than that used to power the circuits in general.
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 2003 E53 3.0i DOB 10/15/2002 Sienna red, Savannah Beige Dakota leather Type FA53, Engine M54B30 2018 G02 30i DOB 4/21/18 Black Sapphire Metallic / Canberra Beige Vermasca leather Engine B46O
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12-03-2013, 01:27 PM
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Stable: e92is, e46 M54B25, e83 N52, e53 N62 - sold, e39 M54B30 R.I.P.
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12-03-2013, 01:51 PM
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Inside the housing of the steering wheel switch you have pictured here is a printed circuit board, which if memory serves me correctly, has a microprocessor, various support electronic components, switch contact pads for the push-buttons, and LED's for the "search illumination". If you do not have any illumination from the LED's behind each push-button, there MAY be a problem with that printed circuit board assembly. Keep in mind that the steering wheel switches from each side of the wheel connect together. I don't recall exactly which half actually has the microprocessor. You might also have a problem with the harness which comes from the steering column to the steering wheel switches, or in the connector at the end of that harness (at the end where it connects to the steering wheel switches.
Perhaps someone else has experience with this? I don't recall this being an issue when E53 was in production. just my $0.02 worth...
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12-03-2013, 04:20 PM
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I've got a spare set (left & right) if you want them cheap to try (and replace for good if this is the case).
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2002 Euro X5 (E53) 3.0 diesel (M57) 5 speed manual with UUC short shifter. Pre-xDrive NV125 transfer case (chain & gears). Factory Xenon headlights, Spyder LED tail lights Updated vortex crankcase breather. Motorsport dead pedal, factory fire extinguisher, factory first aid kit, factory F&R mud flaps, factory PDC Bilstein B6 shocks F&R Redline oil has replaced "lifetime" fluids (F&R diff, manual transmission, transfer case and P/S). Dimple magnetic drain plugs in all compartments.
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12-03-2013, 05:57 PM
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Pics?
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Stable: e92is, e46 M54B25, e83 N52, e53 N62 - sold, e39 M54B30 R.I.P.
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