today the brake malfunction light came on

[chonko]

Originally Posted by elvism

got stuck. i couldnt go anywhere. i called bmw assist and they helped me out in releasing e brak.i drove the x5 to the nearest dealer. hopefiully , i t wil be ready tonight or tomorrow... did this happen to anyone? i always put on my e brake.. should i stop this? could it be the cold weather that maybe snapped the cable? i dont know yet what the problem was that caused this problem.

I happened to me 3 weeks ago.
I had to manually release the hand break.
The fix is a software reprogramming in my case, and it helps if you mention this solution to dealership because it seems most of them are clueless.
Good luck.