so I was driving it like I stole it today

[soldmystang]

and somehow managed to light up at least 6 warning lights. XDrive-AWD, ABS, DCT, MMT maybe, and a few other three letter acronyms i just can't remember. all at once too.

i was crossing some railroad tracks which are at the top of a rise with a hard right hander down the other side of the rise. i accelerated up the rise, stabbed the brakes and crossed the tracks. accelerated thru the right hander and continued on for maybe 500 yards when the truck lurched / shuddered and the dash lit up.

i drove about two miles to my destination and looked up under the truck for dangling connections or whatever and all seemed to be in order. started the truck and all warnings gone everything normal.

damn BMW electronics.

thoughts, ideas?

[alexmish]

Loose harness somewhere.... B..ch to troubleshoot!

[soldmystang]

great. good thing i have the extended warranty.

[ard]

My guess is nothing wrong. Wheel spin, slippage, etc as the tires bounced over the tracks, it just freaked out the system- it was receiving 'implausible' inputs and it tripped warnings. But since the conditions were gone at restart, it is now fine.

Lets see who guesses right.




A

[soldmystang]

Originally Posted by ard

My guess is nothing wrong. Wheel spin, slippage, etc as the tires bounced over the tracks, it just freaked out the system- it was receiving 'implausible' inputs and it tripped warnings. But since the conditions were gone at restart, it is now fine.

Lets see who guesses right.




A

well gee Homey, I'm pulling for your explanation. i wondered after the fact if maybe i hadn't got into the ABS and somehow torked it. but i don't know that i did. it is possible i slid over the tracks while still on the brakes so who knows. i didn't hit the bumpstops or anything so it was a semi-smooth transition.

honestly, the stumble concerns me the most. while it was not violent it still was like a drop in the entire system. split second meltdown kinda thing.

[X5 Meister]

So you stole it huh?

[CarsRmyVICE]

Never had that happen before. I am sure you will be fine and it was just the electronics freaking out man lol Don't let it spoil your fun, if you don't drive it like it ain't yours on occasion then why buy a bmw right? lol

[X5 Meister]

This actually applies to things other than cars quite well.

Originally Posted by CarsRmyVICE

if you don't drive it like it ain't yours on occasion then why buy a bmw right? lol

[CarsRmyVICE]

Originally Posted by X5 Meister

This actually applies to things other than cars quite well.

[X5 Meister]

Improved:

Originally Posted by CarsRmyVICE