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Originally Posted by tsotnek (Post 1164548)

Hello,

I thank you for your reply full of good possible solutions. My vehicle is 2002 3.0d engine. I got this car for fairly cheap, from a guy in need of money 2 years ago. The car was not in perfect condition, I had it repaired and restored best I could. I’m still going and still improving the best I can. When I got the car only 2 sensors were attached out of 8 and I bought 6 sensors and reconnected them. The headlights themselves don’t seem to be original headlights, they are all white with angel eyes installed probably later. I will check the trunk and also the fuse and let you know. :thumbup:

Well, given that the 2002 cars never had angel eyes (halo parking lights) from the factory, it's a given that you have either after-market headlights or retro-fitted AEs on factory headlights. Either way, it's a mod...

Firstly, it would be interesting to know if you have CCFL AEs or some other lighting technology (e.g LED). Can you see the AEs lamps very well? Are they a clear(ish) tube that lights up very white once going?

https://proparts.bg/userfiles/produc...roduct_637.jpg

You might also be able to spot the ballasts (transformers) behind the headlights somewhere...

https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon....dL._SX425_.jpg

If you have these ballasts, they are the likely cause of your issues with the PDC system, as per the thread I linked to in a previous post. Not sure anyone ever found a fix for it. :(

You could change the CCFL AE lamps to LED I 'spose...

https://interlookfb.iai-shop.com/eng...-E53-440_2.jpg

LED AE rings won't interfere with the PDC system like the CCFL ones do.

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Originally Posted by crystalworks (Post 1164553)

If they are not factory head lights and angel eyes. You may want to check the wiring and make sure it's not using a PDC wire for trigger or power or something else weird.

Good point, crystalworks, that's worth checking too, especially if they are CCFL (since they are definitely after-market or modified factory lights...).

As for why the PDC system works correctly but doesn't show up on BMW Scanner... :dunno: Do all the other modules show up OK?