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brian1950 06-21-2013 12:15 AM

Problems at night
 
A couple of times now, and only when I have the lights on at night, my 4x4 light, abs, and a couple of other lights come on and the transmission goes into limp home mode. Last night the light came on to check low beam headlights but when I checked they were ok. In the daytime there is no problem. I dont know if the battery is on the way out or what could be causing this to happen. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. Thanks guys.

X5SND 06-21-2013 12:22 AM

Check to see what its charging.

TerminatorX5 06-21-2013 01:35 AM

if you have random electrical gremlins (and it seems that you do, with trifeca lights, with headlights), chances are that is your battery and/or alternator...

as SND suggested, check your charging voltage, check your battery voltage with the "surface charge" removed, see what you have... do a search for "surface charge", you shouldbve able to find a few posts in this reference...

brian1950 06-21-2013 04:31 AM

Problems at night
 
Thanks fellas. I will follow your advice and see how it goes.

AquilaBMW 06-21-2013 10:02 AM

To check your battery and alternator at the same time, try opening up your Cluster to see what the voltage the alternator is putting out. Anything above 13.9v or so means it's overworking and probably a bad battery. Or a bad voltage regulator on the Battery.

bcredliner 06-21-2013 10:34 AM

I would eliminate the battery as a cause first. Easier to do and little or no cost. Also, more likely to be the problem, especially if it is over 3-4 or more years old and you drive mostly short distances or you don't drive it much. Most places that sell batteries will test it for $0.


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