Electrical gremlins
 

Picked up new X5 lastnight. Gremlins already. Supplemental restraint failure appeared. Was reset by dealer. Today, "seat calibration" , "supplemental restraint failure" and "adaptive headlight failure"

Attempted to reset seat per manual (yup, I read it). Won't work. Restraint failure is for passenger seat. Adaptive lights work when turn wheel, but light comes on. I don't normally use the auto feature.

To dealer in am.:dunno:

Hope it isn't sign of things to come. The worst part is the chimes each time you start the car and you lose the clock because of the warning

Sounds like a dead battery.

If the battery doesn't have enough of a charge a lot of systems fail or go into limp home mode...

I'll mention checking the battery when I drop it off tomorrow. It starts easily. I've searched the forums and it does look like a battery problem is behind a lot of the electrical issues.

Thanks.

My salesman was really worried about the survey!!

Survey... LOL! When I picked up an Acura (brand new like 4 miles on it) they brought it to the front and sales guys goes, lets go pair your phone and walk through the features. We get in, try to start it - dead as a door nail. So, dead batteries on new vehicles is a possibility. Just drive yours and see if everything goes back to normal of over the course of driving it. Electronic modules are suppose to remain alive until 9 volts.. or something around there.

Should I just demand a new battery or let them "test" it?

With my ///M roadster it took 3 visits to the dealer before they relented and changed the battery.

However in my case it was pretty obvious, the car wouldn't hold onto a charge for more than two days and was towed to the dealer on multiple occasions...

The first time they "tested" the voltage and found that the iPod kit was drawing power when the car was off.

The second time, the power draw was normal and the car was holding a charge fine — so they claim.

The third time (perhaps due to my anger) and the fact that the car was dead again, they really didn't have much of a choice.

So, my point is, they won't replace it outright. & their test is pretty rudimentary (i.e. charge up the battery, see if it retains a charge right away). Insist they hold onto the vehicle overnight or for two days and periodically test the battery level. Keep going in and they will have to give in.

btw, ///M roadster has been perfect ever since I got the battery swapped :)

Could just be a low battery as opposed to a faulty one. Work with them, ask them, if they won't change it, makes sure its documented so if in the near future it does it again, you've got some ammo to go back to them with.

cold weather and sitting on the lot for a while will kill batterys, that is why all dealers have battery chargers sitting on their floor room

Its been cold and out for a while. I am pretty sure I am the only one to drive it (over a period of about 2 mo). No lights ever came on during my test drives. I will press on checking the battery.

Hopefully it will be resolved quickly.

Dropped it off this morning. They were very helpful and said they would get it straightened out. Told him about the battery concern.

Was given a X5 35d to drive. Holy &*!t. This thing has a lot of torque. Seems to pull like a train with no let up. Still, can't wait to get mine back.

Thanks for all the input.

heh... don't forget to fill her back up with the right fuel afterward... the fillup nozzles are different right? ;)

They were pretty nice about it, I won't have to refuel. So far, have been pleased with responsiveness of the dealership. Fingers crossed it gets resolved today.

Call from dealer. Battery fine. Bad seat control module. Setting off airbag. Also, foglight motor out. Want to keep it until can replace parts, because of airbag warning. Parts coming, ready next Tuesday. :wow:

Seat control module went off when picked up car, but just reset. Hopefully, this is cause/end of problems.

At least is not battery.:rofl:

Ok thank goodness for that.

Yeah, but the battery advice was as good as gospel.

Don't get me wrong, I was hoping it was just the battery. Bad seat module doesn't sound a bad. I am trying to stay calm. Have never had a car in for problems this fast. I still have my 4.8is to drive. I remember having to take her in for an oil leak in the first few weeks, turned out the seal around the pan had to be replaced (from what I remember) and they kept it a few days.

So with all my cars, only the BMW's go in early, but this is the record. Odd, how not one light went off on my test drives. OH well, stay positive, and can't wait to get it back!

I have problems with the adaptive healights on my X6.

The car has been to the dealer 3 times, and they are still unable to fix it.

They have just set the system NOT to show the fault for the moment, while BMW supposedly work on finding a solution, although this has been going on since before Xmas !!!