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4x4 light coming on

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4x4 light coming on

Post by X5-D-Sport » Thu Dec 23, 2021 6:02 pm

Any ideas why the 4x4 light would come on when driving in a straight line on the motorway...

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Which button is supposed to turn it off ?

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Post by Leslie » Thu Dec 23, 2021 8:37 pm

I'm guessing a fault in the 4x4 system most likely the transfer box motor which was common on the e53 but could be to do with an abs sensor too ,time to get some codes checked :(

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Post by X5-D-Sport » Thu Dec 23, 2021 8:54 pm

Darn...
This will probably write of the vehicle

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Post by X5Sport » Thu Dec 23, 2021 9:19 pm

Definitely need an error code read so we can collectively try to help.
:ant: Never anthropomorphise computers. They hate that.

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Post by X5-D-Sport » Thu Dec 23, 2021 10:26 pm

Appreciated.
I will plug the car in to the obd & see what it spits out & share the answers & see what we get.

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Post by X5-D-Sport » Sun Dec 26, 2021 11:59 pm

Which button on the dash turns OFF thw 4x4 centre diff lock, as i have pressed everything to no avail ! ??

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Post by Alan Gunn » Mon Dec 27, 2021 9:34 am

Not got a button to turn it off on my 2002 e53.
Well if i have it's well hidden lol.

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