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2008 E70 3.0 SD centre display lifeless

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Post by Callums dad » Tue May 03, 2022 7:30 pm

Hi all, tried a quick search but couldn't pin point anything easily. So today whilst driving along the satnav display, cd player and parking sensors all go off and won't come back on.

I have tried to disconnect the battery, check fault codes (won't communicate with the CCC or cd player) and check fuses (under dash - ok).

Can anyone please suggest where to look now? Car drives fine, and AC control panel working.

Thanks in advance.

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Post by Leslie » Tue May 03, 2022 7:53 pm

There are a load of small fuses in the drivers side of the boot behind a trim panel ,there should be a piece of paper in there tucked away will tell you what they are for :D Worth a look :thumbsup:

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Post by X5Sport » Tue May 03, 2022 9:37 pm

This might help: https://fusecheck.com/bmw/bmw-x5-e70-20 ... se-diagram
or this one as another version: https://fuse-box.info/bmw/bmw-x5-e70-20 ... -and-relay

As yours is a 2008 you will have the CCC computer based iDrive. Fuse 142 in the rear is for the CCC.

There should be a fuse card tucked away in the rear box as said above.
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Post by Callums dad » Tue May 03, 2022 9:56 pm

Thank you for the replies, I have checked the fuses under the dash which were all ok. I will look at the ones in the rear and report back. :thumbsup:

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Post by Callums dad » Wed May 04, 2022 7:20 am

I have this morning checked the fuses in the rear of the car and they are intact, I'm wondering if this is starting to point at a failed CCC unit?

I'd be interested to know if anyone has had one of these units repaired successfully. :D

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Post by X5Sport » Wed May 04, 2022 5:38 pm

Not had one fixed myself but try someone like Cartronics in Surrey.
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Post by Callums dad » Wed May 04, 2022 5:48 pm

Thanks for your reply. It looks like I may of found the cause of the issue but it's not great news!! My little boy (2.5 years old - you know that type). Has been feeding coins into the dvd player when he was left unattended for a few seconds yesterday and it's believed to have shorted the power supply board inside the unit itself

I have managed to find someone who has lots of experience with diagnosis and repair of the CCC module and I have arranged to send it to him once I've removed it for test and hopefully a repair.

I will update when I have more news and supply the contact details to anyone interested. :thumbsup:

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Post by Leslie » Wed May 04, 2022 6:46 pm

The rascal :rofl: No pocket money for him for a while :rofl:

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Post by X5Sport » Wed May 04, 2022 7:38 pm

Ah yes, I’ve got one of those too. In his case he hid the car keys when we were 100 miles from home (and the spare). Took us nearly 2 hours to find the key down the back of a sofa cushion!

At least he’s put his contribution to the repair inside ready and waiting…. :cry:
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Post by Callums dad » Fri May 06, 2022 9:36 am

Only good news on this update, I removed the CCC module using YouTube videos for reference and sure enough the unit rattled like a piggy bank. I managed to find a video showing a guy stripping the CCC unit to replace a faulty DVD so I used this information to strip it and remove the loose change.

I found the 20amp fuse on the back of the CCC unit blown, so when I rebuilt the unit back up and replaced the fuse I put it back in the dash to test and it all works...

Very relieved and happy to get away with a couple of hours of my time and a 50p fuse to fix. But hats off to Andy Navman 07905245385 for his time in the first place, without his knowledge and information I think I'd of sent it off for a costly and in this case needles repair.

Thanks everyone for there replies to my issue, maybe this will help another parent!

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Post by Leslie » Fri May 06, 2022 10:36 am

That's a good save fair play :thumbsup:

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Post by X5Sport » Fri May 06, 2022 8:54 pm

Phew……no doubt ‘small’ change will now become an extinct species in your car :P
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Post by marti » Sat May 07, 2022 5:35 pm

Thats great news and a cheap fix, which is what we like to hear :thumbsup:

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Post by Callums dad » Sun May 08, 2022 2:23 am

I have been in touch with Andy Navman to inform him of my repair and his reply was....

Top man
I've done over 1000 ccc's
& never have I seen or had 1 with a blown fuse at back of the quad lock power plug
U must be the luckiest man alive
I don't even think u will find reference to it on forums... it just never blows
It's usually always tracks on main board or processor failure
Etc etc
So lucky

So I consider this to be a really good result, maybe I should use the coins recovered to purchase a lottery ticket? :D

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