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      02-17-2013, 06:02 PM   #1
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X3 strongly hesitating in acceleration

Hi, lets see who can figure this out. Just today in acceleration my X3 decided to hesitate loosing power; but normal when not doing so; then in idle there would be an occasional skip as if one piston is not working. That is what I thought. On my candid drive home no other symptoms and the piston skip feeling gone. Should I go to the dealership tomorrow? It really made me nervous today...
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      02-17-2013, 06:03 PM   #2
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It should have thrown some code that the dealer could read.
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      02-17-2013, 06:06 PM   #3
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It should have thrown some code that the dealer could read.
...nothing has appeared on the dash board.
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      02-17-2013, 06:08 PM   #4
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...nothing has appeared on the dash board.
Diagnostic tools might tell the tech something.
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      02-17-2013, 06:11 PM   #5
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Codes don't always show up on the dashboard. Unfortunately, codes don't always get stored either so take it in when you can.
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      02-17-2013, 06:39 PM   #6
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Codes don't always show up on the dashboard. Unfortunately, codes don't always get stored either so take it in when you can.
Thanks guys, I'll take it in tomorrow. Your support is great!
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      02-17-2013, 07:41 PM   #7
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You can read codes without using the OBD port by pressing and holding the button on the dash to display diagnostics and system settings. There's a thread on it somewhere in the F10 forum but I can't find the link now.
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You can read codes without using the OBD port by pressing and holding the button on the dash to display diagnostics and system settings. There's a thread on it somewhere in the F10 forum but I can't find the link now.
Thanks, I'll try that in the morning.
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