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      08-16-2012, 10:57 AM   #1
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Alarm messages

My two month old X3 2.0dSE Auto has been showing an array of alarm messages intermittently on the dash display, indicating that a) the Tyre Pressure Warning System is not working, b) the ABS is not working and c) the handbrake is not working - take to service immediately. After 2 visits to my main dealer he advises that I have been doing a lot of short journeys and the stop-start may have drained the battery to such an extent that the car's systems start to shut down. I find this explanation astounding as a) the stop-start should take note of battery condition anyway and b) this is tantamount to BMW telling me how to use the car. Anybody had this? Any other ideas?
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      08-16-2012, 11:39 AM   #2
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My two month old X3 2.0dSE Auto has been showing an array of alarm messages intermittently on the dash display, indicating that a) the Tyre Pressure Warning System is not working, b) the ABS is not working and c) the handbrake is not working - take to service immediately. After 2 visits to my main dealer he advises that I have been doing a lot of short journeys and the stop-start may have drained the battery to such an extent that the car's systems start to shut down. I find this explanation astounding as a) the stop-start should take note of battery condition anyway and b) this is tantamount to BMW telling me how to use the car. Anybody had this? Any other ideas?
We had all of the warnings coming on together and BMW (called out on BMW Assist) gave us a similar explanation. They also reset the iDrive and the errors went away and didn't come back - this was last year. We made no effort to change our driving patterns and continue to use the X3 for a lot of very short journeys without any problems at all.

See this thread which is a mix of genuine problems and red herring messages allegedly caused by low battery charge

http://x3.xbimmers.com/forums/showthread.php?t=498221

My advice (assuming they did a reset and charged the battery) is to do nothing for the time being and wait and see if it comes back
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      08-20-2012, 12:36 PM   #3
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Alarms

It seems to be associated with stop-start as they said. We have tried isolating the stop start, with no other changes to our driving - no alarms. Activate the stop-start and we get the alarms again. If it is due to the battery being unduly discharged then either the battery is not man enough or the start-stop control algorithms are wrong. Either way it's unacceptable at present
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      08-27-2012, 05:32 AM   #4
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The dealer is now taking a stronger interest and is asking questions of BMW UK. Will report any outcome
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They've "recoded" the car and now the start/stop appears not to work at all - they have just made the problem go away rather than fixing it. Totally unsatisfactory without the start/stop which is a key part of the Efficient Dynamics thing. Waiting for further response form dealer before calling Trading Standards
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Now seems to be fixed finally with another full recode - watch this space!
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