06-16-2011, 05:49 PM | #1 |
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BMW Emergency Services to the rescue ...
It started with the rear wiper and ended with the BMW technician in the boot of my X3.
Firstly the rear wiper stopped working and when the rain stopped I realised nothing on the wiper stalk would work but the wipers kept wiping. Pulled into services to stop the engine and lock the car hoping that this would clear the problem. No, the wipers kept wiping. I continued to my destination. Now the remote key wouldn't work and neither did the central locking. Left the car locked with the manual key and the wipers wiping. No waring indicators or messages. Called BMW and they came out within an hour Within an hour the technician had overcome the problem (not sure whether it is fixed) and everything was working as it should. He believes the fusebox near the glovebox lost power forcing everything to default mode which for windscreen wipers is on ! Disconnecting the battery cleared the problem. Getting to the battery was not without incident. There is no manual overide for the boot therefore it was fold the seats down, remove the contents of the boot and get in !! . Seems crazy to me that there is a manual overide for the fuel filler cap but not the boot. Could it happen again ? Who knows, it will be going back to the dealer for a thorough check.
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06-16-2011, 11:42 PM | #2 |
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Sorry to hear you'd problems but am glad the technician fixed it. I agree that its a good idea to have your dealer perform a diagnosis.
Just curious (if anyone knows this): I was wondering if BMW emergency service would do the same in US? That is, do they send out a technician to the location or just send a tow truck for the nearest BMW center?
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06-17-2011, 02:25 AM | #4 |
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Sorry to hear about that Waffle (and also a tad concerned!) Default for wipers is on?! Let us know if it comes back (I'm sure you will anyway!)
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No, frightening would be if the wipers kept going after the battery was disconnected
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Oh well, I just have to hope I don't run flat.
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Sorry to hear that Waffle - Good luck with the investigation. Let me know when you're back in business and I'll keep an eye out for you in and around Reading
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