Beiträge von GermanKiwi

Thanks!

I checked the power steering fluid this afternoon, and indeed it is very low. It doesn't even touch the bottom of the dip-stick that is attached to the cap. So I hope that is the cause of the error, because that should be fairly easy to fix.

I'm not sure how important it is to flush out all of the old fluid (which would require a visit to the mechanic), or is it okay to just buy some Fuchs CHF 11S fluid from Amazon and top it up directly myself?

Thanks for the tip about the battery. Probably it's lower than 80% because it's winter and I don't drive it every day, but I'll keep an eye on this too.

Hi, thanks for your answer!

You mentioned DSC (Dynamic Stability Control) - but I thought ARS and DSC are separate and unrelated features? The error refers only to ARS, not to DSC.

Nevertheless I'll check to see what the Comfort Access error is saying, and I can also check the fuse you mentioned.

My battery is only one year old, and it's at 70% currently, so it doesn't seem to be draining.

I read somewhere else that ARS errors can be caused by low power steering fluid (CHF 11S fluid) and I should apparently check this on my car.

Hi, please excuse that I'm writing in English!

I have a 535i xDrive from 2013. Recently it started showing a chassis error on the display:

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I noticed that this error is usually only shown when I'm driving the car for the first time each day. If I drive somewhere, and leave my car parked for a short time, and then drive back home, this error is not shown for the second journey. I suspect this means that the cause of the error, could be related to the engine temperature?

In any case, I used the BimmerLink app to connect to the on-board computer and search for errors.

I found only one error that is related to the chassis - the second one in this list:

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And when I open this, error, it says "ARS service qualifier functional error or defective":

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ARS refers to "Active Roll Stabilization" - I think it's also called Dynamic Drive?

I also took my car to my local mechanic, but he said he can't help with this kind of error and I should take it to my local BMW dealer. However, I would prefer to find the cause of this myself, in case it's something I might be able to fix myself. The BMW dealer is very expensive, of course.

Does anyone know what is causing this error? Could it be some kind of engine fluid? Maybe something I can easily check and replace myself?

Thanks!

Zitat von Lysimachos

It is not possibe.

Ok. Thanks for confirming!

Zitat von FLitzaa

nice one

Haha - yeah, it's a secret model they didn't tell anybody about...

Well spotted!

Hi people,

My 2013 535ix has a Standheizung. As you will know, it's possible to enable the "Activate start time 1" and "Activate start time 2" in the iDrive, so that the Standheizung begins automatically at a preset time.

However, these two timers disable themselves each day after they have activated, which is annoying.

Is it possible to change this behaviour with coding, so that the timers run every day without disabling themselves afterwards? So far I haven't found any info on this, so I guess it's probably not possible.

Wow, that's ingenious! Thanks so much, Altin and Florian - my mind is blown! I would have never figured that out by myself, in a million years.

Also thanks for sharing this website at https://www.newtis.info with me - it looks like a great resource - I'm gonna bookmark it for future use.

Hello Leute,

Bitte mein Englisch entschuldigen....

I have a 2013 pre-LCI 535iX with the standard fog lights at the front:
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However, one of the fog lights seems to be aiming too high, and I am wondering if it is possible to adjust their aim?

For example, the main headlights can be adjusted up and down by turning a special screw under the hood. Is there anything like this for the fog lights? Or any other method I could use?

Zitat von AltinB1306

@GermanKiwi
Ups - didn't read that part, sorry
As Mmickey says - seal your TMS correctly and you'll be fine.

Ah - phew! You had me worried for a bit, that this would require some expensive new parts! Okay, I'll look at checking and fixing the seal around the TMS then. Hopefully it will be nice and simple.

Thanks to you and @Mmickey for the advice - always appreciated!

Zitat von AltinB1306

Hi!
Your TMS is 100% grilled. You will have to buy a new one.

Hi back!

Can you elaborate on this? Why are you certain that the TMS is completely broken? If the error messages go away one day after the autowash, and everything works correctly after this, surely it means that the TMS is working correctly still, and I only need to fix the leak?

If the TMS was completely grilled, then I would expect to have these error messages all the time - right?