Active Roll Malfunction Light
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The red icon shows the car rolling back-and-forth with an exclamation point (!) and the text says oil level may be low. It happened backing out of the garage on a cold start. I stopped in the street and restarted the car. The light re-appeared shortly after beginning to move again. I continued to drive out of my neighborhood slowly for about another mile and then stopped and restarted the car again. This time the light stayed out and handling (active roll) was normal the rest of the day. This topic is discussed in the Active Roll section of the 2004 USA Owners Manual on page 80.
Does anyone have experience with this situation or other advice?
Does anyone have experience with this situation or other advice?
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Originally Posted by SilberGrauE60' post='692649' date='Oct 14 2008, 09:57 AM
The red icon shows the car rolling back-and-forth with an exclamation point (!) and the text says oil level may be low. It happened backing out of the garage on a cold start. I stopped in the street and restarted the car. The light re-appeared shortly after beginning to move again. I continued to drive out of my neighborhood slowly for about another mile and then stopped and restarted the car again. This time the light stayed out and handling (active roll) was normal the rest of the day. This topic is discussed in the Active Roll section of the 2004 USA Owners Manual on page 80.
Does anyone have experience with this situation or other advice?
Does anyone have experience with this situation or other advice?
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Originally Posted by pete540' post='692989' date='Oct 14 2008, 02:03 PM
Also check fluid level, it may be low , see if you have a leak.
I am still under OEM warranty and I made an appointment for inspection for leaks on Nov 3rd, but I don't want to continue to drive with low oil level. I am checking with my SA to see if they will top it off before the scheduled service, and if they will not, I will just buy the oil from dealer and fill it myself.
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Originally Posted by SilberGrauE60' post='693109' date='Oct 14 2008, 04:08 PM
It might be that this should be checked hot, but I would think there would at least be some reading while cold.
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