depress brake pedal to start engine
04-21-2009, 01:17 PM
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Originally Posted by jim7498' post='854348' date='Apr 21 2009, 03:51 PM
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feel for u, thats what mine looked like a week ago...its like being kicked in the junk.. the estimate wasnt that bad for the ignitiion parts.
04-21-2009, 01:38 PM
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Originally Posted by gbaty0001' post='854392' date='Apr 21 2009, 02:24 PM
feel for u, thats what mine looked like a week ago...its like being kicked in the junk.. the estimate wasnt that bad for the ignitiion parts.
how much was it, and how long was it in the shop for?
04-21-2009, 01:39 PM
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Originally Posted by jim7498' post='854348' date='Apr 21 2009, 02:51 PM
Yep, probably is. its at the dealer now. Its funny they said the same thing as everyone else..."well, did you depress the brake pedal?"
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, except this morning right outside my office the sreets were being swpet and some lawyer from the law office across the street decided to ignore the no parking sign that he parked beside and had his car towed away so they could sweept he streets (serves him right 
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Originally Posted by jim7498' post='854348' date='Apr 21 2009, 03:51 PM
Yep, probably is. its at the dealer now. Its funny they said the same thing as everyone else..."well, did you depress the brake pedal?"
cant wait to get the estimate
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Wait, you didn't show the pic of you depressing the brake pedal.
04-21-2009, 02:29 PM
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Originally Posted by E60714' post='854433' date='Apr 21 2009, 05:05 PM
Wait, you didn't show the pic of you depressing the brake pedal.
But he did update his signature to prove he knows to press on the brake pedal before starting... 
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It would have been a few days because they had to order the part, and then some cable. Mine was in there as well for some random little bump in the steering at low speeds, so i had to wait for some gear that was messed up. so hopefully they have it in. if not prob. looking at 2 to 3 days.
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So sad a car has to be towed for such a minor thing. I don't see why they even need that if the car is in "P"ark anyway. Depressing the brake pedal offers no safety value I can think of if it's in Park. There should be a backup for this very situation, like for example, putting the parking brake on (which the iDrive can detect because it will gong at you if you try and drive away with it on).
Has there ever been an attempt at compiling a list of things we think are bugs in the E60 and sending it to BMW in the hope of getting them fixed in the next software update? This would certainly be one - having to have a car towed just because of a failure of the system to detect the brake pedal being pressed when it's not even the most important safety check (which is of course that it's not in gear).
Has there ever been an attempt at compiling a list of things we think are bugs in the E60 and sending it to BMW in the hope of getting them fixed in the next software update? This would certainly be one - having to have a car towed just because of a failure of the system to detect the brake pedal being pressed when it's not even the most important safety check (which is of course that it's not in gear).
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It turned out to be a bad starter motor. Not under warranty. 1000$. 69k miles, 5 years old I should be getting it back today and back in business. Thanks for all the replies! smartass comments and all
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Originally Posted by jim7498' post='855339' date='Apr 22 2009, 01:59 PM
It turned out to be a bad starter motor. Not under warranty. 1000$. 69k miles, 5 years old I should be getting it back today and back in business. Thanks for all the replies! smartass comments and all