Returned home from a large trip and had the oil level come up on the i-drive screen, we quickly sorted that out, filling the car with Mobil 1 to keep it happy.

As soon as I've done this this morning, went to start the car and the a "Active steering failure" has come up on the i-drive screen...

Are the two related or what should I do?

Have enclosed a couple of pics, owners manual doesn't say which one is the power steering fluid is, so I've posted up a pic for those in the know to point it out lol...

 

No idea... never bothered to look it up myself...

 

happened to me a couple of times. take it to dealer and they will fix it. the two are not related. did you disconnect the battery for a long period?

 

Cheers

Any idea of what it was & what kind of cost was involved? Battery wasn't disconnected at all, but I was in the car for an hour or so lastnight mucking with the i-drive to become a little more familiar... Could that have flattened a battery that is potentially stuffed?

 

if you have warranty on the car it would cover it. should not cost you anything.
mines happened when i was upgrading the car audio, and i had to unplug the battery.
i couldve been anything, just remember that the car is a rolling computer.
when you driving is the steering wheel out of balance? leaning to side? if its not, the active steering should dissapear shortly. if it does take it to the dealer.

 

Yes, the steering has become heavy & is offcentre, i.e when driving on a straight road the wheel is almost 45degrees to the left than normal.

Thanks for your help

 

Please also ask your dealer to check the battery output, it might need to be charged a little bit, and yes Reset the AS at the dealer, its fine dont worry,

 

AS? Active Steering?

 

yes sir AS= Active Steering

 

I just got off the road tonight and my 545i gave me the "active steering malfunction" error. I noticed your error was slightly different. Anybody know the difference?